Overview of the Fanny Jezierska letters received
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Title: Fanny Jezierska letters received
Date (inclusive): 1916-1939
Collection Number: 67040
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
German
Physical Description:
1 folder
(0.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Five original and thirteen photocopies of letters by the German communist leader Klara Zetkin, 1916-1932, relating to the
communist and feminist movements in Germany; three letters by the German socialist leader Franz Mehring and his wife Eva,
1918, relating to political conditions in Germany; one letter by the German physicist Albert Einstein, 1932, relating to requests
for reprints of articles; one letter by the German socialist youth leader Willy Brandt, 1936, relating to proposed united
front activities with the German communist youth; and five letters by the German socialist leader Georg Ledebour, 1936-1939,
relating to the socialist movement.
Creator:
Mehring, Franz, 1846-1919
Creator:
Jezierska, Fanny, 1887-1945
Creator:
Zetkin, Klara, 1857-1933
Creator:
Mehring, Eva
Creator:
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
Creator:
Brandt, Willy, 1913-1992
Creator:
Ledebour, Georg, 1850-1947
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1967.
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Polish-German socialist; secretary to Rosa Luxemburg.
Scope and Content of Collection
Five original and thirteen photocopies of letters by the German communist leader Klara Zetkin, 1916-1932, relating to the
communist and feminist movements in Germany; three letters by the German socialist leader Franz Mehring and his wife Eva,
1918, relating to political conditions in Germany; one letter by the German physicist Albert Einstein, 1932, relating to requests
for reprints of articles; one letter by the German socialist youth leader Willy Brandt, 1936, relating to proposed united
front activities with the German communist youth; and five letters by the German socialist leader Georg Ledebour, 1936-1939,
relating to the socialist movement.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Anti-Nazi movement
Germany -- Politics and government -- 20th century
World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany
Communism -- Germany
Youth movements -- Germany
Socialism -- Germany
Women's rights -- Germany