Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Various
- Abstract:
- The German mss., ca. 16th century-2004, consist of individually acquired letters, documents, and historical and literary manuscripts written in German, relating to the history, culture, and life of Germany.
- Extent:
- 6 bound, 3 folios, and 3 Boxes (3 standard)
- Language:
- Materials are in German .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], German mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Peter Altenberg, 1859-1919, writer and poet.
Otto Julius Bierbaum, 1865-1910, writer.
Henning Bochert, playwright.
Paul Ernst, 1866-1933, author and journalist.
Samuel Fischer, 1859-1934, publisher, founder of S. Fischer Verlag.
Reinhard Goering, 1887-1936, poet and physician.
Günter Grass, 1927-2015, writer, artist.
Maximilian Harden, 1861-1927, journalist and editor.
Karl von Holtei, 1798-1880, poet and actor.
Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, 1801-1862, playwright, singer, and actor.
Carl Wilhelm Ferdinand Osthaus, 1862- , professor of German, Indiana University.
Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, poet.
Johannes Schlaf, 1862-1941, writer, playwright, translator.
Frank Wedekind, 1864-1918, playwright.
Stefan Zweig, 1881-1942, author.
- Scope and Content:
The German mss., ca. 16th century-2004, consist of individually acquired letters, documents, and historical and literary manuscripts written in German, relating to the history, culture, and life of Germany.
- Acquisition information:
Purchase: 2002 , 2004 , 2005 , 2008
Gift: 2006
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
- Names:
- Altenberg, Peter, 1859-1919
Bierbaum, Otto Julius, 1865-1910
Bochert, Henning
Ernst, Paul, 1866-1933
Fischer, Samuel, 1859-1934
Goering, Reinhard
Grass, Günter, 1927-2015
Harden, Maximilian, 1861-1927
Holtei, Karl von, 1798-1880
Nestroy, Johann, 1801-1862
Osthaus, Carl, 1862-
Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926
Schlaf, Johannes, 1862-1941
Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918
Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], German mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu