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COLLECTION — Box: 1 Identifier: MS Ger 334

Hermann Rhauda correspondence and other papers

Overview

Correspondence, papers, and documents of linguist, businessman, and Nazi sympathizer Hermann Rhauda.

Dates

  • Creation: 1893-1966
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1936-1939

Language of Materials

In German and English.

Condition Description

In fair condition, with fragile newsprint and a few torn sheets.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

.08 linear feet (1 box)

Correspondence, papers, and documents of linguist, businessman, and Nazi sympathizer Hermann Rhauda. The correspondence comprises 120 letters, both incoming letters and postcards and carbon copies of outgoing letters in German and English. With miscellaneous manuscripts and printed documents including translations, receipts, and newspaper clippings.

The cover of the binder containing most of the papers reads: England Reise 18.8.37

Biographical / Historical

Hermann Rhauda was a linguist and businessman in Berlin (Germany). Rhauda left Berlin in 1954 and emigrated to the United States with his wife Irene (Witt) Rhauda (1906–1993) and their son Armin (1943–2010). The family eventually settled in Jamaica, Queens, New York.

Some of Rhauda's letters contain anti-Semitic content; they touch on religion, international peace movements, and politics. Some of Rhauda's letters or documents end with “Heil Hitler.”

Arrangement

Collection is arranged as received.

Physical Location

Pusey Library, 2, North [Range: 5, Bay: 1]

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2021M-32. Purchased from Ian Brabner Rare Americana LLC with the Sidney J. Watts Fund, 2021 March 22.

Processing Information

This collection was processed to a basic level with minimal rehousing, organization, and preservation. (Melanie Wisner, 2021)

Title
Rhauda, Hermann, 1907–1968. Hermann Rhauda correspondence and other papers, 1936-1939 (MS Ger 334): Guide
Status
completed
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard University
Date
2021 April 9
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
eng
EAD ID
hou03377

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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