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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Ger 166

Else Lasker-Schüler drawings, and letters to Hanns Hirt

Overview

Letters to Hanns Hirt from German poet and writer Else Lasker-Schüler, as well as drawings by Lasker-Schüler.

Dates

  • Creation: 1914-1917 and undated

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in German.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Images linked to the finding aid describing this collection are intended for public access and educational use. This material is owned and/or held by the Houghton Library, and is provided solely for the purpose of teaching or individual research. Any other use, including commercial reuse, mounting on other systems, or other forms of redistribution requires the permission of the curator.

Extent

.1 linear feet (1 volume)

Includes several drawings in ink or ink and crayon, and 28 letters from Lasker-Schüler to Hanns Hirt.

Biographical / Historical

Lasker-Schüler was a German poet and writer.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

67M-4. Purchased with the Lincoln fund; received: 1967 June 7.

Title
Lasker-Schüler, Else, 1869-1945. Else Lasker-Schüler drawings, and letters to Hanns Hirt, 1914-1917: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou01291

Repository Details

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