Correspondence Received "W-Z"., 09/01/1948-07/10/1988

File — Box: 2, Folder: 58

Identifier: 54795

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

(Box 2, Folders 43 - 59; Box 3, Folders 1 - 4) This series includes general correspondence received by LS from various individuals whose letters usually number no more than 1-4. Arrangement is alphabetical by surname. Correspondence from LS is included. Arrangement is chronological. Additional folders contain correspondence re. LS's 70th birthday; memorial service programs for friends of LS; and typescript copies (made by LS?) of correspondence by eminent individuals such as Robert Hume and Albert Schweitzer.

Dates

09/01/1948-07/10/1988

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 28.5 Linear Feet (24 Hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Includes correspondence from: Van Hassell, Ilse [widow of Ulrich von Hassell, diplomat and foreign affairs expert of the Resistance against Nazi Germany; eventually hanged, 9/8/44 by the Gestapo after fialure of the plot to assissinate Hitler by Gen. henning von Tresckow and Claus von Stauffenberg] - ALS to LS, 9/1/48. Washington, Walter E. [mayor, Washington, D.C.] - TLS to LS, 4/19/68.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

VON HASSELL, ILSE - CORRESPONDENCE: Autographed Letter

VON HASSELL, ULRICH - REFERENCE: Autographed Letter

WASHINGTON, WALTER E. - CORRESPONDENCE: Typed Letter Signed