Series II. Ilse Bing, 1920 - 1991
Series-level Scope and Content Note
Materials relating to Ilse Bing include letter to her husband Konrad Wolff; correspondence with friends and colleagues; and photographs taken by her of Wolff.
In German, English, and French.
1. Autograph Letters Signed: 159 items total, 1936-1968, including:
41 with no conventional date or postmark, and dated according to a personal system, e.g., Year # (of her marriage?) + Day #, e.g., X, 254; 107 dated or postmarked according to conventional systems; 11 undated or incomplete (they may belong to other letters in this collection).
2. Typed Letters Signed: 49 items, ca. 1942-1968. Includes one with musical quotation.
3. Miscellaneous Items: Several autograph notes, envelopes, typewritten notes and poetry, one autograph musical quotation, autograph cartoons/sketches/drawings.
Dates
- 1920 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 4 Cubic Feet (11 boxes)
Language of Materials
German
Creator
- From the Collection: Bing, Ilse (Person)
- From the Collection: Wolff, Konrad, 1907-1989 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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