Box 2

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Letters from William MacLean (1987); John and Margaret Mapother (1952); Winfried Martini (1949); Col. B.B. McMahon, War Department (1947); Harald Mors (1970); press clippings from Hans Moses (1987).

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Papers of Erich Wolfgang Isenstead comprising personal correspondence, professional records, photographs, newspapers and printed ephemera regarding his work in postwar Bavaria for the Information Control Division of the Office of Military Government, United States, primarily regarding U.S. efforts toward denazification and reconstruction of Germany's press, broadcast media, and other cultural infrastructure.

Content Description From the Collection:

Papers of Erich Wolfgang Isenstead comprising personal correspondence, professional records, photographs, newspapers and printed ephemera regarding his work in postwar Bavaria for the Information Control Division of the Office of Military Government, United States, primarily regarding U.S. efforts toward denazification and reconstruction of Germany's press, broadcast media, and other cultural infrastructure.

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Two air mail letters to Isenstead from Munich, dated April and November, sent in or after 1991.

Content Description From the Collection:

Papers of Erich Wolfgang Isenstead comprising personal correspondence, professional records, photographs, newspapers and printed ephemera regarding his work in postwar Bavaria for the Information Control Division of the Office of Military Government, United States, primarily regarding U.S. efforts toward denazification and reconstruction of Germany's press, broadcast media, and other cultural infrastructure.

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Letters from Herma Plummer (1988) and Tom Polgar (1988).

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Five typed letters from Rascher publishing house in Zurich, including 3 signed by Max Rascher, 1 signed by Albert Rascher, and 1 carbon copy by Gunnar Gunnarsson.

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One typed letter in English from Dr. Wolfgang Ritscher of the Akademisch-Politischer Club inMunich dated 1947-02-03 and one undated autographed letter signed Rattay regarding author Waldemar Bonsels.

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Ten autographed letters from author Louise Rinser, including a photograph of Rinser and other enclosures, with one carbon copy typed response from Isenstead dated 1946-11-26.

Scope and Contents Letters from: Paul Scherer of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity in New York City (1942); Werner Suhr (1946), with an attached clipping of a column by Suhr, "Die Kunst und der Mythos vom Frontsoldaten"; Rudolph Schneider-Schelde (1947), typed letter regarding his resignation as president of the Schutzverband Deutscher Schriftsteller, E.V. (Association for Protection of German Writers); Dr. Manfred Schroter of Leibniz Verlag (1948 and 1950); Dr. Dolf Sternberger (1950); Dr....

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Includes letters and reprinted articles from Dr. Franz Joseph Schöningh of Süddeutsche Zeitung and memorial announcements.

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Letters from George Nauman Shuster, President of Hunter College and Land Commissioner of Bavaria in 1951; includes 1943 correspondence regarding news of Ernst Wiechert.

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One autographed letter dated August 9 from Ursula Stechow with reference to events in the wake of the death of Ernst Wiechert, regarding his wife. Includes a carbon copy of Isenstead's reply, dated September 20.

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3 typed letters by Sally Stratton May sent from the American Consulate in Madras, dated February 25, July 28, and September 13.

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One letter from Theunissen dated January 18 on letterhead of Die Neue Zeitung, with reference to European nationalism. Two typed carbon copies of letters, one from Theunissen to Ellen Meissner, dated November 18, and one to Klaus Günther Specht of Corona Verlag dated November 19; both contain references to Waldemar Bonsels and his work "Dositos". Includes a clipping regarding Bonsels from the archive of the "Neue Auslese" of the Allied Information Service, dated July 30.

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Two letters from Clarke Van Vleet, dated August 20 and November 1, and related corespondence regarding his application for the position of Information Specialist in the Public Affairs Division of Hqs. US EUCOM.

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One autographed letter in German from Dr. Bruno E. Werner dated November 18, 1947, and one letter from Fr. Wegner of Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, with a certificate conferring honorary citizenship in Boys Town, Nebraska to Isenstead.

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Two letters from Dr. Robert Werner of the Ministerium für politische Befreiung (Ministry for Political Liberation) of the state of Hesse, dated August 26 and November 3, both with reference to Ursula Stechow of Oberlin College and with attached reports concerning political reeducation programs in Hesse.

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Typed and autographed letters, telegrams, and enclosures from author Ernst Wiechert.

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Letters to Ernst Weichert by Heinrich Morgenroth of Munich (May 1, 1946) and Dr. Hans Oskar Simon of Johannesburg (June 14, 1946); a letter by Wiechert to Max Rascher (August 11, 1946) forwarded to Isenstead; letters to Erich and Genevieve Isenstead from Lilje Wiechert (December 23, 1947 and August 31, 1950); broadcast memorial for Ernst Wiechert by Helmut von Cube; 1957 prospectus for the collected works of Ernst Wiechert.