GB 0367 EXS - Exile Archive

16 boxes and 1 poster

This fonds was created by the Institute of Germanic Studies in the 1990s as a collection of material from a variety of sources related to the theme of exile. The material does not share any provenance above file- and sub-series-level groupings.
GB 0367 EXS c 1939-1998 Collection (Fonds) 16 boxes and 1 poster Institute of Germanic Studies

The Exile Archive was established at the Institute in the academic year 1996-97. The Institute already holds the papers of several individuals such as Rudolf Majut, Herbert Thoma and Berthold Auerbach, who were exiled from Germany and Austria during the 1930s as a result of persecution under the National Socialist regime. However, since the setting up of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies, the Institute has attracted archival donations from several emigrés, and the Collection now has material relating to both individuals and organisations.

This fonds was created by the Institute of Germanic Studies in the 1990s as a collection of material from a variety of sources related to the theme of exile. The material does not share any provenance above file- and sub-series-level groupings.

Various, including the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies at the Institute of Modern Languages.

This collection contains personal papers, correspondence, official documents and literary and autobiographical scripts created by or relating to German-speaking exiles and exile-related organisations mainly in the UK. Some of the material dates from the period before and during the Second World War, such as a biography of Hitler by Rudolf Olden in the 1930s, and records of the activities of prisoners in internment camps on the Isle of Man in the early 1940s. A significant proportion of the collection is material created in the post-war period on the subject of exile, such as autobiographical accounts of exile by individual refugees, and the research papers of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies. There are also records (including some copies of publications) of literary and other scripts focusing on the experience of exile and the events leading to it, written by exile poets, scholars and journalists and others before and after they emigrated.

The material is arranged in two series: material created by or relating to individuals, and material created by or relating to organisations.

Open. At least 48 hours notice is required for research visits.

Photocopies may be made, although this is at the discretion of the Librarian and is dependent on the nature of the material.
English, German and Hungarian

Box lists.

The Institute holds the papers of a number of German and Austrian exiles in Britain including Bertold Auerbach, Rudolf Majut, Adolf Placzek and Ernst Philipp, and Herbert Hans Karl Thoma.

Compiled by Jennifer Hogarth, revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Revised by Clare George May 2020. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997. Revised Apr 2002. Revised May 2020. Adler , Hans Günther , 1910-1988 , author of Holocaust literature Ascher , Gertrud , fl 1988 , German exile Austria Czechoslovakia Czech Refugee Trust Fund Eastern Europe Europe European history European literature German history German literature Germany Gross , Fritz , 1897-1946 , writer Hardenberg , Henrietta , fl 1918-1991 , poet and German exile History Hungary Institute of Germanic Studies Michelsohn , George , fl 1939-1995 , German exile National history National literatures Otten , Karl , fl 1940-1951 , author and German exile Smith , Elizabeth Josephine , fl 1939-1945 , Hungarian exile Stockholmer Koordinationsstelle zur Erforshung der deutschsprachigen Exil-Literatur Western Europe

Various, including the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies at the Institute of Modern Languages.

This collection contains personal papers, correspondence, official documents and literary and autobiographical scripts created by or relating to German-speaking exiles and exile-related organisations mainly in the UK. Some of the material dates from the period before and during the Second World War, such as a biography of Hitler by Rudolf Olden in the 1930s, and records of the activities of prisoners in internment camps on the Isle of Man in the early 1940s. A significant proportion of the collection is material created in the post-war period on the subject of exile, such as autobiographical accounts of exile by individual refugees, and the research papers of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies. There are also records (including some copies of publications) of literary and other scripts focusing on the experience of exile and the events leading to it, written by exile poets, scholars and journalists and others before and after they emigrated.

The material is arranged in two series: material created by or relating to individuals, and material created by or relating to organisations.

Open. At least 48 hours notice is required for research visits.

Photocopies may be made, although this is at the discretion of the Librarian and is dependent on the nature of the material.

• English

• Latin

English, German and Hungarian

The Institute holds the papers of a number of German and Austrian exiles in Britain including Bertold Auerbach, Rudolf Majut, Adolf Placzek and Ernst Philipp, and Herbert Hans Karl Thoma.

Box lists.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

• English