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- 1937-1938 (Creation)
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1 folder
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Otto Löwenstein was Jewish but his wife was not. He died in prison, 1938, though it is not known why he was sent there.
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GB 1556 WL 638 1937-1938 collection 1 folder Löwenstein , Otto , fl 1937-1938
Otto Löwenstein was Jewish but his wife was not. He died in prison, 1938, though it is not known why he was sent there.
Received from the family, Dec 1964.
Letters from Otto Löwenstein from prison in Hamburg to his wife, Katia, and child, 28 Mar 1937-13 Mar 1938. The letters are written on prison letter forms, designed for ease of purpose, including date of censor's clearance. Topics include family business and the personal needs of the author. They average one per week.
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Open
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
German
Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Mar 2008 Disadvantaged groups Europe Germany Hamburg Jews Löwenstein , Otto , fl 1937-1938 Nazism Political doctrines Prisoners Religious groups Third Reich Totalitarianism Western Europe
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Received from the family, Dec 1964.
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Letters from Otto Löwenstein from prison in Hamburg to his wife, Katia, and child, 28 Mar 1937-13 Mar 1938. The letters are written on prison letter forms, designed for ease of purpose, including date of censor's clearance. Topics include family business and the personal needs of the author. They average one per week.
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Chronological
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Open
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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
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- English
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- Latin
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German
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Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English