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- [c1927-1933] (Vervaardig)
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Omvang en medium
4 boxes
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Biografie
Walter Solmitz was born in Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany, 1905 and studied at the Universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Hamburg; alongside his studies in Hamburg, and for some time afterwards, he was a research assistant at the Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg (1927-1933); subsequently he became an instructor in Philosophy at the Franz Rosenzweig Foundation in Hamburg; left Germany in the late 1930s and worked for a time in London before going to the United States, where he found employment as a research assistant and teaching fellow at Harvard University, from which he received an MA in 1943. In 1946 he joined the faculty at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, intially to teach German and later as Associate Professor of Philosophy. With the exception of a year as Senior Research Fellow at the Warburg Institute in London, he remained at Bowdoin until his sudden death in 1962.
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GB 1370 WIA, Walter Solmitz [c1927-1933] collection 4 boxes Solmitz , Walter Moritz , 1905-1962 , philosopher
Walter Solmitz was born in Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany, 1905 and studied at the Universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Hamburg; alongside his studies in Hamburg, and for some time afterwards, he was a research assistant at the Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg (1927-1933); subsequently he became an instructor in Philosophy at the Franz Rosenzweig Foundation in Hamburg; left Germany in the late 1930s and worked for a time in London before going to the United States, where he found employment as a research assistant and teaching fellow at Harvard University, from which he received an MA in 1943. In 1946 he joined the faculty at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, intially to teach German and later as Associate Professor of Philosophy. With the exception of a year as Senior Research Fellow at the Warburg Institute in London, he remained at Bowdoin until his sudden death in 1962.
Associated with the Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg.
Working papers of the philosopher Walter Solmitz, c 1927-1933, on topics including: Aby Warburg; Aby Warburg's 'Mnemosyne-Atlas' which used an installation of images to convey phiolosophical or artistic ideas; philosophy and scholarship.
Awaiting arrangement.
Archive material is accessible for the purpose of private study and personal research and within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Archive reading room. Access is with permission from the Institute Director and by prior appointment only. Potential users are advised to browse the Institute website and contact the Archivist, Dr des Claudia Wedepohl, before planning a visit. Access to individual items in the Warburg Institute Archives may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.
Photocopies, at the discretion of the Archivist, may be provided for
research use only (working papers: up to 10% of any archive pressmark; correspondence by authors for whom the department doesn't hold copyright: up to 10% of the Institute's holdings). Traditional photography is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist; no digital cameras. Scans and digital photographs can be ordered at the discretion of the Archivist. Requests to publish original material have to be submitted to the Archivist.
German
Collection level description available on-line at the University of London Research Services website
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.
Apr 2008 Art Philosophy Solmitz , Walter Moritz , 1905-1962 , philosopher Warburg , Aby Moritz , 1866-1929 , art and cultural historian
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Associated with the Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Working papers of the philosopher Walter Solmitz, c 1927-1933, on topics including: Aby Warburg; Aby Warburg's 'Mnemosyne-Atlas' which used an installation of images to convey phiolosophical or artistic ideas; philosophy and scholarship.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
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Awaiting arrangement.
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Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Archive material is accessible for the purpose of private study and personal research and within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Archive reading room. Access is with permission from the Institute Director and by prior appointment only. Potential users are advised to browse the Institute website and contact the Archivist, Dr des Claudia Wedepohl, before planning a visit. Access to individual items in the Warburg Institute Archives may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Photocopies, at the discretion of the Archivist, may be provided for
research use only (working papers: up to 10% of any archive pressmark; correspondence by authors for whom the department doesn't hold copyright: up to 10% of the Institute's holdings). Traditional photography is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist; no digital cameras. Scans and digital photographs can be ordered at the discretion of the Archivist. Requests to publish original material have to be submitted to the Archivist.
Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
Schrift van het materiaal
- Latijn
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
German
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Collection level description available on-line at the University of London Research Services website
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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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Taal (talen)
- Engels