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Günther Anders correspondence with Erna Budzislawski

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 6273

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of correspondence in German of German-Austrian philosopher Günther Anders with Erna Budzislawski, an emigre living in Southern California. Materials include a of Anders’ book Die Antiquiertheir des Menschen (1956 ) with an inscription from Anders to Budzislawski, along with letters from Anders to Budzislawski from the 1950s, and press clippings about Anders’ work from the 1970s and 1980s.

Dates

  • Creation: 1956 - 1982

Creator

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Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Biographical / Historical

Günther Anders (1902-1992) was a German-Austrian Jewish émigré, essayist, philosophical anthropologist, and journalist.



Erna Budzislawski was a Jewish émigré, secretary to playwright Bertolt Brecht and was the sister-in-law of journalist Hermann Budzislawski.

Extent

0.208 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection consists of correspondence in German of German-Austrian philosopher Günther Anders with Erna Budzislawski, an emigre living in Southern California.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Michaela Ullmann, Exile Studies Librarian, transferred this material from Special Collections storage to the archival processing center on January 25, 2023. The original source of this material is unknown.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Günther Anders correspondence with Erna Budzislawski
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2023 February
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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