MS184
Dr. Ralph Werner Brauer
Personal Papers

Born in Berlin in 1920, emigrated to the United States in 1937, Dr. Ralph Werner Brauer lived a multifaceted life. First and foremost a scientist, he spent his life pursuing knowledge in an adventurous manner. Brauer headed the program in marine biology at Wrightsville Beach and was a formative force in the founding of the marine biology program at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He was also a founding member of IRISC, a think tank organization whose goal was the study of the inter-relation of science and culture. A dynamic personality, Brauer was still actively conducting research when he died unexpectedly in the fall of 2000. He generously left UNCW, Randall Library and the Museum of World Culture his extensive estate, which included the History of Science  2000 volume book collection, and a multi-faceted artifact collection. These artifacts included oriental rugs, Chinese and Asian art, a 70 piece flute collection, numerous weapons and tools from South America, Central America and Africa and other varied and fascinating items.

His paper collection is supplemented by an earlier collection, MS 060, The Brauer Papers. This earlier collection focuses on the work of Brauer's father, Friedrich Brauer, and is a fascinating glimpse into the world of inter-war Germany and of the rise of Hitler and Fascism in Germany.

This collection of Brauer papers is organized in several series. The first series to be processed focuses on Brauer's early life, from birth through the late 1940s. In addition to documenting Brauers's early life, this series contain a large amount of material about pre-WWI Germany, with items dating from the early 1900s through 1920. It also includes documentation of the political situation in Germany during Hitler's ascent. Many rare, one-of-a-kind, ephemeral newspapers, leaflets, handouts, and other items are to be found in this series. Also included in this series are a number of translations of correspondence between Brauer and his father. This correspondence reflects the close bond between father and son and brings a touching personal note to the collection.

At this date, July 2002, the majority of the collection has not been processed. The remaining collection documents Brauer's achievements from circa 1950 to 2000. They include a government position in California, and the early days of UNCW's Marine Biology program. The inventories to these series will be posted as they are completed at a later date.

Jennifer Freitas
Wiebke Meyer-Scheel
Andrew Dutka

Summer 2001, Summer 2002

 

Box #1                        Naturalization and Education

           

File #1              Various documents pertaining to Dr. Frederick Brauer, including resume, Last Will and Testament, and registration cards

 

File #2              Identification documents for Dr. Ralph Brauer, including, passport, vaccination record, registration card, diver’s license, and naturalization certificate

 

File #3              International identification documents including, international driving permit, special passport, and copy of birth certificate

 

            File #4              Naturalization, handwritten notes

 

            File #5              Naturalization, articles, 1940-1942 (in German and English)

 

File #6              Naturalization, articles, 1941-1942 and undated items (in German and English)

 

File #7              Naturalization, documentation, 1940-1943

 

File #8              Naturalization, authorization for travel, January to February 1943

 

File #9              Naturalization, program and article, 28 October 1943

 

File #10            Customs certificates, dated April 1969 to July 1982

 

File #11            Tax forms, 1988-1989

 

File #12            Legal documents including, Last Will and Testament, insurance, and handwritten Power of Attorney

 

File #13            Bibliography, 1950-1962

 

File #14            Bibliography, 1986

 

File #15            Curriculum Vitae, late 1940s to 1952

 

File #16            Columbia University, admissions and activities, 1937-1943

 

File #17            Columbia University, transcripts, 1940

 

File #18            Columbia University, letters, 1937-1940

 

File #19            Columbia University, political flyers

 

File #20            Columbia University, political flyers

 

File #21            Columbia University, letter to Committee on Financial Assistance, 1939

 

File #22            Graduate Record Examination, 1940

 

File #23            University of Rochester, 1941-1944

 

File #24            University of Rochester, letters, 1940-1944

 

File #25            University of Rochester, Strong Personalities, 1940-1943

 

File #26            Release for employment, 1943-1944

 

File #27            Letters regarding employment, 1943-1944

 

File #28            Harvard, 1941-1947

 

File #29            Louisiana State University, 1948-1950

 

File #30            Louisiana State University, copies of articles, 1947-1950

 

File #31            Louisiana State University, letters, 1947-1950

 

File #32            University of California, 1953-1956

 

BOX #2           Naturalization and World War II

 

            File #1              Naturalization, correspondence, October 1939 to March 1942

 

            File #2              Naturalization, correspondence, April to May 1942

 

            File #3              Naturalization, correspondence, June to September 1942

 

            File #4              Naturalization, correspondence, October to December 1942

 

            File #5              Naturalization, correspondence, January 1943

 

            File #6              Naturalization, correspondence, February to March 1943

 

            File #7              Naturalization, correspondence, May to August 1943

 

File #8              Items listed under the original heading of “1942.”  This folder includes a collection of letters, advertisement for a fumigator and a series of humorous stories.

 

File #9              Items listed under the original heading of “30 Warren Street, Brookline, Mass.,” 1946-1947.  Included are a picture of the Brauer’s residence at that address, a picture from a magazine, a hand-drawn picture, and a postcard that notes acceptance into the American Chemical Society.

 

File #10            Assorted personal items from 1949, vaccination report and a “family tree” from the LSU student-faculty dinner in May 1949.

 

File #11            Absentee Ballot, County of Monroe, 7 November 1944

 

File #12            Assorted items from 1940s, includes items such as a clipping from the New York Times classifieds, a ticket form an illegal numbers game, a partial program from “Stadium Concerts Review,” and several labels.

 

File #13            Assorted patriotic and war related items. Includes a postcard, booklet on experiences of soldiers, notices regarding cutbacks due to wartime needs, cartoons, and a form for the national unemployment census, 1940s.

 

File #14            Assorted patriotic and war related items; ration and sales tax stamps, ration book identification stub and instructions, label to mail books to American troops overseas, fold-out history of the flag, information on what to do in case of a blackout, and a booklet entitled “Mrs. Brown goes to war.” 1940s.

 

File #15            Red Cross and World War II, letters and information

 

File #16            Ford Sunday Evening Hour, transcripts, 26 October 1941 to 14 December 1941

 

File #17            Magazine, “The United States and the Peace,” part I, 14 August 1941 to 5 March 1945

 

File #18            Magazine, “The United States and the Peace,” part II, April to June 1945

 

File #19            Magazine, “U.S. Navy at War,” March 1944-1945

 

File #20            Magazine, “Radio at War,” undated, but most likely published during World War II

 

File #21            Magazine, Pony edition of “Time,” 6 September 1943

           

Box #3                        1940s

 

            File #1              Draft, newspaper articles, 1941 (copies)

 

            File #2              Draft, newspaper articles, 1942 (copies)

 

            File #3              Draft, newspaper articles, 1943 (copies)

 

            File #4              Draft, newspaper articles, 1944 (copies)

 

            File #5              Draft, newspaper articles, 1945 (copies)

 

            File #6              Draft, newspaper articles, 1946 (copies)

 

            File #7              Draft, newspaper articles, 1947-1948 (copies)

 

            File #8              Draft, newspaper articles, undated (copies)

 

            File #9              Draft, handwritten summaries of articles, undated

 

            File #10            Draft, pamphlets relating to military service, 1940-1943

 

File #11            Draft, assorted items including registration documentation, articles (one in German with a translation), notes, and notices, March 1941-September 1942

           

File #12            Draft, assorted items including letters, documentation and articles, September 1942 – 1950

 

File #13            Draft, correspondence, 1940 to September 1942

 

File #14            Draft, correspondence, September 1942 to December 1942

 

File #15            Draft, correspondence, February 1943 to December 1944

 

File #16            Draft, correspondence and miscellaneous handwritten items, 1945

 

File #17            World War II, war bonds

 

File #18            World War II, global maps, 1943 and 1948

 

File #19            World War II, items relating to labor, particularly women in the labor force, 1943-1944 and undated

 

File #20            World War II, articles including descriptions of military ribbons and medals, 1943-1944 and undated

 

File #21            World War II, pictures taken from a newspaper of war in Italy, September 1943

 

File #22            Items taken from a folder titled, “1937 to World War II,” includes a variety of cards, pamphlets, and memorandums

 

File #23            U.S. Department of the Interior, 1938 (second item is most likely from 1939 or 1940, it was published while the United States was still neutral in regard to the war in Europe)

 

File #24            Atomic age, includes a stockholders’ bulletin from Dupont and a transcription of a series of four radio talks, 1945

 

File #25            Christmas collage created by Frederick Brauer for Ralph Brauer, 1944

 

Box #4                        Professional Career

 

            File #1              Symposia on Quantitative Biology, 1939

 

File #2              Chemistry, American Chemical Association and Wyndotte Chemicals Corporation, 1943

 

File #3              Distillation Products, Inc., 1973-1944

 

File #4              Journal article, “The autoxidation of beta-eleostearic acid. The application of the spectrophotometer to the study of the course and the kinetics of the reaction,” by Ralph W. Brauer and Luville T. Steadman, 1944

 

File #5              Radioactivity, articles, 1950 (copies)

 

File #6              Radiology, First Conference on Radiological Warfare, 12 August 1950

 

File #7              New Orleans Civil Defense, correspondence, 29 July 1950 to 3 August 1950

 

File #8              New Orleans Civil Defense, correspondence, 5 August 1950 to 25 August 1950

 

File #9              New Orleans Civil Defense, correspondence, 13 September 1950 to 11 October 1950

 

File #10            New Orleans Civil Defense, correspondence, 12 October 1950 to 15 December 1950

 

File #11            New Orleans Civil Defense, correspondence, 16 December 1950 to 8 February 1951

 

File #12            New Orleans Civil Defense, training information, undated

 

File #13            New Orleans Civil Defense, assorted items including meeting minutes, notes for radiology talk, application for radioisotope procurement, pamphlets and handwritten notes, 1950s

 

File #14            New Orleans Civil Defense, assorted items including handwritten notes and lists of names and addresses, undated

 

File #15            Liver Symposium, 1956-1958

 

File #16            Navy Radiological Defense Laboratory (NRDL), “Research opportunities for scientists and engineers,” 1950s

 

File #17            NRDL, information on building 815, undated

 

File #18            NRDL, employment forms, 1951

 

File #19            NRDL, “Noteworthy NRDLers,” focus on Dr. Ralph Brauer, 1953

 

File #20            NRDL, officer’s mess, 1952 and 1954

 

File #21            NRDL, information brochure, 28 June 1954

 

File #22            NRDL, assorted pamphlets, 1952-1955

 

File #23            NRDL, assorted items including pentagon map, work requests, and memorandums, 1952-1955

 

File #24            NRDL, annual report, 1956

 

File #25            NRDL, “Biomedical plans, problems, accomplishments: introduction,” 21 January 1957

 

File #26            NRDL, “Programs or investigations: reviews and lectures,” no. 27 by R.W. Brauer, 1 March 1957

 

File #27            NRDL, correspondence, 29 January 1951 to 30 April 1957

 

File #28            NRDL, articles, 1955-1958 (copies)

 

File #29            NRDL, Bulletin, January 1952 to October 1955

 

File #30            NRDL, Bulletin, April 1956 to July 1956

 

File #31            NRDL, Bulletin, August 1956 to December 1956

 

File #32            NRDL, Bulletin, January 1957 to December 1957

 

File #33            NRDL, Bulletin, January 1958 to April 1958

 

File #34            NRDL, Bulletin, June 1958 to May 1959

 

Box #5            United States Travel, most items in this box consist of pamphlets, maps and other tourist information.

 

            File #1              Arkansas, collection of maps and pamphlets, 1940s

 

File #2              Northeastern United States, Adirondacks and Niagara pamphlets, 1942

 

            File #3              Ontario, postcards and information on Circle M Ranch, 1944

 

File #4              Northeastern United States; Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts, 1945

 

File #5              Southeastern United States; Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, 1946-1947

 

File #6              Arizona, postcards and pamphlet, 1947

 

File #7              California, postcard and pamphlet, 1947

 

File #8              New Orleans, includes an invitation, pamphlets, articles, and a book cover, 1947-1950

 

File #9              Ozarks, collection of pamphlets, brochures and a newspaper article, 1948

 

File #10            Ozarks, maps, 1948

 

File #11            Texas, brochures and booklet on Big Bend Country, 1948-1949

 

File #12            Mexico, pictures and currency, 1949

 

File #13            Mexico, tourist information, 1949

 

File #14            Mexico, maps, 1949

 

File #15            Mexico, articles and hotel information, 1949

 

File #16            Louisiana, collection of letters, brochures, and maps, 1949-1950

 

File #17            New York, pamphlet on the Arden House, 1954

 

File #18            California, postcards and brochures, 1958

 

File #19            Oregon, postcard and brochures, 1958

 

File #20            Washington, brochures, 1958

 

File #21            Olympic and Mount Rainer National Parks, brochures, 1958

 

Box #6            European Travel, most items in this box consist of brochures, maps and other tourist information

 

            File #1              Europe, Travel orders, 1955

 

                File #2              Europe, Military Air Transport Services, 1955

 

            File #3              Europe, articles, 1955

 

File #4              Europe, blank postcards from Brussels, West Germany, Switzerland, France and Great Britain, 1955

 

File #5              Europe, coins and stamps from the Netherlands, Britain, Belgium, West Germany, and France, 1955

 

File #6              Europe, handwritten notes, 1955

 

File #7              England, brochures, 1955

 

File #8              England, Barclay’s Bank, 1955

 

File #9              England, brochures from Chester, 1955

 

File #10            England, Ely Cathedral, 1955

 

File #11            London, tourist map, 1955

 

File #12            West Germany, maps and brochures for Tubingen and Freiburg, 1955

 

File #13            West Germany, Frankfurt, 1955

 

File #14            West Germany, Der Spiegel magazine from 10 August 1955

 

File #15            Belgium, Guide to Chateau Fort de Beersel, 1955

 

File #16            Switzerland, brochures, 1955

 

File #17            Paris, brochure and map, 1955

 

File #18            Europe, postcards to Dr. Frederick Brauer, 11 July to 2 August 1955

 

File #19            Europe, postcards to Dr. Frederick Brauer, 6 August to 27 August 1955

 

File #20            Europe, letters from Dorothy to Ralph Brauer, 1955

 

File #21            Europe, letters from Dr. Ralph Brauer to his father, 11 July to 19 July 1955

 

File #22            Europe, letters from Dr. Ralph Brauer to his father, 20 July to 5 August 1955

 

File #23            Europe, letters from Dr. Ralph Brauer to his father, 6 August to 31 August 1955

 

File #24            Europe, letters to Dr. Ralph Brauer from his father, 13 July to 26 July 1955

 

File #25            Europe, letters to Dr. Ralph Brauer from his father, 28 July to 10 August 1955

 

File #26            Europe, letters to Dr. Ralph Brauer from his father, 13 August to 27 August 1955

 

Box #7                        Miscellaneous Items

 

            File #1              Dunn Case, articles (copies), 1950

 

            File #2              Dunn Case, correspondence, March 1950 to November 1950

 

            File #3              Dunn Case, Coroner’s report, January 1950

 

File #4              Dunn Case, question list (most likely for trial or deposition), undated

 

File #5              Dunn Case, transcript of the testimony of Dr. W.J. Core, 27 October 1950

 

File #6              Dunn Case, transcript of the testimony of Cassius L. Clay, 28 October 1950

 

File #7              Dunn Case, deposition of Dr. Foster Martin, undated

 

File #8              Dunn Case, deposition of Dr. Edward J. Ireland, undated

 

File #9              Dunn Case, deposition of Dr. Brauer, undated

 

File #10            Dunn Case, deposition of Dr. Brauer (copy), undated

 

File #11            Dr. Frederick Brauer, manuscript “The Part of Germany’s Economy in the Preparation for Total War,” undated

 

File #12            Dr. Frederick Brauer, correspondence (including the Department of Commerce, the War Manpower Commission, the Red Cross, the Department of Labor, and others), 1937-1949

 

File #13            Dr. Frederick Brauer, Tulane University (articles, letters, and schedule), 1948-1950

 

File #14            Dr. Frederick Brauer, letters from Ralph Brauer, 7 August to 16 August 1958

 

File #15            Dr. Frederick Brauer, assorted items (article, Department of Labor form, and handwritten address list), undated except for article – 1 August 1950

 

File #16            Christmas Cards, from the Brauers, undated

 

File #17            Christmas Cards, received by the Brauers, mostly undated, those with dates range from 1938 to 1948

 

File #18            Stamps, 1936 Olympics in Berlin, include postmarks

 

File #19            Ridgeview Congregational Church, article and thank you letter, 1939

 

File #20            Teething ring, most likely from colleagues at either Columbia or Rochester, 1940

 

File #21            Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, membership information, 1955

 

File #22            Sketches by Ralph Brauer, pictures of a popular German cartoon character drawn on napkins, late 1920s/early 1930s

 

File #23            Sketches by Ralph Brauer, 1939/1940

 

File #24            Sketches by Ralph Brauer, 1939/1940

 

File #25            Sketches by Ralph Brauer, Christmas, 1945-1948

 

File #26            Sketches by Ralph Brauer, 1949

 

File #27            Sketches by Ralph Brauer, designs for a patio cart, 1956

 

File #28            Sketches by Ralph Brauer, undated

 

File #29            Birthday cards, 1948

 

File #30            Gustov Schmo, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (copy of article and recording of speech), 1948

 

File #31            Items from folder originally titled “RWB Personal Memories Starting 1956,” includes sketches, cards, articles, journal article and emblem for the Institute for Research on the Interrelation of Science and Culture

 

File #32            Items from folder originally titles “RWB Personal Memories Starting 1956,” includes a handwritten letter, articles, and membership cards

 

File #33            Picture, from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, 1992

 

Box #8            Photo Album.  This album has been preserved in its original form.   It contains pictures form various trips taken by the Brauers, including the Isle of Ruegen, North Africa, Austria (or Bavaria), and several German cities.  A guide of places and corresponding page numbers is provided with the album.

 

Box #9            Photo Album.  Due to the deteriorating condition of the album, the pages and pictures have been preserved in plastic covers.  The original layout and order of the album have been maintained to the fullest extent possible.  Pictures that had fallen off the pages and could not be properly placed back into the album are placed at the rear of the album.  It appears as though the pictures in the album were taken during World War I in Poland.  The Second portion of the box consists of family pictures.  A more complete guide is provided inside the box.

 

Box #10          Photographs. This is a collection of various photographs that were found throughout the collection, primarily dated form the late nineteenth century to 1934.  Most of the pictures appear to be of family, although a majority of the pictures do not have names or dates.  Dates have been added to the back of the pictures when they could be ascertained either from other pictures or from documents found within the collection.  Pictures contained in this box are organized according to decades beginning with the late nineteenth century, with an exception made for undated photographs of Ralph Brauer’s parents and grandparents.

 

Box #11          Photographs. This box is the second part of the collection of assorted photographs.  The dates for these pictures range from 1935 to 1954.  Included in this selection is a series of photographs taken during Dr. Brauer’s employment at the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory and a number of pictures taken on a trip through Germany, although the pictures lack dates and names of places. 

 

Box #12          Oversized Items

 

File #1              Articles, undated.  Includes a Legionnaire’s Map of New York and a series of reprints from the New Orleans States regarding the effects of radiation from the Atomic Bomb.

 

File #2              Lab pictures, 1954 and 1956.  Black and white pictures taken while Dr. Brauer worked at NRDL.

 

File #3              Poster, in German, undated.  Titled, “Students of the ‘eagle’ type-writing school for war casualties in Berlin”

 

File #4              Magazine Article, date and source unknown, although most likely the holiday edition of the Times-Picayune New Orleans State Magazine.

 

File #5              Magazine Articles, Times-Picayune New Orleans State Magazine, August through November 1947

 

File #6              Magazine Articles, Times-Picayune New Orleans State Magazine, February through May 1948

 

File #7              Magazine Articles, Times-Picayune New Orleans State Magazine, May through October 1948

 

File #8              Magazine Articles, Times-Picayune New Orleans State Magazine, November through December 1948

 

File #9              Magazine Articles, Times-Picayune New Orleans State Magazine, January through March 1949

 

File #10            Magazine Articles, Times-Picayune New Orleans State Magazine, November 1949 through January 1950

 

File #11            Newspaper Articles, 1938 to 1958.  There are a wide assortment of subjects and newspapers included in this folder.  There are several World War II era newspapers and some of the newspapers include The New York Times, the Columbia Spectator, Barron’s, the Benefactor, the San Francisco Naval Shipyard Drydocker, the Straits Budget (from 1955 trip to Europe) and the Tribune (Pacific County, Washington).

 

File #12            Newspaper Articles, 1915 to 1917, in German.  Of special interest is a paper dated 18 December 1915, which states that the daily issue cannot be published because of a ban.  Another one notifies the subscribers of the Vorwärtz that the paper cannot be published, on 8 October 1916.  Examples of these papers can be seen through 15 September 1917. (note: these papers have not yet been translated)

 

File #13            Newspaper Articles, 1924-1926, in German.  Papers included in this folder are Vorwärtz, Die Arbeit, and Nachrichtendienst. (note: these papers have not yet been translated)

 

File #14            Holiday greeting from Ralph Brauer to his father, 1933, in German.  (not yet translated)

 

File #15            Drawing of Frederick Brauer, dated 1925

 

Box #13          Oversized Items.  This particular box consists primarily of certificates, diplomas and newspaper articles.

 

File #1              Diplomas of Dr. Ralph Werner Brauer

-         Columbia University, B.A., no date

-         University of Rochester, M.S., 25 October 1941

-         Society of Sigma Xi, 27 April 1942

-         University of Rochester, PhD., 1 May 1943

-         New York Academy of Sciences, 13 September 1946

 

File #2              Diplomas of Dr. Frederick Brauer.

-         Trade University of Berlin (German), 15 April 1909

-         Doctorate of Philosophy (Latin), 1911

-         (Latin) 1911

 

File #3              - Poster – “Draw warn loans in the agencies, The Disconto Company (1) The North German Bank in Hamburg (2) the A. Schaaffhausen’schen Bank Society A.G. (3)

                        - Graph – “The Weight Curve for the first year of life,” for Ralph Werner Brauer, born on 18 June 1921

 

File #4              Newspaper Articles.

Item #1            “Japs declare war on U.S., bomb Hawaii, Guam, 300 die,” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 8 December 1941

 

Item #2            “German leader wins U.S. Citizenship,” [in reference to Dr. Frederick Brauer] Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 28 July 1943

 

Item #3            “Invasion launched on French coast,” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 6 June 1941

 

Item #4            “Invasion!” Rochester Times-Union, 6 June 1944

 

Item #5            “Outstanding events and major trends of the Second World War,” The New York Times, 3 September 1944

 

Item #6            “Reds win Memel, rip 16 miles nearer Berlin, sweep Silesia,” The Boston Herald, 29 January 1945

 

Item #7            “Roosevelt dies; Truman sworn in,” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 13 April 1945

 

Item #8            “Capital pays tribute,” The Boston Traveler, 14 April 1945

 

Item #9            “Atom age at hand,” The Boston Daily Globe, 7 August 1945

 

Item #10          “Reds declare war on Japs,” The Boston Traveler, 8 August 1945

 

Item #11          “Japan quits, war ends,” The Boston Herald, 15 August 1945

 

Item #12          The Times-Picayune New Orleans States, 26 February 1950

 

Item #13          The Times-Picayune New Orleans States, 9 April 1950

 

Item #14          “Reds attack U.S. bomber: Alaska plane fired on!” Los Angeles Examiner, 18 March 1953

 

Item #15          “Visitors’ Guide,” The Observer, Long Beach, Washington, 27 June, 1958

 

File #6              Collection of German newspaper articles, the headlines and key elements of these articles have been translated from German to English

                       

Item #1            Special edition of Berlin’s Illustrated Newspaper, on the death of the President of the Republic, Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg,  9 August 1934

 

Item #2            Berlin’s Illustrated Newspaper, the life of Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, 12 August 1934

 

Item #3            The German Universal Newspaper,  “Fraternal strife,” “Governmental plans of the National Socialists of Danzig,” “ Goebbels in Rome- The German Minister of Propaganda visit the King and Mussolini,” 29 May 1933

 

Item #4            The German Universal Newspaper,  Announcement that the paper for the 29th of May has been confiscated because the article, “Fraternal strife,” endangers public security. 30 May 1933 (article is in item #3)

 

Item #5            Textile Newspaper, “The pound absolves from gold,” “England’s wool prices,” etc., 22 September 1931

 

Box #14          Collection of photo albums and journals. Loose items that were found in these journals can be found in Box # 18 and 19.

 

Item #1            The photo album in this box consists of pictures taken during World War I.   Although the signature inside the cover is relatively illegible, it appears to have belonged to a member of the Brauer family.  A brief description to the album is included inside the front cover

 

Items #2-5       There are a total of four journals that date from 1933 to 1936.  The journals were written in German, French, and English and the script often makes translation difficult to impossible.  Occasionally, pieces of paper have been placed between the pages to protect items in the journals.

 

Box #15          Items from 1889 to May 1920.  Most of these items are in German.  The item descriptions will indicate the presence of translations, English summaries or other languages.

                       

File #1              Vaccination certificates for Fritz Brauer dated 1889 and 1900

 

File #2              Telegram, announcing marriage of Kaethe Brauer, dated 24 December 1908

 

File #3              Wedding invitation for Kaethe Brauer and Kurt Landsberg, March 1909

 

File #4              Postcard to Fritz Brauer, 1910

 

File #5              Telegram, announcing death of grandmother, dated 19 January 1910

 

File #6              Telegram, announcing birth of Kaethel, 14 February 1910

 

File #7              Invitation for Fritz Brauer to join the state scientific faculty, 20 July 1910

 

File #8              Two postcards to Fritz Brauer, dated 1910 and 1911

 

File #9              Diploma from Handelshochschule in Berlin, 1 March 1911

 

File #10            Postcard to Joseph Brauer dated 30 April 1912 and Postcard to Fritz Brauer dated 19 July 1912

 

File #11            Envelopes from letters to Fritz Brauer, dated 1912

 

File #12            Letter to Mr. [Fritz] Brauer from Dr. Freiherr E. von Liebig, dated 12 May 1912

 

File #13            Certificate of examinations for Fritz Brauer, dated 20 July 1912

 

File #14            Letter to Fritz Brauer from the General Director of Magdeburger Feuerversicherungs-Gesellschaft, dated 25 September 1912

 

File #15            Thank you note from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brauer’s twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, December 1912

 

File #16            Letter with several items attached to it, dated 20 September 1912 and 6 December 1912

 

File #17            Newspaper announcement for a felt industry convention, 1913

 

File #18            Identification card for Fritz Brauer, dated 1913

 

File #19            Graph and table with information from 1913 to 1916

 

File #20            Two envelopes dated August and December 1914

 

File #21            Four-leaf clover, 1914

 

File #22            Pamphlet titled, “Victory of the Germans,” 1914

 

File #23            Cigarette label, “Weihnacht 1914: Waldorf Astoria Cigarette,” with ribbon, pine, and filter

 

File #24            Contract, dated 1914

 

File #25            “Statue of the Federation of Sole Insert Manufacturers E.V. Berlin,” 16 February 1914

 

File #26            “Upper Silesia City Day, Kattowitz, May 1914,” contains a total of 16 pages of pictures of various buildings

 

File #27            Letter with seal, dated 20 May 1914

 

File #28            Legal document, dated 20 May 1914

 

File #29            Conference proceedings for the Upper Silesia City Day, 25 to 26 May 1914

 

File #30            Pamphlet, “Of the Time, For the Time,” 1914/1915

 

File #31            Series of nine envelopes, most of which are addressed to Dr. Fritz Brauer, 1915

 

File #32            Postcard to Dr. Fritz Brauer, 6 February 1915

 

File #33            Pamphlet on the importance of keeping money inside Germany and buying German products, 21 August 1915

 

File #34            Permit from the war ministry, 9 September 1915

 

File #35            Letter to Dr. Fritz Brauer, 31 October 1915

 

File #36            “Recordings,” 17 April 1916

 

File #37            leaflet, no date (although most likely May of 1916)

 

File #38            Guidelines for table preparation, 17 June 1916

 

File #39            “Recordings,” 24 July 1916

 

File #40            Postcard to Dr. Fritz Brauer, 7 August 1916

 

File #41            “Regulations,” October 1916

 

File #42            “Regulations,” second copy, October 1916

 

File #43            Envelopes addressed to Dr. Fritz Brauer, 1916 and 1917

 

File #44            Table, dated 10 February 1917

 

File #45            Letter, 28 February 1917

 

File #46            Letter, 8 March 1917

 

File #47            War Ministry Regulations, 10 March 1917

 

File #48            Letter to Fritz Brauer the Frankfurt newspaper, 13 March 1917

 

File #49            Letter with booklist, 22 May 1917

 

File #50            “Recordings,” 26/30 April 1917

 

File #51            “Report on the United States of America,” April 1917

 

File #52            “Wirtshaftlicher Nachrichtendienst,” 21 April 1917

 

File #53            “Recordings,” 17 September 1917

 

File #54            Report, dated 29 November 1917

 

File #55            “Association of German iron and steel industries and Association of German ironworks people,” December 1917

 

File #56            “Association of German iron and steel industries and Association of German ironworks people,” copy 2, December 1917

 

File #57            “Wirtschaftsfragen,” 26 January 1918

 

File #58            Postcard, 27 March 1918

 

File #59            “Answers from German Daily Papers,” 31 March 1918

 

File #60            Report on England, May and June 1918

 

File #61            “Report on Great Britain,” July 1918

 

File #62            “Report on Great Britain,” August 1918

 

File #63            Letter to Fritz Brauer, 23 October 1918

 

File #64            Telegram, 14 November 1918

 

File #65            Report, December 1918

 

File #66            Two envelopes to Dr. Fritz Brauer, 1919

 

File #67            Birth Certificate for Fritz Brauer, 2 December 1919

 

File #68            Monetary Conversion Tables, 1919-1924

 

File #69            Letter from Fritz Brauer, 9 April 1920

 

File #70            Marriage announcement for Vivian Doering and Freidrich Brauer, no date (most likely 1920)

 

File #71            Wedding announcement for Vivian Doering and Freicrich Brauer, 16 April 1920

 

File #72            Wedding announcement for Dr. Freidrich and Vivan Brauer, May 1920

 

Box #16          Items from May 1920 to October 1929.  Most of these items are in German.  The item descriptions will indicate the presence of translations, English summaries or other languages.

 

File #1              Wedding wishes from Kurt and Kaete to Fritz and Vivian, May 1920

 

File #2              Wedding wishes from Erwin and Rudolf Silberman to Uncle Fritz and Aunt Vivian, 7 May 1920

 

File #3              Wedding poem for Fritz and Vivian Brauer, 8 May 1920

 

File #4              Receipt and menu for Eden Hotel, 8 May 1920

 

File #5              Telegram to Fritz and Vivian, 8 May 1920

 

File #6              Identification papers for Flora Brauer (Dauriger), 1920/1921

 

File #7              Identification papers for Joseph Brauer (with coin), 1921

 

File #8              “Plebiszit= kommissariat für Deutschland,” copy of voter registration card, (with coin), 1921

 

File #9              Invitation for Joseph Brauer, February 1921

 

File #10            Handwritten notes that accompanied 1921 letters

 

File #11            Letter, 1921

 

File #12            Certificate for Dr. Fritz Brauer, 1 January 1921

 

File #13            Voter registration for Fritz Brauer, 27 February 1921

 

File #14            Letter, 21 May 1921

 

File #15            Two letters from Joseph Brauer, dated 30 May 1921

 

File #16            Two letters from Joseph Brauer, dated 2 June 1921

 

File #17            Letter from Joseph Brauer, dated 4 June 1921

 

File #18            Letter from Joseph Brauer, dated 8 June 1921

 

File #19            Telegram from Joseph Brauer, 9 June 1921

 

File #20            Letter from Joseph Brauer, 13 June 1921

 

File #21            Letter from Joseph Brauer, 17 June 1921

 

File #22            Birth Announcement for Ralf Brauer, June 1921

 

File #23            Telegram announcing the birth of Ralf Brauer, 19 June 1921

 

File #24            Telegram from Joseph Brauer, 19 June 1921

 

File #25            Letter from Joseph Brauer, 19 June 1921

 

File #26            Telegram from Joseph Brauer, 19 June 1921

 

File #27            Letters to Mr. and Mrs. Brauer and Ralf Brauer from Joseph Brauer, 21 June 1921

 

File #28            Letter from Joseph Brauer, 25 June 1921

 

File #29            Letter from Joseph Brauer, 27 June 1921

 

File #30            Telegram, 20 July 1921

 

File #31            Train schedule, 1920s

 

File #32            “Victoria: a play in three acts,” 1923 (?)

 

File #33            Children’s book, Visions, 1923

 

File #34            Letter from Fritz Brauer, describes the impact of hyper-inflation on the banks, 27 July 1923

 

File #35            Telegram, 15 August 1923

 

File #36            Travel documents for Friedrich Brauer, (in French), 24 September 1924

 

File #37            Postcard and vocabulary card, 1924

 

File #38            Certification for Friedrich Brauer, 25 July 1924

 

File #39            Postage receipts, 1924 to 1926

 

File #40            Orchestra ticket stub, 15 November 1925

 

File #41            Ferdinand Hirt’s Spelling Book, 1926 (contains summary in English)

 

File #42            Correspondence, Knabenvorschule, December 1926

 

File #43            Letters from Ralf to father, 1927

 

File #44            Ralf Brauer’s writing book, 1927

 

File #45            Correspondence, Knabenvorschule (Boy Preparatory School), 20 January 1927

 

File #46            Correspondence, Knabenvorschule, 21 January 1927

 

File #47            Correspondence, Knabenvorschule, 18 February 1927

 

File #48            Correspondence, Knabenvorschule, 19 February 1927

 

File #49            Correspondence, Knabenvorschule, 19 February 1927

 

File #50            Correspondence, Knabenvorschule, 28 February 1927

 

File #51            Knabenvorschule, March 1927

 

File #52            Letter from Joseph Brauer to Fritz, 25 July 1927

 

File #53            Writings and Drawings by Ralf Brauer, 1927-1928

 

File #54            Writings and Drawings by Ralf Brauer, 1927-1929

 

File #55            Sketchbook, 1929 (contains summary in English)

 

File #56            Letters by Ralf Brauer, 1929-1930

 

File #57            Letter from Freidrich Brauer, 27 February 1929

 

File #58            School notices for Ralf Brauer, 2 March 1929 to 5 February 1930

 

File #59            Drawing by Ralf Brauer, 15 April 1929

 

File #60            Chart of Ralf Brauer’s temperature, April to March 1929

 

File #61            Letter from Ralf Brauer, 24 October 1929

 

Box #17          This box contains political material from the 1920s. The party responsible for the distribution of the literature and the date of the pertinent election is noted when available.  If a full or partial translation for an item is available, it will be indicated in the description.

 

                        File #1              Political stamps and coin, 1921

 

                        File #2              Political leaflet, “ULK,” 23 January 1921

                       

File #3              Political leaflet, “Is the (German People’s?) Liberty Party a right-wing party?” (DNVP, translation provided)

 

File #4              Political leaflet, “Vote Center!” (Zentrum, translation provided)

 

File #5              Political leaflet, “Workers and Clerks!” (Natonalliberale, translation provided)

 

File #6              Political leaflet, “German Housewives!” (GNVP, 4 May 1924, translation provided)

 

File #7              Political leaflet, “On 4 May, U.S.P.D.” (translation provided)

 

File #8              Political leaflet, “German Students! On Guard!” (DNVP, translation provided)

 

File #9              Political leaflet, “Why Wall Up?” (partial translation provided)

 

File #10            Political leaflet, “Vote Social Democrat” (SPD, late 1920s/ early 1930s, translation provided)

 

File #11            Political leaflet, “Summoning Instruction!” (SPD, 6 December 1924, translation provided)

 

File #12            Political leaflet, “The Social Democrats” (SPD, translation provided)

 

File #13            Political leaflet, “German Savers!” (National Socialist Party of a Large Germany, 7 December 1924, partial translation provided)

 

File #14            Political leaflet, “Today is Parliament and Provincial Diet Elections” (SPD, translation provided)

 

File #15            Political leaflet, “From Birth till Sentenced to Death!” (KPD, c. 1924, translation provided)

 

File #16            Political leaflet, “Als im Reichstag”  (no translation)

 

File #17            Political leaflet, “The Reconstruction of Capitalist Germany” (KPD, c. 1924, translation provided)

 

File #18            Political leaflet, “The Face of the Democratic Republic” (KPD, translation provided)

 

File #19            Political leaflet, “Working Women!” (KPD, translation provided)

 

File #20            Political leaflet, “Those who are unemployed” (KPD, c. 1924, translation provided)

 

File #21            Political leaflet, “Choose Black-White-Red!” (DNVP, translation provided)

 

File #22            Political leaflet, “D.N.V.P,” (translation provided)

 

File #23            Political leaflet, “The German Nationalist” (translation provided)

 

File #24            Political leaflet, “Citizens of Berlin!” (DVP, translation provided)

 

File #25            Political leaflet, “Workers! Employees! Officials!” (KPD, 4 May 1924, translation provided)

 

File #26            Political leaflet, “In all of Germany!” (DNVP, partial translation provided)

 

File #27           

 

Box #18          Contains items from approximately 1927 to February 1935.  Most of these items are in German.

                       

                       

                        File #1              Ralf Brauer’s grades from 1927 to 1930

 

                        File #2              Items relating to the death of Vivian Brauer, 1930

 

File #3              Handwritten notes, most are from Ralf Brauer to his father, 1930 to 1931

 

File #4              Typed essay by Ralf Brauer, 21 July 1931

 

File #5              Frederick Brauer’s passport with U.S. Immigration stamp, 1931 to 1936

 

File #6              Letter, to Dr. Leffson, 1932

 

File #7              Free Float Swimming Certificate, 21 May 1932

 

File #8              Letter from Ralf Brauer to Mrs. Lorenz, 2 September 1932

 

File #9              Collection of comics, 1932-1933

 

File #10            Notes from Ralf Brauer to his father, 1932 to 1934

 

File #11            Collection of comics, 1933

 

File #12            booklet, “Historic Days and Your Men” 1933 (translation provided)

 

File #13            Letter from Fichtegymnasium, 1933

 

File #14            Film critique by Ralf Brauer, 1 March 1933

 

File #15            “The Day Book” 11 March 1933

 

File #16            Letter from Ralf Brauer to his father, 3 June 1933

 

File #17            Items found in diary under dates, 1 July 1933 to 21 April 1934

 

File #18            Pamphlet, “Blut and Boden” no date [probably 1933/1934]

 

File #19            Flyer, “A World Historical Event” 21 March 1934

 

File #20            Identification form for Ralf Brauer, 27 April 1934

 

File #21            Paper, “Die Ziele der Deutschen Revolution” 18 June 1934

 

File #22            Paper, by Ralf Brauer, 18 August 1934

 

File #23            Leaflet, “Berlin Help” 1934/1935 (partial translation provided)

 

File #24            “BDU- Sacrifice Day for the Winter Assistance” 23 February 1935

 

File #25            Postcard, “The Saar is Free!” 1935

 

File #26            flyer, “The Saar is German” January 1935

 

File #27            Notes from Ralf Brauer to his father, in English, 4 February 1935

 

File #28            Note from Ralf Brauer to his father, in French, 4 February 1935

 

Box #19          This box contains items from 1930 to 1940.  Most of the items are dated from March 1935.

 

                        File #1              Complete listing of Ralf Brauer’s grades from 1930 to 1936

 

                        File #2              Newspaper article, 24 March 1935, with copy

                       

                        File #3              Card for National Union of Germans Abroad, May 1935

 

                        File #4              Report, 18 May 1935

 

                        File #5              Information from Fichte-Gymnasium, August 1935

 

File #6              Speech of Koenigsberg, 18 August 1935 (with description in English)

 

File #7              Information for a film by Ralf Brauer, 23 August 1935

 

File #8              Letter with 2 pictures, 28 August 1935

 

File #9              Letter by Ralf Brauer, 28 September 1935

 

File #10            Items found in back of diary, dated 6 November 1935 to 9 March 1936

 

File #11            Drawing by Ralf Brauer, 1934/1935

 

File #12            Items found in diary, dated 1936

 

File #13            Items found in diary, dated 1936

 

File #14            Leaflet, “This is our war!” 1936 (with description in English)

 

File #15            Letter to Dr. Frederick Brauer with reply, 22 January 1936

 

File #16            Death announcement and picture, Joseph Brauer, February 1936

 

File #17            Leaflet, “Beschluss der Vierten Bekenntnisshnode…” 22 February 1936

 

File #18            Voter Registration Card, 29 March 1936

 

File #19            Handwritten notes, 1935 and 6 April 1936

 

File #20            Letter from Ralf Brauer to father, in Latin and English, 20 June 1936

 

File #21            Autobiography of Ralf Brauer, 7 September 1936

 

File #22            Request for donations to relief work, 1936/1937 (with description in English)

 

File #23            Result of blood work for either Ralf or Frederick Brauer, 8 February 1937

 

File #24            Items found in diary, dated March 1937

 

File #25            Confirmation certificate for Ralf Werner Brauer, 14 March 1937

 

File #26            Letters of the Chairman, 31 March 1937

 

File #27            International Wool Textile Organization, 3 copies in French, 2 April 1937

 

File #28            Diary entries from 1939 to 1940

 

Box #20          This box contains a collection of miscellaneous items that for which there is no specific date indicated (Approximate dates and time periods have been given in parentheses based on other information in the collection).

 

                        File #1              Chart for the War Ministry

 

                        File #2              Cover sheet for the original files

 

File #3              Postcard to Dr. F. Brauer.  (This postcard is dated 30 December and was most likely written during World War I).

 

File #4              Flyer, “Germany over All,” (World War I era)

 

File #5              One thousand Mark stamp

 

File #6              Articles on preparatory schools in Germany.  (These are probably from the late 1920s)

 

File #7              Writing book by Ralf Brauer (mid-1920s)

 

File #8              Correspondence, Knabenvorschule (date is most likely 8 February 1927)

 

File #9              Series of 6 postcards of Fichte-Gymnasium (late 1920s to early 1930s)

 

File #10            Ralf Brauer’s Alphabet practice book (early 1930s)

 

File #11            Childhood drawings by Ralf Brauer (early 1930s)

 

File #12            Paper cut out and sketch by Ralf Brauer (early 1930s)

 

File #13            Paper cut out and note

 

File #14            Black and White ink drawings by Ralf Brauer with notes to his father

 

File #15            Collection of undated handwritten notes by Ralf Brauer

 

File #16            Children’s newspaper

 

File #17            Scrap of “Stiller” brand paper

 

File #18            Picture of Ralf Brauer (mid-1930s)

 

File #19            Chocolate wrappers

 

File #20            Statement from Bremer Chocolade-Fabrik Hachez & Co.

 

File #21            Postcards, “Waldhoernle” and “Haus Wilbrandt”

 

File #22            Postcard, “Gruss von der Dreikaiserreichsecke bei Myslowitz” with coins and a token

 

File #23            Collection of 5 postcards

 

File #24            Page from a table of contents, with signatures

 

File #25            Place card

 

File #26            “Raketen-Post”

 

File #27            Collection of 7 business cards, most belonging to Fritz Brauer

 

File #28            Stationary letterhead, “Verband der Hersteller und Grossisten Deutschlands von Wirk- und Strickwaren E.V.”

 

File #29            Stationary, “Verbands-Verwaltung. Ober-Buergermeister Pagels and Syndikus Dr. Brauer”

 

File #30            Envelope addressed to Dr. Fritz Brauer

 

File #31            Envelope from Grain Trading Corporation

 

File #32            List of American addresses

 

File #33            List of birthdays

 

File #34            Dispatch note from Serbia

 

File #35            Film order form

 

File #36            Instruction card

 

File #37            Instruction card

 

File #38            Course on Map preparation

 

File #39            Guidelines

 

File #40            Instruction card (WWI era)

 

File #41            “Commander’s Instruction” (WWI era)

 

File #42            Christmas card

 

File #43            “Auftueng!”

 

File #44            “Alte Sockel nicht fortwwerfen!”

 

File #45            Bill for .10 Francs

 

File #46            “Mitbuerger!”

 

File #47            Invitation to come and hear the Führer speak (1933-1937)

 

File #48            Leaflet, “10 Commandments – fighting against ruin” (partial translation provided, 1930s)

 

File #49            Booklet, “Germany’s fight for the occidental culture” (translation of headlines provided, 1930s)

 

Box #21          This box contains letters written by and to the Brauers from 30 November 1936 to 19 April 1958.  The author, recipient and date are indicated when available.

 

                        File #1              To Dr. Brauer from Kurt Steinberg, 30 November 1936

 

                        File #2              To Oskar Wilhelm, 10 December 1936

 

                        File #3              To Dr. F. Brauer from Arthur Vogel, 10 February 1937

 

File #4              To Dr. F. Brauer from Arthur Vogel (copy), 10 February 1937

 

File #5              To Dr. F. Brauer from C.F. Roser, 11 February 1937

 

File #6              To Dr. F. Brauer from C.F. Roser (copy), 11 February 1937

 

File #7              To Dr. F. Brauer from Karl Hammann, 13 February 1937

 

File #8              To Dr. F. Brauer from Karl Hammann (copy), 13 February 1937

 

File #9              To Dr. F. Brauer, 13 February 1937

 

File #10            To Dr. F. Brauer, 15 February 1937

 

File #11            To Dr. F. Brauer from B. Vogel, 15 February 1937

 

File #12            To Dr. F. Brayer from B. Vogel (copy), 15 February 1937

 

File #13            To Dr. F. Brauer from Steinberg (copy), 15 February 1937

 

File #14            To Dr. F. Brauer, “Certification” from Ernst Roeders, Max Haehnle, and Schuncke, 16 February 1937

 

File #15            To Dr. F. Brauer, “Certification” from Ernst Roeders, Max Haehnle, and Schuncke (copy), 16 February 1937

 

File #16            To Dr. F. Brauer, “Certification” from Ernst Roeders, 18 February 1937

 

File #17            To Dr. F. Brauer, “Certification” from Ernst Roeders (copy), 18 February 1937

 

File #18            To Dr. F. Brauer from Max Renker, 20 February 1937

 

File #19            To Dr. F. Brauer from Max Renker (copy), 20 February 1937

 

File #20            To Dr. F. Brauer from F. Szantner, 4 March 1937

 

File #21            To Dr. F. Brauer from F. Szantner (copy), 4 March 1937

 

File #22            To Dr. F. Brauer from Hermann West, 5 March 1937

 

File #23            To Dr. F. Brauer from Hermann West (copy), 5 March 1937

 

File #24            To Dr. F. Brauer from R. Rauer, 11 March 1937

 

File #25            To Dr. F. Brauer from R. Rauer (copy), 11 March 1937

 

File #26            To Dr. F. Brauer from H. Elsner, 17 March 1937

 

File #27            To Dr. F. Brauer from H. Elsner (copy), 17 March 1937

 

File #28            To Dr. F. Brauer from Julius Carstanjen, 30 March 1937

 

File #29            To Dr. F. Brauer, 30 March 1937

 

File #30            To Dr. F. Brauer from Kruse, 31 March 1937

 

File #31            To Dr. F. Brauer from Kruse (copy), 31 March 1937

 

File #32            To Dr. F. Brauer from Adolf Glatz (copy), 31 March 1937

 

File #33            To Dr. F. Brauer from Alex Blumer, 1 April 1937

 

File #34            To Dr. F. Brauer from Alex Blumer (copy), 1 April 1937

 

File #35            To Mr. Jakob Michael from Dr. F. Brauer, 5 July 1940

 

File #36            To Mr. Alfred Prager from Max Gerber, 16 October 1941

 

File #37            To Dr. F. Brauer from Marcus M. Maier, 17 March 1942

 

File #38            To Mr. Philipp Bauer from Mr. Ratkin with letter from Ralf Werner Brauer, 20 September 1942

 

File #39            To Dr. F. Brauer from American Automatic Corporation, 26 September 1942

 

File #40            To Ralf Brauer, 29 November 1942

 

File #41            To Dr. F. Brauer from C.F. Dulken, 14 January 1943

 

File #42            To Dr. F. Brauer from C.F. Dulken, 16 March 1943

 

File #43            To Dr. F. Brauer from C.F. Dulken, 21 March 1943

 

File #44            Note to Dr. F. Brauer, 19 April 1958

 

Box #22          Boxes #22, 23, and 24 were compiled by Wiebke Meyer Scheel, who also provided the translations and the descriptions for this part of the collection.  For the purpose of these letters, Friedrich Brauer is referred to as F.B. and Ralf Brauer as R.W.B..  The letters in Box #22 date from October 1937 to April 1943

 

File #1              Card from R.W.B. to F. B., October 1937, translation provided

 

File #2              Christmas card from R.W.B. to F.B. with a coupon for good behavior, December 1937, in English

 

File #3              Birthday card from R.W.B. to F.B., 24 October 1938, translation provided

 

File #4              Note from R.W.B. to F.B. regarding school grades, 14 February 1939, in English

 

File #5              Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 19 June 1939, translation provided

 

File #6              Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 7 July 1939, translation provided

 

File #7              Card from R.W.B. to F.B., 15 August 1939, translation provided

 

File #8              Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 22 August 1939, translation provided

 

File #9              Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 29 August 1939, translation provided

 

File #10            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 28 July 1940, in English

 

File #11            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 27 August 1940, translation provided

 

File #12            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 27 August 1940, translation provided

 

File #13            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 13 September 1940, translation provided

 

File #14            Birthday card from R.W.B. to F.B., 24 October 1940, in English

 

File #15            Christmas card from F.B. to R.W.B., December 1940, in English

 

File #16            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 10 September 1941, in English

 

File #17            Christmas card from R.W.B., Christmas 1941, in English

 

File #18            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 31 March 1942 translation provided

 

File #19            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 2 April 1942, in English

 

File #20            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 3 April 1942, translation provided

 

File #21            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 9 June 1942, in English

 

File #22            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 16 June 1942, in German

 

File #23            Christmas card by R.W.B., December 1942, in English

 

File #24            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 13 February 1943, in German

 

File #25            Telegram from R.W.B. to F.B., 14 February 1943, in English

 

File #26            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 15 February 1943, in German

 

File #27            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 16 February 1943, in German

 

File #28            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 16 February 1943, in German

 

File #29            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 16 February 1943, in English

 

File #30            Telegram from R.W.B. to F.B., 16 February 1943, in English

 

File #31            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 19 February 1943, in German

 

File #32            Two telegrams from F.B. to R.W.B., 21 February 1943, in English

 

File #33            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 5 March 1943, in German

 

File #34            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 6 March 1943, in English

 

File #35            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 7 March 1943, in English

 

File #36            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 8 March 1943, in German

 

File #37            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 9 March 1943, in English

 

File #38            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 11 March 1943, in German

 

File #39            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 12 March 1943, in English

 

File #40            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., with stock market information, 14 March 1943, translation provided

 

File #41            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 14 March 1943, in German

 

File #42            Letter to R.W.B. from an unknown party, 14 March 1943, in English

 

File #43            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 16 March 1943, in German

 

File #44            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 17 March 1943, in English

 

File #45            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 22 March 1943, in German

 

File #46            Letter to R.W.B. from an unknown party, 23 March 1943, in German

 

File #47            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 25 March 1943, in German

 

File #48            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 26 March 1943, in German

 

File #49            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 28 March 1943, in English

 

File #50            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 30 March 1943, in German

 

File #51            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., with newspaper article, 5 April 1943, in German

 

File# 52            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 6 April 1943, in English

 

File #53            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 8 April 1943, in English

 

File #54            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 12 April 1943, in German

 

File #55            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 13 April 1943, in English

 

File #56            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 15 April 1943, in English

 

File #57            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 17 April 1943, translation provided

 

Box #23          The letters in this box date from 16 April 1943 to 16 December 1944.

 

File #1              Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., with newspaper articles, 16 April 1943, in German

 

File #2              Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 18 April 1943, in German

 

File #3              Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 19 April 1943, in German

 

File #4              Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., with article, 20 April 1943, in English

 

File #5              Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 28 April 1943, translation provided

 

File #6              Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 29 April 1943, in German

 

File #7              Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 1 May 1943, in English

 

File #8              Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., with a copy of another letter written by R.W.B. to Mr. Leroy Snyder, 1 May 1943, translation provided

 

File #9              Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., with newspaper article, 2 May 1943, in German

 

File #10            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 10 May 1943, in English

 

File #11            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 13 May 1943, in German

 

File #12            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 15 May 1943, in German

 

File #13            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 16 May 1943, in German

 

File #14            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 27 May 1943, in English

 

File #15            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 8 June 1943, in English

 

File #16            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 12 June 1943, translation provided

 

File #17            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 13 June 1943, in German

 

File #18            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 21 June 1943, in German

 

File #19            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 22 June 1943, in English

 

File #20            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 24 June 1943, in German

 

File #21            Postcard from Jean to R.W.B., 24 June 1943, in English

 

File #22            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 25 June 1943, in English

 

File #23            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 26 June 1943, in German

 

File #24            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 28 June 1943, in English

 

File #25            Letter from Donald Huggen to R.W.B., 9 July 1943, in English

 

File #26            Christmas card from F.B. to R.W.B., 24 December 1943

 

File #27            Telegram from R.W.B. to F.B., 22 September 1944, in English

 

File #28            Letter, most likely to R.W.B., regarding a room for rent in Massachusetts, October 1944, in English

 

File #29            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 3 October 1944, in English

 

File #30            Letter from E.J. Crane to R.W.B., 4 October 1944, in English

 

File #31            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 5 October 1944, in English

 

File #32            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 6 October 1944, in English

 

File #33            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 9 October 1944, in English

 

File #34            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 10 October 1944, in German

 

File #35            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 10 October 1944, in German and English

 

File #36            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 10 October 1944, in English

 

File #37            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 13 October 1944, in German

 

File #38            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 15 October 1944, in English

 

File #39            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 16 October 1944, in German

 

File #40            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 17 October 1944, in German

 

File #41            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 22 October 1944, in English

 

File #42            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 28 October 1944, in German

 

File #43            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 1 November 1944, in German

 

File #44            Letters from R.W.B. to F.B., 3 November 1944, in English

 

File #45            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 5 November 1944, in German

 

File #46            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 9 November 1944, in German

 

File #47            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., with cartoon, 10 November 1944, in English

 

File #48            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 10 November 1944, in English

 

File #49            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 11 November 1944, in German

 

File #50            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 12 November 1944, translation provided

 

File #51            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 12 November 1944, in English

 

File #52            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 14 November 1944, in English

 

File #53            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 15 November 1944, in German

 

File #54            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 18 November 1944, in English

 

File #55            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 19 November 1944, in German

 

File #56            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 28 November 1944, in German

 

File #57            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 29 November 1944, in English

 

File #58            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., December 1944, in English

 

File #59            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., December 1944, translation provided

 

File #60            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 2 December 1944, translation provided

 

File #61            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 4 December 1944, in German

 

File #62            Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 5 December 1944, in German

 

File #63            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 11 December 1944, in English

 

File #64            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 16 December 1944, translation provided

 

Box #24          The letters contained in this box date from 17 December 1944 to 16 April 1957 and letters and postcards that are without dates.  There are also several miscellaneous items including a wedding announcement from 1943, assorted drawings and sketches by RWB and copies of the Berlin Stock Exchange Newspaper from September of 1931.

 

                        File #1 Letter from F.B. to R.W.B., 17 December 1944, in German

 

                        File #2              Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 19 December 1944, in English

 

File #3              “A Preface to Ogden Nash.” By Ralf Brauer, December 1944, in English

 

File #4              Letter with cartoon, R.W.B. to F.B., 24 March 1948, in English

 

File #5              Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 24 March 1948, in English

 

File #6              Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 29 March 1948, in English

 

File #7              Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 23 April 1949, in English

 

File #8              Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 26 April 1949, in English

 

File #9              Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 26 April 1949, in English

 

File #10            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 28 April 1949, in English

 

File #11            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 1 November 1949, in English

 

File #12            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 13 April 1950, in English

 

File #13            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 14 April 1950, in English

 

File #14            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 17 April 1950, in English

 

File #15            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 21 April 1950, in English

 

File #16            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 23 April 1950, in English

 

File #17            Telegram from R.W.B. to F.B., 18 November 1950, English

 

File #18            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 7 June 1951, in English

 

File #19            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 16 October 1951, in English

 

File #20            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 16 October 1951, in English

 

File #21            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 15 April 1952, in English

 

File #22            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 17 April 1952, in English

 

File #23            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 19 April 1952, in English

 

File #24            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 23 April 1952, in English

 

File #25            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 19 September 1952, in English

 

File #26            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 2 March 1953, in English

 

File #27            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 12 March 1953, in English

 

File #28            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 14 March 1953, in English

 

File #29            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 17 March 1953, in English

 

File #30            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 17 April 1953, in English

 

File #31            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 31 August 1953, in English

 

File #32            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 1 September 1953, in English

 

File #33            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 3 September 1953, in English

 

File #34            Telegram from R.W.B. to F.B., 10 April 1954, in English

 

File #35            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 13 April 1954, in English

 

File #36            Easter card from R.W.B. to F.B., 15 April 1954, in English

 

File #37            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 15 April 1954, in English

 

File #38            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B. and Kate, 16 April 1954, in English

 

File #39            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 21 April 1954, in English

 

File #40            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 26 April 1954, in English

 

File #41            Letter with program from R.W.B. to F.B., 29 April 1954, in English

 

File #42            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 3 May 1954, in English

 

File #43            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 5 May 1954, in English

 

File #44            Postcard with note, R.W.B. to F.B., 8 May 1954, in English

 

File #45            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., October 1954, in English

 

File #46            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 8 October 1954, in English

 

File #47            Note with laundry ticket from R.W.B. to F.B., 9 October 1954, in English

 

File #48            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 13 October 1954, in English    

 

File #49            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 16 October 1954, in English

 

File #50            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 18 October 1954, in English

 

File #51            Telegram from R.W.B. to F.B., 29 April 1955, in English

 

File #52            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 27 October 1955, in English

 

File #53            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 15 April 1956, in English

 

File #54            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 17 April 1956, in English

 

File #55            Telegram from R.W.B. to F.B., 21 April 1956, in English

 

File #56            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., 9 April 1957, in English

 

File #57            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 10 April 1957, in English

 

File #58            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 12 April 1957, in English

 

File #59            Letter with map segment from R.W.B. to F.B., 14 April 1957, in English

 

File #60            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 15 April 1957, in English

 

File #61            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 18 April 1957, in English

 

File #62            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 20 April 1957, in English

 

File #63            Postcard with beverage list from R.W.B. to F.B., 21 April 1957, in English

 

File #64            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., 9 April 1958, in English

 

File #65            Letters from R.W.B. to F.B., 13 April to 16 April 1958, in English

 

File #66            Postcard from R.W.B. to F.B., no date, in English

 

File #67            Letter from R.W.B. to F.B., no date, in English

 

File #68            Assorted undated notes and charts

 

File #69            Wedding announcement for Margaret and William Neuman, 10 June 1943

 

File #70            Notification of membership in Arthur Murray Studios, no date

 

File #71            Assorted drawings and sketches by R.W.B., items in both English and German

 

File #72            Berlin’s Stock Exchange Newspaper, 21 September 1931, translation of headlines is provided

 

File #73            Berlin’s Stock Exchange Newspaper, 22 September 1931, translation of headlines is provided