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
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
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
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
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 #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 #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 #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.
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
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