Johannes and Gertrude Urzidil Collection 1753-1996

This collection documents the work and life of Johannes and Gertrude Urzidil. It contains extensive correspondence as well as many drafts and clippings of published works by both individuals. In addition, the collection also contains personal information, photographs and objects belonging to the Urzidils. ; The majority of items in this collection pertain to Johannes Urzidil. Material focusing on his personal relationships and life will be found in Series I: Personal, which includes family documents and diaries, as well as birthday wishes and obituaries with biographical information. This type of information will also be found among his correspondence in Series II and in Series IV. A great deal of documents are also available on Johannes Urzidil's writing. Series XIV holds index cards with research notes used in his writing, and drafts of his works will be found in Subseries 1, 2, and 3 of Series III: Johannes Urzidil's Writings. Copies of Urzidil's published articles, essays, usually in the form of clippings from newspapers or periodicals will be found throughout the first four subseries of Series III, as well as in Series VI: Clippings about Johannes Urzidil and his Works, Series VIII: Clippings about Franz Kafka, and Series XVIII: Addenda. ; The following individuals are mentioned in this collection: ; Altenberg, Peter ; Auernheimer, Raoul ; Bab, Julius ; Benes, Eduard ; Bergengruen, Werner ; Bergmann, Hugo ; Bezruc, Peter ; Bill, Friedrich ; Blumenthal-Weiss, Ilse ; Boell, Heinrich ; Broch, Hermann ; Brod, Max ; Bryher, W. ; Cramer, S.D. ; Edschmid, Kasimir ; Einstein, Albert ; Einstein, Margot ; George, Manfred ; Goll, Claire ; Haas, Willy ; Hardt, Ludwig ; Hesse, Hermann ; Jakobson, Roman ; Kafka, Franz ; Kahler, Erich von ; Kaleko, Mascha ; Kalenter, Ossip ; Kesten, Hermann ; Kiepenheuer, Noa ; Klemperer, Otto ; Koch, Walter ; Kohn, Hans ; Kreutzberger, Max ; Loewi, Otto ; Mann, Thomas ; Mehring, Walter ; Naumann, Klaus ; Picard, Jacob ; Pinthus, Kurt ; Roda-Roda, Alexander ; Schuerer, Elisabeth ...