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Thomas Mann Collection

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Manuscripts Division
Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Princeton University Library
2000



Background

The Thomas Mann Collection consists of letters, manuscripts, photographs, and other materials given by Caroline Newton, and also of those collected by Princeton University Library with funds provided by Caroline Newton. Newton first met Thomas Mann in Berlin in 1929. When he had to leave Germany in 1937, she offered him her house in Jamestown, Rhode Island, and then she helped the Manns establish their home at 65 Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey, in 1938. By then Mann was a major German novelist, winner of the 1929 Nobel Prize for Literature, author of Buddenbrooks. He wrote Lotte in Weimar and began Joseph The Provider while in Princeton. He died August 12, 1955. Caroline Newton arranged for two Mann commemorations at Princeton in 1964 and 1970. The Letters of Thomas Mann to Caroline Newton were printed by Princeton University Library in 1971, with English translation of all 57 letter (1937-1955). A selection of Mann correspondence is printed in Thomas Mann Briefe, S. Fischer Verlag, 1961-1965, 3 volumes, and references are given in this List (call number 3471.73.3185 and EX).

Thomas Mann's letters to Caroline Newton are in the Thomas Mann Collection, but letters to her from other members of the Mann family are in the Caroline Newton Papers (C0517). She was a psychoanalyst, once a student of Freud in Vienna. She died January 20, 1975, aged 82; she gave generously to Princeton of her books as well as her manuscripts. She was the daughter of the well-known collector A. Edward Newton.


Series

 
Box(es)
I. Works 1
II. Letters by Thomas Mann 2-4
III. Letters to Thomas Mann 4
IV. Correspondence of Others 4
V. Photocopies and Photostats of Correspondence of Others 5-7
VI. Thomas Mann as Subject 7
VII. Photographs and Pictures 8, 12
VIII. Printed Matter by Thomas Mann 8-9
IX. Printed Matter about Thomas Mann 9-11
X. Recordings 13
(Boxes 11, 12, and 13 are oversize flat boxes)

Box/Folder Listing

 
I. Works
Box/Folder
1 1 Address: To American guild for German Cultural Freedom, New York, April 20, 1937 (xerox of typescript, in English)
1 Address: To World Congress of Writers, May 9, 1939 (xerox of typescript, in English)
1 Address: "Dear Friends, Allow me to use this form of address. It is inspired by the words in which you characterise the meaning and purpose of your Congress..." (Translated by Barthold Fles. photocopy of typescript, n.d.)
2 Address to Princeton University Convocation, upon receiving honorary degree of Doctor of Letters, May 18, 1939. Original manuscript in German with typescript of English translation
3 "Die Bertrogene." Facsimile (no. 171) of original AMs, 91 pp., 1953
4 Der Erwählte. Boxed page-proofs, 323 pp. 1951
5 Letter to "Svenska Dagbladet," TMsS with holograph corrections, 13 pp., Stockholm, May 1915
6 "Die Lager" (statement on concentration camps), TMs (carbon), 1945 Corrected typescript, 3 pp., and telegraphic version sent to Charles Neider
7 Autobiographical lecture (in English), TMs (carbon) with holograph correction, 34 pp. n.d.
8 "From Childhood Play to Death in Venice" (lecture), TMs (carbon) with holograph corrections, 19pp., Princeton, 1940
9 Lecture (in German) on Der Zauberberg, TMs (carbon) with holograph corrections, 16 pp., Princeton, May 1939 and TMs (carbon) with holograph corrections, 17 pp., Princeton, May 1939
10 Lotte in Weimar. Galley proofs of Chapter 5, April 19, 1938. (16 galleys)
11 "My relation to psychoanalysis," (essay), TMs (carbon) with holograph corrections, 2 pp., 1926. 
12 "Lübeck," transcript of radio broadcast (April 12, 1942) by European Service of the BBC, TMsS (carbon) with holograph corrections, 1942 (includes transcript of English translation)
13 "America talks to Australia," transcript of radio broadcast, AMs, 3pp., February 2, 1943 (in German)
14 Statement on the German occupation of Austria taken during an interview with Albert Hubbell, TMs with holograph corrections, 3 pp., New York, February 1939 (?). Includes explanatory letter from Albert Hubbell to Charles Neider, January 29, 1959 and Neider's reply, February 8, 1959
II. Letters from Thomas Mann
Box/Folder
2 1 Paul Bekker (1882-1937) musicologist. 1 letter, Munich, September 1, 1925.
2 Madame Celine Bertaux, 1 letter, October 19, 1948 (Briefe)
3-7 Félix Bertaux (1881-1948), French translator and critic. 63 letters and postcards, 1923-1948 (4 published in Briefe)
8 Hans Block. 1 letter, Paris, January 24, 1926
9 Ida Boy-Ed (1852-1928) novelist. 1 letter, December 5, 1922 (Briefe)
10 Julian P. Boyd. 1 letter, September 26, 1942
11 Anna Brenner. 1 letter, May 4, 1947
12 Joseph Chapiro (José) (1893-1962). 1 letter and 11 cards, 1912-1928
13 Paul Nikolaus Cossmann (1869-1941). 11 letters and 11 cards, 1912-1928
14 Edward Cushing. 2 letters, 1938-1939. Regarding aid to Genia Schwarzwald (1940), an Austrian educator
15 J. R. de la Torre Bueno. 1 letter, September 7, 1941
16 Dr. Arthur Elösser (1870-1937). 4 cards, 1920-1937. 
17 Fritz Endress (1886-1945), journalist. 11 letters and 9 cards, 1918-1930 (5 published in Briefe)
18 Edward Engel. 1 letter, Munich, December 2, 1920
19 Ludwig Ewers (1870-1946). 1 letter and 1 card, Munich, 1910-1922
20 Dr. Hans Feist (1887-1952), translator. 6 letters, 1946-1949. (1 published in Briefe)
21 Hedwig Fischer (Mrs. Samuel Fischer) (1871-1952). 1 letter, June 8, 1935
22 Samuel Fischer (1859-1934), publisher. 8 letters and 4 transcripts, 1903-1924
23-26 Alexander M. Frey (1881-1957), author. 50 letters, 7 cards, and 1 telegram, 1929-1954 (10 published in Briefe)
27 Herr Frisch. 2 letters, 1947 and 1949
28 William D. Geer. 1 letter, n.d.
29 Herr Gottlieb. 1 letter, January 3, 1936
30 Dr. Hahne. 2 letters, 1951
31 Dr. Ernst Hanhart. 3 letters, 15 cards, 1921-1936
32 Herr Hannecher. 1 letter, Munich, January 6, 1916
33 Rudolf Heidler. 1 letter, Munich, October 15, 1915
34 Dr. Carl Heine, theatre director. 1 letter, March 12, 1907 (published?)
35 Herr Himminghoffer. 1 letter, Munich, June 23, 1930
36 Ludwig von Hofman (1861-1945). 1 card, August 16, 1931
37 Karl Hönn (1883-). 3 letters, 1916-1925
38-41 Dr. Arthur Hübscher (1899-), editor of Suddeutsche Monatshifte. 1.) 4 letters, 1926-1928; 2.) "Antwort an Arthur Hübscher" (corrected typescript and galley proof); 3.) 20 letters to Hübscher from various people about Thomas Mann's "Betrachtungen eines Unpolitischen," 1928
42-48 Hans von Hülsen (1890-), critic and Hauptmann biographer. 54 letters and 48 cards, 1908-1934 (with typed transcriptions)
3 1 George B. de Huszar. 2 letters, 1945
2 Herr Isaac. 1 letter, August 31, 1946 (with author's corrections)
3 Arnold Eugene Jenny. 1 letter in English, September 18, 1945
4 Charles H. Jordan. 1 letter, Tulsa, March 18, 1938 (with English translation in pencil)
5 Antoinette von Kahler. 3 letters, 1940-1947
6-9 Erich von Kahler (1885-1970). 55 letters and 2 cards, 1931-1955 (these have all been published, in German and in English; translation in An Exceptional Friendship, 1975)
10 Dr. Alfred Kantorowicz. 5 letters, 1943-1954
11 Robert Klein. 1 letter, Princeton, December 4, 1940
12 Herr Klöber. 1 letter, April 9, 1951
13 Max Krell. 2 letters, Munich, 1915 and 1919
14 Herr Ludwig. 1 letter, March 5, 1950
15 Professor John H. H. Lyon. 1 letter (in English), Princeton, October 30, 1940
16 Nellie (Mrs. Viktor) Mann (1895-1962). 2 letters, 1949 (published in Briefe)
17-18 Viktor Mann (1890-1949), Mann's brother. 19 letters, 1945-1947. (8 published in Briefe)
19 Hans Mühlestein (1887-), art Historian and translator. 9 letters and 1 card, 1913-1952
20 Charles Neider (1915-), author and editor. 51 letters, 1939-1954. Includes 2 telegrams regarding Neider's book Stature of Thomas Mann
21-25 Caroline Newton (1893-1975). 56 letters, 3 cards, and 4 telegrams, 1937-1955 (with notes by Caroline Newton attached to the last 2 Mann letters to her). All are privately printed in German and in English translation, Princeton, 1971 (10 published in Briefe)
26 Walter H. Perl (1909-). 17 letters and 1 card (1 published in Briefe)
27 George M. Priest, Professor at Princeton University. 7 letters, 1939-1941 (1 in English)
28 Dr. Paul Raché, Hamburg critic. 2 letters, 1902-1931
29 Hans Reisiger (1884-1968), author and translator. 10 letters and 3 cards, 1925-1953 (2 published in Briefe)
4 1-5 George Martin Richter. 17 letters and 38 cards, 1901-1926
6 Gigi Richter, Mann's godchild. 1 card
7 Dr. David Riesmann (1909-). 1 letter in English, 1940
8 Carl F. Riter. 2 letters in English, 1939
9 Roger Senhouse. 2 letters and 1 card, 1946-1955
9a Shaffer, March 28, 1922
10 Roger Gregor Smith. 1 letter in English, n. d.
11 Agnes Speyer-Ulmann. 9 letters and 10 cards (1 published in Briefe)
12 Dr. Steiner. 1 letter, St. Moritz, August 2, 1950
13 Dr. Hudson Strode. 1 letter in English, February 15, 1941
14 George Sylvester Viereck, American journalist. 1 letter, Munich, March 13, 1928
15 Bruno Walter (1876-1962), editor. 2 letters, 1933
16 Hans von Weber (1872-1924), editor. 1 letter and 2 cards, 1913-1918
17 Wolfgang von Weber. 1 letter, October 17, 1924
18 Dr. Widmer. 1 letter, Kusnacht, April 22, 1935 (letter regards Erich von Kahler)
19 Friderike Zweig (1882-). 1 letter, 1942 (letter regards the suicide of Stefan Zweig)
20 Unidentified recipients. 19 letters and 1 card, 1902-1930
21 Unidentified "Verehrte Frau." 1 letter, Stockholm, May 28, 1949
22 Unidentified publisher. 1 letter, Erlenbach, November 18, 1953 (letter regards Frau Lennartz "Die Dichter unserer Zeit")
III. Letters to Thomas Mann
Box/Folder
4 23 Paul Nikolas Cossmann (1869-1941), editor of Suddeutschen Monatshefte. 11 letters, 1911-1921
24 Alexander M. Frey (1881-1957), author. 13 letters, 1934-1954
25 Hans von Hülsen (1890-), author and journalist. 3 letters, 1924-1929
26 Graf Hermann Keyserling (1880-1946), historian. 1 letter, 1919
27 Charles Neider (1915-), author and journalist. 27 letters and 3 telegrams (copies), 1940-1953
IV. Correspondence of Others
Box/Folder
4 28 Heinrich Mann (1872-1950). 2 letters and 2 cards to Agnes Speyer-Ulmann, 1911-1912
29 Katja (Pringsheim) Mann. 7 letters in English, 1946-1955 to Charles Neider. 1 printed card and one reply from Neider to Mrs. Mann
30 Katja (Pringsheim) Mann. 1 telegram, October 23, 1964 to Princeton University
31 Klaus Mann (1906-1949). Correspondence with Charles Neider. 17 letters in English from Klaus to Neider and 4 letters in English from Neider to Klaus, 1942-1946
32 Monika Mann (1910-). Correspondence with Charles and Vivian Neider. 15 letters and 4 cards in English from Monika to Neider and 2 letter in English from Neider to Monika, 1947-1954
33 Charles Neider (1915-). Correspondence with various writers an scholars soliciting contributions to his anthology The Stature of Thomas Mann, 1947. (57 letters dated 1946). Letters to Neider: Conrad Aiken, 2; W. H. Auden, 2; Joseph Warren Beach, 2; Hermann Broch, 4; Pearl S. Buck; Kenneth Burke; Willa Cather; Cyril Connolly; David Daiches; Lion Feuchtwanger; Frederic Fischer; André Gide (signed by secretary); Martin Gumpert; Henry Hatfield, 2; Aldous Huxley; Christopher Isherwood; Charles Jackson, 2; F. R. Leavis; Harry Levin, 3; Ludwig Lewisohn, 2; Robert Morse Lovell, 2; E. A. Lowe; Helen Tracy (Porter) Lowe, 2; Heinrich Mann; F. O. Mathiessen; H. L. Mencken, 2; Gabriela Mistral, 2; Lewis Mumford, 2; Alfred Neumann, 2; J. B. Priestley, 2 (signed by secretary); Eleanor Roosevelt, Arnold Schoenberg; Bernard Shaw; Lionel Trilling; Bruno Walter; Glenway Wescott; Hermann J. Weigand, Frank Lloyd Wright (signed by secretary); Sigrid Undset
34 Charles Neider. 4 letters from Thomas Mann's secretary, 1939-1947
35 Charles Neider. Envelopes (11) written by Mann and 3 lists
V. Photocopies and Photostats of Correspondence of Others
Box/Folder
5 1 Bertaux, Félix
2 Chapiro, Joseph (José)
3 Fischer, Samuel
4 Fles, Barthold
5 Frey, Alexander
6 Frey to Mann (originals in box 4)
7 Hanhart, Ernst
8-9 Hülsen, Hans von
10 Hülsen to Mann (originals in box 4)
11-12 Kahler, Erich von
6 1 Mann, Viktor
2 Mather, Frank Jewett
3-5 Miscellaneous and unidentified
6 Mühlestein, Hans
7-8 Newton, Caroline
9 Perl, Walter H.
10 Priest, George M.
11 Reisiger, Hans
12 Richter, George Martin
13 Weber, Hans von 
7 1 Fles, Barthold to Albert Einstein, 1939 and to Erich von Kahler, 1939
2 Mann, Katharine (Katja). 25 letters to Erich and Mrs. Kahler, 1940-1969 
3 Mann, Klaus (1906-1949) to Charles Neider, 1942-1949
4 Mann, Monika (1910-) to Charles and Vivian Neider, 1947-1954
5 Neider, Charles (1915-) to Thomas and Katja Mann, 1939-1955
6 Neider, Charles (1915-) to various authors and scholars, 1946 (regarding The Stature of Thomas Mann; originals in Box 4, Folder 33)
VI. Thomas Mann as Subject
Box/Folder
7 7 Dorpalen, Andreas. 2 essays: "Germany: 1871-1890," 12 pp. and "Germany: 1890-1918," 25 pp. Quotes Thomas Mann especially his "Betrachtungen eines Unpolitischen"
8 Hallgarten, Wolfgang. "My Recollections of Thomas Mann and his Family's Life in Europe," TMs, 29 pp. with plan of neighborhood in Munich
9 Hülsen, Hans von (1890-). "Die Bruder Mann," TMs (photocopy) with holograph corrections by Thomas Mann, 4 pp., February 13, 1913
10 Jonas, Klaus W., Dr. (Professor at University of Pittsburgh). 2 articles: "Thomas Mann Collections," 14 pp. and "Thomas Mann und Amerika," 8 pp.
11 Kahler, Erich V. (1885-1970), historian. 4 articles: "Sakularisiering des Teufels," AMs (in pencil), 34 pp., 1948; "Thomas Mann's Dr. Faustus" (offprint from Commentary, April 1949); "Die Erwahlten" (Die Neue Rundschau, 1955), TMs, 18 pp.; "Gedenkrede auf Thomas Mann" (Die Neue Randschau, 1956), AMs, 35 pp.
12 Lange, Viktor, Professor. Address delivered October 24, 1964 at unveiling of tablet on 65 Stockton Street, Princeton, N. J., TMs with holograph corrections, 3 pp.
13 Lange, Viktor, Professor. "Thomas Mann as a Critic of his Age," TMs (carbon), 21 pp.
14 Lehnert, Herbert (Rice University). "Thomas Mann in Exile, 1933-1938," TMs, 32 pp. and 14 pp. of footnotes
15 Lehnert, Herbert (Rice University). "Thomas Mann in Princeton," TMs, 31 pp. and 10 pp. of footnotes
16 Pringsheim, Klaus H. "Thomas Mann in America: Some Political Comments," TMs, 17 pp. (lecture given at Columbia, Missouri, February 15, 1962)
17 Thiemer, Horst. Typescript of radio talk, Documentation of Deutschland Funk, 4/1/1971, "Thomas Mann in Princeton," TMs, 14 pp. (in German), with remarks of V. Lange, H. Leynert, and Mrs. V. Kahler
18 Van Doren, Mark (1894-1972). "Joseph and His Brothers," TMs (carbon), 21 pp. with cover letter, October 31, 1956 (lecture given at Bryn Mawr on October 5, 1958)
19 Zucker Kandl, Victor, professor and musicologist. "Thomas Mann, the Musician," an address delivered October 24, 1964 at unveiling of tablet on 65 Stockton Street, Princeton, N. J., TMs (carbon), 12 pp.
20 Memorabilia and Souvenirs
21 Miscellaneous lists
22 Agnes Speyer-Ulmann. "Heinrich Mann," AMsS, 2 pp.
23 Papers from a Mann symposium at University of California, Irvine, March 1988
VII. Photographs and Pictures
Box/Folder
8 1 Thomas Mann, 3 photographs, 1881-1899
2 Thomas Mann, 5 photographs, 1925-1930s (photograph dated 12/23/29 has autographed notes)
3 Thomas Mann, 12 photographs, 1940s-1950s
4 Thomas Mann, 1 photograph, award of honorary doctorate, Oxford, May 13, 1949
5 Thomas Mann with poodle, 1 photograph, inscription to Caroline Newton, 1952
6 Thomas Mann, 12 photographs, 1955
7 Thomas Mann, 6 photographs, Kilchberg, Switzerland, 1955
8 Thomas Mann, 2 photographs, delivering Schiller address, 1955
9 Thomas and Katja Mann, 7 photographs, 1930-1955
10 Thomas Mann Family, 9 photographs, 1909-1950
11 Thomas and Katja Mann with group, 1 photograph, ca. 1906
12 Thomas Mann with grandchildren, 4 photographs, 1941-1947
13 Thomas Mann with Harold W. Dodds, 1 photographs, Princeton, May 18, 1939
14 Thomas Mann with Dorothy Thompson, 1 photograph, New York, May 1938
15 Thomas Mann with Arturo Toscanini and Bruno Walter, 2 photographs, Salzburg, 1935
16 Thomas Mann at a reception for Alvin Johnson (educator), 3 photographs with booklet to A. Johnson (introduction by Mann), Philadelphia, November 27, 1943
17 Julia Mann (née daSilva-Bruhns) (Mann's mother), 1 photograph, Lübeck
18 Katja Mann, 9 photographs, 1960
19 Monika Mann (Thomas Mann's daughter), 1 photograph
20 Caroline Newton with Thomas Mann, 8 photographs (some duplicates), October 1956
21 Caroline Newton, 21 photographs (some duplicates), Commemoration, Bryn Mawr, October 1956
22 Buddenbrook House, 1 photograph, Lübeck
23 Herzogpark House, 2 photographs, Munich 1914
24 Kilchberg House, 2 photographs, Switzerland, 1930s
25 Thomas Mann, studio, and desk, 16 photographs (some duplicates), Kilchberg, Switzerland 
26 Princeton House, 65 Stockton Street, 1 photograph
27 Jamestown, R. I. Cottage (cottage of Caroline Newton), 1 photograph (see also Box 12)
28 Thomas Mann Archive, 2 photographs, Zurich, Switzerland
29 Thomas Mann grave, 10 photographs, 2 slides, Kilchberg, Switzerland
30 Church near grave, 4 photographs, Kilchberg, Switzerland
31 Bust and Death Mask, 3 photographs
32 1 caricature of Thomas Mann by Jack Rosen, signed by artist and subject; 1 etching of Thomas Mann
33 Portrait of Thomas Mann by Rudolf V. Ripper (watercolor), 1 photograph, 1940
33a Portrait drawing by J. J. Muller, Princeton, 17.XII. 1938
34 Negatives 
12 1 Thomas Mann, 6 photographs, 1906-1955
2 Thomas Mann by Edward Steichen, 2 (original) photographs, 1934
3 Thomas Mann by "Mopp," original etching, 1930
4 Katja Mann, 1 photograph
5 Michael Mann (1919-1977) with his wife (Gret) and Caroline Newton, 3 photographs
6 Early family photographs, 2 photographs, 1906-1915
7 Thomas Mann with grandson Frido, 1 photograph, 1942
8 "Buddenbrook" House, 1 photograph, Lübeck
9 Jamestown, R. I. Cottage (cottage of Caroline Newton), 1 photograph 
10 Thomas Mann, 1 photograph (rolled), 1955 (?)
11 Plaque, 65 Stockton Street, Princeton, N. J., 1 photograph (rolled)
VIII. Printed Matter by Thomas Mann
Box/Folder
8 35 3 addresses by Thomas Mann, 1939-1943 (negatives)
36 "Ansprache in Geothejahr," 21 pp., 1949
37 "Bruder Hitler," essay in Das neue Tagebuch, March 25, 1939
38 "Ein Appell an die Vernunft," Deutsche Ansprache, Berlin, October 17, 1930 (2 copies, boxed)
9 1 "Jaacobs Hochzeit" (boxed) in "Corona," Oldenburg Verlag, 1931-1932, with inscription to Hedwig Fischer, 12/16/31
2 "Lob der Verganglichkeit," 4 pp, 1952, with inscription to Caroline Newton
3 "Versuch uber Schiller," 104 pp., 1955, with inscription to Caroline Newton
4 "Versuch uber Tschechow," in Die Neue Rundschau, 22 pp., 1956
5 "Walsungenblut," 2 pp. Original ending of story
6 Published correspondence between Thomas Mann and Erich V. Kahler (1938-1955), 67 pp., 1970
7 Published correspondence between Thomas Mann and the Philosophy faculty of Bonn (1936-1937)
8 Published correspondence between Thomas Mann and Hans Reisiger (1933-1955), 43 pp., 1938
IX. Printed Matter about Thomas Mann
Box/Folder
9 9 Announcement of new editions, films, dealers lists
10 Thomas Mann Archive, Zurich. 2 announcements, 1958; 1 guide, 1963; and 3 news clippings
11 Thomas Mann Issue of Du, June 1955, for Mann's 80th birthday
12 Miscellaneous writings (clippings) regarding Thomas Mann
13 Miscellaneous writings (articles and photocopies) regarding Thomas Mann
14 Photographs-printed material, announcements, clippings
15 Lowe-Porter, H. T. (1877-1963), Thomas Mann translator. Obituary, N. Y. Times, April 27, 1963 (clipping)
16 Mann, Klaus (1906-1949). Articles by and about K. Mann (clippings and periodicals)
17 Reviews (Kritiken), 1928, German scrapbook
10 1 Miscellaneous clippings (in German and in English)
2 Miscellaneous clippings (in German and in English)
3 Miscellaneous clippings, mounted (in German and in English)
4 Miscellaneous clippings, mounted (in German and in English)
5 Miscellaneous clippings, mounted (in German and in English)
6 Miscellaneous clippings (in German and in English)
11 1 Articles, essays, interviews by Thomas Mann, clippings (in German and in English)
2 Articles about Thomas Mann, newspaper clippings (in German and in English)
3 Book reviews of Thomas Mann works, newspaper clippings (in German and in English)
4 Thomas Mann, 80th birthday, 1955, newspaper clippings
5 Thomas Mann, death, 1955, newspaper clippings (in German and in English)
X. Recordings
Box/Folder
13 Joseph and His Brothers, Thomas Mann reads selections from his work, in German and in English, recorded at Columbia University, 1942
5 phonograph recordings
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