Warburg Institute, 1933-1946

Title

Warburg Institute, 1933-1946

Shelfmark

MS. Wind 241

Summary

Correspondence and other documents by, and relating to, the Warburg Institute and its staff, and members of the Warburg family:

Folder 1: Photocopies of original documents at the Warburg Institute Archive: Letters Edgar Wind to Gertrud Bing and Fritz Saxl, Dec 1933-Aug 1935. Also includes Edgar Wind's letter to the editor of The Times 'Cimon and Iphigenia', 6.3.1935. (WIA: Warburg Institute Correspondence 1934-1938 [I .1. 18] WE-Z); letters Edgar Wind to Meier (Warburg Institute Librarian), Niels Bohr, Fritz Saxl, Gertrud Bing, Aug-Sept 1935 (WIA: Warburg Institute Correspondence 1934-1938 [I .1. 18] WE-Z). [WARB; WIND 273]

Folder 2: Photocopies of original documents at the Warburg Institute Archive: Correspondence between Edgar Wind, Gertrud Bing and Fritz Saxl, Sep 1935-Dec 1936. (WIA: Warburg Institute Correspondence 1934-1938 [I .1. 18] WE-Z). [WARB; Wind 273]

Folder 3: Photocopies of original documents at the Warburg Institute Archive: Letters Edgar Wind to Gertrud Bing, Fritz Saxl, Meier and Fräulein Meyer, May 1937-Nov 1938. Also includes a short report on Kritische Berichte (WIA: Warburg Institute Correspondence 1937/1938 [2. 1. 16] W); letter American Consulate Berlin to Erich Warburg, 1933; Edgar Wind's draft for lecture programme, 1936 or 1938; printed lecture programme of the Warburg Institute for Jan-Jul 1937 (WIA: 1933-1944 Constable, Guinness, Transfer to U. [I. 6]). [WARB; WIND 273]

Folder 4: Photocopies of original documents at the Warburg Institute Archive: Statement about the Warburg Institute prepared by Fritz Saxl for Lord Lee, 29.11.1943; correspondence between members of Warburg Family (Max M. Warburg, Eric Warburg) and Gertrud Bing and Fritz Saxl, Feb 1943-May 1944; transfer agreement between the Warburg Family and the University of London, 30.6.1944 (WIA: Warburg Institute Negotiations 1943/1944 [4.2.]); correspondence between Edgar Wind and Fritz Saxl, Jun-Jul 1945 (WIA: Correspondence 1942-46 WE-Z [4.1. 17]). [WARB; WIND 274]

Folder 5: Photocopies of original documents at the Warburg Institute Archive: Correspondence Max M. Warburg with Fritz Saxl, Gertrud Bing, Lola Hahn, Jul 1942-Jan 1945; also includes typescript of Max Warburg's memories of his brother Aby Warburg, German and English versions, 1944; correspondence Eric M. Warburg with Fritz Saxl, Gertrud Bing and Edgar Wind, Dec 1944-Jan 1946; also includes a letter by Edgar Wind to Edna Purdie, Dec 1945 (WIA: Correspondence 1942-46 T-WA [4. 1. 16]). [WARB; WIND 274]

Date

1934-1946

Language

German

English

Physical extent

1 box (5 folders)