Erledigte Briefe - Persönlich [Completed Letters - Personal, 1926 & 1970-1977]

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Series[UMA-SRE-20190020] PRIVATE AND PROFESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE OF FRITZ LOEWEAccession[1988.0020] Consolidated Papers of Fritz Philipp LoeweIdentifierUMA-ITE-2019002000012Scope and ContentEnvelope (now foldered) containing assorted letters, many personal, including correspondence between Fritz Loewe and his two daughters, Ruth and Susanne. A handwritten letter by Fritz Loewe to Else Koester, 10 May 1926 and five pages of handwritten poems, undated, including two poems by his daughters, are at front of folder. The remainder of the folder contains letters 1970-1971. Names of some correspondents are illegible and many letters are signed with first names only. Also contains "Bon Voyage" card to Else Loewe with children's drawings, 6 February 1977; Typescript of poems.
Topics include: Family matters, including letters by Fritz Loewe to his daughters Ruth Falk and Susanne Clark about the terms of his will; Honorary Degree (D.Sc. Ohio State University 1970); Bureau of Meteorology (Melbourne) "gossip" from former colleague "Val"; Letter of appointment to Institute of Polar Studies for period 1 July to 7 September 1970; Proposal to give guest lectures at University of Wroclaw, Poland.
Senders / Recipients include: Fritz Loewe; Ruth Falk (nee Ruth Loewe); Susanne Clark (nee Susanne Loewe); Grete Roth; Bertrand Kobe; Rudy and Ann [?] (invitation to function to celebrate Fritz Loewe's Honorary Degree); Dulü [?] - a frequent correspondent, writing from Australia, name to be determined]; Hans Ertel, Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin; Charlotte Weitze (usually signed "Lotte und Paul"); Mehnert and Faruhn, Rat der Gemeinde Zechlinerhütte; Anna Stern; Gülg [?] - a frequent correspondent writing from Austria, name to be determined]; Val Phillips, Bureau of Meteorology; M. Wells; Edward Q. Moulton, Ohio State University; Aleksander Kosiba, Meteorologii I Klimatologii, Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego; Yvette Despres; Erna [?]; Gertraud Repp; A. Eisner Bloom; Julino Göbel; Frederick Ball; Kurt Jacob Ball-Kaduri; H. Schwerdtfeger; Ilse Ritscher, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Polarforschung; Johannes Georgi; Michel BarréAccess StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2019.0020 Unit 0002

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CreatorLoewe, Fritz P.RoleProvenance

Dates

Date1926-1977

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Previous System ID2019.0020.00012Finding Aid Reference1988.0020 Unit 53/3

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Language of MaterialGerman (ger)English (eng)French (fre)

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Erledigte Briefe - Persönlich [Completed Letters - Personal, 1926 & 1970-1977]