Series B - Correspondence

Identity area

Reference code

OTUFM 66-B-B

Title

Correspondence

Date(s)

  • 1938-1997 (Creation)

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

18 cm of textual records

Context area

Name of creator

(1948-2015)

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Series consists of personal and professional letters, postcards, and greeting cards sent to Greta Kraus. Series includes correspondence from Carl Bamberg, Emmy Heim, Jules Heim, Margarethe Kraus (mother), Sigrid Kraus, Dr. Walther Kraus (brother), Dr. Wilhelm Kraus (father), F. Langen, Lotte Leonard, Lois Marshall, Denise Restout, William Schabas, Irene Serkin, Rudolf Serkin, Teresa Stratas, Fritz Waldstein, Hans Weiss, Manfred Willfort, and Victor Zuckerkandl.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Correspondence is arranged in ascending chronological order, by year. The series includes some correspondence that is not dated at the end of the series.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

  • English
  • French
  • German

Script of material

    Language and script notes

    Much of the correspondence is in German. A few letters are written in German shorthand.

    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    Finding aids

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    Existence and location of originals

    Existence and location of copies

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    Alternative identifier(s)

    Physical storage

    Box 1, Box 2

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    Description control area

    Description identifier

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

    Dates of creation revision deletion

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      Script(s)

        Sources

        Accession area