Guide to the Papers of Thomas Mann
Collection Summary
Title: Papers of Thomas Mann Call Number: MS 74-30 Size: 0.5 linear feet Acquisition: Unknown. Processed by: DAO, 9/1974; Reprocessed by: SMC, 3/1998
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The Thomas Mann Collection is composed primarily of correspondence between Mann and Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski in Germany. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings on Thomas Mann as well as several small works on him, the most notable being the one by Dr. Lee van Dowski.
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| Box 1 | FF 1 | Thomas Mann to Frau Isolani, November 18, 1945 |
| Box 1 | FF 2-8 | Correspondence from Thomas Mann to Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski, February 1946-November 1953 |
| Box 1 | FF 9-16 | Correspondence from Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski to Thomas Mann, December 1945-January 1962 |
| Box 1 | FF 17 | Correspondence from Erika Mann to Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski, March 2, 1962 |
| Box 1 | FF 18 | Correspondence from Monika Mann to Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski, March 13, 1971 |
| Box 1 | FF 19 | Correspondence from George Wenzel to Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski, December 19, 1966 |
| Box 1 | FF 20 | Correspondence from H. Wysling to Dr. Herbert Lee van Dowski, August 28, 1971 |
| Box 1 | FF 21 | Negatives of funeral of Thomas Mann |
| Box 1 | FF 22 | Wie ich zuerst meine Frau sah, by Thomas Mann |
| Box 1 | FF 23 | Miscellaneous addressed envelopes |
| Box 1 | FF 24 | Miscellaneous quotes by Thomas Mann |
| Box 1 | FF 25 | Miscellaneous news clippings on Thomas Mann |
| Box 1 | FF 26 | Miscellaneous newspaper pictures of Thomas Mann |
| Box 1 | FF 27 | Thomas Mann -- Archiv |
| Box 1 | FF 28 | Various works on Thomas Mann, including one by Lee van Dowski |