Arthur Schnitzler papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains sketches, first drafts and variants of the most important of Schnitzler's literary manuscripts and part of his correspondence (mainly that which Schnitzler personally filed in folders). Correspondents include Hermann Bahr, Richard Beer-Hofmann, Otto Brahm, Georg Brandes, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Max Reinhardt, Felix Salten, Gustav Schwarzkopf and Jakob Wassermann.
Dates
- Creation: 1885-1937 (circa)
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Extent
55 archive box(es) (55 boxes)
Language of Materials
German
Other Finding Aids
Printed Catalogue is available in the Manuscripts Reading Room
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Placed in the Library in 1938 by the writer's widow, Olga Schnitzler, through an English student, Erik Blackwell, who was resident in Austria. Ownership of the papers was acquired by purchase in 2015.
Bibliography
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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