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Letters from Charlotte Auerbach to Raphael and Ruma Falk

 Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1605
Identifier: Coll-2116

Scope and Contents

This fonds consists of six letters sent from Charlotte Auerbach to Raphael and Ruma Falk from 1987 to 1992, as well as two postcards. The letters still have their original envelopes, and were sent from Auerbach's home in Grange Loan, Edinburgh to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The correspondence is mostly about exchanging news and small talk, in Auerbach's "old age".

There is also a typed letter from Prof. Geoffrey Beale to "all old friends of Lotte", dated 16 August 1994 (she died on 17 March 1994). In it, he explains that he is "in process of preparing a biographical memoir of the late Professor Charlotte Auerbach of the Royal Society", that he "should ... be extremely grateful if any of her friends and relations ... could kindly sent [personal letters or documents] to [him]". He explains at the beginning of the letter that there are "very few personal letters or documents relating to her life and work", because she "apparently threw nearly everything of a personal nature away".

Dates

  • Creation: 1987-1994

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Extent

5 letters (in their original envelopes)

2 cards

1 letter : typescript letter with no envelope

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated in August 2023. Accession no. SC-Acc-2024-0009.

Separated Materials

A printed periodical donated with the letters has been transferred to the Rare Books collection: Berlinische Monatsschrift, Heft 10 (October 1999). There is an article in German on Charlotte Auerbach by Annette Vogt on p. 54-59, and an enclosed note written by the author saying: "Dear Raphael, I send you a little article about Auerbach. Thanks again for your help, I hope I made no mistake. Please, let me know, when you will have further or other memories on her. All the best wishes, yours, Annette Vogt".

Processing Information

Catalogued in April 2024 by Aline Brodin.

Title
Letters from Charlotte Auerbach to Raphael and Ruma Falk, 1987-1994
Author
Aline Brodin
Date
April 2024
Description rules
Isad(G)2
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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