Max Heinrici manuscript and photographs

Max Heinrici manuscript and photographs
Ms. Coll. 46
Finding aid prepared by Violet Lutz.
Last updated on August 16, 2013.
German Society of Pennsylvania, Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library
2013.07
Max Heinrici manuscript and photographs
Table of Contents
Summary Information....................................................................................................................................3
Biography/History..........................................................................................................................................4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 5
Administrative Information........................................................................................................................... 5
Related Materials........................................................................................................................................... 6
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................6
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 8
Manuscript................................................................................................................................................8
Photographs............................................................................................................................................ 13
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Max Heinrici manuscript and photographs
Summary Information
Repository
German Society of Pennsylvania: Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library
Creator
Heinrici, Max
Title
Max Heinrici manuscript and photographs
Call number
Ms. Coll. 46
Date
circa 1936-1939
Extent
0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language
German
Language of Materials note In German with occasional use of quotations in English.
Abstract
The collection contains an unpublished manuscript by Max Heinrici,
and several photographs of him in his later years. The manuscript
(approximately 460 leaves) tells the history of the German Society of
Pennsylvania from 1915 to 1935, and was intended as a continuation of
an earlier history of the Society that Heinrici had published in 1917, coauthored by Oswald Seidensticker. It includes biographical sketches of
prominent Society leaders, and lists of its officers and board of directors
for the period. The text gives perspectives on the experiences of German
Americans in the era of the First World War, and contains material on
charitable relief work carried on by German Americans in Philadelphia to
benefit Germany and Austria-Hungary during and after the war.
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Cite as:
Max Heinrici manuscript, "Die ereignisreichen zwanzig Jahre 1915-1935 der Geschichte der
Deutschen Gesellschaft," [folder number], Ms. Coll. 46, or Max Heinrici photographs, Ms. Coll. 46,
Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library, German Society of Pennsylvania
Biography/History
Born 19 January 1863 in Berlin, Germany, Max Heinrici emigrated to the United States in 1885; he
became a naturalized American citizen in December 1914. Heinrici had pursued medical studies in
Germany, but after his emigration became a journalist, writing for German-language newspapers; he
became the editor of the Philadelphia Gazette-Demokrat, and later also a foreign correspondent for
European newspapers.
Heinrici was also a researcher in German-American history. He was the editor of the anthology Das Buch
der Deutschen in Amerika (The book of the Germans in America), published under the auspices of the
National German-American Alliance, in 1909; and he was a co-author, with Oswald Seidensticker, of an
updated history of the German Society of Pennsylvania published in 1917.
Heinrici was an active member of the German Society, serving on the board of directors in 1921 to 1922.
He established the Society's Press Committee in 1919, which existed until 1922, with the purpose of
countering anti-German sentiment in the press.
Heinrici was married to Cora Vera Heinrici, and they lived in Germantown, Pennsylvania, where Max
Heinrici died on 11 July 1948.
References
Heinrici, Max. "Ehrung fuer Max Heinrici, anlaesslich des fuenzigjaehrigen Jubilaeums als
deutschamerikanischer Journalist am 10. Februar 1935." In the current collection, Box 1, Folder 43.
Ward, Robert E. "Heinrici, Max" (p. 120), in: A bio-bibliography of German-American writers,
1670-1970. White Plains, N.Y.: Krauss International Publications, c1985.
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Scope and Contents
The collection comprises an unpublished manuscript by Max Heinrici (approximately 460 leaves),
accompanied by a preservation photocopy, and a few photographs of the author in his later years,
probably from around the time he was last working on the manuscript.
The working title of the manuscript, "Die ereignisreichen zwanzig Jahre 1915-1935 der Geschichte der
Deutschen Gesellschaft" (The eventful twenty years 1915 to 1935 of the history of the German Society),
suggests that Heinrici conceived of the work as a continuation of the history of the German Society of
Pennsylvania that he had published in 1917 ( Geschichte der Deutschen Gesellschaft von Pennsylvanien,
1764-1917; Philadelphia: Graf & Breuninger), co-authored by Oswald Seidensticker. The core of the
latter work was an earlier published history of the Society, authored solely by Seidensticker, that had
covered the history from the founding, in 1764, up to 1876. Heinrici had continued the narrative and
updated the material to cover the years from 1876 to 1917.
Heinrici's present manuscript aims to cover the subsequent history of the German Society up to 1935
(overlapping a little with the previous book in terms of the years of the First World War). The manuscript
is mostly in the form of typescripts of individually titled sections, the intended order of which is
uncertain. The typescripts vary in appearance, and contain many handwritten emendations. There is no
continuous pagination, although the pages are often numbered separately within any given section.
Administrative Information
German Society of Pennsylvania, Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library
2013.07
Finding aid prepared by Violet Lutz.
Sponsor
The processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from the Max Kade
Foundation, as part of the grant project "Retrieval and Cataloging of the German-American Experience,
1918-1960."
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Use Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply. Please contact the German Society of Pennsylvania with requests for
copying and for authorization to publish, quote or reproduce the material.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Presumably the gift of Max Heinrici, or his family
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials note
Related collections held at the German Society of Pennsylvania, pertaining to the Society's history,
especially in the era of the First World War, include: the records of the German Society of Pennsylvnia
(Ms. Coll. 1) and of the Women's Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania (Ms. Coll. 40); the
German Society of Pennsylvania Foreign Relief Committee records (Ms. Coll. 44); the Hilfsfond records
(Ms. Coll. 28); the Frauenhilfsfond records (Ms. Coll. 42); and the Liberty Loan Committee of Americans
of German Birth or Descent records (Ms. Coll. AA 231).
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
• German Society of Pennsylvania.
• Women's Auxiliary of the German Society of Pennsylvania.
Form/Genre(s)
• Manuscripts, German--20th century
• Membership lists
• Photographs
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Geographic Name(s)
• Germany
• Philadelphia (Pa.)
Subject(s)
•
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Charities
German Americans
Societies, etc.
World War, 1914-1918
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I. Manuscript
Collection Inventory
I. Manuscript.
Arrangement note
The manuscript is stored in an upright box, in folders, with one or more self-contained sections in each
folder, and the folder titles usually taken from the section titles in the manuscript. Overall the order in
which the sections were found from a previous processing has been retained, with small modifications
based on internal clues to the intended order when these seemed compelling (e.g. there were instances
in which individual pages had been clearly misplaced; or a slightly amended sequencing of sections
was suggested by Heinrici's handwritten section title pages). The biographical sketches in the middle of
the manuscript have been left as they were found, although according to the style of Heinrici's previous
history of the Society these would ultimately have been placed at the end of the book.
The folders of acid-free photocopies in Box 2 are arranged in an identical manner, so that the folder
number for any given section is the same in Box 2 (copies) as it is in Box 1 (originals).
A. Manuscript entitled: "Die ereignisreichen zwanzig Jahre 1915-1935 der Geschichte der
Deutschen Gesellschaft", circa 1936-1938.
Title page and preface (Vorwort). 7 leaves. Also includes: "Old Glory and
Box
Folder
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1
1
2
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3
the German Americans" (from the speech of Dr. C. J. Hexamer, president of
the German Society of Pennsylvania, at the Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia,
June 14, 1916); and 2) "Was Praesident F. D. Roosevelt ueber die Deutschen
sagte" (1933). 7 leaves.
Die Tragoedie Deutsch-Amerika's. 23 leaves. The historical exposition
continues in Folder 6 (Abbruch der diplomatischen Beziehungen).
Hilfswerk vor Eintritt der Vereinigten Staaten in den Krieg: Der grosse
Bazar in 1916. 7 leaves.
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A. Manuscript entitled: "Die ereignisreichen zwanzig Jahre 1915-1935 der Gesc...
Aerzte-Expeditionen / Kriegsgefangenen-Fuersorge / Die Ost-Preussen-
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4
Die Wohltaetigkeits-Fest der Oesterriech-Ungarn (26 May 1916). 3 leaves.
1
5
Abbruch der diplomatischen Beziehungen zur kaiserlich-deutschen
1
6
Eine Rechtfertigung Dr. Hexamer's. 10 leaves.
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7
"The German flag". 3 leaves. Concerns an article by Marie Huassmann
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8
Die Konferenz der Deutschamerikaner (Chicago, 29 May 1916). 7 leaves.
1
9
Treu dem Lande ihrer Wahl: amerikanische Loyalitaet / Die "Liberty
1
10
Ehrung George Washington's (1932). 6 leaves.
1
11
Das Hilfswerk fuer die Heimat und unsere Notleidende vor und nach dem
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12
1
13
Das "Philadelphia Central Relief Committee" (1923). 4 leaves.
1
14
Die erschuetternde Botschaft Kardinal Faulhaber's (1923). 3 leaves.
1
14
Hilfe. 6 leaves.
Regierung. 10 leaves.
(daughter of Frederick W. Haussmann) in Viereck's American Weekly, 13
June 1917.
Loans". 19 leaves.
Kriege. 11 leaves.
Die Hilfeleistung fuer die Heimat (Der Hilfsfond, 1914-1926) / Hamburg
(Dr. jur. Walther Johannsen) / Weihnachtsgaben (Verteilung in kanadischen
und sibirischen Gefangenenlagern) / Roggenmehl fuer Kinder im
Erzgebirge. 6 leaves.
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A. Manuscript entitled: "Die ereignisreichen zwanzig Jahre 1915-1935 der Gesc...
Anerkennung fuer Herrn Schmidt. 2 leaves. Concerns letter of General von
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15
"Midwest flood sufferers" (1927) / Hurrikan (1928). 2 leaves.
1
17
Die Wohltaetigkeits-Baelle (1930-1934). 2 leaves.
1
18
Das Seemannsheim. 4 leaves. Concerns the German Seamen's Home in
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19
1
20
Praesident John B. Mayer. 7 leaves. Biographical sketch.
1
21
Praesident Louis H. Schmidt. 14 leaves. Biographical sketch. Includes 2
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22
1
23
1
24
1
25
1
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Winterfeldt, president of the German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz), to
Louis H. Schmidt, 18 May 1924.
Philadelphia.
Die Praesidenten der Gesellschaft: Dr. C. J. Hexamer. 11 leaves.
Biographical sketch.
different versions of the same section.
Erst Vize-Praesidenten der Deutschen Gesellschaft: Carl P. Berger; F. W.
Haussmann; Konsul Arno P. Mowitz; Gustav Adolph Schwarz. 13 leaves.
Biographical sketches.
Sekretaere der Gesellschaft und Schreiber des Verwaltungsrats: Pastor
Georg von Bosse; Pastor Sigmund Georg von Bosse; Otto Kessler; Friedrich
Harjes; Ferdinand Wilhelm Mostertz. 3 leaves. Biographical sketches.
Schatzmeister der Deutschen Gesellschaft und ein Rueckblick. 13 leaves.
Contains an essay by the current treasurer, Alfred Bauer (Ein Rueckblick),
concerning the Society's finances; and biographical sketches of Hans
Weniger, Hermann Heyl, Paul Hertel, and Alfred Bauer.
Ernst Friedrich Bachmann ; Pius Baumann ; Conrad L. Boecker ; Karl
Friedrich Brede. 7 leaves. Biographical sketches of directors of the Society.
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A. Manuscript entitled: "Die ereignisreichen zwanzig Jahre 1915-1935 der Gesc...
C. F. Brenner ; Emil Doernenburg ; Franz Ehrlich Jr. ; Pastor Fritz Otto
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28
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30
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Evers. 13 leaves. Biographical sketches of directors of the Society.
Adolph Farenwald ; Martin Frankfurter; George A. Gress ; Carl F.
Haussmann. 8 leaves. Biographical sketches of directors of the Society.
F. H. Hering ; Harry F. Keller ; John C. Kimmerle ; John N. Kolb ; John
Kuhn. 7 leaves. Biographical sketches of directors of the Society.
Carl F. Lauber ; Stephan A. Lippert ; Pastor Kurt Molzahn ; Joseph C.
Paulus. 8 leaves. Biographical sketches of directors of the Society.
Harry W. Pfund; Louis F. Schuck ; J. Otto Schweizer ; D. B. Shumway. 8
leaves. Biographical sketches of directors of the Society.
Frank Sima ; Eugen A. Stopper ; Fridolin Stopper ; August Wohltmann ;
Otto Wolff. 4 leaves. Biographical sketches of directors of the Society.
Die Gesellschaft ehrt des alten Vaterlandes grossen Toten. 19 leaves.
Contains the following headings: 1) Bismark's 100. Geburtstag; 2) Die
Beethoven-Feier; 3) Goethe-Feier; 4) Schiller's 175. Geburtstag.
Episoden der ereignissreichen zwanzig Jahre. 53 leaves. Contains the
following sections: 1) Enthuellung des Steuben Denkmals am 9. Oktober
1915 in Valley Forge (also includes: Steuben's 200. Geburtstag; and
Steuben Bi-Centennial); 2) Deutsche Hilfskreuzer hier (Der "Kronprinz
Wilhelm" und der "Prinz Eitel Friedrich" kamen am 6. Oktober 1916 nach
Philadelphia); 3) Krieg und Pestilenz (Influenza-Epidemie, 1918); 4) Der
Ruetli-Schwur der Deutsch-Amerikaner (1923, 1935); 5) Zwei Bordfeste
(1926, 1932); 6) Die "Bremen" und "Graf Zeppelin" (Der Empfang von
Hauptmann Koehl, Baron Huenefeld und Major Fitzmaurice a 9. Mai und
Dr. Hugo Eckener's am 18. Oktober 1928); 7) Gegen die Kriegsschuldluege
(Concord Society, 1929); 8) Der deutsche Botschafter Prittwitz geehrt
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A. Manuscript entitled: "Die ereignisreichen zwanzig Jahre 1915-1935 der Gesc...
(1929); 9) Deutsch-Amerikanischer Kongress tagt in der Halle (1933); 10)
Das Pastorius-Monument (Vernon Park, 1920, 1933).
Notizen aus den Protokoll-Buechern. 9 leaves.
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35
Foerderung des Deutschstudiums. 9 leaves.
1
36
Vortraege. 6 leaves.
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37
Taetigkeit der Agentur. 8 leaves.
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38
Die Bibliothek. 7 leaves.
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39
Das Archiv. 7 leaves.
1
40
Gustav Frenssen als Gast (17 April 1922). 6 leaves.
1
41
Richard Wagner Festspiel (1923).
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42
Die Deutsche Gesellschaft und die deutsche Presse ; Paul Epple (die
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43
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44
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45
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Deutsche Gesellschaft gedenkt seiner nach seinem Ableben am 27. Oktober
1933) ; Ehrung fuer Max Heinrici anlaesslich des fuenfzigjaehrigen
Jubilaeums als deutschamerikanischer Journalist am 10. Februar 1935. 10
leaves.
Frauen-Hilfsverein. 17 leaves. Concerns the Women's Auxiliary of the
German Society of Pennsylvania.
Mitglieder des Verwaltungsrats 1916-1935. 10 leaves. Lists of officers and
directors of the Society.
Befreundete Organisationen: "The Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation". 7
leaves.
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B. Preservation photocopy of manuscript
Der Deutsche Klub und die Deutsche Gesellschaft. 3 leaves. Includes a
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Box
Folder
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small note in an unidentified hand, dated 11 May 1938, indicating that
the history of the Deutsche Klub und Technischer Verein (evidently an
additional section that is not currently included in the manuscript) was in the
possession of Ferdinand W. Mostertz for revision.
Die Steuben-Gesellschaft von Amerika ; Pastorius Unit No. 38 der SteubenGesellschaft. 9 leaves. Concerns the Steuben Society of America, and its
Philadelphia branch.
Deutsch-Amerikanischer Zentral-Bund von Pennsylvanien ; Praesident Fred
C. Gartner.
Zwei 150 Jahr alte Schwester-Gesellschaften. 6 leaves. Concerns the
German Society of Maryland and the German Society of the City of New
York.
Die deutschen Kirchengemeinden in Philadelphia; 100-Jahr-Jubilaeum des
Maennerchors. 4 leaves.
B. Preservation photocopy of manuscript.
II. Photographs, circa 1939. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents note
The photographs include five unique shots of Max Heinrici, in his older years, sitting in an armchair, in a
living room or study, with an open book on his lap. In one shot a woman, probably his wife, Cora, stands
behind his chair; in two shots, a dog is visible lying nearby.
A pencilled note, in the hand of a librarian, made on the outside of an envelope in which the photographs
were placed during a previous processing, indicated that they show Heinrici on his 80th birthday, 19
January 1939, and were published in the newspaper that he edited, the Philadelphia Gazette-Demokrat.
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II. Photographs
(The note reads: Heinrici 80. Geburtstag 19. Jan. 1939, German Gazette.) However, since he was born
in the year 1863, Heinrici would have been only 76 in 1939. On the other hand, if the photographs were
actually taken on his 80th birthday, then they would date to 1943. Because of the reference to publication
in the newspaper, it seems likely that the date 1939 was somehow provided at the time and that Heinrici's
age was simply miscalculated; however, the reference has not been verified.
Box
Folder
Prints. 7 items (4 x 5" or 4 x 6").
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Negatives. 5 items.
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