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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Ger 169.1

Martin Buber additional letters to Ronald Gregor Smith

Overview

Letters to writer and translator Ronald Gregor Smith from German writer Martin Buber concerning Smith's translation of Buber's work.

Dates

  • Creation: 1936-1947

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in German.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

Extent

.5 linear feet (1 box)

Includes 13 letters from Buber to Smith chiefly concerning Smith's translation of Buber's Ich und du (1937), and a typescript letter from A. Steinhoff of Schocken Verlag Berlin to Smith concerning his translation of Buber's work.

Biographical / Historical

Buber was a German-Jewish religious philosopher, biblical translator and interpreter, and master of German prose style. Smith was a writer and translator of Buber's works.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Physical Location

b

Immediate Source of Acquisition

69M-22. Purchased with the Friedman fund; received: 1969 November 22.

Title
Buber, Martin, 1878-1965. Martin Buber additional letters to Ronald Gregor Smith, 1936-1947: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou01015

Repository Details

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