Papers of Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack [1971.0009]

Open for public access

Scope and Content Received in 1971 and listed in 1973 by Rauol Middelmann, the collection was re-listed in 2019 to make the material more readily available for the centenary of the Bauhaus art school. The original list divided material into 12 groups; Agreements, testimonials and related material (1929-1939); Correspondence 1936- 1972 (much in German, and includes letters from Gropius, Albers and others of the Bauhaus School; also drafts of outward correspondence); Newspaper comments on work by L. Hirschfeld Mack (1946-1964, including school newspapers); Writings, sketches, notes by Hirschfeld Mack 1928-1962; Exhibitions of, or including works by Hirschfeld Mack, catalogues, invitations and other related material (1946-1962); Material relating to Colour Light plays (1920s-1964); Material relating to patents (1936-1939); Material relating to, or by, other Bauhaus artists (1946-1961); Pamphlets, books and speeches on the intellectual climate of Hirschfeld Mack; Prints and slides (1927-1962); Miscellaneous teaching aids (including the Spinning top produced for the opening of the Bauhaus Archive in Darmstadt and other material relating to colour blending); Recent publications, speeches on Hirschfeld Mack (1958-1972). This arrangement has been retained, but updated with all entries given individual item numbers.