Correspondence with Carsten, Francis Ludwig

Identifier
3000/9/1/261
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
File
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

56 letters

Biographical History

Prof. Dr. Francis Ludwig Carsten (1911-1998) was a British historian of Jewish-German origin. His family had immigrated to England in 1936, where Carsten was appointed professor at the University of London. Germany was the main subject of his work. Berghahn, V., ‘Francis L. Carsten 1911-1998’, in: , vol. 25, 1999, pp. 504-10.

Scope and Content

The correspondence throws light on Carsten’s involvement in two publication projects of The Wiener Library including the planned , a work on persecution and extermination of European Jewry between 1933 and 1945, as well as , a book published on occasion of Leonard Montefiore's 70th anniversary. In both cases Carsten’s contribution comprised editorial and authorial works.

Conditions Governing Access

open

Related Units of Description

  • See also the numerous correspondences on the project within the Pre-1963 Correspondence collection including another one with Francis Ludwig Carsten.

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