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OC 52/207 - Typed postcard from Ernst Roth (UE) to Schenker, dated May 20, 1919

{recto}
[Absender:]Universal-Edition Actiengesellschaft
WIEN
I. Karlsplatz 6, (Musikvereinsgebäude)

Wohlgeboren Herrn Prof. Dr. H. Schenker
Wien III.
Reisnerstr. 38
[postmark:] || 1/1 WIEN 1 | 20.V.19 9 | 4b ||
{verso}
R/K Wien, 20. Mai 1919
Wohlgeboren Herrn Prof. Dr. H. Schenker
Wien

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor!

Im 1 Besitze Ihrer Zuschrift vom 14. d.M. 2 teilen wir Ihnen höfl. mit, dass Herr Direktor Hertzka zur Zeit verreist ist und in cca. 8-10 Tagen zurückerwartet wird. Wir werden dann sofort auf Ihre Zuschrift zurückkehren und empfehlen uns inzwischen


hochachtungsvoll
[signed:] Universal-Edition Actiongesellschaft
[signed:] Roth

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2009
{recto}
[From:]Universal Edition & Co.,
VIENNA,
I, Karlsplatz 6 (Musikverein Building)

Prof. H. Schenker, Esq.,
Vienna III,
Reisnerstraße 38
[postmark:] || 1/1 VIENNA 1 | 20.V.19 9 | 4b ||
{verso}
R/K Vienna, May 20, 1919
Prof. H. Schenker,
Vienna

DearProfessor,

In 1 receipt of your letter of the 14th inst, 2 we take the liberty of informing you that Director Hertzka is currently away, and is expected back in about eight to ten days. We will then come back to your letter immediately. Meanwhile, we remain


with kind regards,
[signed:] Universal Edition & Co.
[signed:] Roth

© Translation Ian Bent, 2009
{recto}
[Absender:]Universal-Edition Actiengesellschaft
WIEN
I. Karlsplatz 6, (Musikvereinsgebäude)

Wohlgeboren Herrn Prof. Dr. H. Schenker
Wien III.
Reisnerstr. 38
[postmark:] || 1/1 WIEN 1 | 20.V.19 9 | 4b ||
{verso}
R/K Wien, 20. Mai 1919
Wohlgeboren Herrn Prof. Dr. H. Schenker
Wien

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor!

Im 1 Besitze Ihrer Zuschrift vom 14. d.M. 2 teilen wir Ihnen höfl. mit, dass Herr Direktor Hertzka zur Zeit verreist ist und in cca. 8-10 Tagen zurückerwartet wird. Wir werden dann sofort auf Ihre Zuschrift zurückkehren und empfehlen uns inzwischen


hochachtungsvoll
[signed:] Universal-Edition Actiongesellschaft
[signed:] Roth

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2009
{recto}
[From:]Universal Edition & Co.,
VIENNA,
I, Karlsplatz 6 (Musikverein Building)

Prof. H. Schenker, Esq.,
Vienna III,
Reisnerstraße 38
[postmark:] || 1/1 VIENNA 1 | 20.V.19 9 | 4b ||
{verso}
R/K Vienna, May 20, 1919
Prof. H. Schenker,
Vienna

DearProfessor,

In 1 receipt of your letter of the 14th inst, 2 we take the liberty of informing you that Director Hertzka is currently away, and is expected back in about eight to ten days. We will then come back to your letter immediately. Meanwhile, we remain


with kind regards,
[signed:] Universal Edition & Co.
[signed:] Roth

© Translation Ian Bent, 2009

Footnotes

1 Receipt of this postcard is recorded in Schenker' s diary at OJ 2/14, p. 2072, May 21, 1919 "Von „U.-E." (K.): der Direktor sei verreist; werde gebeten bis zu seiner Rückfahrt zu warten." ("From UE (postcard): the Director is away; am asked to wait until his return.")

2 Presumably = WSLB 302, May 18, 1919. There is no diary record of a letter having been written to UE on May 14.

Commentary

Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (1919-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-1938)--Oster, Ernst (1938-1977)—New York Public Library (c.1977-)
Rights Holder
Universal Edition A.G. Wien, reproduced with kind permission
License
email from Aygün Lausch (Universal Edition) to Ian Bent, 2004-09-09, confirming UE’s ownership of IPR and granting permission to publish on the web
Format
printed postcard, stamped and typed addresses recto, typed address and message, holograph signature verso
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (document date-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-1938)--Oster, Ernst (1938-c.1939)—New York Public Library (c.1939-)

Digital version created: 2009-05-07
Last updated: 2010-02-08