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OJ 5/18, 3c - Handwritten picture postcard from Schenker to Jonas, dated March 1, 1931

{recto}
⇧ Postkarte
[top left: picture captioned: "Pörtschach am Wörthersee-Kärnten"]

[Absender: ] ⇧ Schenker
Wien, III
Keilgasse 38

[An: ] H Dr Oswald Jonas
Berlin-Schöneberg
Mühlenstr. 2

[postmark:] || 3 WIEN 40 | 2.III.31.1.10 | [illeg] ||

{verso}

Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Jonas ! 1

Vorerst bestätige ich den Empfang Ihrer Sendung. 2 Bei besserer Muße lese u. berichte ich. 3

In Eile


Mit bestem Gruß (auch von meiner Frau)
Ihr
[signed:] H Schenker
1. 3. 31

© Transcription John Rothgeb, 2006
{recto}
⇧ Postcard
[top left: picture captioned: "Pörtschach on Lake Wörth, Carinthia"]

[From: ] ⇧ Schenker
Vienna III
Keilgasse 38

[To: ] Dr. Oswald Jonas
Berlin-Schöneberg
Mühlenstraße 2

[postmark:] || 3 VIENNA 40 | 2.III.31.1.10 | [illeg] ||

{verso}

Dear Dr. Jonas, 1

For now I confirm receipt of your mailing. 2 When I have leisure, I will read and report back. 3

In haste


With best greeting (from my wife as well
Your
[signed:] H. Schenker
March 1, 1931

© Translation John Rothgeb, 2006
{recto}
⇧ Postkarte
[top left: picture captioned: "Pörtschach am Wörthersee-Kärnten"]

[Absender: ] ⇧ Schenker
Wien, III
Keilgasse 38

[An: ] H Dr Oswald Jonas
Berlin-Schöneberg
Mühlenstr. 2

[postmark:] || 3 WIEN 40 | 2.III.31.1.10 | [illeg] ||

{verso}

Sehr geehrter Herr Dr Jonas ! 1

Vorerst bestätige ich den Empfang Ihrer Sendung. 2 Bei besserer Muße lese u. berichte ich. 3

In Eile


Mit bestem Gruß (auch von meiner Frau)
Ihr
[signed:] H Schenker
1. 3. 31

© Transcription John Rothgeb, 2006
{recto}
⇧ Postcard
[top left: picture captioned: "Pörtschach on Lake Wörth, Carinthia"]

[From: ] ⇧ Schenker
Vienna III
Keilgasse 38

[To: ] Dr. Oswald Jonas
Berlin-Schöneberg
Mühlenstraße 2

[postmark:] || 3 VIENNA 40 | 2.III.31.1.10 | [illeg] ||

{verso}

Dear Dr. Jonas, 1

For now I confirm receipt of your mailing. 2 When I have leisure, I will read and report back. 3

In haste


With best greeting (from my wife as well
Your
[signed:] H. Schenker
March 1, 1931

© Translation John Rothgeb, 2006

Footnotes

1 Writing of this postcard is not recorded in Schenker's diary.

2 "a few essays," sent with OJ 12/6, [7], February 25, 1931, where see in footnote 1 Schenker's reaction to their receipt.

3 Schenker had slept badly the previous night, and had called in a doctor (OJ 4/4, pp. 3587‒3588).

Commentary

Format
printed postcard, holograph addresses recto, holograph message and signature verso
Provenance
Oswald Jonas (document date-1978)—Special Collections, University of California, Riverside (1978-)
Rights Holder
In the public domain
License
This document is deemed to be in the public domain as of January 1, 2006. All reasonable efforts have been made to identify heirs of Heinrich Schenker. Any claim to intellectual rights should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence [at] mus (dot) cam (dot) ac (dot) uk.

Digital version created: 2015-07-22
Last updated: 2011-02-07