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DLA 69.930/2 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Halm, dated January 17, 1918
Schenker has received Halm's article about him, and expresses his appreciation.
Schenker's mother died in December 1917; he looked after her and his siblings from the time his
father died [1887]. Addresses a reservation on Halm's part—speaking to him as "leader to
leader"—and confirms his concept of the Volk. Schenker has a plan to put to Halm.
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OJ 11/35, 7 Handwritten letter from Halm to Schenker, dated January 20, 1918
Acknowledges DLA 69.930/2, January 17, 1918. Schenker has accused him of a
contradiction, and he concedes it, referring to several of his publications. UE has not
responded to his request for review copies of Schenker's works, so suggests a reciprocal
exchange.
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OJ 15/16, [32] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated January 2, 1918
Weisse, in a fieldpost letter, writing in Sütterlinschrift, copies out a passage
from Goethe quoted in Chamberlain's "Grundlagen des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts," and informs
Schenker of his imminent change of address.
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OJ 15/34, [3] Handwritten letter from Viktor Zuckerkandl to Schenker, dated January 14,
[1918]
Acknowledges one postcard; the other reaches him while writing the letter.
Reports and comments on article by Hans Friedrich in Der Merker. Remarks on the nature of
hatred, national and personal, in wartime.
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OJ 5/38, [1] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker & Jeanette Kornfeld to Wilhelm
Schenker, dated January 24, 1918
Heinrich commiserates with Wilhelm and Dodi over the children havng mumps. --
He discusses the eventuality that Wilhelm and family might decide to leave Kautzen, and
weighs the practicalities of transferring Julia Schenker's grave from Waidhofen to Vienna,
and possible consequences for his own and Jeanette's burials and Moriz Schenker's financial
involvement. -- He also discusses the possibility that Vienna might become too threatening
for Jews; he deplores Viennese people of all ranks for their verbal abuse toward Germany,
and the strikes that are currently taking place in Austria. -- Jeanette adds a
paragraph.
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OJ 8/3, [55] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Valerie Violin, dated January 6, 1918
Schenker recounts explosion of gas oven and subsequent activities. Jeanette has
transferred things to her apartment and stayed up late to help.
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OJ 8/3, [56] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated January 31, 1918
Schenker inquires as to the price of a jar of jam that Valerie Violin brought him
and lays down a "no presents" rule; reports Halm's difficulties in obtaining copies of
Schenker's works from UE.
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WSLB 292 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated January 30, 1918
Schenker complains that Halm's request to receive review copies of others of his
works has been ignored by UE, threatens to pay for them himself, and asks to be notified when
they are dispatched.