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Inventory completed by
Sandra Hunt Hawrylchak
August 1977
M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives
University Libraries / University at Albany / State University of New York
1400 Washington Avenue / Albany, New York 12222 / (518) 437-3935
VOLUME: 2.5 cubic feet
ACQUISITION: All items in this manuscript group were donated to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives.
ACCESS: Access to this record group is unrestricted.
COPYRIGHT: The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Writer. Chiefly photocopied manuscripts of novels, short stories, plays,
poetry, and essays, 1940-46; lecture notes,- 1956-61; and clippings,
offprints, reviews, and biographies, 1927-36. Maass was born in Hamburg and
taught at Mt. Holyoke College. The papers were photocopied before the
originals were sent to the Deutsches Literaturarchiv, Marbach
The collection has been divided into 8 categories, as follows:
Series I. Correspondence, contracts
Series II. Manuscripts - novels
Series III. Manuscripts - dramatic works
Series IV. Manuscripts - poetry
Series V. Manuscripts - short prose works, stories
Series VI. Manuscripts- essayistic
Series VII. Lecture notes, texts
Series VIII. Published materials, biographical materials, etc.
Series I: Correspondence, contracts
Correspondence with the Kurt Desch Vërlag, concerning Maass' works. Also contracts.
Series II: Manuscripts novels and fragments of novels
Carl Schurz. T. cc. with h. corr. 104p.
Senator, Innenministier und "Mugwump" Fuehrer [Carl Schurz]. T. with numerous h. corr. 36p.
Schurz. Partial English Ms. T. cc. with h. corr. p. 105-158.
Schurz in Deutschland. A. 62p.
The Lawmaker. Adventures ... and bequest of Carl Schurz. A. 45p.
"Deutsche Schule 1918. Ein Romankapitel." p. 1-7, 21-26, 34-39. Gouffë A. 90p.+Roman de la Ronciere. T. with h. corr. 114p.
Roman de la Ronciere. "Roman - 2. Band." T.cc. 39p.
La Ronciere und Marie Morell. T.cc. 90p.
La Ronciere und Marie Morell. Plot summary, characters, notes. 12p.
Thomas und Maria. Erste Fassung. T. 52p.
The Times Collapse. T. with h. corr. 42p.
True Story? T.cc. 132p.
Zwischen den Zeizen / Astride the Times. A. and T. circa 150p.:
I. Das magisce Jahr / The Magic Year
II. Jugendliche Hadesfahrt / Thirsty Shadows
III. Der Kitregen / The Great Awakening
"Notizen zu Band II 'Zwischen den Zeiten.' Neue Fassung." A. circa 75p.
Untitled Ms. in English. T. cc. 147p.
Series III: Manuscripts - dramatic works
"The Case of Lieutenant de la Ronciere. A Television Play by Joachim Maass." Translated by Holger Hagen. T.cc. 43p.
Heinrich der Vierte. Tragödie in 2 Teilen (22 Bilder). T. 103p.
"Kain. Dramatische Skizze von W. H. J. Maass." T. 9p.
Die Zwillingsbrüdder (Arbeitstitel). Komöbdie in vier Akten. T.cc. 126p.
Sereis IV: Manuscripts - poetry
"Die enge Pforte." Collection of poems. T.cc. circa 65p.
"Früdhe handschriftliche Gedichte." circa 50p.
"GesäAnge vom guten Geschick." Poems. T. 85p.
"Handgeschriebene GedichLe." A. and T.34p.
"Kleine handschriftliche Arbeiten handschriftliche Gedichte." A. circa 100p.
"Neue Gedichte." T. 22p.
"Vers und Prosa." T. 4p.
"Vom lusitanischen Parnass. Nachdichtungen jüngerer portugiesischer Lyrik." 18p.
"Gedichte, Herbst 1927." A. 13p.
Poems. T. 104p.
V. Manuscripts - short prose works, stories
"Die Alsterfahrt." T. 13P.
"Anjuta odor Die Schule der Armut. I. Teil eines Erzählungsbuch 'Junge Leute'." T.cc. 48p.
"Das begnadete Herz." T. 16p.
"Ein Leben nach dem Tode." T. 13p.
"Ein Schulmorgen." T. 6p.
"Das Erwachen." T.cc. 4p.
"Das Frauenbüchlein. Briefe und Gedichte in Prosa." T.cc. 45p.
"Die Hand des Herrn, oder: Der büse Blick." With the note: "Begonnen am 14. 0ktober 1946." A. circa 95p.
"Der böse Blick. Eine Erzählung." T. with h. corr. 36p. Notes and loose p. T. 13p.
"Die Liebe der Boheme. Eine Erzählung." T. With h. corr. 29p.
"Man macht sich falsche Vorstellungen von der Emigration." Untitled Ms. T. with some h. corr. 35p.
"Missdeurcete Liebe." T. 4p.
"Nordlandsflug." Printed version with h. notes, additions, deletions by Maass. 43p.
"Der Schnee von Nebraska. Eileitung." 3p. Also offprints. 2c. 15p. in print, with annotations by Maass.
"The Snow of Nebraska." English Translation. T.cc. 2c. 28p. ea.
"Sonntagliches Holland." T. 6p.
"Das Werk des Bildhauers Harry Rox." T. 3p.
"Zware Nevel." Dutch translation. Mimeo. 50p.
Miscellaneous short manuscripts. T. 42p.
Series VI: Manuscripts - essayistic works
Autobiographical sketch. T. 5p.
"Als Greenhorn in Amerika. Eine Vorlesung." T. 15p.
"Daran glaube ich." T. 3p.
"Ein Abschiedsbrief." 2 versions. T. with h. corr. 13p. T. with h. corr. llp.
"Friedo Lampe." T. with h. corr. 6p.
"Imaginierter Toast zu Carl Zuckmayers 50. Geburtstag am 27. Dezem-ber 1946." T. and cc. 2c. 8p. ea.
"Leben, Sterben und Unsrerblichkeit Rainer Maria Rilkes. Ein Vor-trag." Mount Holyoke College, 25. November 1940; Haverford College, 26. März 1941; University of Pennsylvania, 25. März 1942. T. 25p. plus several p. Rilke poems.
Meetings with Thomas Mann. " T. Incomplete circa
"Der sechzigjährige Martin Beheim-Schwarzbach." T.cc. 5p.
"Schurz, Lincoln und die Seele Amerikas. Eine Vorlesung." T. with h. corr. 29p.
Thomas Mann. Geschichte einer Liebe im Geiste." T.cc. 28p.
"Thomas Mann. An Essay. English translation. T. with h. corr. 28p.
"Ueber die Kriterien der Dichtung. Eine Einleitung zu einem, College-Text." T. 41p.
"Unser kleinen Dämon." Notes. circa 40p.
"Vorwort" and "Schlusswort" to an unidentified work. T.cc. l2p., 4p.
"Wir Hamburger." T. with some h. corr. 12p.
Series VII: Lecture notes, texts
Haverford Lectures. Spring 1957; Spring 1959; Spring 1961. 13 lectures.
Lecture notes. 1957. In three small (4" x 6") notebooks.
Series VIII: Published materials, biographical materials
Ca. 20 clippings, offprints of works by Maass.
Clippings are not dated. All are in one folder 7/18/80. Notebook 7/7/80.
"Beitr&ge fürs Hamburger Freundesblatt." 3 notebooks of clippings:
I. 29. Oktober 1927 - 24. August 1929.
II. 27. August 1929 - 28. August 1932.
III. 30. August 1932 - 23. Dezember 1936.
"Beiträge für die Vossische Zeitung." Notebook of clippings. 1927-1932.
Biographical clippings, reviews. circa 15 items.
Documents: birth certificate, letter of award (Hamburger Literatur-
preis), etc. 12 items.
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