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Arthur Gläser Papers

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
C0431
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 5 boxes
  • 1.9 linear feet
Language:
German
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Arthur Gläser Papers, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1919-1948 (inclusive)
Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections and Gläser, Arthur
Form:
Correspondence., Diaries., Manuscripts., and Pencil drawings.
Abstract:
Consists of the writings, notes, diaries, calendars, ledgers, and miscellanea of the German novelist, poet, and critic Arthur Gläser (b. 1895 ).

Gläser, Arthur

Arthur Gläser, also known as Albrecht Hömer, was a German novelist, poet, and critic.

The collection consists primarily of Gläser's writings, notes, diaries, calendars, and ledgers. The writings include his poems to his wife, Kathi Albrecht-Gläser; essays; literary criticism; epigrams; an autograph manuscript of Das Schwarze Buch (1923) along with a diary Gläser kept during the writing of the book; and the typed manuscript with holograph corrections of Der Wind Vor Tag (1948), which he wrote under the pseudonym of "Albrecht Homer." The ledgers (1916, 1925-1942) document personal accounts and expenditures, including payments for literary works. There is also a sketchbook of pencil drawings (1920), a bibliography, magazine articles (1929-1939) compiled by Gläser and his wife, and a small selection of correspondence (1940s).

The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: AMsS = autograph manuscript signed and TMsS = typed manuscript signed.

Some of the manuscripts and found in draft form in the collection came to print in the following publication: Der Wind Vor Tag (Berlin: Druckhaus Tempelhof, 1949), by Arthur Gläser under the pseudonym Albrecht Hömer.

The collection was formed as a result of a departmental practice of combining into one collection manuscript material of various accessions relating to a particular author.

Gift of Dr. Ludwig Glaeser.

This collection was processed by Rachel Jordan in 2004. Finding aid written by Rachel Jordan in 2004.

The following printed books formerly included in this collection were transferred to the Rare Books division. Refer to Princeton's online catalog for the complete records and call numbers of each volume.

Heiligenlegenden, collected by Arthur Gläser (Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Geminchaft, 1928)

Nachtolge Christi, by Thomas V. Kempis, translation by Arthur Gläser (Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Geminchaft, 1926) [with dedication signed by Arthur Gläser to Käthi Albrecht-Gläser]

Führer Durch das Märkische Museum, (Berlin, 1920) [with dedication signed by Arthur Gläser]

Eine Künstlerin, Briefe und Tagebuchblätter, by Paula Becker-Modersohn (Bremen: Verlag von Franz Leuwer, 1918) [with signed dedication by Arthur Gläser to Käthi Albrecht-Gläser]

Paula Modersohn, by C. E. Uphoff, (Leipzig: Verlag von Klinkhardt & Bierman, 1919) [with signed dedication by Arthur Gläser]

People
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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Author
Rachel Jordan
Finding Aid Date
2004
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Consists of the writings of Arthur Gläser, including "Mater Dolorosa" and poems.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Physical Description

2 boxes

"Mater Dolorosa," AMs play, 1930. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Miscellaneous AMss poems, 1920. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

TMss (carbon) poems to Käthi Albrech-Gläser [wife], 1920-1921. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

TMs and AMss poems to Käthi Albrech-Gläser [wife], 1920-1926. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

AMss prose, 1921-1923. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Essays on art criticism, TMss (carbon), dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Description

2 boxes

First draft, 1948, AMs 7 notebooks, 1948. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Second draft, 1948, AMs 5 notebooks, 1948. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

First typed draft with autograph corrections, 1948-1949, TMs (carbon), 1948-1949. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

TMs (carbon) with autograph corrections, n.d., dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Proofs with autograph corrections, 1949. 2 folders.
Physical Description

2 folders

Book jacket, dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Draft for blurb, dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Miscellaneous ANs, dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Printed signatures, dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Newspaper clippings, reviews, 1949-1952. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Scope and Contents

Consists primarily of notebooks and notes on poems.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Physical Description

1 box

AMs 2 notebooks, 1926-1935. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

AMs epigrams, 1936-1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

AMs notebook, poems, expenditures, 1950-1951. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

"Heiligenlegenden": AMs notebook, dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Miscellaneous notes, poems, literary criticism: AMss, dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Notes: Transcript by Gläser's brother of A. Gläser's 1920s poems, dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Scope and Contents

Consists of diaries, caldendars, sketchbooks, correspondence, and ledgers.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Physical Description

3 boxes

Diary, Das Schwarze Burch [Black Book], AMs, 1923. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Diary, Das Scwarze Buch, transcription, AMs, 1923. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Diary, trip to Italy, AMs, 1938. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

7 calendars with daily entries, AMs, 1940s. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Sketchbook with 18 original pencil drawings, 1920. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Correspondence, 1940s. 2 folders.
Physical Description

2 folders

Bibliography of magazine articles by Gläser and Käthi Albrech-Gläser [wife], 1925-1939. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

"Kannitverstahn" by J. P. Hebel 1760-1826, TMs (carbon), 1760-1826. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Calendar with short prose sketches by Albrecht Hömer [pseudonym], 1951. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Ledger containing personal accounts, including payments for literary work, 1916. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Ledger containing personal expenditures, payments received, 1925-1937. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Ledger containing personal expenditures, 1938-1942. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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