Max Beer Papers
Period
1913-1943 (-1982)
Total size
0.5 m.
Consultation
Not restricted
Biography
Born in
Tarnobrzeg, Galicia, Austria-Hungary 1864, died in London 1943; journalist,
author on British and international socialism; emigrated to Germany in 1889;
editor of Volksstimme Magdeburg; imprisoned for offence against the press law
1893-1894; moved to England; studied at the London School of Economics
1895-1896; correspondent for the Münchener Post and the Jewish Arbeiter-Zeitung
New York, after 1901 for Die Neue Zeit and Vorwärts; left Vorwärts after a
political conflict in 1912; sent to Germany as an enemy alien in 1915; edited
Die Glocke 1919-1921; worked consecutively at the Marx-Engels Institute in
Moscow 1927-1929 and at the Institut für Sozialforschung in Frankfurt am Main;
emigrated to London in 1933.
Content
Personal documents; correspondence concerning his articles,
published in the 'Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences' 1929-1934;
correspondence with Julius Braunthal 1943, G.D.H. Cole 1919-1938, Karl Kautsky
1913, 1932, Harold Laski 1939-1943, Franz Mehring 1913, Max Nettlau 1929,
Sidney Webb 1935, H.G. Wells 1939, David Wijnkoop 1934 and others; photocopies
of letters from Beer to his daughter Hetty Beer 1931-1940; list of planned
articles for the 'Encyclopaedia' on socialist personalities and organizations,
with manuscripts; notes for and manuscripts of his books 'Early British
economics' 1938 and a printed copy with his annotations, 'An inquiry into
Physiocracy' 1939 and a printed copy with his annotations and 'Outline of early
economic thought' n.d.; copy of his book 'Fifty years of International
Socialism', translated into Hebrew, n.d.; manuscripts and typescripts of
articles and reviews of books 1935-1937 and n.d.; typescript of an article by
Benedikt Kautsky entitled 'Die diplomatischen Beziehungen Deutschlands und
Englands in der Vorkriegszeit' with annotations by Max Beer; press clippings of
reviews of his books 1935-1940; articles on his death; letters received by his
family after his death (partly photocopies) 1943; photocopies of the
correspondence conducted by Hanna, Hetty and Ralph Beer with the University of
Hull 1968-1982 and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung 1978-1982 concerning the
collection of her father.
Processing
information
Inventory by Krista van Loon in 2009
INVENTORY
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1
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Photocopy of the
certificate of registration of
Max Beer
.
1924.
1 cover.
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2
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Photocopy of a
ticket for the reading room of
the British Museum
.
1939.
1 cover.
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3-70
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Incoming
letters, arranged in alphabetical order.
1913-1943.
68 covers.
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3
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Adams, George P.
; Berkeley.
1938.
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4
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Adler, Max
; Wien.
1929.
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5
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Anglo-Maltese
Social Club (
W.E. Griffiths
); Malta.
1935.
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6
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Auswärtiges Amt
(
Prof. R. Keller
); Berlin.
1919.
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7
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Barker, Ernest
; Cambridge.
1933-1935.
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8
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Bell
and Sons Ltd., George
; London.
1933.
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9
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Bibliothèque et Museé de la Guerre
(
Pierre Raiy
); Paris.
1918.
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10
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Bonar, James
; Hampstead.
1938.
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11
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Cole, G.D.H.
; London, Oxford, Hendon.
1919-1938.
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12
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Conze, Edward
; Hampstead.
1935.
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13
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Daily Herald
(
R.S. Pippett
); London.
1936.
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14
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Davies, George
; Shrewsbury.
1936.
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15
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Encyclopaedia
of the Social Sciences (
Alvin Johnson
); New York.
1929-1934.
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16
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Garvin, J.L.
(the Observer); Beaconsfield,
London.
1933-1941.
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17
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Ginsberg, Morris
; Oxshott, Cambridge.
1934-1940.
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18
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Gooch, George P.
; London.
1938-1939.
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19
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Grossman, Henryk
; Paris.
1935.
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20
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Halevy, Elie
; London.
1935.
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21
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Hoare, Alfred
; East Grinstead.
1935-1936.
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22
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Hobson, J. A
; Hampstead.
1936.
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23
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Institut für Sozialforschung
(
C.
Grunberg
); Frankfurt A.M.
1925.
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24
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Insurance Institute of America
(
Hardy, E.R.
); New York.
1939.
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25
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International Socialist Forum
(
Braunthal, Julius
); London.
1943.
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26
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Issawi, C.
; Oxford.
1937.
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27
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Jordanidis, J.
; Athenes.
1931.
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28
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Judges, A
; London.
1938.
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29
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Kautsky, Karl
; Berlin, Wien.
1913,
1932.
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30
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Labour
(
Herbert Tracy
); London.
1935.
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31
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Labour Book Service, The
(
Monica
Felton
); London.
1940.
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32
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Labour Party, The
(
Middleton, Jim
S.
); London.
1936.
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33
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Laski, Harold J.
; London. Including a letter of
Max
Beer
.
1929-1943.
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34
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Lindsay, Alexander D.
; Oxford.
1926.
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35
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London County Council
(
Lord
Snell
); London.
1935-1936.
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36
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London School of Economics, The
(
W.H.
Bunier
); London.
1934.
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37
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Maisky, Ivan
; London.
1933.
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38
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Makower, A.J.
; Swanage.
1938.
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39
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Marx-Engels Institut
(
P.
Rjasanov
); Moscow.
1930-1931.
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40
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Toynbee Hall
(
Mallon, J.J.
); London.
1934-1938.
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41
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Mehring, Franz
; Taormina.
1913.
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42
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Metropolitan Borough of Saint Pancias Public
Libraries
(
Frederick Sinclair
); London.
1942.
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43
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Murray, A.J.
; Hailsham.
1933.
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44
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Nettlan, Max
; Wien, Locarno.
1929.
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45
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Neue
Tagebuch, das
; Paris.
1935.
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46
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New
English Weekly
(
Philip Mairet
); London.
1940.
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47
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Nishi, M.
; Tokyo.
1925.
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48
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North West London Women's Zionist Society
(
Gertrude Warshaw
); London.
1935.
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49
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Ojima, Koji
; Tokyo.
1921-1924.
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50
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Penty, Arthur J.
; London, Isleworth.
1924-1929.
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51
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Phillips, Marion
; London.
1924.
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52
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Pilgrim Trust, The
(
Jones,
Thomas
); London.
1939.
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53
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Ramos da Cunha, M.
; Lisboa.
1933.
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54
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Rand
School of Social Science, The
; New York.
1929.
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55
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Rees, Richard
; London, Penzance.
1935-1937.
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56
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Rejzin, Z.
; Wilno.
N.d.
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57
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Rosenstein-Rodan, P.N.
; London.
1938.
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58
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Schippel, Max
; Hellerau.
1920.
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59
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Shadwell, A.
; Ham Common.
1926,
1935.
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60
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Sherwood, Eddy
; New York.
N.d.
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61
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Socijalna Misao
(
Božidar
Adzija
); Zagreb.
1933.
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62
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Tawney, R.H.
; Oxford, London.
1932-1941.
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63
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The
Times
; London.
1915,
1936.
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64
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Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Žydowskiego Instytutu
Naukowego
; Wilno.
1929.
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65
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Trades Union Congress General Council, the
(
Bolton, W.J.
); London.
1934.
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66
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Unwin, Philip S.
(
George Allen and
Unwin Ltd.
); London.
1935.
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67
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Webb, Sidney
; Liphook.
1935.
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68
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Wells, H.G.
; London.
1939.
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69
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Wesley, Dora
; Richmond.
1937.
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70
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Wijnkoop, David J.
; Amsterdam.
1934.
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71
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Photocopies of
letters of
Max Beer
to his daughter
Hetty
Beer
.
1931-1940.
1 folder.
NB. Some personal remarks have been cut out by Hetty
Beer. The originals, owned by Hetty Beer, ar now at the Kibbutz Beit
-Hashita.
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72-77
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Correspondence with the family of
Max Beer
(after the death of
Max Beer
).
1943-1982.
6 covers.
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72
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Articles and
letters in persuance of the death of
Max Beer
.
1943.
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73
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A letter from
Allen and Unwin Ltd.
to the son of
Max
Beer
; London.
1950.
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74
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Photocopies of
the correspondence of Hanna, Hetty and
Ralph Beer
with the
University of Hull.
1968, 1982.
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75
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Photocopies of
the correspondence of
Hetty Beer
with
the
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
.
1978,
1982.
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76
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Photocopies of
the correspondence of
Hetty Beer
with
the
IISG
.
1980-1982.
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77
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Photocopie of
a letter from
Rudy Beer
to
Hetty
Beer
. Including a photocopy of the article "Toller and the Luddites"
by
N.A. Furness
.
1978,
1981.
Encyclopaedia of Socialist
Personalities and Organisations
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78
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List of planned
articles for the Encyclopaedia of Socialist Personalities and Organisations.
N.d.
1 folder.
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79-82
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Typoscript of
the Encyclopedia of Socialist Personalities and Organisations.
N.d.
4 folders.
NB.
All articles are in German, some articles in English were added. These appeared
in the Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences in the 1930's.
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79
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A-C.
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80
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D-K.
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81
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I-Q.
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82
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R-Z.
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83
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Typoscript of
the Encyclopedia of Socialist Personalities and Organisations. Other Subjects.
N.d.
1 folder.
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84-85
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Notes and
manuscripts.
N.d.
2 folders.
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84
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"The Early
British Economics."
N.d.
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85
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"The Early
British Economics" and "An Inquiry into Physiocracy".
N.d.
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86
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Revised
manuscript of "Outline of Early British Economical Thought".
N.d.
1 folder.
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87-88
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Two books
written by
Max Beer
. With notes by the author.
1938-1939.
2 covers.
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87
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"Early
British Economics".
1938.
NB. Some
pages are missing. They were used by the author for a planned second
printing.
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88
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"An Inquiry
into Physiocracy".
1939.
NB. Parts of
two pages are missing. They were used by the author for a planned second
printing.
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89
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Copy of the
translation in Hebrew of the book "Fifty years of international socialism" by
Max Beer
.
1939.
1 folder.
NB. A number of the letters to Hetty Beer
are printed as an annex.
Articles by and on Max
Beer
-
90
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Articles written
by
Max Beer
. Including the index of "The Catalogue of the
Whole Socialism".
1936-1937.
1 folder.
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91
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Reviews of the
books of
Max Beer
.
1935-1940.
1 folder.
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92
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Photocopy of an
article in the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia about
Max
Beers
. With amendments by his daughter.
N.d.
1 cover.
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93
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Typoscript of
the article "Die Diplomatischen Beziehungen Deutschlands und Englands in der
Vorkriegszeit" by
Benedikt Kautsky
.
N.d.
1 folder.
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94
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Handwritten
article "John Francis Bray" by
John Edwards
.
1929.
1 cover.
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95
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Typoscript of
the article "Problematik des Krieges" by
Karl Loewy-Haifa
.
1938.
1 cover.
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96
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Clippings on
Hitler.
1939.
1 folder.
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97
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Writings
concerning Israel and the Kibbutz Beit-Hashita received from
Hetty
Beer
.
1979.
1 cover.
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98
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Lists of
contents of the archive.
N.d.
1 cover.
