Robert Danneberg Papers

Period (1881-) 1903-1942 (-1992)
Total size   0.5 m.
Consultation Not restricted

History

Born in Vienna 1885, died in Auschwitz 1942; social democratic politician and publicist; secretary of the Internationale Verbindung Sozialistischer Jugendorganisationen; executive member of the Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei in Österreich (SDAP); supporter of the left wing of the Second International and, after the outbreak of the First World War, together with his friend Friedrich Adler, of the Zimmerwald Movement; city councillor of Vienna 1918-1934; president of the Vienna Landtag in 1922; member of the Nationalrat of Austria 1919-1934; editor of Die Bildungsarbeit from 1909; contributed also to the Volkstribüne and Der Kampf; wrote various pamphlets, including `Das sozialdemokratische Programm'; remained in the centre of the illegal SDAP from 1934; one of the first victims of the GESTAPO in 1938.

Content

Personal documents, also of Gertrude Danneberg 1903-1943; correspondence with Adolf Schärf 1938-1939, and others; correspondence by Gertrude Danneberg with Louis Danneberg 1939-1946, Robert Danneberg 1934, 1938-1939 and n.d., Ferdi 1938-1939, Herbert Reiniger 1938, Adolf Schärf 1938-1948 and n.d., Georg Solyom 1939-1943, Paul Speiser 1945-1946 and others; correspondence by Louis Danneberg, Lieselotte (Leila) Danneberg and other persons 1933, 1939-1940, 1943 and n.d.; manuscripts; excerpts; notes; copies of periodicals and clippings of articles by Robert Danneberg; documents in relation to meetings in memory of Robert Danneberg 1943-1952 and printed material consisting of copies of periodicals and clippings of obituaries of Robert Danneberg; clippings on other subjects, a pamphlet, a songbook, leaflets, programs and tickets 1898-1955.

Accrual 2009: correspondence by Gertrude Danneberg-Schröbler, wife of Robert Danneberg, with her son Karl Danneberg 1939-1945, her daughter Lieselotte Danneberg 1941-1945, Robert Danneberg 1934-1939, Ferdinanda Flossmann 1938-1939, Red Cross Message Bureau 1941-1942, Dora and F. Schröbler 1938-1943; correspondence by family members of Gertrude and Robert Danneberg 1881-1943.

Processing information

Inventory by Tiny de Boer in 2010