23 July 1944
Nettlau Dies in Amsterdam
The urn of Max Nettlau.
BG K21/171
In 1935 collector Max Nettlau sold his anarchist papers to the IISH. In February 1938 he travelled from Vienna to Amsterdam to work with his collection. He was pleased to see his papers exhibited in three old school rooms, and to find a chair and desk at which to work. The Anschluss (Germany's incorporation of Austria in the Third Reich) made it impossible for him to return to Austria. On 23 July 1944 Nettlau died in Amsterdam.
See also:
• Max Nettlau
• Max Nettlau papers
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