Christoph Kimmich Correspondence with Fritz Stern and Gerald Freund, 1964-2016
Collection context
- Creator:
- Kimmich, Christoph M.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet (1 7" Legal Document Box)
- Language:
- English .
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence with Stern consists of about 200 letters (including picture postcards--one of Stern's preferred modes of communication), starting in 1964 and continuing with fair regularity until 2016. Many of them consist of requests for comments on manuscripts, others touch on issues having to do with Columbia, still others provide advice to his correspondent on personal and career matters. Not a few are simply exchanges between friends. Also included in the collection are a number of typed draft manuscripts and of inscribed offprints.
The Freund letters series is much smaller--some two dozen dealing chiefly with personal matters, dating from 1961 to 1997. Freund was a mentor to his students, and he was generous with advice and help to many colleagues for the rest of his life. His letters bear witness to a side often hidden behind his slightly aloof professional persona.
- Biographical / historical:
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Professor Christoph Kimmich engaged in correspondence with Fritz Stern and Gerald Freund for many years, the former first as a colleague at Columbia, the latter first as a teacher at Haverford College, and then both as friends.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Terms of access:
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Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder.
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Christoph Kimmich Correspondence with Fritz Stern and Gerald Freund ; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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