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Papers of Werner Pelz, 1939-2004

SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945–Sources
War stories
Holocaust, Nazi
Prisoners of war–Australia
Voyages and travels
Jewish families
Melbourne (Vic.)
Universities and colleges
Poetry
Category4. World War II
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
6. End of the Cold War
AuthorPelz, Werner
KeywordsDunera
Enemy aliens
Current HolderState Library of Victoria
Period Of Reference 1939/2004
Series NumberYMS 13647
Item Number9916412043607636
Access RightsRequest at location
Rights Unprocessed digital materials: Restricted access. Please contact the Library for more information.
Country Of OriginEngland
Australia
PlaceMelbourne
Language German
English
Description From Source1.6 m. (13 boxes). Original ms., printed, typescript. Papers, including personal correspondence ca. 1939-2004, spanning Werner Pelz’s time in England (1939-1973) and Melbourne (1973 onwards); notebooks covering 1939-1982 (including the period, 1940-1942, when he was sent to Australia to be interned as an enemy alien during World War Two); published and unpublished writings including books, articles, plays and poetry; lecture notes and recordings relating to courses he ran after retiring as a lecturer in the Sociology Department at La Trobe University; articles, obituaries and a memoir of Werner Pelz plus a recording of a radio interview with him conducted in 2005. Also includes a collection of writings by each of his two wives, Lotte and Mary; and correspondence between Werner Pelz and German American publisher Kurt Wolff, with additional letters from Gila Hayam (Brandeis University), and Dietrich Orlow (Boston University).
Physical FormatManuscripts
Correspondence
Notebook
Sound recording
Typescripts
Related Resources https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/2429/
Bibliographic Citationhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/RVM5ZK59/
https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/GXWMBFTG/
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