Martha Freund-Hoppe Collected Papers
Scope and Contents
Freund-Hoppe had collected and arranged numerous photographs, newspapers, magazine pictures (half-tone images), items of propaganda, and other material, almost entirely from Germany, that provide a picture of the first world war in that country (selected images from this collection are available for viewing in a Web exhibit). A few problems exist with the collection: it is not always clear how the material in the various categories fit Freund-Hoppe's subject designations; her captions are nearly illegible; and it is obvious that much of the material was not produced as a protest of war though Freund-Hoppe seems to have collected it for that purpose. However, this collection is still a rich trove of images and documentation about Germany in the midst of war.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1914-1918
Creator
- Freund-Hoppe, Martha, -1951 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in German.
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
None.
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
None
Copyright and Rights Information
None
Biographical note
Martha Freund-Hoppe, from Dresden, Germany died in 1951. Nothing further is known about her. Somehow, her collection of material concerning World War I ended up in the hands of Frederick Barber, Director of Historical Foundations Inc. in New York City. In March 1938, Emily Green Balch requested that Mr. Barber send the collection to Swarthmore College, and he agreed that it be held there until he could find a buyer for it. However, it seems that as Mr. Barber made no further claims upon the collection, it eventually became the property of the Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
Extent
0.83 Linear Feet (10 linear in.)
Abstract
This collection is a rich trove of images and documentation (photographs, newspapers, magazine pictures, items of propaganda, and other material) about Germany in the midst of World War I gathered by Martha Freund-Hoppe during the war.
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Custodial History
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for these papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Frederick Barber, 1938.
Separated Materials
Photographs were removed to the Photograph Collection (see also exhibit of images from the Freund-Hoppe Collection); postcards were removed to the Subject File (Art in War and Peace: Postcard Collection).
Legal Status
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
General Note
Connect to finding aid: http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace/CDGB/freundhoppe.htm
Processing Information
Processed by SCPC staff; checklist created by Anne M. Yoder, Aarchivist, June 1998.
Subject
- Freund-Hoppe, Martha, -1951 (Person)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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