Catherine Hirsch correspondence with Dr. Drábek and Vera Cerych, March-April 1963

Item Information

Title:
Catherine Hirsch correspondence with Dr. Drábek and Vera Cerych, March-April 1963
Title (alt.):
Catherine M. Sugarman Letters
Jaroslav Drábek Letters
Description:
In this series of correspondences between Catherine Sugarman (Kate Hirsch) and Jaroslav Drábek, we see the discussion unfold about Drábek's earlier article about Helmut Hirsch. Jaroslav Drábek, a Czech lawyer and writer whose resistance to German occupiers and the Communists led to a broadcasting career. As Kate prepared her manuscript about her brother's life, she had reached out to Drábek. In his postcard, Drábek expresses his delight in reading her work and tells her to inform him of any mistakes in his article. In her response, Kate expresses her excitement in the news Walter Laqueuer gave her that he had found a decent amount of material about Helmut Hirsch in the Foreign Ministry Files. She also mentions that she has given Drábek's article to Wiliam Shirer. Throughout the correspondence, Kate further mentions that she needs more background information on the Black Front and about the dj.1.11. We also have letters between Kate and her cousin Vera Cerych. This letter and others found in the collection dealing with writings about Helmut's life show the careful custodianship Kate had on her brother's legacy.
Correspondent:
Sugarman, Catherine M., 1917-2016
Addressee:
Drábek, Jaroslav, 1901-1996
Addressee:
Cerych, Vera
Creator:
Kampfgemeinschaft Revolutionärer Nationalsozialisten
Creator:
Deutsche Jungenschaft (Organization)
Date:
1963 (created)
1963 (issued)
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Genre:
letter
Personal correspondence
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Special Collections Storage; Box 9 Folder 6 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Helmut Hirsch Collection
Series:
Series I. Correspondence, 1933-1997
Subjects:
Sugarman, Catherine M., 1917-2016--Correspondence
Drábek, Jaroslav, 1901-1996--Correspondence
Cerych, Vera--Correspondence
Political prisoners--Germany
Germany--Politics and government
Germany--History
Hirsch, Helmut, 1916-1937
Grunow, Heinrich, 1900-1945
Laqueur, Walter, 1921-2018
Shirer, William L. (William Lawrence), 1904-1993
Extent:
1 letter (1 page) ; 28 cm. x 22 cm.
Link to Item:
https://hdl.handle.net/10192/53300
Terms of Use:
Open Access
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Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Brandeis Univrersity
Language:
English
Table of Contents:
Postcard from J. Drábek to Kate Hirsch Kelman, March 30, 1963
Letter from Catherine Sugarman to Dr. Drábek, April 18, 1963
Letter from Catherine Sugarman to Dr. Drábek, March 26, 1963
Letter from Catherine Hirsch to Dr. Drábek, March 17, 1963
Letter from Vera Cerych to Kate Hirsch, March 12, 1963
Notes:
Signed by the correspondent.
Notes (funding):
Digitization funded by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Identifier:
MWalB02140_237