Ernst von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains certificates issued and signed by various heads of state throughout Europe conferring medals and honors upon Ernst von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy; letters to Mendelssohn-Bartholdy from Bernhard von Bülow, Otto von Bismarck, and Auguste Viktoria; and handwritten letter from Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to historian Adolf von Harnack regarding collections at the Königliche Bibliothek zu Berlin, of which Harnack was director.
Dates
- 1878-1908
Creator
Language of Materials
This collection is in German, Italian, Russian and Danish.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
The collection contains certificates issued and signed by various heads of state throughout Europe conferring medals and honors upon Ernst von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy; letters to Mendelssohn-Bartholdy from Bernhard von Bülow, Otto von Bismarck, and Auguste Viktoria; and handwritten letter from Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to historian Adolf von Harnack regarding collections at the Königliche Bibliothek zu Berlin, of which Harnack was director.
Other Finding Aid
The original German-language inventory is available in the folder
- Alexander, Emperor of Russia, II, 1818-1881
- Alexander, Emperor of Russia, III, 1845-1894
- Auguste Viktoria, Empress, consort of William II, German Emperor, 1858-1921
- Berlin (Germany)
- Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898
- Bülow, Bernhard, Fürst von, 1849-1929
- Christian, King of Denmark, IX, 1818-1906
- Correspondence
- Friedrich I. Anhalt, Herzog 1831-1904
- Friedrich Leopold Preußen, Prinz 1865-1931
- Harnack, Adolf von, 1851-1930
- Jewish bankers
- Jews -- Germany -- Berlin -- History
- Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1800-1933
- Königliche Bibliothek zu Berlin
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Ernst von, 1846-1909
- Milan Obrenović, King of Serbia, 1854-1901
- Nicholas, Emperor of Russia, II, 1868-1918
- Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy, III, 1869-1947
- William, German Emperor, I, 1797-1888
- William, German Emperor, II, 1859-1941
- Title
- Guide to the Ernst von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Collection, 1878-1908 AR 43
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Sarah Glover
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- September 2015:: dao links added by Emily Andresini.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
