Gustav and Hannah Landau Collection

The Gustav and Hannah Landau Collection primarily documents the lives of this couple during the 1930s. The bulk of the collection is comprised of personal correspondence, with some papers relating to Hannah Landau née Stein's education additionally available.

Series I holds the correspondence of Landau family members and a few other individuals. The majority of letters consists of the extensive handwritten correspondence between Gustav Landau and Hannah Stein before they were married; the first subseries contains letters from Hannah to Gustav, while the second holds those from Gustav to Hannah. These letters were written almost daily and discuss events in their daily lives, but also contain ruminations on more philosophical questions, such as religion, the politics of the time and humanity. A small amount of correspondence from others will be found in Subseries 3. Among these letters are those from Nathan Stein to his granddaughter Rachel Landau, where he describes the mother who died while she was still very young.

The second series of this collection is comprised of Hannah Stein's personal papers, primarily consisting of educational papers. These include handwritten essays she wrote while attending the Lessingschule as well as transcripts (Studienbücher) attesting to her attendance at this school and the University of Berlin. Other items include a photo album showing trips and events of the Jewish youth group, Kadimah, and a book given to her by her husband.