Anton Finkelstein Collection

The Anton Finkelstein Collection largely consists of Finkelstein's writings and related correspondence, which include in-depth discussion in the areas of literature, philosophy and politics. The collection includes unpublished typescripts and manuscripts, correspondence, notes, and a few examples of Finkelstein's published work.

Series I contains letters of Anton Finkelstein's friend Hanns Fischer. Most of the series consists of their exchange of letters, although some letters by Anton Finkelstein's son Gerhart and Hanns Fischer's close friend Ernst Maretzki are also present. Much of the correspondence discusses the literature of various well-known German authors such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Thomas Mann as well as philosophers like Karl Jaspers or Martin Heidegger. The actions of such individuals as well as the concepts found in their works or philosophies are debated between Fischer and Finkelstein in detail.

Series II holds Anton Finkelstein's writings, which provide more specific delineation of some of the ideas expressed in Finkelstein's letters. Like the letters they often pertain to the theories of various philosophers or authors, but also include discussions of historical events such as the background of World War I or the attempted assassination of Hitler. In addition, one article portrays his relationship with his new homeland of Bolivia while another concerns the German Jews and "Das andere Deutschland." Some of Hanns Fischer's writings are located in this second series as well.