Hugo Sinzheimer Collection
Scope and Content Note
This collection primarily contains materials relating to Hugo Sinzheimer's professional activity as a labor lawyer and professor, with a focus on his written work. In addition the collection contains some papers of his relative Ludwig Sinzheimer, a social scientist (whose relation to Hugo Sinzheimer could not be identified). The collection includes copies of published writings, drafts of the Sinzheimers' writings in both typescript and manuscript form, other professional papers and a small amount of personal papers.
Hugo Sinzheimer's professional work comprises the bulk of this collection and is located in Series II. Subseries 1 holds his more general professional papers, including some correspondence, teaching materials and lecture notes. Subseries 2 consists of his professional writings, including published journal articles and unpublished article drafts, drafts for his 1938 book Jüdische Klassiker der Deutschen Rechtswissenschaft (Jewish Classics in German Jurisprudence) and various research notes.
Personal papers of Hugo Sinzheimer will be found in Series I, which consists of an illustrated biographical poem and a sketch of Hugo Sinzheimer.
The professional papers of Ludwig Sinzheimer make up Series III. Much of these consist of handwritten articles by Ludwig Sinzheimer, and primarily focus economics and related subjects. A few letters, clippings and some research notes complete the series.
Dates
- 1893-2001
- Majority of material found in 1895-1939
Creator
- Mainzer, Gertrud, 1914- (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German, with some Dutch, English, and French.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
The bound manuscripts in Box 4 have been microfilmed (MF 1050).
Biographical Note
Hugo Sinzheimer (1875-1945) was born in Worms. He studied law in Berlin, Freiburg, Marburg und Halle, and he completed his dissertation in 1898 at the University of Heidelberg. He was among the founders of the field of labor law, and helped shape modern labor law as a member of the Weimar National Assembly. He was a professor at the University of Frankfurt from 1920 until April 1933, when he fled to the Netherlands. There, he obtained positions at the Universities of Amsterdam and Leiden. Sinzheimer died suddenly in September 1945, after having survived the war in hiding. His daughter Gertrud Mainzer survived Bergen-Belsen and after the war immigrated to New York, where she became a noted family court judge.
Extent
3 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection primarily contains materials relating to Hugo Sinzheimer's professional activity as a labor lawyer and professor. It includes published writings, drafts of his 1938 book Jüdische Klassiker der Deutschen Rechtswissenschaft (Jewish Classics in German Jurisprudence), legal work files and correspondence, as well as some educational material. Some biographical information on Hugo Sinzheimer is also present, as well as a few personal items, including an illustrated biographical poem. Some writings and other papers of Ludwig Sinzheimer are included.
Arrangement
This collection is divided into three series as follows:
Microfilm
The three sets of bound manuscript notes found in box three have been microfilmed; please use MF 1050.
Processing Information
The materials were refoldered, duplicates removed, and photocopies made of the relevant articles from newspapers. Photographs were rehoused.
Initial processing of the collection was conducted by Kevin Schlottmann in July 2011. In November 2011 two further feet of material were incorporated into the collection by Dianne Ritchey, the bulk of which consisted of material belonging to Series II and III. During the addition Series II was further subdived into multiple subseries.
- Title
- Guide to the Papers of Hugo Sinzheimer (1875-1945) undated, 1893-2010 AR 25413 / MF 1050
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Kevin Schlottmann and Dianne Ritchey
- Date
- © 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Revision Statements
- November 2011.: Further materials incorporated into collection.
- October 2015:: dao links added by Emily Andresini.
- December 2015:: dao links added by Emily Andresini.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
