Personal papers of Walter Manes, 1918-1999, includes correspondence with parents; official documentation; papers relating to his time in Shanghai; correspondence regarding emigration to USA and photographs.
Manes, Walter (b 1911): Personal papers
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- ReferenceGB 1556 WL 1548
- Dates of Creation1918-1999
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish German French
- Physical Description1 file
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Administrative / Biographical History
Walter Manes was born in Berlin in 1911, one of four children of Philipp and Gertrude Manes, a Jewish family. He managed to escape Nazi Germany through employment opportunities as a musician in Shanghai in 1938 and 1939. He remained with his wife in China until 1948 when he emigrated to USA. (See 1548/1 for an autobiographical account).
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Deposited by Eva Manes.
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Archivist's Note
Entry compiled by Howard Falksohn.
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