Ernst Jäckh Papers
Papers, 1900-1961
13 linear ft. (ca. 2,000 items in 6 boxes, 16 file boxes, 12 scrapbooks)
Biography/History: Author and academic (1875-1959), was born in Urach Germany. He
promoted the German-Turkish Alliance 1908-1914 founded the German Turkish
Association 1912 and became professor of Turkish history at the University of Berlin
1914 Jäckh was a member of the diplomatic service during World War I and with
Friedrich Naumann an organizer of the liberal movement in Germany 1902-1912 He
helped found the German League of Nations and the Hochschule für Politik. Jäckh
emigrated to Britain in the 1930s and held the position of international director of the New
Commonwealth Institute until 1940 when he became Professor of Public Law and
Government at Columbia University specializing in the politics of Germany the Balkans
and the Middle East. His published books include Albanian War, Der Austeigende
Halbmonde, Background of the Middle East, Deutschland im Orient, and and Des
Goldenen Pflug.
Summary: Correspondence, manuscripts, memorabilia, photographs, and printed materials.
The correspondence consists of letters relating to the publication and review of Jäckh's
books, articles, and book reviews and typescript copies of letters by Hans Jäckh. There
are manuscripts for his articles, lectures and speeches as well as clipping files of book
reviews and articles by and about Jäckh in the European and North American press. The
bulk of the collection is written and printed in German and deals with the Balkans and the
Near East before 1920, including the Balkan War of 1912-1914, and the Turkish
Revolution. Of particular interest are manuscripts and articles describing his land travels
between 1903 and 1913 with the German fleet and on hot air balloons. Other topics
covered include the Hocjschule für Politik, German labor unions, German-European
relations, European attitudes towards the United States, and his literary works. There are
also some manuscripts dealing with the Balkans and the Near East during World War II.
An extensive file of photographs depicts, Albania, Asia Minor, Baghdad, the Balkans,
Constantinople, Genoa, the German naval fleet, the Hochschule für Politik, hot air
balloons, Italy, the Mediterranean, Turkey, the Turkish Revolution, the United States,
Versailles, and Weimar. There are books from Jäckh's library, some with marginal notes,
some signed and inscribed to him as well as copies of his own works.
Finding Aids: Contents list, 4 pages
Restrictions on Access: Available for faculty, students, or researchers engaged in scholarly or
publication projects.
Restrictions on Use: Permission to publish materials must also be obtained in writing from the
Director of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library.
Provenance: Gift of Ruth Nanda Anshen, 1959
Processing History: Processed by Bernard Crystal 8/82 & 11/94
Microfilm Information: No material on microfilm
Physical Loaction: In sequence
RLIN ID: NYCR89-A445
Correspondence, Manuscripts Memorabilia
--Correspondence
Box 1
Letters, telegrams and postcards re: publication and reviews of his books
1908-1913
Box 1
Jäckh, Hans
To Veronica Jäckh
1915-1918
t.ms. transcripts
Jäckh, Hans
To his parents
1917-1918
t.ms. transcripts
Miscellaneous
1953-1961
Box 1
Box 1
--Manuscript
Box 1
Des Goldenen Pflug - Outline for book
Box 1
"Turkey" (in Encyclopedia Americana)
1945
Proof with corrections
--Memorabilia
Box 1
Memorial Service at Columbia
1959
Photographs and Printed Materials
--Photographs
Box 2
Turkey
2 folders
3 unfoldered photos on boards
--Printed Materials
-- About Jäckh
Box 2
Book Reviews of Jäckh's Background of the Middle East by Jäckh
Box 2
Jäckh, Ernst
Articles in Der Schabenspiegel
Sept. 15, 1900-May 11, 1901
Box 2
Jäckh, Ernst
Biographical Sketches of German Political Figures
Box 2
Jäckh, Ernst
Deutschen Werkbundes
Box 2
Jäckh, Ernst
Turkey
Photographs
Box 3
Türkische Studierenreisen in Deutschland
1911
photographs
Box 4
Revolution: Adana, Dard anellen, Tripolis
photographs
Box 4
Balkan; Mittelmeer; Italien
Box 5
Genoa
Box 5
Kaiserreise; Konstantin und Grundsteinlegung
Box 6
Luftsschiffart und Flotte [Hot air balloons and German naval fleet]
Box 6
Amerika; Hochschule für Politik
Box 7
Konstantinopel; Kleinasien; Bagdad
Box 7
Albanien
Box 8
Türken und Trkinnen
Box 8
Versailles; Weimar
Manuscripts and Printed Materials
Box 9
Amerika: Manuscripts re European attitude towards America
Box 9
Literarische Arbeiten (Schwaben; Vorträge; Heilbronn): Manuscripts and Printed Articles
Box 10 Vorträge und Vorlesungen (Balkans & Near East during World War II): Manuscripts
Box 10 Vorträge und Vorlesungen: Manuscripts and Printed Articles
1920-1940
Scrapbooks
Box 11 #19: Ausländische Kritiken, 1926-1932
Printed articles and typescripts in foreign
publications about Jäckh and his activities, 1926
printed articles by Jäckh, 1926-32.
Box 11 #20: Bücher Besprechungen, 1911-1913: Announcements and reviews for Der
Austeigende Halbmonde, Deutschland im Orient & Albanian War.
Box 12 #21: Kritiken: Kiderlen Wächter, 1924 [Book reviews]
Box 12 #22: Kritiken über Jäckh, 1902-1908 [Articles about Jäckh in German publications,
including some typescripts]
Box 13 #23: Amerika und Wir, 1929-1930 [Book reviews in German publications]
Box 13 #24: Canadasche und Amerikanen Kritiken, 1926-1931 [Articles about Jäckh in
Canadian, U.S, and South American publications. Includes several letters to
Jäckh]
Box 14 #25: Politische Artikel: Türkei, 1912-1914 [Articles by Jäckh: Balkankrieg, 1912-14;
Weltkrieg, 1914]
Box 14 #26: Politische Artikel: Türkei,: TÜrkei,1908-1914 [JungTürkische
Revolution]
Box 15 # 27: Politische Artikel: Länder, E-S,1914-1915 [Articles by Jäckh on German-European
relations]
Box 15 #28: Politische Artikel: General and Bulgaria, 1913- 1924 [Articles by Jäckh]
Box 16 #29: Deutsche Besprechungen, 1931-1933 [Announcements and articles about Jäckh
chiefly relating to the Hochschule für Politik, Werkersbundes, reviews or
commentary on his writings, and a number of his own manuscripts]
Box 16 #30: Reise Besprechungen, 1903-1913 [Articles and t.ms. by Jäckh describing his
travels on land, with the German fleet, and on hot air balloons]
Books from the Library of Ernst Jäckh
Box 17-20
Some books contain Jäckh's marginal notes and others are signed and inscribed
to him.