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03/20/2018 | Pressemitteilung

Valuable Addition to the Grimm Collection of Kassel University Library

With the purchase of several of Wilhelm Grimm's letters from the years 1815 to 1816 at an auction, the Kassel University Library was able to further supplement its extensive collection.

The Murhard Library, which is part of Kassel University Library, has acquired six letters from Wilhelm Grimm to the theologian David Suabedissen. Photos: University of Kassel.

The small volume contains six letters to the theologian and pedagogue David Suabedissen, which were previously privately owned  . Suabedissen - a good decade older than the brothers Grimm -  belonged to their circle of close acquaintances in Kassel  and was in lively correspondence with both of them for more than two decades until his death in 1835. The letters of Wilhelm Grimm to Suabedissen, who was staying in Leipzig, were written at a time when Wilhelm Grimm had only recently taken up the post of library secretary at the Kassel State Library.

In addition to many private messages that provide insights into Wilhelm's everyday life in Kassel as well as his thoughts and feelings, the letters also contain important information about his preoccupation with legends, fairy tales, old German language and historical research. Due to their close reference to the life and work situation of the younger Grimm brother in Kassel, they are a particularly valuable addition to the Kassel Grimm collection, even beyond the scholarly aspect. They are accessible via the online archive of the University of Kassel ORKA as well as via the Grimm Portal.

The purchase was financially supported by the Hessische Kulturstiftung, the Förderverein Grimm-Forschung an der Universität Kassel e.V., the Friends and Sponsors of the Library, and  the Rotary Club Kassel - Wilhelmshöhe.

Digital copy in ORKA:  https://orka.bibliothek.uni-kassel.de/viewer/searchadvanced/-/%2528%2528MD_TITLE%253Asuabedissen%2529%2529/1/-/-/

Digitized copy in the Grimm Portal:  https://www.grimm-portal.de/viewer/searchadvanced/-/%2528%2528MD_TITLE%253Asuabedissen%2529%2529/1/-/-/

Image material: https://www.grimm-portal.de/viewer/image/1513595610384/1/LOG_0000/

 

Contact:
Dr. Brigitte Pfeil
Kassel University Library 
Head of Department IV: State Library, Head of Special Collections 
Phone +49 561 804-7344 
pfeil@bibliothek.uni-kassel.de