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DLA 69.930/2 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Halm, dated January 17, 1918
Schenker has received Halm's article about him, and expresses his appreciation.
Schenker's mother died in December 1917; he looked after her and his siblings from the time his
father died [1887]. Addresses a reservation on Halm's part—speaking to him as "leader to
leader"—and confirms his concept of the Volk. Schenker has a plan to put to Halm.
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OJ 11/35, 7 Handwritten letter from Halm to Schenker, dated January 20, 1918
Acknowledges DLA 69.930/2, January 17, 1918. Schenker has accused him of a
contradiction, and he concedes it, referring to several of his publications. UE has not
responded to his request for review copies of Schenker's works, so suggests a reciprocal
exchange.
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OJ 15/16, [32] Handwritten letter from Weisse to Schenker, dated January 2, 1918
Weisse, in a fieldpost letter, writing in Sütterlinschrift, copies out a passage
from Goethe quoted in Chamberlain's "Grundlagen des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts," and informs
Schenker of his imminent change of address.
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OJ 15/34, [3] Handwritten letter from Viktor Zuckerkandl to Schenker, dated January 14,
[1918]
Acknowledges one postcard; the other reaches him while writing the letter.
Reports and comments on article by Hans Friedrich in Der Merker. Remarks on the nature of
hatred, national and personal, in wartime.
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OJ 5/38, [1] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker and Jeanette Kornfeld to Wilhelm Schenker,
dated January 24, 1918
Heinrich comments on the attack of the mumps, from which Wilhelm's children are
suffering. Heinrich encourages Wilhelm and his family to move from Kautzen permanently, and in
that connection will investigate the cost of having Julia Schenker's body moved from Waidhofen
to Vienna for burial with the cooperation of the Vienna Kultusgemeinde. He envisions purchasing
burial plots for Jeanette and himself adjacent to Julia's grave. He thanks Dodi for her
invitation to stay with them if Vienna becomes intolerable.
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OJ 8/3, [55] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Valerie Violin, dated January 6, 1918
Schenker recounts explosion of gas oven and subsequent activities. Jeanette has
transferred things to her apartment and stayed up late to help.
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OJ 8/3, [56] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated January 31, 1918
Schenker inquires as to the price of a jar of jam that Valerie Violin brought him
and lays down a "no presents" rule; reports Halm's difficulties in obtaining copies of
Schenker's works from UE.
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WSLB 292 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Hertzka (UE), dated January 30, 1918
Schenker complains that Halm's request to receive review copies of others of his
works has been ignored by UE, threatens to pay for them himself, and asks to be notified when
they are dispatched.