Rahmer, Julia (fl 1989-1991): papers regarding Neu Beginnen

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 1556 WL 975
Held at	: Wiener Library   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Rahmer, Julia (fl 1989-1991): papers regarding Neu Beginnen
Date(s)	: 1989-1991
Level of description	: collection
Extent	: 1 folder
Name of creator(s)	: Various

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Julia Rahmer, a former member of the underground Leninist group Neu Beginnen, gives some insight into the activities of the group and the realities of life as a member. Julia Rahmer was recruited into the group in Berlin by a friend, Fritz Meyer, in April 1933. As a Jew, frustrated at no longer being able to continue her studies at university, she was attracted to the possibility of 'keeping socialist ideas alive' under the Nazi regime. By 1935 she had become disillusioned with the group and in 1936 emigrated to Prague and later London on account of the danger posed to members of subversive organisations.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Julia Rahmer, 1989-1991, relate to activities of Neu Beginnen and the realities of life as a member and comprise copies of correspondence between Rahmer and various correspondents regarding documents related to Neu Beginnen, 1989-1991; a copy of Rahmer's account of life as a member of Neu Beginnen or ORG (as it was previously called) with an accompanying copy letter addressed to William Jones, 1991 and a copy of a list of members of Neu Beginnen.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English, except for 975/2/2, which is in German.

System of arrangement:

The material has been arranged into 3 classes: correspondence, reports and membership list.

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

Permission to make copies can be gained from copyright holder.

Finding aids:

A detailed description exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

May have been deposited by Julia Rahmer in 1991.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Samantha Velumyl.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
March 2008