Langland, Joseph (1917-2007): poems regarding Buchenwald
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 1556 WL 1029 |
Held at | : Wiener Library Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/ › |
Full title | : Langland, Joseph (1917-2007): poems regarding Buchenwald |
Date(s) | : 20th century |
Level of description | : collection |
Extent | : 1 folder |
Name of creator(s) | : Langland | Joseph | 1917-2007 | poet |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Joseph Langland, was born in 1917; educated at University of Iowa gaining a bachelor's degree, 1940 and a master's degree, 1941; was a soldier in the US Army in World War Two, stationed close to Buchenwald shortly after its liberation. He became a poet and published poems including two about Buchenwald and one about Hiroshima. Langland died in 2007.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Joseph Langland, undated, comprise copies of his poems about Buchenwald and Hiroshima entitled 'Buchenwald near Weimar'; 'The Lotus Song'; 'A Hiroshima Lullaby' and a copy of an entry from Who's Who in America.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Arranged as in Scope and Content.
Conditions governing access:
Open
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Finding aids:
A detailed description exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
Archival Information
Archival history:
This deposit was apparently made in response to a request by the Wiener Library in 1986 for Holocaust poetry.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Deposited by Joseph Langland, 1986.
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
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