This collection features scanned images of ephemera discovered between the pages of books in the Hannah Arendt and Heinrich Blücher Personal Library at Bard College. We've included a direct catalog link to the book in which the materials were found.
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Arendt, Hannah—Ephemera 001
001 Found in Psychologie de l’Art: Two 8x10 Goya reproductions found in book.
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Arendt, Hannah—Ephemera 002
002 Found in Entre la Vie et la Mort: Personal letter, written in German.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 003
003 Found in Dante’s Other World: Postcard written to Heinrich Blucher by Elizabeth Stambler. "Dear Heinrich, I'd like to give you something in thanks for your picture, which I find beautiful. I'd like you to have this book in any case, for it does contain much of my happy life. You might like to give it away some day- if you like it-in as sweet and friendly a moment as when you gave me the picture. Elizabeth."
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 004
004 Found in The Viking Book of Poetry: Typewritten verses from the old English song "Green Grow the Rushes-Ho."
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005 Found in Social Contract: 5 x 3 in. notepad page inserted in book with brief notes pertaining to the text.
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006 Found in Poems of Edgar Allan Poe: Personal note to Hannah Arendt from the author written on a 3.5 x 4.5 in. scrap of paper.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 007
007 Found in Selected Poems: Personal note to Hannah Arendt from author on 6x4 in. note paper; dated 01/20/75.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 009
009 Found in Aristotle’s Politics: Contained ephemera: seven handwritten notes in English, one typed note in English, and a pink strip of acidic paper.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 010
010 Found in Bernanos, Bloy, Clavdel, Peguy…: Ephemera removed from book consists of a French publication notice for this edition.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 011
011 Found in L’Essence du Prophetisme: Arendt copy contained ephemera consisting of a French publication notice for this edition.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 013
013 Galbraith. Found in The Affluent Society: A fragment of a cardboard coupon advertising a hearing aid company was found between pages 278-279. Writing appears on both sides of the coupon, largely illegible.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 014
014 Barnet. Found in The Economy of Death: The personal card of a Mrs. Phyllis C. Vescovi was found inside the front page of the book.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 015
015 Knutsen. Found in The Human Basis of the Polity: A typed letter of thanks from the author, a former student of Hannah Arendt, was found inside the book.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 016
016 Neumann. Found in Die Portieren der Weima Republik: German language publisher notice for the book Der Gescheiterte Frieden : Europa 1933-1939 by Martin Gilbert and Richard Gott.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 017
017 Lerner. Found in America as a Civilization: Book reviews torn from a January 6 issue of Time Magazine.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 018
018 Solberg. Found in Riding High: America in the Cold War: Typewritten note by the author acknowledging Hannah Arendt's influence and requesting comments on his new book.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 019
019 Found in Printzhorn. Leib-Seele- Einheit…: A postcard, handwritten in German, addressed to Hannah Stern in Paris, from Walter Benjamin.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 020
020 Found in Verfassung des Deutschen Reiches…: An undated German invoice from a shoe store made out to Herr Dr. Stern. Found on p. 163.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 021
021 Adickes. Found in Kant’s Opus Postumum…: German language publisher's brochure announcing five titles.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 022
022 Found in Alte Deutsche Liebeslieder: A page torn from a German language book containing a poem by the 18th c. German poet Matthias Claudius.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 025
025 Found in The Arrogance of Power: Arendt copy contained ephemera : a Bard College theater program of the performance 'The Entertainer,' by John Osborne. Performed at Bard May 6-10, 1967.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 026
026 Found in Piero Della Francesca: Arendt copy contained ephemera : three blank post cards depicting images from the Basilica de San Francesco in Arezzo, Italy.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 027
027 Found in The Survivor: Arendt copy contained ephemera : a typed letter from a publicist at Oxford University Press summarizing the book and asking for her comments.
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 028
028 Found in Multinational Corporations...:Arendt copy contained ephemera : a typed letter from James William. Fulbright, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in 1974. "Dear Hannah : It was good to see you again. As I indicated when we talked, the Subcommittee has produced a hearing volume which is extraordinary in its content and I believe you will be interested in some segments of it. The volumes is Part 7 of the Subcommittee hearings. The testimony to which I refer is the testimony of jack Anderson, page 1, and the testimony of executives of Standard Oil Company of California which begins at page 401. In addition to the testimony itself, the hearing record contains a number of exhibits. The most interesting of those are the memoranda on page 504, the cables on page 506, 507, and 508 and the briefing material beginning on page 517. I hope to see you again soon. As ever, Jack"
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Arendt, Hannah–Ephemera 029
029 Found in The Obsession: Arendt copy contained ephemera : a typed note from the author dated Dec. 20 1973. "I am glad to send you a preview copy of The Obsession which was written to show an example of certain methods of hidden censorship, and of the effect of suppression on a writer. I hope you will want to call attention to the questions it raises, which Publishers Weekly has predicted can "set off a literary storm." Sincerely yours, Meyer Levin."