This series contains autobiographical and biographical materials, including documents, curriculum vitae, appointment books, membership cards and awards, as well as documents concerning Friedländer's position at the Deutsche Zentrale für freie Jugendwohlfahrt in Berlin, as well as later teaching appointments at the University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, and Michigan State University. Included in the early documents from Berlin are his dismissal papers from the Deutsche Zentrale für freie Jugendwohlfahrt in 1933, documentation of his years in Switzerland and France, 1933-1936, affidavits and letters of support in preparation for his immigration to the U.S. in 1937. Also included in this series are several autobiographical statements, which document the development of social welfare and social welfare education in Germany and the United States.
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The correspondence files contain over 40,000 items of correspondence, primarily from the years 1933-1984. The letters are in German, English and French and have been sub-divided into eight sub-series: 1) personal (family and friends); 2) professional; 3) correspondence with publishers and/or dealing with publications; 4) organizations; 5) politicians and public officials; 6) miscellaneous; 7) subject files; and 8) chronological files.
This series contains typescripts and manuscripts of full-length works, including textbooks; typescripts and manuscripts of journal publications in German and in English; and typescripts and manuscripts of books reviewed by Friedländer. Versions of several of Friedländer's full-length works are present, including: Einführung in die soziale Wohlfahrt, Helene Simon, Individualism & Social Welfare, International Social Welfare, and Introduction to Social Welfare. Versions of many of Friedländer's German-language journal articles (184 folders), 1931-1984, include many articles dating from the 1930s dealing with topics and problems associated with Friedländer's experiences as Head of the Jugendamt in the Prenzlauer-Berg section of Berlin until 1933. Also present in this section are typescripts and manuscripts of journal articles written in English (49 folders), 1932-1979. The final section (62 folders) contains typescripts and manuscripts of book reviews by W.F. in both German and English.