Brief von Adolphe Lowe an Ernest Manheim in Kansas City, Mo. New York, N.Y., am 21. Jänner 1947
Transliteration und Kommentar von Reinhard Müller [1]
Institute of World Affairs
Organized under the New School for Social Research
66 Fifth Avenue, New York 11, N.Y.
January 21, 1947
I wish I could give you a satisfactory answer. However, though I was in periodic exchange with Karoly [Mannheim], [2] I am badly informed about his activities, and have learned a good deal of news from the release in the New York Times. In particular I do not know of any publications after 1938, besides "Man and Society" and "Diagnosis of Our Time". [3] Some of the chapters in the latter book were published before as articles.
With regard to his general activity, you know, of course, that late in 1945 he was appointed Professor of Education in the Institute of Education at the University of London, as successor to Fred Clarke. [4] You also know that he was editor of the "International Library of Sociology and Social Reconstruction", published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.
I am afraid that I have not given you anything beyond that which you have known. If you want the information for any publication, you will have to write to Julia [Mannheim]. [5] I expect you know the address: 5, the Park, London, N.W. 11.
This was indeed a sad occasion for renewing our contact. I have not yet recovered from the shock.
Let me know if and when you come East. With best wishes,
Cordially yours,
A. Lowe
[1] 
The original copy of this letter is held by the Archiv für die Geschichte der Soziologie in Österreich, Graz, Nachlass Ernest Manheim, Signatur 31/1.
Adolph Lowe (i.e. Adolph Löwe; *Stuttgart 1893, †Wolfenbüttel 1995), American economist and sociologist of German origin; emigrated in 1933 to Great Britain and 1940 to the USA; since 1940 at the New School for Social Research in New York, N.Y., since 1941 Professor of Economics. The letter is a reply to Ernest Manheim's request for material he needed for the obituary of his cousin, Karl Mannheim (cf. footnote 2); cf. Ernest Manheim: Karl Mannheim 1893-1947, in: The American Journal of Sociology, 52. Bd. (1946/47), Nr. 6 (Mai 1947), S. 471-474. Annot. R. M.
[2]
Karl Mannheim (i.e. Károly Mannheim; *Budapest 1893, †London 1947), cousin of Ernest Manheim; German-British sociologist of Austrian-Hungarian origin, emigrated to Great Britain in 1993. Annot. R. M.
[3]
cf. Karl Mannheim: Man and society in an age of reconstruction: studies in modern social structure. (Based on Mensch and Gesellschaft im Zeitalter des Umbaus. Leiden (Holland) 1935. Translated from German by Edward Shils. Revised and considerably enlarged by the author.) London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1940; ders.: Diagnosis of our time: wartime essays of a sociologist. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Truebner 1943 (= International library of sociology and social reconstruction.). Annot. R. M.
[4]
(Since 1943) Sir Fred Clarke (*High Coggs, Witney 1880, †London 1952), British pedagogue; 1936-1945 Director of the Institute of Education at the University of London. Annot. R. M.
[5]
Julia Mannheim (born Károlyné Júlia "Juliska" Láng; *Budapest 1893, †London 1955), German-British psychologist and psychoanalyst of Austrian- Hungarian origin; since 1921 married to Karl Mannheim. Annot. R. M.
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