| Ref No | WIA FC/1900/11/16 |
| Title | Warburg, Max to Warburg, Aby 06/12/1900 |
| Writer | Warburg, Max |
| Place1 | [Hamburg], Magdalenenstrasse 68 |
| Recipient | Warburg, Aby |
| Date | 06/12/1900 |
| DateNote | FC |
| Format | manuscript |
| Contents | is very pleased that Warburg can work so well and can give close attention to detail etc.; on his method of work, not derived from playing chess; although he likes chess, he finds the sad end of many grand masters very very disturbing; Paul [Warburg] agreed to the draft statutes for the library funds; Max will forward the document to Felix [Warburg]; promises to show largesse, but he has to balance expenditure for the library with demands of a family of seven siblings; he has phantasies of buying a palazzo and living in one wing, Warburg in the other and to devoting the main building to the library to be enjoyed by both of them; hopes to be able to do so in five years; expensive books will always remain valuable, but Max fears that Warburg spends his money on worthless journals; promises Mark 5,000 for 1901; John's [Johann Nicolaus Hertz] problem is that there is no water at the site for the time being so that they have to wait another three months; reminds him to send a cable to [Solomon and Betty] Loeb, who will sail on 'Kaiser Wilhelm der Große' from Bremen to New York on 11/12/1900; Panina [Paul and Nina Warburg] will go to New York in the spring of 1901; Max is busy with his task as Handelsrichter; he does not like the publication 'Der Lotse', [Carl] Mönckeberg is too inexperienced; Dr. Semler has compromised himself; Paul is very happy, the little girl has black hair, Puss [Nina Warburg] is already well and slim, only old Mrs. Petzold stays fat; tells him a joke about Ballin and the Emperor; the parliamentary negotiations re loans went well |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/202 | Loeb; Betty, née Gallenberg (c. 1836-1902) | c. 1836-1902 |
| DS/UK/289 | Hertz; Johann Nicolaus (1869-1908) | 1869-1908 |
| DS/UK/321 | Mönckeberg; Carl (1873-1939); Dr. iur. | 1873-1939 |
| DS/UK/418 | Warburg; Max Moritz (05/06/1867-26/12/1946); Dr. h.c. | 05/06/1867-26/12/1946 |
| DS/UK/686 | Warburg; Nina Jenny (19/05/1870-21/01/1945); née Loeb | 19/05/1870-21/01/1945 |
| DS/UK/685 | Warburg; Paul Moritz (10/08/1868-24/01/1932) | 10/08/1868-24/01/1932 |
| DS/UK/690 | Warburg; Felix Moritz (14/01/1871-20/10/1937) | 14/01/1871-20/10/1937 |
| DS/UK/723 | Ballin; Albert (15/08/1857-09/11/1918) | 15/08/1857-09/11/1918 |
| DS/UK/2245 | Warburg; Aby Moritz (13/06/1866-26/10/1929); Professor, Dr. | 13/06/1866-26/10/1929 |