| Ref No | WIA GC/27346 |
| Title | Warburg, Aby to Warburg, Mary 16/12/1901 |
| Writer | Warburg, Aby |
| Place1 | Braunschweig, Deutsches Haus |
| Recipient | Warburg, Mary |
| Date | 16/12/1901 |
| DateNote | FC |
| Format | manuscript |
| Contents | the trip to and the stay in Helmstedt have been very good; enjoyed the company of John [Johann Nicolaus Hertz]; is ashamed how easy Warburg's life is in comparison to John's; he left early in the morning to travel via Braunschweig to Wolfenbüttel; Warburg achieved something remarkable that the dreaded librarian Dr. [Otto von] Heinemann ['Bibliothekslindwurm'] showed him rare manuscripts; calls him 'Schlangenthier', 'serpent animal', but Warburg did not show any fear; the 77 year old man showed him manuscript after manuscript, but only two minutes for each of them, behaved like a magician in front of his apprentice; comments that the precious manuscripts are kept in the splendid state apartments, which are not heated; the library is the typically German counterpart to the Biblioteca Laurenziana [in Florence]; Warburg wants to return to the library and the museum the next day; asks Mary to assure 'the trembling hind', ['zitternde Hirschkuh', Miss Marie Hirsch] that she just has to try it out, that she needs to find out how long she will take to read one page; mentions Philippchen and Johanna; apologizes for being curt with Mary; is clear in his mind that they need to settle in Hamburg, otherwise they will not feel at home anywhere and will feel demoralised the whole time; sends greetings to Detta [Marietta Warburg], Franziska and Mary's father |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/46 | Jahns; Franziska (1850-24/02/1907) | 1850-24/02/1907 |
| DS/UK/291 | Hertz; Johanna, née Benemann (17/07/1882-21/05/1970) | 17/07/1882-21/05/1970 |
| DS/UK/289 | Hertz; Johann Nicolaus (1869-1908) | 1869-1908 |
| DS/UK/376 | Hirsch; Marie (12/03/1848-17/11/1911) | 12/03/1848-17/11/1911 |
| DS/UK/371 | Braden; Marietta, née Warburg (11/01/1899-12/02/1973) | 11/01/1899-12/02/1973 |
| DS/UK/955 | Warburg; Mary, née Hertz (13/10/1866-04/12/1934) | 13/10/1866-04/12/1934 |