Record

RefNoFS/7/2/46
Previous numbersFS/14/2/26, Box 1
LevelFile
TitleCorrespondence with Prof Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer
Date1947-1956
DescriptionCorrespondence ranges from the dificulties in arranging a visit from Bonhoeffer in 1947 (Bonhoeffer's residency in the Russian Zone of Berlin meant any travel to the west aroused suspicion); to Simon and Bonhoeffer discussing the post-war aftermath of German Scientists' involvement with the Nazi Party and arrangements for Bonhoeffer's visit to the UK in 1952.

Also containing correspondence re Bonhoeffer with Prof Werner Kuhn, University of Basel and Prof Michael Polanyi, Manchester University
LanguageEnglish and German
Extent63 letters
FormatTypescript documents
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialSee Nancy Arms <i>A Prophet in Two Countries - A Life of FE Simon</i>, pp127
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