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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Baum, Kurt, 1876-1962 |
| Title, Monographic | Zeitgedichte |
| Place of Publication | Chicago, Ill. |
| Publisher | A. Kroch & Co. |
| Date of Publication | [date of publication not identified] |
| Extent of Work | 64 pages ; 23 cm |
| View Online | HathiTrust |
| OCLC | 18039347 |
| Notes | On title page: Verlag von A. Kroch & Co., 59 E. Monroe Str., Chicago. On title page verso: "Auswahl von Gedichten aus einer in Deutschland erscheinenden Sammlung desselben Verfassers. (Fuer Amerika herausgeben) 10% der Einnahmen werden dem Deutschen Roten Kreuz zugefuehrt." |
| MKI Annotation | German American author. Inscribed: "29. Oktober 1915" and "Lester Seifert, June 1950." [From Ward, Bio-Bibliography, 1985: Baum, Kurt, b. 1876 in Silesia, d. 1-23-1962 in Milwaukee. Went to England shortly before World War I, where he was arrested as enemy alien. Fled in 1915 to USA. Was one of the founders and president of the Deutsche Literarische Gesellschaft von Milwaukee. Friendship with Rudolf Voigt.] From Wikipedia: "Adolph Kroch, an Austrian immigrant to Chicago, founded a German-language bookstore in 1907. He switched to English-language books during World War I. Later he bought out Brentano's bookstore and merged them into Kroch's & Brentano's." Book repaired by UW-GLS Conservation Laboratory, Nov. 2011 |
| Call Number | PIA IL |
| MKI Terms | Poetry, German American |