Skip to main content

Correspondence between Hugh Carleton Greene and Carl Brinitzer

 Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 8147, fols. 68-76

  • Request
    this

Six letters from Hugh Carleton Greene to Carl Brinitzer (one carbon copy), 1963 and 1972, and carbon copies of two letters from Brinitzer to Greene, 1972, congratulating Brinitzer on twenty-five years' service at the BBC and discussing books and reviews.

Dates

  • Creation: 1963 and 1972

Extent

9 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Conditions Governing Access

Correspondence between Hugh Carleton Greene and Carl Brinitzer.

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 8147, fol. 68].

Please see our help page for further guidance on citing archives and manuscripts.

Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. c. 8147, fols. 68-76

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 21815

Abstract

Correspondence between Hugh Carleton Greene and Carl Brinitzer.

Biographical / Historical

Sir Hugh Carleton Green (1910-1987), broadcaster and journalist. For further information see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Carl Brinitzer (1907-1974) was born in Riga and grew up in Hamburg where he studied law. In 1936 he emigrated to London where he joined the BBC as an announcer and translator on the German Service and began to have books published on a variety of subjects. He became a naturalised British citizen in 1946 and remained at the BBC until retirement, covering the Nuremberg trials and broadcasting on cultural and social matters to both East and West Germany.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the Taylor Institution Library in 2022.

Related Materials

Bodleian: Papers of Sir Hugh Greene (Dep. a. 62-63, Dep. c. 887-952, Dep. d. 848-887 and Dep. e. 403-449)

Title
Catalogue of Correspondence between Hugh Carleton Greene and Carl Brinitzer
Status
Published
Author
Lucy McCann
Date
2022
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom