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The Liouba Halsman Golschmann Collection

Descriptive Summary

Creators: The Philippe Halsman Archive

Title: The Liouba Halsman Golschmann Collection

Repository: The Philippe Halsman Archive

33 West 67th Street

New York, NY 10023

Dates: 1928-2007

Quantity: 3 Boxes, 75 folders

Identification Number: 2014.US.PH.LHG

Abstract: The collection consists of materials and records related to Liouba Halsman

Golschmann’s efforts to secure the release of her brother, Philippe Halsman from his

prison sentence for the murder of his father, Max Halsman, letters written by Philippe

Halsman during his imprisonment, and documents regarding his emigration efforts to

America. Collection materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, legal

publications, and photography equipment.

Historical and Biographical Information

Philippe Halsman (1906-1979), was born in Riga, Latvia. He was

renowned for his portrait photographs of such notables as Albert

Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Audrey Hepburn, Groucho Marx,

Bob Hope, Milton Berle, John F. Kennedy, Grace Kelly, Alfred

Hitchcock, and for his collaborations with Salvador Dali. He was

inspired while photographing comedians jumping in mid-air to

photograph other subjects in this manner, including the Duke and

Duchess of Windsor, Marilyn Monroe, and Richard Nixon.

In September 1928, Halsman was falsely accused of his father’s

murder while they were on a hiking trip in the Austrian Tyrol, an

area known for its anti-Semitism. He was sentenced to ten years

hard labor/solitary confinement in Innsbruck, Austria. His sister,

Liouba Halsman Golschmann, campaigned for his release by

garnering support from important European intellectuals,

including Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann, Henri Hertz, and Paul Painlevé, who

all endorsed his innocence. After two trials, each resulting in guilty verdicts, he was pardoned

and released in 1930 (Wikipedia. 2014).

Liouba Halsman Golschmann (1909-1979), was also born in Riga, Latvia. She was instrumental

in securing her brother’s release from prison. She traveled throughout Europe to meet with

leaders such as: Ernest Bovet, Secretary General of the League for Human Rights; Wilhelm

Miklas, President of Austria; and Paul Painlevé, President of France. After his release from

prison, she sought the help of Albert Einstein and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Emergency Rescue

Committee for his emigration to America (Emanuel, 2008).

Audrey Hepburn, 1955, Philippe Halsman

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Scope and Contents

The collection is held by the Philippe Halsman Archive. It consists of materials collected and

created by Liouba Halsman Golschmann and others that relate to his murder trial. It includes

correspondence, photographs, legal documents and briefs, personal items that belonged to

Philippe Halsman such as photography equipment, newspaper clippings, books and other

ephemera. This collection has been loaned to Nicole Emanuel, in Leawood, Kansas (Appendix

A), while she conducts research for a biography she is writing of Liouba Halsman Golschmann.

Related materials included are copies of materials obtained from the Albert Einsten Archives by

Nicole Emanuel that pertain to the Einstein’s relationship with Halsman, and a recorded

interview with Liouba Halsman Golschmann.

It is three linear feet, housed in three boxes. Documents are foldered within the boxes.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by four series: Correspondence,

Newspaper Articles, Case Study Publications and

Photography Equipment and Audio. Correspondence is

arranged by four sub-series, and chronological within those

series. Chronological order is used within all other series

types, with the exception of Photography Equipment and

Audio. Because much of the collection is in languages

other than English, translations are provided with original

when available.

Administrative Information

Recommended Citation The Liouba Halsman Golschmann Collection, The Philippe Halsman Archive, New

York.

Provenance and Custodial History The Philippe Halsman Archive was established in 2011. It is housed in the same building

in New York where Philippe Halsman kept his studio for over 30 years, and contains the

materials left in his studio and apartment after his death, as well as materials and work

related to his career and personal life. It is maintained by his daughter Irene Halsman, and

his grandsons, Oliver Halsman Rosenberg and Steve Bello. It controls licensing, and print

sales of Halsman’s work. It partners with Magnum Photos for international sales and

printing. The collection is currently (spring 2014) loaned to and in the possession of

Nicole Emanuel of Leawood, Kansas.

Conditions Governing Access Any sensitive information found will be given to the Philippe Halsman Archive for

approval.

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Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use Any reproduction requests are directed to the Philippe Halsman Archive for judgment on

a case-by-case basis.

Languages and Scripts of the Material Elements Material elements are in English, Russian, French, Latvian, and German. Finding Aid is

in English.

Processed by: Layne Aingell, February-May 2014

Index Terms

Personal Names Bleuler, E.

Bovet, Ernest

Brockhausen, Carl Dr.

Dukas, Helene

Einstein, Albert

Emanuel, Nicole

Gamper, D. Professor

Glasers, Richard

Golschmann, Liouba

Halsman

Golschmann, Vladimir

Grunwald, Max

Gutmann, W.

Hadamard

Halsmann, Liouba

Halsman, Philippe

Halsmann, Philipp

Hertz, Henri

Hicks, Wilson

Hupka, Josef

Ita, Halsman

Kodermann, Johann

Langevin

Lothar, Ernst

Mann, Thomas

Meixner, Karl Dr.

Nathan, Otto Dr.

Painlevé, Paul

Pessler, Franz

Ratner, Austin

Richet

Roche, Elizabeth

Romer, Ruth

Ruzicka, Ernst

Scharf, Herman

Schneider, Johann

Wasserman, Jacob

Places Allemange, France

Berlin, Germany

Hamburg, Germany

Innsbruck, Austria

Lausanne, Switzerland

Murano, Italy

Paris, France

Washington, D.C.

Wein (Vienna), Austria

Subjects Anti-Semitism

Criminal Trial

Editorials

Emigration

False Confession

Imprisonment

Murder

Patricide

Photography

Photography Equipment

Prison Pardon

Propaganda

Genre/Form Terms Book

Booklet

Camera

Editorial

Ephemera

Letter

Monograph

Newspaper Article

Photograph

Postcard

Stereoscope

Telegram

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Container List and Description of the Collection

Box 1 – Series I, Sub Series A, Liouba Halsman Golshmann Correspondence

Folder Contents Date(s) Notes

I-A-1 Liouba Halsman Golschmann

mission statement – outline of her

campaign

No date Template used to present to advocates; 8

typewritten pages, original and carbon

copy; in French, no translation.

I-A-2 Liouba Halsman Golschmann’s

Checklist of letters received

No date Handwritten on lined paper, approx. 6” x

8.”

I-A-3 List of appointments; handwritten

by Liouba Halsman Golschmann

No date Handwritten on lined paper, approx. 6” x

8.”

I-A-4 Liouba Halsman Golschmann’s

address book

No date Leather cover; approx. 1.5” x 2.5”;

includes addresses for Thomas Mann,

Rabbi Max Grunwald; possible notes from

trial; not translated.

I-A-5 Telegram to Henri Hertz from

Ernest Bovet, French Secretary

General. “Returned last evening.

Will happily receive visits.”

1/13/1930 Wired from Paris

I-A-6 Letter to Liouba Halsman

Golschmann from Henri Hertz

1/26/1930 Mailed from Paris to Innsbruck ; 2 pages

with envelope



2/14/1930 Mailed from Paris to Innsbruck; 3 pages

I-A-8 Letter to Henri Hertz from Albert

Einstein re: no official press

actions regarding Halsman’s

imprisonment

3/10/1930 Mailed from Berlin to Paris; 1 page with

envelope.



3/21/1930 Wired from Paris to Murano, Italy; 1 page;

in German

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I-A-10 Telegram to Liouba Halsman

Golschmann from Thomas Mann;

“You are welcome to visit June

14-17.”

6/6/1930


Golschmann from Ernest Bovet

6/23/1930 In French, no translation. Sent from Le

Languedoc, Lausanne, Switzerland to

Vienna; 1 page



re: refusal of Philippe Halsman’s

pardon

7/3/1930 Sent from Le Languedoc, Lausanne,

Switzerland to Vienna; draft and final

letter, 2 pages

I-A-13 Letter to President Paul Painleve

from Liouba Halsman

Golschmann re: plea for release of

Philippe Halsman

7/12/1930 Sent from Vienna to Paris; 3 handwritten

pages



re: Doctor Pessler, Halsman’s

advocate

7/18/1930 Sent from Paris to Vienna; 2 pages, draft

and final letter



re: receipt of Halsman’s pardon

8/19/1930 Sent from Paris to Vienna; 1 page, with

envelope


Golschmann from Albert Einstein

re: letters from Professors

Hadamard, Richet & Langevin

8/21/1930

I-A-17 Letter to Henri Hertz from Liouba

Halsman Golshmann

10/22/1930


Golschmann from Richard

Glasers

1/28/1937 Viennese businessman who found Ita

Halsmann after her husband’s murder; 1

page with envelope.


Golschmann from Mrs. Glaser

4/7/1937 1 page with envelope

I-A-20 Letter to Liouba Golschmann

from Albert Einstein’s Secretary,

Helene Dukas

4/1/1941 Mailed from Berlin to Vienna; 1 page.

I-A-21 Copies of translations of all

above letters

Various Photocopies for researcher so originals are

not handled.

I-A -22 Form letter sent to league of ex-

combatants to ask for intervention

No date Typewritten, no translation.

I-A-23 Photocopies of letters Various Photocopies for researcher so originals are

not handled.

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Box 1 – Series I, Sub Series B, Albert Einstein Archives Correspondence


I-B-1 Photocopy of Phillipe

Halsman letter to Albert

Einstein

12/29/1930 1 page, no translation

I-B-2 Photocopy of Albert

Einstein letter to Phillipe

Halsman re: Halsman’s

request for assistance

looking for admission to

American universities

3/12/1931 Sent from Paris to Berlin; 1 page

I-B-3 Photocopy of Phillipe

Halsman to Albert Einstein

letter to re: American

university recommendations

3/16/1931 Sent from Berlin to Paris; 1 page

I-B-4 Photocopy of Philippe


Einstein re: Halsman’s CV

3/19/1931 Sent from Paris to Berlin; 4 pages, with

translation

I-B-5 Photocopy of translation of

Philippe Halsman letter to

Albert Einstein re: American

University Union; MIT

tuition

4/29/1931 1 page, with translation



Halsman re: Advising

Halsman to complete studies

in France

6/1/1931 1 page, with translation

I-B-7 Photocopy of Philippe


Einstein re: Professor

Langevin’s

recommendations

6/5/1931 2 pages



Halsman re: Advising

Halsman to stay in France

for school; Einstein will give

recommendation for

emigration to America

6/8/1931 1 page



Halsman re:

Congratulations on receiving

immigration visa

8/27/1931 Sent from Princeton, New Jersey to Paris; 1

page, no translation

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I-B-10 Original letter from Paul

Curmel (Professor of

Mathematics, l’Ecole

Normale Superieure)

12/1/1931 Asking Einstein for referral so Philippe

Halsman may be admitted with his school

credits from Germany. Return address on

envelope: “Societe Mathematique de France,

Institue Henri Poincare,” Sent from Paris to

Allemange; 2 pages


Einstein Letter to Dr. Otto

Nathan re: becoming

advocate to Halsman,

Halsman’s endangerment

due to photographing Nazi

opponents

8/16/1940 1 page



Halsman

12/3/1940 1 page

I-B-13 Email correspondence

between Nicole Emanuel &

Elizabeth Roche at Albert

Einstein Archives re:

Philippe Halsman’s CV; CV

contains brief bio; mentions

President Painleve, Einstein,

Professor Langevin,

Professor Richet, Professor

Hadamart, Thomas Mann

I-B-14 Photocopies of the above 2/23/2007 Photocopies for researcher so originals are not

handled.

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Box 1 – Series I, Sub Series C, Philippe Halsman Correspondence from Innsbruck, Austria

Prison

Folder Contents Date(s) Notes I-C-1/3

I-C-2/3

I-C-3/3

Letters from Philippe Halsman

to Ita Halsman, Liouba

Halsman Golschmann and Ruth

Romer while in Innsbruck

prison

11/21/1928-6/18/29

11/7/1929-4/2/30

3/4/30-9/18/30

60 handwritten up to 12/18/29 - typed after;

78 letters total; kept together; being

translated from Russian; divided into 3

folders.

I-C-2 Postcard of “Halsmann Prozer”

(propaganda) Translation: “Innsbrucker, Innsbrucker!

The Halsmann trial displays the monstrous

influence and clannishness of the Jews for

all who wish to see The Jew is the master

of the German Volk! Anti-Semites, come

and help us in our struggle against our

Jewish oppressors. Jews are forbidden.”

Nationalsoziallistische Deutsch

Arbeiterpartel (NDAP) National Socialist

Labor Party (The Nazi Party) Included in the Permanent Exhibition of

the Jewish Museum of History.

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I-C-3 Brief aus der haft an eine

Freundin (Letters to a Friend

from Prison)

1930 Letters to girlfriend Ruth Romer written by

Philippe Halsman while in prison; dates

December 30, 1928-Jan. 30, 1930; written

from Innsbruck, Austria. Translation by

Austin Ratner; Ed. Karl Blanck (original in

German). Book plus translation. J.

Englehorns Nachf. Stuttgart; 1930; copy is

from Yale University Library.

Approximately 4” x 8”; black cover, gold

print; 1” thick; 219 pages. Foldered book

with papers; removed paperclips; placed

protective paper between book and

translations.

Box 1 – Series I, Sub Series D, Emigration Documents


I-D-1 Philippe Halsman 1941 US1040

tax form

4/24/1940

I-D-2 Letter from Vladimir

Golschmann, conductor St.

Louis Symphony Orchestra, re:

Yvonne Halsman PH wife

regarding visa, $3000 he’d put

up in govt. bonds to get family

into US

11/18/1942

I-D-3 Application for Preference

Rating, form PD-1A

6/17/1943 Explains how Halsman’s skills are

beneficial to America, and how will they

help the war effort

I-D-4 Letter from Visa Review

Committee re: hearing date of

Sept 9, 1943;

8/20/1943

I-D-5 Letter from Wilson Hicks to

Interdepartmental Visa Review

Committee, Washington, DC re:

letter of recommendation to

approve Halsman’s visa

9/4/1943

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Box 2 – Series II, Newspaper Articles from the archives of Arbeiter Kammer fur Wein &

the Landesbibliotek in Vienna, Translations by Austin Ratner (all documents in one folder)

Folder Newspaper Date Title of Article Synopsis

II-1 Die Warheit (the Truth), Vienna, Juedishe

Wochenschrift (Jewish Weekly)

9/20/1929 Halsman Trial Description of

courtroom,

atmosphere in

courtroom II-1 Die Welt am Morgen

(The World in the Morning) 9/24/1929 The Way Halsman Lives in

Prison (While Awaiting

Trial)

Conversation with

mother & sister about

living conditions;

Halsman’s hopes for

trial outcome

II-1 Deutsh Arbeiter Press (German

Worker Press) 10/26/1929 Halsman, the Son of Israel;

Observations on the

Halman Trial

Editorial on anti-

Semitism during 2nd

trial

II-1 Neue Freie Press (New Free

Press) 10/27/1929 Open Letter to the

President of the Republic Plea by Jacob

Wassermann

II-1 Arbeiterzeitung (Worker’s Paper)

11/6/1929 The Questionable in the

Trial of Halsman Editorial on 2nd trial


11/13/1929 Halsman Won’t Be

Released from Prison Refusal of Higher

Regional Court of

Halsman’s petition to

release II-1 Arbeiterzeitung

(Worker’s Paper) 11/14/1929 The Way Out of a Man in

Despair Possible confession

from other party


11/15/1929 The Man Who Pretended to

be the Murderer of

Halsman

Arrest of Johann

Schneider, claims he

was murderer


1/10/1930 Imagination Around the

Sensational Trial Testimony of Johann

Kodermann, witness

II-1 Arbeiterzeitung (Worker’s

Paper) 1/21/1930 Halsman’s Trial is Being

Revised Supreme court to

consider appeal


Paper) 1/22/1930 The Fourth Trial of

Halsman Appeal proceedings


Paper) 1/24/1930 Halsman Convicted Outcome of trial


Paper) 2/27/1930 Epilogue to the Halsman

Trial Editorial on outcome


Paper) 2/28/1930 Johann Schneider Again

Claims to be the Murderer

of Halsman

Outline of

Schneider’s

confession


Paper) 3/2/1930 Johann Schneider’s Self-

Accusation Schneider’s

description of murder

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Paper) 3/4/1930 Johann Schneider’s Self-

Accusation above continued


Paper) 8/19/1930 The Courtroom Appeal for retrial of

Halsman’s Case


Press) 10/1/1930 Justice Not Mercy! Editorials re: release

of Halsman


Press) 10/5/1930 Martyrdom of the Student

Halsman Byline: Ernst Lothar

II-1 Der Stumer (Wein)

9/3/1933 The Jew and the

Newspapers; The Press of

the World Power

Jewish community’s

role in the press


Press) 7/5/1934 Rumors Around the Grave

of Dr. Halsman in

Innsbruck

Rumors of

desecration of grave

in Innsbruck

Box 2 – Series III, Monograph Publications

Folder Title Author Description and

Preservation Notes Publication

information III-1 Der Fall Philipp Halsmann -

ein Jusstinzmord! Dr Herman

Scharf,

Advokat in

Gzernowitz

Original monograph, no

translation. Booklet

approx. 6” x 8”, light

green paperback cover;

black print. Foldered

booklet.

November 3, 1929;

published by Cernauti

III-2 L’affaire Halsmann Henri Hertz Original monograph &

photocopy; foldered

booklet with copy;

removed paperclips;

placed protective paper

between booklet and

copy; booklet approx. 6”

x 8”, light brown

paperback cover; black

print; 72 pages; quite

brittle; article pp. 22-28

1930 Revue Mensuelle

Internationale; 4, Rue

des Deux-Ponts, Paris

III-3 Max halsmanns Ermordung -

Der Schlussel zur Warnheit Dr. Ernst

Ruzicka Original monograph &

photocopy. Booklet


brown paperback cover;

black print. Foldered

booklet with copy;

removed paperclips;


between booklet and

copy.

Publisher; Krystall-

Verlag Wein, Berlin

1930, 133 pages

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III-4 Der Fall Halsmann Dr. Carl

Brockhause

n, Dr. Franz

Pessler, Dr

Josef Hupka

Monograph approx.. 6” x

8”, brown paperback

cover; black print; 135

pages; quite brittle;

photos of crime scene.

No translation. Foldered

booklet with papers;

removed paperclips;


between booklet and

translations. Made

repairs to cover with

paper tape as necessary.

Schriften der

Osterreichischen Liga

fur Menschenrechte

(Austrian League for

Human Rights). Der

Fall Halsmann. Wein:

Gilhofer & Ranschburg,

1931

III-5 Das Fakultatsgutachten im

Fall Halsmann W. Gutmann

& Prof. E.

Bleuler

Original monograph, no

translation. Booklet

approx. 6” x 8”, orange

paperback cover; black

print; 95 pages. Foldered

booklet

Publisher: Drei Masken

& Verlag, Berlin, 1931,

printed in Germany

III-6 The Psychological Problem in

the Halsmann Case by

Theodor Erismann

(Innsbruck)

Original monograph plus

translation (original in

German) translated by

Austin Ratner. Booklet


blue cover, black print; 9

pages. Foldered booklet

with papers; removed

paperclips; placed

protective paper between

booklet and translations.

Bericht ueber den

Kongress der

Deutschen Gellschaft

fuer Psychologie

Hamburg 12, 1932 pp.

322-331

III-7 An Open Letter to Professor

Marbe in Response to his

Publication “The Prosecution

of Philipp Halsmann”

Prof. Dr.

Karl

Meixner,

Chair of the

Institute of

Court

Medicine of

the

University

of

Innsbruck.

Copy of monograph plus



Austin Ratner

Originally published in

Archiv fur

Kriminologie, 92:5/6

1933 June pp. 177-224

III-7 Open Letter to Professor

Marbe Prof. D.

Gamper,

Chairman of

the

Psychiatric

Clinic in

Prague

(formerly

Innsbruck)

Copy of monograph plus



Austin Ratner.

Orginally published in

Archiv fur Kriminologie

92:5/6 1933 June pp.

177-225

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Box 3, Series IV, Photography Equipment and Audio

Item Description

Stereo Realist camera bag & camera Leather case, gold print, approx. 8”x4”x1.5”; Philippe Halsman’s stereo

camera; no date.

Unis France Stereoscope viewr Wood; 2 viewfinder lenses; 2”x2”x4”; no date

12 stereoscope cards Sepia; no dates; stamped on back: “Zahn - Klinik, M. Halsmann,

Kalkstrasse 30, Ecke der Scharrenstrasse”; belonged to Max Halsman;

photos of mountains, beach, family. Before 1928.

Compact Discs 14 compact discs, “Liouba Golschmann Spoken Word,” copyright Nicole

Emanuel, 2005

References

Emanuel, N. (2008). Philippe Halsman, a personal story. In Touch, 9(1), 8-13.

Wikipedia, (2014). Philippe Halsman. Retrieved

fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Halsman

Appendix A

Letter from Philippe Halsman Archive, 2014.