Finding aid for the Emanuel Lasker Scrapbooks and Medals
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Title: |
Emanuel Lasker Scrapbooks and Medals |
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Repository: |
Cleveland Public Library
Phone: 216-623-2800
http://www.cpl.org
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Creator: |
Lasker, Emanuel, 1868-1941; Lasker, Martha, 1867-1942 |
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Dates: |
1894-1987 |
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14 boxes (+ 2 rolls of microfilm) |
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Abstract: |
This collection contains photocopies of manuscripts and correspondence as well as scrapbooks, memorabilia, microfilm, and
related ephemera compiled by Martha Lasker by and about chess master and chess champion Emanuel Lasker largely relating to
his chess career. The materials were donated by Edward M. Bamberger.
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GV 1439.L3 E4X |
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Special Collections |
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Language: |
The records are in German, English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, French and Czech |
Biography of Emanuel Lasker
Dr. Emanuel Lasker was born on December 24, 1868 in Berlinchen, Prussia, the second of four children. As a child he was sent
to Berlin to study mathematics. While in Berlin he lived with his older brother Berthold, who also began to teach him chess.
Lasker continued to study chess along with mathematics, excelling in both. Emanuel Lasker was World Chess Champion for 27
years, from 1894-1921, although he remained active in the world of chess for years afterward. Dr. Lasker was also a renowned
mathematician and philosopher who moved in the same circles as Albert Einstein, Ernst Cassirer, and Alexander Moszkowski,
among other notable scientists and philosophers of the early twentieth century. In 1911 at the age of 42, Dr. Lasker married
the wealthy widow Martha Kohn (Bamberger), who was responsible for creating the scrapbooks in this collection, and settled
in Berlin. In 1928, Dr. Lasker celebrated his 60th birthday with much recognition from former chess opponents and other illustrious
members of his social circle, and he continued to write widely on the subjects of chess, bridge, mathematics, and philosophy.
However, in 1933, Dr. Lasker and his wife were forced to escape Germany as Hitler rose to power, eventually settling in New
York in 1937. He struggled to support himself in the United States after his advancing age rendered him unable to compete
in chess matches. In 1941, Dr. Lasker died of a kidney infection at the age of 72 in New York.
Source: Linder, Isaak, and Vladimir Linder. Emanuel Lasker: 2nd World Chess Champion. Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2010.
Scope and Content
The Emanuel Lasker Scrapbooks and Medals Collection spans the years 1894-1987, with the bulk of the material dating from the
first decades of the twentieth century, and contains a wide variety of material relating to the life and career of Emanuel
Lasker, largely compiled by his wife Martha (Kohn) Lasker. The collection and the trunk that contained it were donated to
the Cleveland Public Library in 1985 by Dr. Lasker's nephew Edward M. Bamberger. Of special interest in the scrapbooks are
materials that document Lasker's tenure as chess champion, including articles from newspapers and magazines from across the
globe that chronicle his successes. Other materials include photocopies of correspondence and manuscripts, journals, and medals,
as well as scrapbooks containing photographs, articles, documents, cards, photographs, and other miscellaneous ephemera collected
and compiled by Martha Lasker.
Statement of Arrangement
Manuscripts and correspondence are arranged by folder in boxes. Individual scrapbook leaves and related ephemera (including
separated correspondence included in scrapbooks) are individually encapsulated, and each scrapbook is contained in an individual
flat box. Files are listed in each subseries in their original sequence in each box, which does not always maintain alphanumeric
order. The items are arranged into five series and fourteen subseries as follows:
Series 1: Correspondence and Manuscripts
Subseries 1: Box 1
Subseries 2: Box 2
Subseries 3: Box 3
Subseries 4: Box 4
Series 2: Article 2 (Realia)
Series 3: Box of Journals
Series 4: Scrapbooks and Medals
Subseries 1: Scrapbook 5/Misc./Scrapbook 1
Subseries 2: Scrapbook 2
Subseries 3: Scrapbook 3
Subseries 4A: Scrapbook 4 (1 of 2)
Subseries 4B: Scrapbook 4 (2 of 2)
Subseries 5: Scrapbook 6
Subseries 6A: Scrapbook 7 (1 of 2)
Subseries 6B: Scrapbook 7 (2 of 2)
Series 5: Microfilm
Subseries 1: Reel 1
Subseries 2: Reel 2
Restrictions on Use
Photocopying and duplication may be restricted due to fragile nature of materials.
Restrictions on Access
Please contact the Special Collections Department at Cleveland Public Library regarding the material. The collection is open
for research, and the Library supports access to the materials in its collections. Handling some materials in this collection
requires extra precaution, and access to some items may be restricted by their fragile condition. Since many of the materials
in this collection are copies of originals, readability may be affected depending on the quality of the copy.
Separated Material: Separated Material
Microfilm in this collection is currently stored in the CPL Microfilm Center.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects:
Chess masters.
Chess players--Germany--Biography.
Chess players.
Chess--Biography.
Chess--Europe--History.
Chess--History--20th century
Chess--Mathematics.
Chess--Miscellanea.
Chess--Periodicals.
Chess--Philosophy.
Chess--Study and teaching.
Chess--Tournaments.
Chess--United States--History.
Chess.
Mathematics.
World Chess Championships.
Persons:
Lasker, Berthold.
Lasker, Emanuel, 1868-1941.
Lasker, Emanuil, 1868-1941.
Lasker, Emmanuel, 1868-1941.
Lasker, Martha, 1867-1942.
Places:
Europe.
Germany.
Russia.
United States.
Material Types:
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.).
Correspondence.
Ephemera.
Manuscripts.
Medals.
Microfilm
Newspapers.
Pamphlets.
Periodicals.
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.
Preferred Citation
Emanuel Lasker Scrapbooks and Medals Collection of the Special Collections Department at the Cleveland Public Library
Acquisition Information
The Emanuel Lasker Scrapbooks and Medals collection was donated to the Cleveland Public Library by Dr. Emanuel Lasker's nephew
Edward M. Bamberger in 1985. This collection is now part of the John G. White Chess Collection in the Special Collections
department of the Cleveland Public Library.
Processing Information
Many items in this collection are heavily damaged by water and mildew. Facsimile copies were made of some materials and others
were encapsulated to prevent further deterioration.
Detailed Description of The Collection
Box 1-4
Series 1. Correspondence and Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1894-1941
Genre/Format: Includes copies of correspondence (with envelopes); miscellaneous manuscripts.
Quantity: 4 boxes
Language: The records are in German and English
Scope and Content: This series includes copies of correspondence and envelopes as well as a variety of manuscripts, including copies of handwritten
and typed manuscripts, including drama scripts and mathematical manuscripts, some of which contain marginalia, as well as
materials relating to later documentation and indexing of Lasker's correspondence, both dated and undated. Most correspondence
is between Emanuel and Martha Lasker, and the majority of the correspondence is indexed using an undefined system. Some correspondence
is dated and geographically marked by hotel stationery or otherwise. Also includes correspondence regarding copies of Lasker's
letters from 1975, as well as an index of letters.
Box 1, 1911-1940; undated Scope and Content Most correspondence is between Emanuel and Martha Lasker.
Box 1 / Folder 1
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1936-1940
Box 1 / Folder 2
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1911-1933
Box 1 / Folder 3
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1921-1935
Box 1 / Folder 4
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1911-1935
Box 1 / Folder 5
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, undated
Box 1 / Folder 6
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1936
Box 1 / Folder 7
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, undated
Box 1 / Folder 8
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1936-1938
Box 1 / Folder 9
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1938-1940
Box 1 / Folder 10
Copy of original manuscript; chess analysis manuscript p. 19-50, undated
Box 1 / Folder 11
Copy of original manuscript; chess strategies manuscript p. 51-81, 82-83 (unnumbered), 1911-1940
Box 2, 1894-1941; 1975; undated Scope and Content Most correspondence is between Emanuel and Martha Lasker.
Box 2 / Folder 1
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1938-1941
Box 2 / Folder 2
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1908-1976
Box 2 / Folder 3
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1905-1935
Box 2 / Folder 4
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1904-1935
Box 2 / Folder 5
Letter dated 1975 to Lissi from Jeff regarding copies of Emanuel Lasker letters; index of Lasker letters, 1975
Box 2 / Folder 6
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1932-1935
Box 2 / ? Letters 3
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1904-1935
Box 2 / ? Letters 4
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1910-1934
Box 2 / Folder 8
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1923-1935
Box 2 / ? Letters 6
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1904-1935
Box 2 / Folder 9
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1910-1935
Box 2 / Folder 10
Copy of match agreement between Emanuel Lasker and Wilhelm Steinitz, 1894
Box 3, 1903-1937; undated
Box 3 / Folder 1
Copy of hand-corrected manuscript copy interspersed with some typed pages; p. 1-299, 1937 (?)
Box 3 / Folder 2
Copy of hand-corrected manuscript copy interspersed with some typed pages; p. 1-78, 1937 (?)
Box 3 / Folder 3
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1903-1935
Box 3 / Folder 4
The Laws of Computation Part 1 handwritten manuscript copy; numbered to p. 97 (rest unpaginated), undated
Box 3 / Folder 5
Copy of The Laws of Computation Part 2 handwritten manuscript; unpaginated, undated
Box 4 / Folder 6A
Copies of miscellaneous handwritten manuscripts, undated
Box 4 / Folder 6B
Copies of miscellaneous handwritten manuscripts, undated
Box 4 / Folder 5
Copies of typed drama scripts/manuscripts by Emanuel and Berthold Lasker, undated
Box 4 / Folder 1
Copy of corrected typed manuscript; numbered p. 6-45, undated
Box 4 / Folder 2
Copy of typed manuscript includes notes and marginalia; unpaginated, undated
Box 4 / Folder 3
Copy of typed manuscript ''On Betting'' includes corrections and marginalia; numbered p. 78-96, undated
Box 4 / Folder 4
Copy of handwritten manuscript with corrections; numbered p. 1-52 (missing some pages), undated
Box 1, 1911-1940; undated Scope and Content Most correspondence is between Emanuel and Martha Lasker.
Box 1 / Folder 1
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1936-1940
Box 1 / Folder 2
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1911-1933
Box 1 / Folder 3
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1921-1935
Box 1 / Folder 4
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1911-1935
Box 1 / Folder 5
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, undated
Box 1 / Folder 6
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1936
Box 1 / Folder 7
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, undated
Box 1 / Folder 8
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1936-1938
Box 1 / Folder 9
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1938-1940
Box 1 / Folder 10
Copy of original manuscript; chess analysis manuscript p. 19-50, undated
Box 1 / Folder 11
Copy of original manuscript; chess strategies manuscript p. 51-81, 82-83 (unnumbered), 1911-1940
Box 2, 1894-1941; 1975; undated Scope and Content Most correspondence is between Emanuel and Martha Lasker.
Box 2 / Folder 1
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1938-1941
Box 2 / Folder 2
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1908-1976
Box 2 / Folder 3
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1905-1935
Box 2 / Folder 4
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1904-1935
Box 2 / Folder 5
Letter dated 1975 to Lissi from Jeff regarding copies of Emanuel Lasker letters; index of Lasker letters, 1975
Box 2 / Folder 6
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1932-1935
Box 2 / ? Letters 3
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1904-1935
Box 2 / ? Letters 4
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1910-1934
Box 2 / Folder 8
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1923-1935
Box 2 / ? Letters 6
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1904-1935
Box 2 / Folder 9
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1910-1935
Box 2 / Folder 10
Copy of match agreement between Emanuel Lasker and Wilhelm Steinitz, 1894
Box 3, 1903-1937; undated
Box 3 / Folder 1
Copy of hand-corrected manuscript copy interspersed with some typed pages; p. 1-299, 1937 (?)
Box 3 / Folder 2
Copy of hand-corrected manuscript copy interspersed with some typed pages; p. 1-78, 1937 (?)
Box 3 / Folder 3
Copies of correspondence/envelopes, 1903-1935
Box 3 / Folder 4
The Laws of Computation Part 1 handwritten manuscript copy; numbered to p. 97 (rest unpaginated), undated
Box 3 / Folder 5
Copy of The Laws of Computation Part 2 handwritten manuscript; unpaginated, undated
Box 4 / Folder 6A
Copies of miscellaneous handwritten manuscripts, undated
Box 4 / Folder 6B
Copies of miscellaneous handwritten manuscripts, undated
Box 4 / Folder 5
Copies of typed drama scripts/manuscripts by Emanuel and Berthold Lasker, undated
Box 4 / Folder 1
Copy of corrected typed manuscript; numbered p. 6-45, undated
Box 4 / Folder 2
Copy of typed manuscript includes notes and marginalia; unpaginated, undated
Box 4 / Folder 3
Copy of typed manuscript ''On Betting'' includes corrections and marginalia; numbered p. 78-96, undated
Box 4 / Folder 4
Copy of handwritten manuscript with corrections; numbered p. 1-52 (missing some pages), undated
Box 5
Series 2: Article 2 (Realia), 1918-1924
Genre/Format: Medallions with various motifs
Quantity: 1 box
Box 5 / Item 1
Chessboard medallion, undated
Box 5 / Item 2
Lasca checkers medallion, undated
Box 5 / Item 3
EL leaf medallion, undated
Box 5 / Item 4
EL 60 blue velvet ribbon, 1928
Box 5 / Item 5
50 wreath medallion, 1918
Box 5 / Item 6
Chessboard medallion, 1924
Box 5 / Item 7
Banner medallion, undated
Box 5 / Item 8
Leaves medallion, 1924
Box 5 / Item 1
Chessboard medallion, undated
Box 5 / Item 2
Lasca checkers medallion, undated
Box 5 / Item 3
EL leaf medallion, undated
Box 5 / Item 4
EL 60 blue velvet ribbon, 1928
Box 5 / Item 5
50 wreath medallion, 1918
Box 5 / Item 6
Chessboard medallion, 1924
Box 5 / Item 7
Banner medallion, undated
Box 5 / Item 8
Leaves medallion, 1924
Box 6
Series 3. Box of Journals, 1909-1928
Genre/Format: Printed journals about and related to chess
Quantity: 1 box
Language: The records are in German and Hebrew
Box 6 / Section 1
Printed journals about and related to chess, 1923-1928
Box 6 / Section 2
Printed journals about and related to chess, 1909-1928
Box 6 / Section 1
Printed journals about and related to chess, 1923-1928
Box 6 / Section 2
Printed journals about and related to chess, 1909-1928
Box 7-14
Series 4. Scrapbooks and Medals, 1914-1941
Genre/Format: Multiple formats; scrapbook materials include medals, correspondence, photographs, magazine articles, newspaper clippings,
cards, and other ephemera
Quantity: 6 boxes
Language: The records are in German, English, Spanish; Castilian, Russian, Hebrew, French, Dutch; Flemish and Japanese
Scope and Content: Scrapbooks contain a variety of materials and ephemera covering Lasker's life and travels in the early twentieth century,
from his time as a chess champion to his death in 1941.
Scrapbook 5/ "Miscellaneous"/ Scrapbook 1, 1914-1936; undated
Box 7 / Item 1
Scrapbook 5: Leather scrapbook cover; dark blue leather with gold print and embossed leather detail, undated
Box 7 / File 1
Scrapbook 5: Scrapbook materials; including cruise passenger lists, photographs, postcards, caricatures, newspaper clippings,
sketches, chess exhibition materials, signed board, 1914-1936
Box 7 / File 2
"Miscellaneous": Scrapbook materials; including postcards, caricatures, newspaper clippings, and sketches, undated
Box 7 / File 3
Scrapbook 1: Scrapbook materials; including programs, newspaper clippings, telegrams, images, correspondence, decorated scrapbook
pages, and other miscellaneous documents, 1897-1929
Scrapbook 2, 1926-1928; 1935; undated
Box 8 / Item 1
Chessboard medallion, undated
Box 8 / Item 2
Image of chess in medieval period, undated
Box 8 / Item 3
Lasker signature medallion, undated
Box 8 / File 1
Scrapbook Pages; Includes newspaper articles, photographs, postcards, sewn-in medallions, correspondence, hotel brochures, 1926-1928
Scrapbook 3, 1928-1941; undated
Box 9 / Item 1
EL monogram medallion, undated
Box 9 / File 1
Includes magazine articles; newspaper clippings; photographs; articles; cards; correpondence/envelopes; portraits; cartoons;
programs; telegrams; prints; invitations; ephemera; fabric pages with medallions; fabric swatches; handwritten notes; materials
related to chess matches/profiles. Some materials pertaining to Russian Chess Championship, 1928-1941
Scrapbook 4 (1 of 2), 1928-1929
Box 10 / Section A1
Scrapbook materials (p. 1-41); including correspondence, manuscript pages, calling cards, newspaper and magazine clippings,
birthday letters; includes manuscripts signed by Alexander Mozkowski, 1928-1929
Box 10 / Section A2
Scrapbook materials (p. 43-77); including calling cards, correspondence, cards, postcards, and scrapbook decorations relating
to Lasker's 60th birthday, 1928
Scrapbook 4 (2 of 2), 1928
Box 11 / Item 1
60th Birthday Bronze Bust, 1928
Box 11 / Section B
Birthday telegrams (medium), 1928
Box 11 / Section D
Birthday telegrams (large), 1928
Box 11 / Section C
Birthday telegrams, 1928
Scrapbook 6, 1941; undated
Box 12 / Item 1
Black leather scrapbook cover with tooled polychrome detailing, undated
Box 12 / File 1
Scrapbook pages; specifically materials relating to Emanuel Lasker's death including newspaper clippings, magazines, images,
correspondence, memorial documents, calling cards, and a signed honorary dinner menu. Also included is Emanuel Lasker's library
card and a personal check., 1941
Box 12 / Item 2
Black leather scrapbook back cover, undated
Scrapbook 7 (1 of 2), Undated
Box 13 / Item 1
Leather scrapbook cover and endpapers, Undated
Physical Description: Heavily water-damaged; handle with care
Scrapbook 7 (2 of 2), 1928-1929
Box 14 / File 1
Scrapbook materials; including newspaper articles and photographs, 1928-1929
Scrapbook 5/ "Miscellaneous"/ Scrapbook 1, 1914-1936; undated
Box 7 / Item 1
Scrapbook 5: Leather scrapbook cover; dark blue leather with gold print and embossed leather detail, undated
Box 7 / File 1
Scrapbook 5: Scrapbook materials; including cruise passenger lists, photographs, postcards, caricatures, newspaper clippings,
sketches, chess exhibition materials, signed board, 1914-1936
Box 7 / File 2
"Miscellaneous": Scrapbook materials; including postcards, caricatures, newspaper clippings, and sketches, undated
Box 7 / File 3
Scrapbook 1: Scrapbook materials; including programs, newspaper clippings, telegrams, images, correspondence, decorated scrapbook
pages, and other miscellaneous documents, 1897-1929
Scrapbook 2, 1926-1928; 1935; undated
Box 8 / Item 1
Chessboard medallion, undated
Box 8 / Item 2
Image of chess in medieval period, undated
Box 8 / Item 3
Lasker signature medallion, undated
Box 8 / File 1
Scrapbook Pages; Includes newspaper articles, photographs, postcards, sewn-in medallions, correspondence, hotel brochures, 1926-1928
Scrapbook 3, 1928-1941; undated
Box 9 / Item 1
EL monogram medallion, undated
Box 9 / File 1
Includes magazine articles; newspaper clippings; photographs; articles; cards; correpondence/envelopes; portraits; cartoons;
programs; telegrams; prints; invitations; ephemera; fabric pages with medallions; fabric swatches; handwritten notes; materials
related to chess matches/profiles. Some materials pertaining to Russian Chess Championship, 1928-1941
Scrapbook 4 (1 of 2), 1928-1929
Box 10 / Section A1
Scrapbook materials (p. 1-41); including correspondence, manuscript pages, calling cards, newspaper and magazine clippings,
birthday letters; includes manuscripts signed by Alexander Mozkowski, 1928-1929
Box 10 / Section A2
Scrapbook materials (p. 43-77); including calling cards, correspondence, cards, postcards, and scrapbook decorations relating
to Lasker's 60th birthday, 1928
Scrapbook 4 (2 of 2), 1928
Box 11 / Item 1
60th Birthday Bronze Bust, 1928
Box 11 / Section B
Birthday telegrams (medium), 1928
Box 11 / Section D
Birthday telegrams (large), 1928
Box 11 / Section C
Birthday telegrams, 1928
Scrapbook 6, 1941; undated
Box 12 / Item 1
Black leather scrapbook cover with tooled polychrome detailing, undated
Box 12 / File 1
Scrapbook pages; specifically materials relating to Emanuel Lasker's death including newspaper clippings, magazines, images,
correspondence, memorial documents, calling cards, and a signed honorary dinner menu. Also included is Emanuel Lasker's library
card and a personal check., 1941
Box 12 / Item 2
Black leather scrapbook back cover, undated
Scrapbook 7 (1 of 2), Undated
Box 13 / Item 1
Leather scrapbook cover and endpapers, Undated
Physical Description: Heavily water-damaged; handle with care
Scrapbook 7 (2 of 2), 1928-1929
Box 14 / File 1
Scrapbook materials; including newspaper articles and photographs, 1928-1929
Reel 1-2
Series 5. Microfilm, 1987