Henry R. Cassirer papers
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, printed material, scripts, notes, reports, audio tapes, photographs, speeches, and scrapbooks document the life and career of Henry R. Cassirer, particularly his work as a CBS executive in the 1940s and his long association with UNESCO. Personal papers include correspondence with his parents and information about his early life.
NOTE: Some material in German and French.
Dates
- Creation: 1936 - 2005
Creator
- Cassirer, Henry R. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access to some audiovisual formats requires an appointment; contact repository for more information.
Access to glass plate negatives requires an appointment; contact repository for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no use restrictions on this collection. Publisher is responsible for complying with copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Born in Berlin, Germany, in 1911, Henry Cassirer attended the Odenwaldschule, an experimental school founded by his grandfather near Frankfurt. The rise of Nazism caused him to abandon Germany for England where he completed his education and worked in radio at the BBC. In 1942, he immigrated to the United States where he began a career with CBS and served as editor in chief for television news. After obtaining his U. S. citizenship he was employed by UNESCO and in 1952 moved to Paris becoming a roving ambassador and consultant for the organization. Henry Cassirer died December 28, 2004.
Extent
24.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
German
French
Abstract
Correspondence, printed material, scripts, notes, reports, audio tapes, photographs, speeches, and scrapbooks document the life and career of Henry R. Cassirer, particularly his work as a CBS executive in the 1940s and his long association with UNESCO.
Organization
Organized by type of material. Arrangement varies.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1996-017; 1996-146; 2001-046; 2005-003
OCLC Number
34186574
Processing Information
Collection processed by Briscoe Center staff. Subsequent revisions by Colleen Hobbs, January 2022.
Subject
- Columbia Broadcasting System, inc. (Organization)
- Odenwaldschule (Organization)
- Unesco. (Organization)
- Cassirer, Henry R. (Person)
- Title
- Henry R. Cassirer Papers, 1936-2005
- Status
- Ready To Publish
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- August 5, 2002: Edited with XMetaL 2 by Kristy Sorensen, according to instructions in <title xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="">Editing TARO EAD XML Finding Aids with XMetaL</title>.
- 01/21/2005: Updated and edited by Evan Hocker
- Tue Jul 22 15:26:48 CDT 2003: urn:taro:utexas.cah.00075 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505).
- 2022-01-03: Revised to attach container number to each archival object, by Colleen Hobbs.
Repository Details
Part of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin TX 78712
