- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1940 - 1949", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1940/1949"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1940
- date_inclusive_end
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1949
- keydate
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1940
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"4. Subject Files -"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"4 folders"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The subject files of the Mendelssohn collection include correspondence, newsclippings and personal profiles of German immigrants either already in the United States or wishing to establish themselves in the United States. Of particular note is the file on the German symphony conductor, Wilhelm Furtwängler, who took a leading role in German cultural life under Hitler and the Nazi party. The file contains correspondence and newsclippings over the outcry in the German refugee community when it became apparent that Furtwängler might take over the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>arranged alphabetically by name.</p>"}
- unitid
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{"type"=>"local_mss", "value"=>"950289"}
- date_start
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1940
- date_end
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1949