Moritz Alfred Geiger philosophical manuscripts
Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: MS-0055
Manuscripts, circa 1929-1937, in German and English, of Moritz Geiger,
concerning aesthetics, the phenomenology of psychology, and the philosophy of
science; shorter addresses include "Progress", "Democracy and Culture", and
"The Challenge to Think." Also included is a typescript titled "Jaspers
Kritik", apparently by Martin Heidegger, and a memorandum, "Die Manuskripte
Edmund Husserls."
Dates
- 1929-1937
Creator
- Geiger, Moritz (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English and German.
Terms of Access
Moritz Alfred Geiger philosophical manuscripts, 1929-1937, are open
for research.
Copyright
Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors,
or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written
permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before
publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be
copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise
specified.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Overview
Manuscripts concerning
aesthetics, the phenomenology of psychology, and the philosophy of science;
shorter addresses include "Progress", "Democracy and Culture", and "The
Challenge to Think." Also included is a typescript titled "Jaspers Kritik",
apparently by Martin Heidegger, and a memorandum, "Die Manuskripte Edmund
Husserls."
Biographical Note
Moritz Alfred Geiger was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and
received his Ph.D. in 1904 from Universität München. He was on the faculty at
Universität München and later at Universität Göttingen. Dismissed from the
Universität Göttingen in 1933 for political reasons, Geiger joined the faculty
of Vassar College in 1934 as chairman of the Philosophy Department. Geiger was
a leading authority on descriptive phenomenology.
Arrangement
This collection is not organized into series.
Acquisition Information
The Geiger manuscripts were deposited in the Library of the
University of Buffalo by Moritz Geiger's widow, Elisabeth Geiger, via Herbert
Spiegelberg, circa 1941. These manuscripts were transferred to the University
Archives with the records of
Philosophy and Phenomenology Review in
1981.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives Staff.
Creator
- Geiger, Moritz (Person)
Source
- Heidegger, Martin (Contributor, Person)
- University Archives (Repository, Organization)
- Universität Göttingen (Contributor, Organization)
- Universität München (Contributor, Organization)
- Vassar College (Contributor, Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Moritz Alfred Geiger philosophical manuscripts
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Archives staff.
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
Contact:
420 Capen Hall
Buffalo New York 14260-1674 US
716-645-2916
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lib-archives@buffalo.edu
420 Capen Hall
Buffalo New York 14260-1674 US
716-645-2916
716-645-3714 (Fax)
lib-archives@buffalo.edu