272 sheets, Contains and others: - Max Eyth, Das Wasser im alten und neuen Ägypten (With 2 sheet map sketches), in: Nachrichten aus dem Klub der Landwirthe zu Berlin, No. 280, July 24, 1891. Berlin 1891 (print) - Max Eyth, Das Wasser im alten und neuen Ägypten (Schluss), in: Nachrichten aus dem Klub der Landwirthe zu Berlin, No. 281, August 8, 1891. Berlin 1891 (print) - Die Melioration des Nilthales und die Insel Philae, in: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung, ed. in the Ministry of Public Works, Vol. 14, No. 50, December 15, 1894. Berlin 1894 (print) - Die Melioration des Nilthales und die Insel Philae (Schluss), in: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung, ed. by the Ministry of Public Works, Vol. 14, No. 50, December 15, 1894. at the Ministry of Public Works, Volume 14, No. 51, December 22, 1894 Berlin 1894 (print) - Die Melioration des Nilthales und die Insel Philae, in: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung, ed. at the Ministry of Public Works, Volume 16, No. 35, 29 August 1896 Berlin 1896 (print) - Conclusion of a Treaty of Friendship, Trade and Shipping between the North German Confederation and the Republic of Liberia, 1868 - Convention on the Exercise of Intellectual Property Rights by Foreign Representatives in Morocco: Stenographic reports on the negotiations of the Reichstag. Fourth legislature. IV. session 1881. vol. 4. annexes to the negotiations of the Reichstag. No. 102-261 and subject index. From page 585-1172 Berlin 1881 (print) - Award of the Order of the Crown 1st Class to the Belgian Minister of State Auguste Lambermont, 1885 - Award of the Order of the Crown 2nd Class with the Star to the French Ministre plénipotentiaires Edouard Engelhardt and to the Director General of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs [?] Banning, 1885 - Award of the Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class to the French Embassy Councillor [?Raindre in Berlin, 1885 - Award of the Red Eagle Order 3rd class to the Belgian Legation Secretary 1st class Charles Comte de Lalaing, 1885 - Award of the Crown Order 3rd class to the Inspector in the Cipher Office [?] Willisch, 1885 - Award of the Red Eagle Order 4th class to the Secret Secretary in the Cipher Office [?] Prosch, 1885 - Documents concerning the Congo question together with a map of Central Africa by L. Friedrichsen in Hamburg. Submitted to the Federal Council and the Reichstag in April 1885: Stenographic reports on the negotiations of the Reichstag. Sixth legislature. I. Session 1884/85. Vol. 7. Annexes to the negotiations of the Reichstag. No. 287-421 and Subject Register. From page 1257-2084. Berlin 1885 (print) - Documents concerning Egypt [Egypt]. Submitted to the Federal Council and the Reichstag in May 1885: Stenographic reports on the negotiations of the Reichstag. Sixth legislature. I. Session 1884/85. Vol. 7. Annexes to the negotiations of the Reichstag. No. 287-421 and Subject Register. From page 1257-2084 Berlin 1885 (print) - Convention between the Empire and the Kingdom of Madagascar of 15 May 1883: Stenographic reports on the negotiations of the Reichstag. Sixth legislature. I. Session 1884/85. Vol. 7. Annexes to the negotiations of the Reichstag. No. 287-421 and Subject Register. From page 1257-2084. Berlin 1885 (print) - Joseph Aron, Binettes anglophobes, from: Le Moustique. Organ colonial satirique illustré, 1st volume, No. 13, 18 April 1896. Paris 1896 - Alberto Chiera, To stop the war with Transvaal. Three letters[e] (translation from Italian). Rome 1900 (print) - Photo (b/w) of the arrival of Wilhelm II in Tangier on 31 March 1905, 1905 - Photo (b/w) of a welcome gate ("THE BRITISH COLONY WELCOMES THE GERMAN EMPEROR") erected for Wilhelm II, 1905.
286 sheets, Contains and others: - Award of an award to the Captain of the Landwehr (ret.) Dr. F. Rigler in Hamburg for his activity in Togo, 1918 - Use of the Member of the Landtag and President of the Regional Court Felix Delbrück in Prenzlau in favour of the merchant Paul Goldschmidt in Prenzlau because of avoidance of the use of his son at the front, 1918 - Permission for the employment of the high school graduate Hans-Jürgen Zwirner in Löwenberg (Silesia) as a junker in the field artillery regiment no. 74, 1918 - Repatriation of the consul von Schack, imprisoned in the United States of America (USA) [...] von Schack, 1918 - Granting of a permit to serve as a one-year volunteer for the Deputy Guard Master d. R. at the Field Artillery Regiment No. 37 Frederik (Frederick) Bartels, 1918 - Grant of compensation to the provisional Oskar Launert in Libau for confiscated soap, 1918 - Transfer of the corpse of the cavalry master in the cuirassier regiment ?Emperor Nicholas I. of Russia? who fell on July 8, 1918 at Mondidier [Montdidier]. Maximilian von Stockhausen, 1918 - Landing and arrest of the inmates of a French biplane in Schwarzen (Hunsrück), 1918 - Telegram of the news agency "Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau? of July 4, 1918 about the [182.] session of the Reichstag of July 3, 1918. July 1918 [with marginal notes of Wilhelm II] - Award of orders and decorations to the officials and servants of the Military Railway Directorate 3 on duty at the rear of the court train in Trelon and Bosmont, 1918 - Release of the doctor Dr. Ludwig Diehl of the army service or transfer of the same to the reserve military hospital in Rastenburg, 1918 - Promotion of the staff physician of the retired D. Wilhelm Vowinkel from San Francisco to the colonel, 1918 - Permission for the acceptance by the Major of the retired [...] of Oppenheim in Cologne of the hussar regiment of Zieten (Brandenburg) No. 3 bequeathed benefits, 1918 - use for the benefit of the widow of the sculptor Prof. Johannes Boese because of leave of absence of her son Johannes Boese from military service, 1918 - use for the benefit of Margarete Mulsow in Schwerin because of pardon of her brother Alfred Mulsow in Hamburg sentenced to 18 months in prison and degradation, 1918 - use for the benefit of Prof. Dr. Engelbert Humperdinck for deferring his son from military service, 1917 - Granting of a one-time support of 300 Marks from the Allerhöchsten Dispositionsfonds in the administration of the former state treasury to Martha von Moellendorff in Berlin-Schöneberg, 1917 - Use for the benefit of Julie Gaufinez for the release of her imprisoned husband Prof. Dr. Eugen Gaufinez in Bonn, 1916/1917 - First quarterly report of the Frauenarbeitszentrale at the War Office, staff. February 1 to May 1, 1917. For official use only. Don't spread it! Berlin] [1917] (print) - used for the benefit of the district committee secretary in Soltau A. Köster because of other military use of his son Alfred Köster, 1917 - permission of the "Treffenfeld-Stiftung", 1917 - report of the municipal teacher Albert Zarling in Berlin about the military candidate lessons in the war winter of 1917 - report on the recovery home Dahlem. December 18, 1914 to December 31, 1916 [Berlin] [1917] (print) - Establishment of a soldiers' convalescence home in the villa "Wartburg" in Ahlbeck, 1917 - Promotion of corporal Rudolf von Valentini, who was commanded to the head of the civil cabinet as an orderly [...] Wilsdorf to a budgeted corporal, 1916 - Investigation against the deputy [Ernst] Bassermann et al. because of a telegram of 27 July 1915 addressed to the Bavarian Reich Council [Franz Eberhard] Buhl in Deidesheim or because of his continued criticism of the Reich government, 1915 - Award of the General Badge of Honour in silver to the magistrate's office servant Ernst Wacker in Berlin on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Guard Shooter Battalion, 1914/1915.
Contains: - Bismarck, Fürst Otto v., Reichskanzler, Berlin: Letter (copy) to His Majesty the Emperor about the scholarly proletariat 16.3.1890 - Berchem, Count v., (Federal Foreign Office), Berlin: Conference with Director A. Hellwig and Prof. Foerster 23.7.1886 - Conrad, Geheimer Legationsrat, (Reich Chancellery), Berlin: Englers Memorandum on the German-Catholic Question in Posen 9.8.1903 - Cramm-Burgdorf, v., (Braunschweigische Gesandtschaft), Berlin: Acknowledgements for the publication "Die Reform des höheren Schulwesens" 5.1.1903, Professor Lexis 1.2.1903 - Dernburg, Excellence, (Colonial Office), Berlin: Oilfruits from Cameroon 10.5.1907 - Eichhorn, v., Really Secret Legation Council, Berlin: Letter from Althoff concerning appeals and cooperation of the Foreign Office and corresponding reply of G. L. R. v. Eichhorn 1.3.1897 - Goudriaan, Jungheer van, Minister of the Netherlands, Berlin: planned conference 20.6.1902 - Gude, v., Swedish-Norwegian Embassy, Berlin: Lymphatic discharge for Swedish hospitals 4.12.1890 - Günther, v., Reichskanzlei, Berlin: Acknowledgement for the brochure by Savigny "Die Reichstagsauflösung" 18.1.1907 - Goering, Heinrich Ernst, Konsul,: Request of the Devant des Ponts for transfer to colonial service 6.3.1885, Cape Town, trip to Damaraland 7.10.1886 - Holstein, Friedrich v., Excellency, Reich Chancellery, Berlin: Visit of A. 14.7.1895, thanks for the news about Hirschberg 23.7.1895, request to A. for a visit 22.12.1901, reports of Prince Eulenburg on the occasion of the Poland excesses o.D., Request for visit to his friend A. in his private apartment 30.6.1906 - Hutten-Czapski, Count, Strasbourg: wish of acquaintance with A. 9.2.1885, Hanover, because of an honorary pension for Freifrau von Manteuffel or a statue for the field marshal of M. 26.7.1885, entry for the teacher Dalkowski in Wilda in Posen because of threatening dismissal 17.11.1885 - Hansemann, v., Minister, Berlin: Thanks to Dr. Triebke for the donation 15.5.1897 - Hohenthal, Count v., Saxon Minister, Berlin: Realabiturienten und das juristische Studium 23.4.1901 - Holleben, v., Excellency, Berlin: Visit in Charlottenburg 29.10.1892, Oberlehrer Grunewald of the Joachimsthalschen Gymnasium 23.9.1901 - Humbert, Really Secret Legation Council, (Foreign Office), Berlin: Letter from A. to him because of missed visit 9.12.1890, Answer to A. because of missed visit 3.11.1897, Conference with A. and Conze 11.4.1892 - Jagemann, v., Badische Gesandtschaft, Berlin: Invitation to the Souper o. D. - Kayser, Dr., Geheimer Legationsrat, (Foreign Office), Berlin: Prof. Baron, Bonn July 1888, Berlin, entry of the Referendar Tübben into colonial service 7.1.1891, letter from Schweinfurth 14.4.1891 - Keudell, Baron v., Berlin: Acknowledgment for the report about Prof. Michel 13.2.1900 - Kiderlen-Wächter, Alfred v., envoy, Hamburg: Request to Dr. Landerer from Stuttgart for reception 21.9.1895 - Klehmet, R., Geheimer Legationsrat, Berlin: Draft of an answer to the petition of the cathedral provost Dittrich 18.12.1903 (missing) - Klewitz, Geheimer Regierungsrat, Berlin: Congratulations on the award 16.10.1904 - Knorr v. Rosenroth, Exzellenz, Darmstadt: Transmission of the commemorative publication of the Technische Hochschule Darmstadt 9.12.1897 - Koeller, v., Exzellenz, Berlin: Acknowledgement for congratulations 19.2.1888, 20.2.1903 - König, v., (Auswärtiges Amt), Berlin: Thanks for information about the Geographical Institute in Weimar 27.1.1892 - Krauel, R., Real Geheimer Regierungsrat und Gesandter, Berlin: Request for a Conversation 27.9.1903 - Krug, Leopold, Prof. und Konsul, Groß-Lichterfelde: Donation of his Herbarium to Dahlem 14.12.1890, Letter of 6.4.1898 - Kusserow, v., Berlin: Appointment of Goering as Commissioner for Angra Pegrena 10.4.1885 - Lanza de Busca, Ch., Graf, Italienischer Gesandter, Berlin: Information about the request of Prof. Volterra to get to know the Polytechnikum Charlottenburg better 23.2.1904, Request for audience for Professor Marigliano 5.1.1901 - Lehmann, Privy Legation Council, Berlin: Invitation to dinner 20.3.1899 - Lewald, Reichskommissar für die Weltausstellung St. Louis: Information about the Villa d 'Este 4.8.1905 - Loebell, Friedrich Wilhelm v., Reich Chancellery, Berlin. Zorn's expert opinion on the Coburg-Gotha domain question 1.12.1904, sending a copy of an article in the Allgemeine Zeitung 22.6.1906 - Marschall von Bieberstein, Freiherr Adolf Hermann, Berlin: Mitteilung über die Gewährung einer Audienz beim Großherzog von Baden 13.4.1888 - Mongenast, envoy, Luxembourg: sending of a work about the Luxembourg Athenaeum 20.7.1904 - Mosler, Privy Councillor, Berlin: Information about the death of his father-in-law, Excellency v. Friedberg 3.6. o. J. - Mühlberg, Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin: Press conference and orthography regulation 13.1.1901 - Mutius, Legationsrat von, Berlin: Acknowledgment for the congratulations on the transfer to Beijing 14.1.1908 - Ochsenius, Dr. (C.) Karl, Consul a. D.., Marburg: Promotion of Dr. Kohl to Professor 23.1.1887 - Pourtalès, Count v. F., Federal Foreign Office, Berlin: Request for a conference 14.11.1893, Acknowledgment for dealing with his question 20.2.1894 - Ratibor, (Prince) Herzog v., Rauden: Agreement to use his name as co-founder of the Academy for German Literature in Weimar 21.5.1901, letter of 26.2.1900 - Richthofen, v., Excellency, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin: Award of the large gold medal to Ambassador White 19.11.1902, Lexis meets with the Prime Minister of Holland Knyper 3.5.1902 - Rangabé, Kleon, Greek envoy, Berlin: Dr. Macke's handwriting about Erasmus and Reuchlin 30.4.1900 - Rotenhan, v., Minister of, Rome: Audience with Cardinal Merry del Val o. D., Return in October to Berlin 13.9.1905 - Roth, A. Oberst, Swiss Legation, Berlin: Lectures at the Berlin University 19.1.1887 - Senden, Baron v., (Military Attaché Madrid): Madrid Chapel 23.3.1908 - Speck v. Sternburg, Ambassador, Washington: Professor Keutgen's recommendation from Jena 4.4.1905 - Speßhardt, Consul v., Lemberg: Registration for a meeting 28.7.1902 - Schwarzkoppen, Hauptmann v., (Reich Chancellery), Berlin: Inquiry about the possibility of a visit to the Botanical Garden by Princess Bülow on 17.6.1907 15.6.1907, agreement on the visit of Princess Bülow to the Botanical Garden on 29.6.1912 - Schlözer, Kurd v., German Legation, Rome: Employment of Dr. Schellhass at the historical institution in Rome 23.2.1891 - Tiedemann, Freiherr v., Berlin: Loss of files 18.5.1886 - Tower, Charlemagne, American envoy, Berlin: Introduction of Mr. Alb. A. Showden as representative of the Carnegie Foundation 29.5.1907, Acknowledgement for Lexis' Louis-Werk and the pictures of Mommsen 10.2.1905 - Usedom, v., (Reich Chancellery), Berlin: Appointment of Fassbender as Professor 18.12.1900 - Varnbüler, v., Excellency, Württemberg Envoy, Berlin: Immediatgesuch des Dr. Brönnle 4.9.1906 - Wilmowski, v., (Reich Chancellery), Berlin: Confession of the officials of the Chancellor 29.4.1895 - Zahn, Legationsrat, Berlin: Visit of the Dutch Prime Minister Knyper to the Reich Chancellery 30.3.1902 - Zimmermann, Legationsrat, Berlin: Request for a visit date (no D.), congratulations on the award (no D.)
Contains among other things: - Consultation (if necessary with expert opinion) about: Restoration and decoration of the Octagon Building in the Aachen Cathedral / Restoration of the Town Hall and Coronation Hall in Aachen / Government Office Building in Frankfurt an der Oder / General Command Building in Gdansk / Designs by architects Kayser and Großheim for the new building of the Colleges of Music and Fine Arts in Berlin / Reichspost- and Reichstelegrafendienst building in Frankfurt an der Oder / Extension of the Technical University in Berlin / Main building of the Technical University in Gdansk / New construction of a commercial building for the Regional and Local Court and court prison in Magdeburg / New construction of a presidential building for the German Reichstag in Berlin / New construction of a service building for the Colonial Department of the Foreign Office in Berlin / Reichspost- and Reichstelegrafendienst building in Stettin / New construction of a post and telegraph service building at Dominikanerplatz in Breslau / Regulations for the construction of Protestant churches / Restoration of the Hohkönigsburg near Schlettstadt / New construction of a business building for the civil departments of the Land- and and Local Court of Halle an der Saale / Extension of the business building of the Ministry of Culture in Berlin / New construction of a central telephone office building in Hamburg / Post office building at the future central railway station in Hamburg / New construction of a service building for the Seehandlungssozietät in Berlin / New construction of the municipal theatre in Poznan - Visit of the Aachen cathedral to examine the design of Prof. Dr. Dr. Klaus H. Baron von Béthune to decorate the octagon and to take note of inventories, travel notes (transcript, 10-11 June 1883) - Application for amendment of the law on copyright in works of fine arts; Gerber file partly stapled with iron clips.
Curriculum Vitae Dr. jur.; Dr. rer. pol. h. c.; Real Privy Counsel; Governor a. D., Excellenz; MdR. Born 4.2.1871 in Neuhaldensleben. Father: District Court Councillor Hermann Schnee. Mother: Emilie, née Scheibe. - Married to Ada Adeline, née Woodhill, from New Zealand, whose father was an Englishman from Birmingham and whose mother was Irish from the old O'Donnell family. Schnee attended high school in Nordhausen, studied law and political science in Heidelberg, Kiel and Berlin, passed the bar exam in 1892 and received his doctorate in law in 1893. He then turned to the study of Swahili and colonial science at the Oriental Seminar Berlin and passed the examination as a government assessor in 1897. He joined the Foreign Office, Colonial Department, in 1898 and worked as Richter and deputy governor in German New Guinea. In 1900 he became district administrator and deputy governor in Samoa. 1904: Legation Council in the Colonial Department, 1905: Colonial Advisory Council at the Embassy in London. 1906: Lecturer Council, 1907: Conductor, 1911: Ministerial Director in the Reich Colonial Office and Head of the Political and Administrative Department. In 1912, Schnee became Real Privy Counsel with the title of Excellency. From 1912 - 1919 he was Governor of German East Africa. The Prussian Academy of Sciences awarded Schnee the Leibniz Gold Medal. He received an honorary doctorate in political science from the University of Hamburg in 1921 and was a member of the Reichstag (German People's Party) from 1924. 1925: President of the Working Committee of German Associations, 1926: President of the Association of Foreign Germans. 1930: President of the German Colonial Society. 1931: President of the German World Economic Society. As a member of the Interparliamentary Union and as a delegate of the World League of League Societies - Schnee was also president of the German League for League of Nations - he participated several times in international congresses. In 1932 he was delegated by the Foreign Office to the Manchuria Commission (Lytton Commission). In 1933, after one - the only - meeting with Hitler, Schnee resigned almost all presidential offices, unless they had been equalized or dissolved. Only he was head of the German Society for League of Nations, later renamed the "German Society for International Law and World Politics", until 1945. Heinrich Schnee's main literary works are: Pictures from the South Seas. Reimer, Berlin 1904 German East Africa at War. well
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