Scope and Content
Received in 1971 and listed in 1973 by Rauol Middelmann, the collection was re-listed in 2019 to make the material more readily available for the centenary of the Bauhaus art school.
The original list divided material into 12 groups;
Agreements, testimonials and related material (1929-1939);
Correspondence 1936- 1972 (much in German, and includes letters from Gropius, Albers and others of the Bauhaus School; also drafts of outward correspondence);
Newspaper comments on work by L. Hirschfeld Mack (1946-1964, including school newspapers);
Writings, sketches, notes by Hirschfeld Mack 1928-1962;
Exhibitions of, or including works by Hirschfeld Mack, catalogues, invitations and other related material (1946-1962);
Material relating to Colour Light plays (1920s-1964);
Material relating to patents (1936-1939);
Material relating to, or by, other Bauhaus artists (1946-1961);
Pamphlets, books and speeches on the intellectual climate of Hirschfeld Mack;
Prints and slides (1927-1962);
Miscellaneous teaching aids (including the Spinning top produced for the opening of the Bauhaus Archive in Darmstadt and other material relating to colour blending);
Recent publications, speeches on Hirschfeld Mack (1958-1972).
This arrangement has been retained, but updated with all entries given individual item numbers.