By Nathan Bender
Title: MS 210 - Karl May and European Materials on the American West, 1963,1987-2000
Primary Creator: May, Karl
Extent: 5.0 Boxes
Date Acquired: 01/00/1999
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Series I is devoted to Karl may materials and includes a brief biography; catalogs, guidebooks, and postcards of the Karl-May-Museum exhibits; Programs, pamphlets, and poster of the Karl-May-Spiele; program of the Nebraska-Haus Inauguration-Ceremony; a series of Karl May & Co. Magazines; various books, videos, an audiocassette; and a small collection of Karl-May-Museum souvenirs.
Series II is devoted to a general collection of German materials and artifacts related to the American West and Native American Indians found in popular magazines, comic books, various other types of illustrative materials and video.
Karl May (1842 - 1912) ws a German writer who wrote popular novels set in the American West and the Orient. May's first book on the American west was published in 1879 for young German readers. With over 100 million copies sold in German, adventures of his western heroes, Winnetou and Old Shatterhand, are well kown to the German public. May's novels have been translated into 33 languages. Karl May's work continues to be of interest to Germans and other Europeans, as well as their interest in the American West and Native American Indians. The Karl-May-Museum in Radebeul, Germany houses ethnological exhibits of the Indians of North America. The Karl-May-Spiele and/or Karl May Fessttage are annual events. The Karl-May-Magazine is currently published periodically. Films of Karl May's western novels were produced in the 1960s. Videos are avialable of some of these films. A 1997 video production was made of Karl May's life and work. For further information on Karl May, see the Karl May Museum web site at
http://www.karl-may-stiftung.de/museum/engl/may.html
Repository: McCracken Research Library
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Acquisition Source: Professor Dr. Gerhard Hoffmann
Acquisition Method: Donation.
