Schenker Correspondence Project

Typed letter from Türkel to Schenker, dated November 3, 1919

[printed letterhead:]
D^R. SIEGFRIED TÜRKEL
Rechtsanwalt
Kanzlei: VII. STIFTGASSE 1
(Hersmanskyhof)
Tel.: Aut. 35.052

Wien, den 3. November 1919

[typed:]
T/K.
Betr: S. Deutsch Verl.

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor!

Ich erhalte von Herrn Dr. Friedmann¹ ein Schreiben folgenden Inhaltes:

„Ich berufe mich über Ihre Anfrage² über den Stand der Legatsache auf die Ihnen bereits gewordene {36v} Mitteilung, dass angesichts des Umstandes, dass die Erblasserin³ nicht österreichische Staatsbürgerin war, von der Finanzbehörde das gesamte bewegliche Vermögen zur Kontrollbezeichnung⁴ nicht zugelassen wurde und ich daran gehe, nach Sammlung aller Behelfe beim Staatsamte der Finanzen die Zulassung zu erwirken,⁵ mit Hinweis darauf, dass die Perzipienten österreische Staatsbürger⁶ sind.

Zu diesem Zwecke benötige ich den Nachweis, dass Herr Doktor Schenker österreichischer Staatsbürger ist und erbitte mir dessen ehetunlichste Beschaffung.“

Ich zeichne
hochachtungsvoll
[ sign’d: ] Türkel

[handwritten:]
Bitte nur baldige Erledigung

© Under inquiry.
© Transcription Ian Bent, 2006.

Typed letter from Türkel to Schenker, dated November 3, 1919

[printed letterhead:]
D^R. SIEGFRIED TÜRKEL
Attorney in Law
Chancellry: VII. STIFTGASSE 1
(Hersmanskyhof)
Tel.: Aust. 35.052

Vienna, November 3, 1919

[typed:]
T/K.
Re: S. Deutsch Estate

Dear Professor,

I have received a letter from Dr. Friedmann,¹ the contents of which are as follows:

“I refer, in regard to your inquiry² as to the situation concerning the matter of the legacy, to the {36v} communication already conveyed to you that, in view of the circumstance that the testatrix³ was not an Austrian citizen, her total personal assets were not authorized by the fiscal authority for control designation⁴; and I am proceeding, after assenbling all the evidence from the Office of State Finance, to bring about authorization⁵ with reference to the fact that the beneficiaries are Austrian citizens.⁶

To this end, I require proof that Dr. Schenker is an Austrian citizen, and I ask you to procure this for me if at all possible.”

I remain,
With kind regards,
[ sign’d: ] Türkel

[handwritten:]
Please attend to this as soon as possible.

© Under inquiry.
© Transcription Ian Bent, 2006.

COMMENTARY:
Format: 2p letter, printed letterhead, typed message, handwritten signature and P.S.
Sender address: VII. STIFTGASSE 1 (Hersmanskyhof)
Recipient address: --

FOOTNOTES:

¹ Hugo Friedmann: attorney involved with the estate of Sofie Deutsch, to whom S had drafted letters on March 12 and 14, 1917 (OC 1/19–20; OC 16/32v), and from whom he had received a (non-extant) letter c. March 16, 1917, which he characterized as “Talmudic” (in OC 1/23, March 17, 1917).

² Whereabouts of letter from Türkel to Friedmann, and also that from Friedmann to Türkel quoted here, unknown.

³ Sofie Deutsch, long-term pupil and benefactress of S, died January 5, 1917, under whose will S was left a legacy, a pension, and control over money to fund stipends for impecunious composers.

⁴ "Kontrollbezeichnung": meaning unclear, but presumably for the terms of the will to be executed.

⁵ “Zulassung zu erwirken“: underlined by S.

⁶ „österreische Staatsbürger“: underlined by S.

SUMMARY:
Türkel quotes a letter received from Friedmann requesting proof of S's Austrian citizenship, required because the testatrix was not herself an Austrian citizen, and asks S to supply.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian Bent 2006

Bent, Ian
Türkel, Siegfried
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
Türkel, Siegfried; Schenker, Heinrich; Deutsch, Sofie; Sophie; assets; Friedmann, Hugo; Austrian citizenship; Office of State Finance; beneficiaries
Typed letter from Türkel to Schenker, dated November 3, 1919
OC 16/37v–36v
1919-11-03
2006-10-15
Deutsch, Sofie
Türkel, Siegfried
Friedmann, Hugo
This document is presumed to be in the public domain. Any claim to intellectual rights on this document should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence@mus.cam.ac.uk.
Schenker, Heinrich (1919-1935)-- Schenker, Jeanette (1935-1938)--Oster, Ernst (1938-c.1939)—New York Public Library (c.1939-)
IPR: Under investigation; Image: New York Public Library, New York; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian Bent.
Vienna
1919