Alfons Horten Papers, 1905-1926
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Letters of Horten to August Thyssen., September 10, 1909-December 22, 1912
- Correspondence of Fritz Thyssen and Horten., August 13, 1907-February 13, 1912
- Correspondence of officials of Gewerkschaft Deutscher Kaiser with Horten., December 31, 1906-October 14, 1913
- Correspondence of Joseph Wirth and Wilhelm Cuno with Horten., January 29, 1924-September 24, 1926
- Technical reports of mines and minerals, 1905
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Horten, Alfons
- Title
- Alfons Horten Papers
- Dates
- 1905-1926 (inclusive)19051926
- Quantity
- 2 containers., (1 linear feet of shelf space.), (1350 items.)
- Collection Number
- Cage 287
- Summary
- Correspondence with August, Fritz and Joseph Thyssen, mining reports and profiles; concerning mining concessions, in territorial politics, the iron and steel industry in Germany.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research use.
- Languages
- German
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical Note
Alfons Horten (f1.1900-1930) was a German businessman at Hagendingen, in Lorraine, connected with the Thyssen steelworks, either as an employee or on a retainer basis. He bore the title "Bergassessor," and was largely concerned with the purchase of ores, mines, and mining concessions. His field of activities extended throughout Europe and into Western Asia. His son Alfons Horten, (b.1907) was subsequently (1976) an industrialist at Duisdorf near Bonn.
Content Description
The papers consist largely of correspondence between Horten and August Thyssen (1842-1926), his son Fritz Thyssen (1873-1951) and officials of the Thyssen organization. A few items of correspondence with Chancellors Wilhelm Cuno (1876-1933) and Joseph Wirth (1879-1956) are included. Most of the correspondence relates to Horten's efforts to supply Thyssen's steel mills with raw materials, primarily from outside Germany. These activities placed him near the center of events associated with the German foreign policy of economic-based expansion, which characterized German foreign relations in the pre-World War I period, according to Modern European historians sympathetic to the controversial "Fischer Thesis." See Fritz Fischer, Griff nach der Weltmacht (Dusseldorf: Droste Verlag, 1961). Some items, especially letters from August Thyssen to Horten are preserved in both Thyssen's original handwriting and in typed transcripts.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 287, Alfons Horten Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The arrangement of the papers is largely chronological and preser ves the order in which they were found.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Letters of August Thyssen to Horten
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Dates: September 1906-December 1908Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Dates: January 1909-January 1913Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Correspondence among August Thyssen, Horten and others, including typed transcripts of some items in folders 1 and 2.
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Dates: August 31, 1906-December 31, 1907Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Dates: January 1, 1908-December 23, 1908Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Dates: January 1, 1909-December 28, 1909Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Dates: January 6, 1910-December 28, 1910Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Dates: January, 1911-December 31, 1911Container: Box 2, Folder 7
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Dates: October 30, 1916-November 7, 1916; October 30, 1916-November 7, 1916Container: Box 2, Folder 8
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Description: Letters of Horten to August Thyssen.100 items.Dates: September 10, 1909-December 22, 1912Container: Box 2, Folder 9
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Description: Correspondence of Fritz Thyssen and Horten.80 items.Dates: August 13, 1907-February 13, 1912Container: Box 2, Folder 10
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Description: Correspondence of officials of Gewerkschaft Deutscher Kaiser with Horten.100 items.Dates: December 31, 1906-October 14, 1913Container: Box 2, Folder 11
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Description: Correspondence of Joseph Wirth and Wilhelm Cuno with Horten.7 items.Dates: January 29, 1924-September 24, 1926Container: Box 2, Folder 12
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Description: Technical reports of mines and minerals5 items.Dates: 1905Container: Box 2, Folder 13
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Iron industry and trade--Germany--Records and correspondence
- Steel industry and trade--Germany--Records and correspondence
Personal Names
- Horten, Alfons --Archives (creator)
- Thyssen, August
- Thyssen, Fritz, 1873-1951
Corporate Names
- August Thyssen-Hütte (Firm)
