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Manfred S. Frings Collection of Max Scheler Archives

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-707-BC

Scope and Content

The Frings Collection of Max Scheler Archives is an exact photocopy collated with the originals of the Scheler Archives in the State Library of Bavaria, Germany. The papers contain numerous annotations by Maria Scheler and Manfred Frings, editors of the fifteen volume collected German edition of Max Scheler's philosophy. The copies were produced by the German Research Society (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bad Godesberg) in 1970 for Manfred S. Frings shortly after the death of Maria Scheler, the first project editor. The material in this collection encompasses the following areas of knowledge: biology, education, ethics, history, metaphysics, morality, phenomenology, philosophical anthropology, politics, religion, and sociology.

The collection contains correspondence, galleys, manuscripts, fragment pages, titles of books in Scheler's library, notebooks, transcripts of handwritten manuscripts, and registers of lectures. Scheler's original documents are dated 1909-1928. Edits and notes written by Maria Scheler, in 1933 and 1954-1969, accompany those written by Manfred Frings, begining in 1970.

It is best used with the guide to Scheler's archives published in Die Nachl?sse der M?nchener Ph?nomenologen in der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek, by Eberhard Av?-Lallemant. A photocopy of that guide is included in the collection. Index numbers from the guide to the originals are written on the corresponding folders in this collection.

All material is in German.

Dates

  • 1909-1975

Creator

Language of Materials

German

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.

Biographical Information

Max Scheler Max Scheler was born August 22, 1874 in Munich, Germany. He received his doctorate in 1897 at the University of Jena. His inaugural dissertation was accepted there in 1899. He taught philosophy at Jena University from 1900-1906, and at Munich University form 1907-1910. A freelance writer until 1919, he produced an unusually large number of publications. In 1919 he became professor of philosophy and director of the Institute of Sociology at the University of Cologne. Scheler died May 19, 1928 in Frankfurt on the Main. His contemporaries, such as Ortega y Gasset and Heidegger considered his demise an irreplaceable loss.

Sources:

Frings, Manfred. The Mind of Max Scheler.

"Max Scheler Web Site

 Maria Scheler Maria Scheler born in 1891, was Scheler's third wife. A few years after Max Scheler's death, she began editing his works. The bulk of her editing took place from 1954 until her death in 1969.

 Manfred S. Frings Manfred S. Frings was a professor of philosophy and a leading authority on the philosophy of Max Scheler. Professor Frings taught at the University of Detroit, Duquesne University and Depaul University. He also served as visiting professor and lecturer at the Universities of Cologne, Freiburg, Oxford and the Sorbonne. Following his retirement from Depaul in 1992, Professor Frings taught part-time at the University of New Mexico. Professor Frings authored, edited and translated over thirty books and published over one hundred articles for professional journals. He was editor-in-chief of the Collected Works (Gesammelte Werke) of the philosopher Max Scheler. Due to international scholarly interest, some of Frings's work on Max Scheler has been translated into Chinese, Japanese and French. Frings discussed Scheler's philosophy with Martin Heidegger and in a private audience with Pope John Paul II. Professor Frings died on December 15, 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Max Scheler

Max Scheler was born August 22, 1874 in Munich, Germany. He received his doctorate in 1897 at the University of Jena. His inaugural dissertation was accepted there in 1899. He taught philosophy at Jena University from 1900-1906, and at Munich University form 1907-1910. A freelance writer until 1919, he produced an unusually large number of publications. In 1919 he became professor of philosophy and director of the Institute of Sociology at the University of Cologne. Scheler died May 19, 1928 in Frankfurt on the Main. His contemporaries, such as Ortega y Gasset and Heidegger considered his demise an irreplaceable loss.

Sources:

Frings, Manfred. The Mind of Max Scheler.

"Max Scheler Web Site

Maria Scheler

Maria Scheler born in 1891, was Scheler's third wife. A few years after Max Scheler's death, she began editing his works. The bulk of her editing took place from 1954 until her death in 1969.

Manfred S. Frings

Manfred S. Frings was a professor of philosophy and a leading authority on the philosophy of Max Scheler. Professor Frings taught at the University of Detroit, Duquesne University and Depaul University. He also served as visiting professor and lecturer at the Universities of Cologne, Freiburg, Oxford and the Sorbonne. Following his retirement from Depaul in 1992, Professor Frings taught part-time at the University of New Mexico. Professor Frings authored, edited and translated over thirty books and published over one hundred articles for professional journals. He was editor-in-chief of the Collected Works (Gesammelte Werke) of the philosopher Max Scheler. Due to international scholarly interest, some of Frings's work on Max Scheler has been translated into Chinese, Japanese and French. Frings discussed Scheler's philosophy with Martin Heidegger and in a private audience with Pope John Paul II. Professor Frings died on December 15, 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Extent

18 boxes (12.25 cu. ft.)

Additional Description

Abstract

The Frings Collection of Max Scheler Archives is an exact photocopy collated with the originals of the Scheler Archives in the State Library of Bavaria, Germany. The papers, all in German, contain numerous annotations by Maria Scheler and Manfred Frings.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Finding Aid of the Manfred S. Frings Collection of Max Scheler Archives, 1909-1975
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Processed by Carlos Sanchez
Date
©2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Revision Statements

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

https://library.unm.edu/cswr/index.php
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451

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