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| Creator: | Lemke, Antje Bultmann. |
| Title: | Antje Bultmann Lemke Papers |
| Dates: | 1936-2008 |
| Size: | 45 boxes (approximately 44 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | Files related to Lemke's time as a professor at Syracuse University |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Antje Bultmann Lemke (1918-2017) was a Professor Emerita of the Syracuse University iSchool. Born in Germany, she earned a degree in library science from the University of Leipzig and used the library to aid people evading Nazi persecution. She was part of the German Resistance and after World War II escaped from Russian-controlled East Germany to West Germany.
After moving to the United States in the 1940s, Lemke worked as an art and music librarian at Syracuse University and earned her master's degree in library science there in 1954. She eventually began teaching classes for the School of Library Science, now the iSchool. Lemke was a violinist in the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra which she helped establish in 1961. She was also dedicated to preserving the work of Albert Schweitzer.
In 1998, Lemke was named a Righteous Gentile by the Temple Society of Concord, recognizing her role in protecting Jewish lives in Nazi Germany and risking her own life. Two rooms on the Syracuse University campus bear her name, the Antje Bultmann Lemke Seminar Room at the Special Collections Research Center in Bird Library and a conference hall in Hinds Hall. Additionally, after her retirement, the iSchool established the Antje Lemke Book Award, an annual graduate scholarship awarded to a Library and Information student with a passion for learning and dedication to service.
Scope and Content Note
The Antje Bultmann Lemke Papers spans from 1936 to 2008 and comprises a variety of materials. Included in the collection are writings, teaching materials, research files, lectures, slides, audio and video tapes, and both personal and professional correspondence. Subjects include library education, different types of libraries, marginalized groups, and the arts.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact Syracuse University Archives for more information.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
The University Archives holds a clipping file and a portrait file for Antje Bultmann Lemke. Additionally, the Marta L. Dosa Papers at the University Archives includes a paper by Lemke.
The Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center holds materials related to Lemke: Antje Bultmann Lemke Collection Relating to Albert Schweitzer, Louise Diel Correspondence, Clara E. Sipprell Papers, and Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Records.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Antje Bultmann Lemke Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Antje Lemke and the Lemke estate between 1983 and 2019. Gift of David Stam in 2014.
Processing Information
The collection is unprocessed.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Nicole Wright
Date: March 2020
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