Journal of Austrian-American History
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Explores historic relationship between U.S. & Austria, including historical Habsburg Empire. Editor: Michael Burri.
Open access: www.psupress.org/Journals/jnls_JAAH.html
Open access: www.psupress.org/Journals/jnls_JAAH.html
Letting Emperor Franz Joseph know about it from Nebraska. With a Lincoln stamp no less.
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Letting Emperor Franz Joseph know about it from Nebraska. With a Lincoln stamp no less.
Street and place names in Vienna with a connection to the U.S.
November 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Street and place names in Vienna with a connection to the U.S.
U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary in July 1914, Frederic Courtland Penfield became alarmed by Russian army success on Eastern Front. In November 1914 asked State Department to relocate diplomatic mission to a potential new capital of Austro-Hungarian govt.
Also mixed up in some Kurt Vonnegut novel
Also mixed up in some Kurt Vonnegut novel
October 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary in July 1914, Frederic Courtland Penfield became alarmed by Russian army success on Eastern Front. In November 1914 asked State Department to relocate diplomatic mission to a potential new capital of Austro-Hungarian govt.
Also mixed up in some Kurt Vonnegut novel
Also mixed up in some Kurt Vonnegut novel
Tragically, an enormous helmut falls on Conrad, the son, who never sees his wedding day, in Horace Walpole's *Castle of Otranto.*
October 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Tragically, an enormous helmut falls on Conrad, the son, who never sees his wedding day, in Horace Walpole's *Castle of Otranto.*
Quieter than the Kapuzinergruft on Bluesky about #thegsa2025, aka the German Studies Association conference starting today.
Hearing some excellent presentations!
Hearing some excellent presentations!
September 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Quieter than the Kapuzinergruft on Bluesky about #thegsa2025, aka the German Studies Association conference starting today.
Hearing some excellent presentations!
Hearing some excellent presentations!
Still worth reading...
"Our Country and Our Culture" Symposium in Partisan Review.
U.S. intellectuals debate cultural independence now that U.S. "can no longer fully depend on Europe as cultural example and source of vitality."
Norman Mailer disagrees, says without Europe, U.S. is McCarthy.
"Our Country and Our Culture" Symposium in Partisan Review.
U.S. intellectuals debate cultural independence now that U.S. "can no longer fully depend on Europe as cultural example and source of vitality."
Norman Mailer disagrees, says without Europe, U.S. is McCarthy.
September 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Still worth reading...
"Our Country and Our Culture" Symposium in Partisan Review.
U.S. intellectuals debate cultural independence now that U.S. "can no longer fully depend on Europe as cultural example and source of vitality."
Norman Mailer disagrees, says without Europe, U.S. is McCarthy.
"Our Country and Our Culture" Symposium in Partisan Review.
U.S. intellectuals debate cultural independence now that U.S. "can no longer fully depend on Europe as cultural example and source of vitality."
Norman Mailer disagrees, says without Europe, U.S. is McCarthy.
Here he is.
Kurt Kaznar, Austrian emigre to the U.S. in the 1930s. Studied with Max Reinhardt, photographer for U.S. Army, married an American heiress (according to bio) -- along with other achievements.
Kurt Kaznar, Austrian emigre to the U.S. in the 1930s. Studied with Max Reinhardt, photographer for U.S. Army, married an American heiress (according to bio) -- along with other achievements.
September 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Here he is.
Kurt Kaznar, Austrian emigre to the U.S. in the 1930s. Studied with Max Reinhardt, photographer for U.S. Army, married an American heiress (according to bio) -- along with other achievements.
Kurt Kaznar, Austrian emigre to the U.S. in the 1930s. Studied with Max Reinhardt, photographer for U.S. Army, married an American heiress (according to bio) -- along with other achievements.
Es waren bekanntlich zwei Katzen im Film: Eine lief vor dem Gebäude entlang und die andere saß vor der Tür, weil die erste es erniedrigend fand, mit Harry Limes Schubinden zu spielen, weshalb sie ersetzt werden musste. So ist es.
September 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Es waren bekanntlich zwei Katzen im Film: Eine lief vor dem Gebäude entlang und die andere saß vor der Tür, weil die erste es erniedrigend fand, mit Harry Limes Schubinden zu spielen, weshalb sie ersetzt werden musste. So ist es.
Outtakes of cinema classic *Citizen Kane,* directed by Harry Lime, might include a conversation between Hearst/Kane and his son.
He and Hearst, Jr., talk about Jr. going to Vienna to meet Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss, and Dollfuss offering him the Grand Gold Decoration for Service to Austria.
He and Hearst, Jr., talk about Jr. going to Vienna to meet Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss, and Dollfuss offering him the Grand Gold Decoration for Service to Austria.
September 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Outtakes of cinema classic *Citizen Kane,* directed by Harry Lime, might include a conversation between Hearst/Kane and his son.
He and Hearst, Jr., talk about Jr. going to Vienna to meet Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss, and Dollfuss offering him the Grand Gold Decoration for Service to Austria.
He and Hearst, Jr., talk about Jr. going to Vienna to meet Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss, and Dollfuss offering him the Grand Gold Decoration for Service to Austria.
Like Klimt, Egon Schiele hardly had a reception among collectors in the U.S. As a result, very few of his paintings are on permanent displays in U.S. museums.
On the other hand, if you had $1500 in 1930, and were out shopping in Michigan, you could have gone home with two Schiele works.
On the other hand, if you had $1500 in 1930, and were out shopping in Michigan, you could have gone home with two Schiele works.
September 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Like Klimt, Egon Schiele hardly had a reception among collectors in the U.S. As a result, very few of his paintings are on permanent displays in U.S. museums.
On the other hand, if you had $1500 in 1930, and were out shopping in Michigan, you could have gone home with two Schiele works.
On the other hand, if you had $1500 in 1930, and were out shopping in Michigan, you could have gone home with two Schiele works.
After 1934, Austrian government fell all over Hungary, giving state medals, awards, and decorations to Hungarian citizens like priests and communion wafers at mass.
Here, Austrian Foreign Ministry asks for objections to Hugo Botstiber receiving distinguished service award from Hungarian govt.
Here, Austrian Foreign Ministry asks for objections to Hugo Botstiber receiving distinguished service award from Hungarian govt.
August 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
After 1934, Austrian government fell all over Hungary, giving state medals, awards, and decorations to Hungarian citizens like priests and communion wafers at mass.
Here, Austrian Foreign Ministry asks for objections to Hugo Botstiber receiving distinguished service award from Hungarian govt.
Here, Austrian Foreign Ministry asks for objections to Hugo Botstiber receiving distinguished service award from Hungarian govt.
By reading the op-ed, one discovers that the argument is not that the US prez is a German.
@inquirer.com
@inquirer.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
By reading the op-ed, one discovers that the argument is not that the US prez is a German.
@inquirer.com
@inquirer.com
Einmal auf Berufskleidung in Wien einkaufen zu gehen ist Bestandteil eines abgerundeten Lebens.
August 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Einmal auf Berufskleidung in Wien einkaufen zu gehen ist Bestandteil eines abgerundeten Lebens.
July 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Kultursommer Wien
Waldmüllerpark, Schrammelbach
Waldmüllerpark, Schrammelbach
July 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Kultursommer Wien
Waldmüllerpark, Schrammelbach
Waldmüllerpark, Schrammelbach
During post-1918 "hunger years" in Austria, Americans of all backgrounds and organizations provided food relief to Austria.
One such organization was Austro-Hungarian Relief Society in Philadelphia.
Here, Society seeks guarantees that food will reach its destination...which Austrian govt provides.
One such organization was Austro-Hungarian Relief Society in Philadelphia.
Here, Society seeks guarantees that food will reach its destination...which Austrian govt provides.
July 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
During post-1918 "hunger years" in Austria, Americans of all backgrounds and organizations provided food relief to Austria.
One such organization was Austro-Hungarian Relief Society in Philadelphia.
Here, Society seeks guarantees that food will reach its destination...which Austrian govt provides.
One such organization was Austro-Hungarian Relief Society in Philadelphia.
Here, Society seeks guarantees that food will reach its destination...which Austrian govt provides.
July 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
High-end garden tools are not what everyone thinks of in connection with Vienna.
But who is to blame for that?
#Manufactum
But who is to blame for that?
#Manufactum
July 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
High-end garden tools are not what everyone thinks of in connection with Vienna.
But who is to blame for that?
#Manufactum
But who is to blame for that?
#Manufactum
Some also got around to leaving Austria.
July 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Some also got around to leaving Austria.
A request to Franz Ferdinand for patronage of an Austro-Hungarian Benevolent Association in Paterson, New Jersey.
Not many, but Franz Ferdinand did have his fans in the U.S.
Not many, but Franz Ferdinand did have his fans in the U.S.
July 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A request to Franz Ferdinand for patronage of an Austro-Hungarian Benevolent Association in Paterson, New Jersey.
Not many, but Franz Ferdinand did have his fans in the U.S.
Not many, but Franz Ferdinand did have his fans in the U.S.
*Kronen-Zeitung* reports on eight sold-out 1963 performances of Helmut Qualtinger in New York
For his *Herr Karl* monologue, "the premiere looked as cultivated and elegant as a premiere in the Burgtheater or in the Josefstadt."
For his *Herr Karl* monologue, "the premiere looked as cultivated and elegant as a premiere in the Burgtheater or in the Josefstadt."
July 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
*Kronen-Zeitung* reports on eight sold-out 1963 performances of Helmut Qualtinger in New York
For his *Herr Karl* monologue, "the premiere looked as cultivated and elegant as a premiere in the Burgtheater or in the Josefstadt."
For his *Herr Karl* monologue, "the premiere looked as cultivated and elegant as a premiere in the Burgtheater or in the Josefstadt."
Another knockout presentation at the Central European History Conference, linking psychoanalysis, nationalism, and MI6.
July 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Another knockout presentation at the Central European History Conference, linking psychoanalysis, nationalism, and MI6.
Im Panel, das zu Ehren von Pieter Judson stattfindet, stehen nur noch einige Stehplätze zur Verfügung.
End of Empire - Fall of Empire
Central European History Convention
End of Empire - Fall of Empire
Central European History Convention
July 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Im Panel, das zu Ehren von Pieter Judson stattfindet, stehen nur noch einige Stehplätze zur Verfügung.
End of Empire - Fall of Empire
Central European History Convention
End of Empire - Fall of Empire
Central European History Convention