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Send several copies of his new article (presumably "Schallnachimungen und Lautmetaphern in der Sprache", published as a supplement to the "Allgemeine Zeitung"). Ask to forward a copy to [Diedrich] Westermann.

Sends several copies of his new article (presumably 'Schallnachahmungen und Lautmetaphern in der Sprache', published as a supplement to the 'Allgemeine Zeitung'). Requests that a copy be forwarded to [Diedrich] Westermann.

Send him an essay by A[rnod] van Gennep for evaluation. Thanks for "Peoples Psychology." Agrees above all with the concept of soul depth. Rejects Wundts interpretation of the resurrection idea with reference to Paul. Reported from work [Diedrich] Westermanns.

Thanks for articles in the Allgemeine Zeitung. Thanks for acknowledging his and [Diedrich] Westermann's work in the article. Currently investigating the ablaut in African languages and has found a lawfulness in this regard in Somali. Sees in the Hamitic languages the key to the Semitic languages. Regrets that Westermann is going back to Africa.

Asked whether Wundt could support the Leipzig Philosophical Faculty in awarding [Diedrich] Westermann an honorary doctorate.

Thanks for "people psychology", which in his opinion corrects some wrong ideas, especially in linguistics. Together with his friend [Diedrich] Westermann he made discoveries about the relationship of Sudanese languages. Makes remarks about sound pictures in the Bantu. Has begun work on a Bantu grammar. In contrast to Wundt, he does not necessarily see the cause for sound shifts in cultural progress and refers to his own essay on the subject.

Note: Stapled in archive folder, approx. 1.5 cm thick.

Note: Stapled in archive folder, approx. 1.5 cm thick.

Note: Written by Wilma Meier, approx. 40 pages typewritten.

• Audio* description: The collection consists of 7 rolls. The recordings were made by Marius Schneider in Berlin-Schlachtensee for the Berlin phonogram archive. Accordingly, the recorded singer Bonifatius Foli, an Ewe man living in Berlin, was a former cook of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg in Togo. Original texts with German translations are available. The translations were done by Diedrich Westermann. Some transcriptions in Schneider 1943/44.

• Audio* description: The numbering of the reels is not uniform, the number of reels was determined by the input numbers. A total of 34 rolls have been recorded on 23 rolls, a handwritten record is available, then some rolls were recorded by Prof. Carl Meinhof. Detailed annotations and texts with translations are available. According to Marius Schneider, Diedrich Westermann was involved in the translations (cf. Marius Schneider 1943/44:1). Some transcriptions in Schneider 1943/44. Schneider's statements (1943/44) on this collection are obviously incorrect.