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  Letter from Heinrich Harmjanz to Wolfram Sievers, April 23, 1939

  Heinrich Harmjanz

  Heinrich Harmjanz writes to Wolfram Sievers regarding concerns about Dr. Zastrau, after Zastrau's father-in-law Dr. Gernlein had attempted to intervene. He notes Zastrau's past as a Marxist and strong opponent of National Socialism who made disparaging comments about Nazis and Hitler. He mentions Zastrau's hunger for power and a mysterious disappearance from a previous position. Harmjanz refers to rumors that Zastrau was romantically involved with a Jew and states that this has not been denied. He concludes that while his knowledge of Zastrau was limited to the period of 1930-1933, such an individual would not be welcome in the Ahnenerbe.

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  Letter from Dr. Otto Huth to Wolfram Sievers, March 30, 1939

  Otto Huth

  Otto Huth writes to Wolfram Sievers requesting an increase in salary. He begins by questioning the rule that all department heads possess the venia legendi, offering counterexamples. He then states as acting head of department he should receive the same salary as an appointed head of department. He describes his current work and the expenses needed for its completion, stating that an increase in salary is required. Moreover, he had been forced to spend time and energy on literary endeavors rather than his scientific Ahnenerbe pursuits. He ends by pointing out the recognition he had received for his methodology in comparing ancient Roman and Germanic traditions, stating that he intended to apply the same method in a broader fashion. He asks that Sievers forward his request along if higher level approval is needed.

  Notes on the page list articles of information needed in dealing with Huth's request, including a list of heads of department with and without venia legendi and the income of Huth's wife.

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  Letter from Heinrich Harmjanz to Wolfram Sievers, January 31, 1939

  Heinrich Harmjanz

  Heinrich Harmjanz writes an emphatic letter against a research grant for Dr. Misch Orend. He writes that Orend has ties with the Romanian political police and works against the German community in Romania, having been shunned by prominent Germans in Transylvania. Additionally, Harmjanz rejects Orend as a dilettante and a slacker and states that he only uses research grants for subsistence rather than conducting actual scientific work.

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  List of Astrological Books and Journals

  Ahnenerbe

  This document is a 62 page listing of books, journals, almanacs and other publications dealing with the subject of astrology. This bibliography was presumably prepared for members of the Ahnenerbe tasked with researching astrological information. Entries are in alphabetical order, numbered and typed in German, English and French.