By his first night there (1944)
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- The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family whole source · open book
Also, a spot check showed that the British Museum didn’t have 30 percent of the books in the Warburg Institute, confirming the library’s local value. On behalf of the Warburg family, Eric negotiated an agreement in November 1944 whereby the Institute was formally transferred and incorporated into the University of London. The Manchester Guardian noted the irony of this coup.
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