SEBBA, GREGOR.
Gregor Sebba papers, 1927-1983

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Source

Gift, 1995.

Citation

[after identification of item(s)], Gregor Sebba papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

Processing

Processed by Barbara J. Mann, Associate Processing Archivist, December 1995.

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Biographical Note

Gregor Sebba, born in Latvia, entered the advertising business in Austria as Hitler was coming into power. In 1931 he brought together a group of about 35 people (among them Eric Voegelin) who were troubled about the rise of totalitarianism. Civil war broke out and Sebba fled to England when threatened with arrest for his political beliefs. There he opened an art studio and served in the British Army. Early in World War II, Sebba was recruited by the Office of Strategic Services for Europe, where his duties included parachuting behind enemy lines. He came to the United States in 1938 and gained American citizenship. He was one of the founders of Austrian Action, an organization which permitted Austrian émigrés to serve with Americans in the war. Among his works was a study on displaced persons in Georgia.

Gregor Sebba was the first faculty appointment (1959-1973) to the Institute for the Liberal Arts at Emory University. Sebba left Atlanta in 1973 in order to teach for two additional years in Florida. He died in 1985.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of the papers of Gregor Sebba from 1927-1983. The papers include Sebba's published and unpublished book-length works, essays, reviews, and articles. Subjects of his writings include René Descartes, creative ability, philosophy, and Georgia agriculture. Also included are works by Alex Bloch and Josef Alexander Binder.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by record type.