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~~thumb|right|upright=1.2|~~Wolf ~~(far left), president of~~ the [[Jewish Publication Society, presents a Family Bible to USNY Regent Roger Williams Straus Sr. (second from left) as TV actress Bess Myerson and JPS Executive Secretary Lesser Zussman look on {{circa}} 1957]] Edwin Wolf II (December 6, ~~1911 – February 20, 1991) was an American librarian and collector who was one of Philadelphia’s most prominent bookmen during the 20th century~~.

Wolf attended the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia then enrolled at the Bedales School in Hampshire, England.

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== Biography ==

The commission took place from 1943 to 1946. The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the Allied armies was established in 1943 to help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War II. (second from left) as TV actress Bess Myerson and JPS Executive Secretary Lesser Zussman look on {{circa}} 1957]] Edwin Wolf II (December 6, 1911 – February 20, 1991) was an American librarian and collector who was one of Philadelphia’s most prominent bookmen during the 20th century.

~~Some~~ of ~~them are portrayed and honored~~ in ~~the 2014 film The Monuments Men~~. ~~The following documents are about Ritchie Boy Edwin~~ Wolf ~~II. He was being recommended to join~~ the ~~Second Roberts Commission~~.

He became President of the Friends of the University of Pennsylvania Library in 1947. Wolf attended the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia then enrolled at the Bedales School in Hampshire, England.

According to his Wikipedia page, he "was stationed in Europe where he participated in the recovery of ancient and rare books plundered and hidden by the Nazis." so I presume he was ultimately part of the commission. His ~~Wikipedia page can be found~~ at ~~The second Roberts Commission, which was presidential-appointed is known after its chairman, then Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts. It was created to help~~ the ~~US Army protect works~~ of ~~cultural value in Allied-occupied areas of Europe~~.

His training at Camp Ritchie's Military Intelligence Training Center places him among the ranks of nearly 20,000 other Ritchie Boys.

~~Its formal name was the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments~~ in ~~War Areas. The commission also developed inventories of Nazi-appropriated property~~. ~~Along with~~ the ~~US Military program known as Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives~~ (~~MFAA~~), the commission ~~worked~~ to ~~rescue and preserve items of cultural significance~~.

Edwin Wolf II married Margaret “Peggy” Gimbel Dannenbaum in 1934. Wolf joined the United States Army during World War II (1943–1946), and was stationed in Europe where he participated in the recovery of ancient and rare books plundered and hidden by the Nazis. The commission took place from 1943 to 1946.

The ~~group~~ of ~~approximately 400 service members and civilians worked with military forces~~ to ~~safeguard historic and~~ cultural ~~monuments from~~ war ~~damage,~~ and as ~~the conflict came to~~ a ~~close, to find and return works of art~~ and ~~other items of cultural importance that had been stolen by the Nazis or hidden for safekeeping~~.

The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the Allied armies was established in 1943 to help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War II. In 1952 Wolf joined the Library Company of Philadelphia as a consultant and advisor. Rosenbach Lectures in Bibliography in 1963.

~~thumb|right|upright=1~~.2|Wolf (~~far left~~), ~~president~~ of the ~~[[Jewish Publication Society~~, ~~presents~~ a ~~Family Bible to USNY Regent Roger Williams Straus Sr~~.

In 1965 he married Mary Paxson Matthews. He was the Lyell Lecturer in Bibliography in 1985-1986 and the augmented lectures were published as The Book Culture of a Colonial American City: Philadelphia Books, Bookmen, and Booksellers. Some of them are portrayed and honored in the 2014 film The Monuments Men.

He then returned to Philadelphia to work with A. Rosenbach, the bookseller and bibliophile who attained a worldwide reputation, at his rare book firm, the Rosenbach Company. Over the decades he was instrumental in morphing the Library Company into an active research library.

He ultimately became Chief Executive Officer and was named Librarian of the Library Company. He established a reputation as a scholar, published numerous articles and exhibition catalogues, and fostered collaborative projects with other Philadelphia historical institutions, including the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the American Philosophical Society. Together they had three children, Ellen, Anthony and Mary.

The following documents are about Ritchie Boy Edwin Wolf II. He was being recommended to join the Second Roberts Commission. According to his Wikipedia page, he "was stationed in Europe where he participated in the recovery of ancient and rare books plundered and hidden by the Nazis." so I presume he was ultimately part of the commission.

His Wikipedia page can be found at The second Roberts Commission, which was presidential-appointed is known after its chairman, then Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts. It was created to help the US Army protect works of cultural value in Allied-occupied areas of Europe. Its formal name was the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas.

The commission also developed inventories of Nazi-appropriated property. Along with the US Military program known as Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA), the commission worked to rescue and preserve items of cultural significance. The group of approximately 400 service members and civilians worked with military forces to safeguard historic and cultural monuments from war damage, and as the conflict came to a close, to find and return works of art and other items of cultural importance that had been stolen by the Nazis or hidden for safekeeping.

Margaret died in a car accident in 1964. He was President of the Bibliographical Society of America from 1966-1967.

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-thumb|right|upright=1.2|Wolf (far left), president of the [[Jewish Publication Society, presents a Family Bible to USNY Regent Roger Williams Straus Sr. (second from left) as TV actress Bess Myerson and JPS Executive Secretary Lesser Zussman look on {{circa}} 1957]] Edwin Wolf II (December 6, 1911 – February 20, 1991) was an American librarian and collector who was one of Philadelphia’s most prominent bookmen during the 20th century.
+Wolf attended the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia then enrolled at the Bedales School in Hampshire, England.
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 == Biography ==
-The commission took place from 1943 to 1946. The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the Allied armies was established in 1943 to help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War II. (second from left) as TV actress Bess Myerson and JPS Executive Secretary Lesser Zussman look on {{circa}} 1957]] Edwin Wolf II (December 6, 1911 – February 20, 1991) was an American librarian and collector who was one of Philadelphia’s most prominent bookmen during the 20th century.
-Some of them are portrayed and honored in the 2014 film The Monuments Men. The following documents are about Ritchie Boy Edwin Wolf II. He was being recommended to join the Second Roberts Commission.
+He became President of the Friends of the University of Pennsylvania Library in 1947. Wolf attended the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia then enrolled at the Bedales School in Hampshire, England.
-According to his Wikipedia page, he "was stationed in Europe where he participated in the recovery of ancient and rare books plundered and hidden by the Nazis." so I presume he was ultimately part of the commission. His Wikipedia page can be found at The second Roberts Commission, which was presidential-appointed is known after its chairman, then Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts. It was created to help the US Army protect works of cultural value in Allied-occupied areas of Europe.
+His training at Camp Ritchie's Military Intelligence Training Center places him among the ranks of nearly 20,000 other Ritchie Boys.
-Its formal name was the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas. The commission also developed inventories of Nazi-appropriated property. Along with the US Military program known as Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA), the commission worked to rescue and preserve items of cultural significance.
+Edwin Wolf II married Margaret “Peggy” Gimbel Dannenbaum in 1934. Wolf joined the United States Army during World War II (1943–1946), and was stationed in Europe where he participated in the recovery of ancient and rare books plundered and hidden by the Nazis. The commission took place from 1943 to 1946.
-The group of approximately 400 service members and civilians worked with military forces to safeguard historic and cultural monuments from war damage, and as the conflict came to a close, to find and return works of art and other items of cultural importance that had been stolen by the Nazis or hidden for safekeeping.
+The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the Allied armies was established in 1943 to help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War II. In 1952 Wolf joined the Library Company of Philadelphia as a consultant and advisor. Rosenbach Lectures in Bibliography in 1963.
-thumb|right|upright=1.2|Wolf (far left), president of the [[Jewish Publication Society, presents a Family Bible to USNY Regent Roger Williams Straus Sr.
+In 1965 he married Mary Paxson Matthews. He was the Lyell Lecturer in Bibliography in 1985-1986 and the augmented lectures were published as The Book Culture of a Colonial American City: Philadelphia Books, Bookmen, and Booksellers. Some of them are portrayed and honored in the 2014 film The Monuments Men.
+He then returned to Philadelphia to work with A. Rosenbach, the bookseller and bibliophile who attained a worldwide reputation, at his rare book firm, the Rosenbach Company. Over the decades he was instrumental in morphing the Library Company into an active research library.
+He ultimately became Chief Executive Officer and was named Librarian of the Library Company. He established a reputation as a scholar, published numerous articles and exhibition catalogues, and fostered collaborative projects with other Philadelphia historical institutions, including the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the American Philosophical Society. Together they had three children, Ellen, Anthony and Mary.
+The following documents are about Ritchie Boy Edwin Wolf II. He was being recommended to join the Second Roberts Commission. According to his Wikipedia page, he "was stationed in Europe where he participated in the recovery of ancient and rare books plundered and hidden by the Nazis." so I presume he was ultimately part of the commission.
+His Wikipedia page can be found at The second Roberts Commission, which was presidential-appointed is known after its chairman, then Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts. It was created to help the US Army protect works of cultural value in Allied-occupied areas of Europe. Its formal name was the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas.
+The commission also developed inventories of Nazi-appropriated property. Along with the US Military program known as Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA), the commission worked to rescue and preserve items of cultural significance. The group of approximately 400 service members and civilians worked with military forces to safeguard historic and cultural monuments from war damage, and as the conflict came to a close, to find and return works of art and other items of cultural importance that had been stolen by the Nazis or hidden for safekeeping.
+Margaret died in a car accident in 1964. He was President of the Bibliographical Society of America from 1966-1967.