Editorial comments

Principles for text reproduction

All the letters in the archive have been transcribed as they appear in the original documents. Thus, outdated spellings as well as any misspellings and grammatical errors have been preserved in the transcriptions. However, Olivia Holm-Møller’s practice of adding a horizontal line above her ‘u’s is not reproduced in the transcription. Holm-Møller did not always distinguish between lower- and uppercase letters after a full stop, which has been maintained in the transcription. She also capitalized nouns but changed this practice in accordance with the Danish spelling reform.

Illegible words are marked with the word ‘ulæseligt’ (Danish for ‘illegible’) in square brackets: [ulæseligt]. Suggestions for illegible words have been added in square brackets with a question mark: [word?]. Deletions in the form of crossed-out words have generally been left out, but where the crossed-out words were legible, they have been included with a line through the letters.

If a document was damaged, this is mentioned in square brackets: papir mangler. Page breaks are not indicated in the text.

Works of art mentioned
Works mentioned in the letters by Olivia Holm-Møller are included in the database with basic data when it is clear which piece she is referring to. In other cases, the editors have suggested possible candidates as a note in the text.

Place of origin and destination
Information about the letter’s place of origin and destination is included when this is evident from postmarks or otherwise from the content of the letter.

Persons mentioned
Generally, all the persons who are mentioned in the letters are included in the database name index, usually with information about occupation and dates of birth and death. A small number of individuals have been impossible to identify. For persons who are not generally well-known, the database contains biographic information with a focus on what is relevant for understanding the content of the letters and the person’s relationship with Olivia Holm-Møller.**