Orden Pour le merite fur Wissenschaften und Kunste - Correspondence & circulars Correspondence relating to the Orden Pour le Merite fur Wissenschaften and Kunste (Order of merit for the sciences and art), a federal civilian award limited to no more than 30 Germans and 30 Foreigners at one time. Papers are catalogued at KATZ/G/74-83. Contents marked 'pour le merite I'. Circulars and correspondence from the order secretariat re notices of meetings, expenses, meeting programmes and minutes. Correspondents include Hans Georg Zachau, R Konig and many others. All of the correspondence and circulars are in German. 1982-1995