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Title: Marta Feuchtwanger papers
Collection number: 0206
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
97.13 Linear feet
170 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1940-1987
Abstract: This archive contains the correspondence of Marta Feuchtwanger, wife of German-Jewish writer Lion Feuchtwanger, who survived
her husband by almost thirty years. Marta Feuchtwanger remained an important figure in the exile community and devoted the
remainder of her life to promoting the work of her husband. The collection contains Marta Feuchtwanger's personal correspondence,
texts and manuscripts by her and others, royalty statements received for the works of her husband, correspondence with publishers,
and newspaper clippings mentioning Lion and Marta Feuchtwanger and other exiles. The collection also includes correspondence
regarding the establishment and administration of the Feuchtwanger Memorial Library and Villa Aurora.
creator:
Feuchtwanger, Marta
creator:
Franklin, Carl M., (Carl Mason), 1911-
creator:
Waldo, Hilde
This archive contains the correspondence of Marta Feuchtwanger, wife of German-Jewish writer Lion Feuchtwanger, who survived
her husband by almost thirty years. Marta Feuchtwanger remained an important figure in the exile community and devoted the
remainder of her life to promoting the work of her husband. The collection contains Marta Feuchtwanger's personal correspondence,
texts and manuscripts by her and others, royalty statements received for the works of her husband, correspondence with publishers,
and newspaper clippings mentioning Lion and Marta Feuchtwanger and other exiles. The collection also includes correspondence
regarding the establishment and administration of the Feuchtwanger Memorial Library and Villa Aurora. In addition, the collection
includes a series called "Carl Franklin Papers". Dr. Carl M. Franklin was Vice President Emeritus and Professor of Law at
USC. From 1970, he served as Vice President of Legal Affairs. He and his wife were also very involved in fundraising, raising
over $150 million for USC during their lifetime. The Carl Franklin Papers contain correspondence related to the transfer of
the Feuchtwanger Estate to USC. Another series, "Hilde Waldo", contains personal correspondence, financial papers, medical
bills, and other personal paperwork of Hilde Waldo. Ms. Waldo first served as a secretary to Lion Feuchtwanger. After his
death, she continued to work for Marta Feuchtwanger.
Marta Feuchtwanger was born Marta Loeffler on December 21, 1891 in Germany. In 1912 she married German-Jewish writer Lion
Feuchtwanger and went with him into exile during WWII. First they lived in Southern France in Sanary-sur-mer but had to flee
in 1940. They escaped to the US in 1940. Marta and her husband Lion moved to Los Angeles in early 1941 where they eventually
bought a house at 520 Paseo Miramar. During WWII the Feuchtwanger's house became a well-known gathering place for German-speaking
exiles and their American friends. Both Marta and Lion also helped others persecuted by the Nazis to escape from Europe. After
Lion Feuchtwanger's death in 1958, Marta dedicated her life to keeping his memory and his work alive. She willed her house
and Lion's invaluable library to USC and became the first curator of the Feuchtwanger Memorial Library. Marta assisted researchers
and gave tours to USC students on a regular basis and received an honorable doctorate from USC in 1981. Marta survived her
husband by almost 30 years. She died in Santa Monica in 1987.
The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers
on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers
when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish,
quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
The collection was partly processed by Adi Ben-Michael in 2011.
[Identification of item], Marta Feuchtwanger papers, Collection no. 0206, Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chaplin, Charles, 1889-1977 -- Correspondence
Dieterle, William, 1893-1972 -- Correspondence
Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962 -- Archives
Feuchtwanger Memorial Library. -- Archives
Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958 -- Archives
Feuchtwanger, Marta -- Archives
Feuchtwanger, Marta -- Correspondence
Feuchtwanger, Marta -- Friends and associates
Franklin, Carl M., (Carl Mason), 1911- -- Archives
Guggenheim, Felix, 1904-1976 -- Correspondence
Mann, Heinrich, 1871-1950 -- Archives
Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955 -- Archives
Mierendorff, Marta -- Correspondence
Remarque, Erich Maria, 1898-1970 -- Archives
Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951 -- Archives
University of Southern California. -- Archives
Waldo, Hilde -- Archives
Waldo, Hilde -- Correspondence
Wolff, Victoria, 1903-1992 -- Correspondence
Artists--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Audiocassettes
Authors, German--20th century--Biography--Archival resources
Authors, German--California--Los Angeles--20th century--Archival resources
Authors, German--Germany--20th century--Archival resources
Celebrities--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Charities--California--Archival resources
Clippings
Composers--California--Los Angeles--20th century--Archival resources
Conductors (Music)--California--Los Angeles--20th century--Archival resources
Correspondence
Ephemera
Exiles--Germany--History--20th century--Archival resources
Exiles--United States--History--20th century--Archival resources
Financial records
German language--Archival resources
German literature--Archival resources
Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945--Archival resources
International relations--20th century--Archival resources
Jews--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century--Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Emigration and immigration--Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--20th century--Archival resources
Manuscripts
Memoirs
Musicians--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Nonprofit organizations--United States--Archival resources
Notes
Photographs
Political campaigns--California--20th century--Archival resources
Scrapbooks
Simon Rodia's Towers (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Archival resources
Theater programs
Theater--Germany--20th century--Archival resources