http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt10003750 No online items Finding Aid for Marta Feuchtwanger papers 0206 Finding aid prepared by Michaela Ullmann USC Libraries Special Collections Doheny Memorial Library 206 3550 Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, California 90089-0189 [email protected] URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/special-collections Finding Aid for Marta 02061223 1 Feuchtwanger papers 0206 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections Title: Marta Feuchtwanger papers creator: Franklin, Carl M. (Carl Mason) creator: Waldo, Hilde creator: Feuchtwanger, Marta Identifier/Call Number: 0206 Identifier/Call Number: 1223 Physical Description: 98.57 Linear Feet173 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. Storage Unit: 91g Storage Unit: 91h Scope and Content 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 after his death 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. Biographical/Historical note 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. Conditions Governing Use 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. Conditions Governing Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access. Prcoessing Note Finding Aid for Marta 02061223 2 Feuchtwanger papers 0206 The collection was partly processed by Adi Ben-Michael in 2011. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Marta Feuchtwanger papers, Collection no. 0206, Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California. Subjects and Indexing Terms Authors, German -- 20th century -- Biography -- Archival resources Photographs Audiocassettes Artists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources Simon Rodia's Towers (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archival resources Political campaigns -- California -- 20th century -- Archival resources Celebrities -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources Correspondence Germany -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Archival resources Composers -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources Conductors (Music) -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources Charities -- California -- Archival resources Clippings Theater programs Theater -- Germany -- 20th century -- Archival resources Musicians -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources Notes Manuscripts Memoirs Exiles -- Germany -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources German literature -- Archival resources Financial records International relations -- 20th century -- Archival resources German language -- Archival resources Nonprofit organizations -- United States -- Archival resources Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources Jews -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Emigration and immigration -- Archival resources Scrapbooks Authors, German -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources Ephemera Authors, German -- Germany -- 20th century -- Archival resources Exiles -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources Wolff, Victoria -- Correspondence Guggenheim, Felix -- Correspondence Chaplin, Charles -- Correspondence Schoenberg, Arnold -- Archives Remarque, Erich Maria -- Archives Eisler, Hanns -- Archives Franklin, Carl M. (Carl Mason) -- Archives Dieterle, William -- Correspondence Feuchtwanger, Lion -- Archives Waldo, Hilde -- Correspondence Finding Aid for Marta 02061223 3 Feuchtwanger papers 0206 Feuchtwanger Memorial Library -- Archives Waldo, Hilde -- Archives Feuchtwanger, Marta -- Correspondence Feuchtwanger, Marta -- Friends and associates University of Southern California -- Archives Feuchtwanger, Marta -- Archives Mierendorff, Marta -- Correspondence Mann, Heinrich -- Archives Mann, Thomas -- Archives Articles 177230 Reviews/articles 177698 Nur eine Frau 177706 Box 95 "Nur eine Frau" review Zeitungshaus Bauer 177718 Box 95 Berlin, Klaus: Jahrzehnte an der Seite eines grossen Erzählers 177717 Box 95 "Nur eine Frau" reviews, Der Praktische Arzt, 20.5.1984; Lübecker Nachrichten, 21.7.1984; Polizei Spiegel, Juli/August 1984 177716 Box 95 Richard Critchfield: Marta Feuchtwanger's "Nur eine Frau" (1983): Text and subtext; in: Jahrbuch fuer intl. Germanistik 1993 177715 Box 95 "Eine Frau erlebt das Jahrhundert", buch aktuell 1/83 177714 Box 95 Nur-eine-Frau-Buchumschlag, Aufbau Verlag, Berlin 177713 Box 95 "Nur eine Frau" review in: GERMANISTIK 1984 177712 Box 95 Nur-eine-Frau-Buchumschlag, Langenmueller 177711 Box 95 Nur eine Frau, diverse Artikel & Kritiken 177710 Box 95 "Die Lebenserinnerungen der Marta Feuchtwanger", in: CSZ, 23. September 1983 177709 Box 95 "Aus den Lebenserinnerungen zweier Frauen", Der Bienenstock, No. 128, Sommer 1984 177708 Box 95 "Literarisch und sachlich: Liebe, Sünde, leider Tod", Abendzeitung München, 21.1.1981 177707 Other Reviews 177699 Box 95 Reviews/articles: The Oppermanns 1983 177705 Box 95 Reviews/articles: Zeugen des Jahrhunderts, ZDF 1980 177704 Box 95 Reviews/articles: Der Teufel in Frankreich 1983 177703 Box 95 Reviews/articles: Erfolg, Die Zeit, 14. Oktober 1983 177702 Box 95 Reviews/articles: Exil: 7teilige WDR Serie 177701 Box 95 various articles re: Jew Suess film distributed in California by World Service 1983 177700 Articles about MF and related topics 177359 Box 94a "Culture of refugees from Nazis finds USC a hospitable home" 177697 Box 94a Photos of MF and LF in Berlin, in: WINGS (monthly of literary guild) 177696 Box 94a "A major literary event...", Saturday Review 177695 Box 94a article about possible Jew Suess TV mini series by J.B., not dated 177694 Box 94a various newspaper clippings (copies) from Sammlung Lion Feuchtwanger 177693 Box 94a Ungekrönter Herrscher von Württemberg - Vor 275 Jahren wurde Joseph Suess-Oppenheimer geboren, von Harald Steffahn 177692 Box 94a 3 articles about reading by Kadidja Wedekind about her mother Tilly 177691 Box 94a "Culture of refugees from Nazis finds USC a hospital home" 177690 Finding Aid for Marta 02061223 4 Feuchtwanger papers 0206 Articles