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Correspondence with Alma Mahler, ca. 1942-1948.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 575 Folder 472
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- Format:
- Other
- Author/Creator:
- Hess, August, 1904-1960.
- Language:
- German
- Physical Description:
- 10 items (12 leaves)
- Contained In:
- Mahler-Werfel Papers. Folder 472.
- Place of Publication:
- ca. 1942-1948.
- Language Note:
- In German.
- Biography/History:
- Hess was a German-born operetta singer who had ended up staying in the U.S. after touring with a German ensemble; he worked for Alma Mahler on a steady basis from approximately 1941 to 1948, mainly as a butler and chauffeur.
- Notes:
- Includes 1 item from Alma Mahler, apparently a draft of a letter dictated by her.
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