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TitleMarianne Wynn papers

Held atUniversity of London, Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Reference codeMW

Date1958-c2001

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- Wynn, Marianne (1921-2009) scholarMore Info on CreatorLess Info on Creator
  Marianne Wynn was born in Breslau, Silesia. Her family emigrated in 1938 to escape persecution. She taught for some years in Australia before winning a scholarship at Girton College, Cambridge in 1948. Marianne Wynn gained a Phd in medieval German literature. She joined Westfield College, University of London, in 1954 and was appointed Professor of German in 1984. Marianne Wynn was an international expert on medieval German courtly remances and on Wolfram von Eschenbach, in particular.

Scope and ContentCorrespondence and research files. Includes files on medieval literature, learned societies, conferences, correspondence with academic figures. Subject files include notes on the following: Goethe, Rilke, Tristan, Old German, Saxon, medieval German literature, High German, courtly love, Kleist, Schiller, Thomas Mann, epic poetry.

Conditions governing accessOpen for research although access to some files is restricted by the Freedom of Information Act. 48 hours notice should be given before a research visit with exact details of files to be consulted.

Extent4 filing cabinets

Finding aidsA file-level description is attached to this description.

Related files

http://archives.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/resources/Wynn.pdf

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