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TitleOral history of Hannah Norbert-Miller

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

Reference codeEXS/1/RCGAES/3/MIL

Date1995

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- University of London, Institute of Modern Languages Research, Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile StudiesMore Info on CreatorLess Info on Creator
  The Centre for German & Austrian Exile Studies was established in 1995 at what was then the Institute of Germanic Studies (later the Institute of Modern Languages Research). The Centre brought together the London Research Group for German and Austrian Exiles with the Research Centre for Germans and Austrians in Britain at the University of Aberdeen.

Scope and ContentAudio recording of interview carried out by Charmian Brinson on behalf of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies with Hannah Norbert-Miller. It concerns her early life in Austria, where she trained at the Reinhardt Seminar, Vienna, and performed in several theatres including in Vienna and Innsbruck; a period in Paris in 1938-39, having failed to gain entry to the UK; and her experiences as an exile in the UK, where she performed at the Austrian exile theatre, the Laterndl, worked for the BBC and married the Austrian exile actor, Martin Miller. The original recording was made on a cassette tape (tape 19). The total recording time is around 85 minutes. There is a typescript transcription of the interview. A digitised copy of the recordings was created in 2011-2012, and an access copy is available on a CD. The tape was previously in EXS/box7/1; the papers were previously in EXS/box9/1 and EXS/box11/2.

Conditions governing accessOnly the transcript is currently available to researchers. At least 48 hours' notice is required for research visits. Researchers may access the transcripts without first gaining consent from the RCGAES Committee.

Extent1 folder, 1 cassette tape, 2 CDs

Physical descriptionA digitised copy of the recordings was created by DMZ Live in 2011-2012.

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