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TitleOral history of Hilde Auerbach

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

Reference codeEXS/1/RCGAES/3/AUE

Date1996

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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.
- Auerbach, Hilde (1908-2007) daughter of theatrical agent Berthold Auerbach, German exileMore Info on CreatorLess Info on Creator
  Born 1908 in Berlin into a family to a non-Jewish mother and Jewish father, Berthold Auerbach, a successful theatrical agent. Not particularly religious but sometimes attended Lutheran church as child. PhD in Economics in Germany, which included a year researching in the UK (1931-1932). After Hitler's accession to power she left to take up an au pair post in England because of her Social Democrat convictions. Took a degree in English after WW2 and pursued a teaching career in Bath.

Scope and ContentAudio recording of interview carried out by Irene Wells on behalf of the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies with Hilde Auerbach, the daughter of the theatrical agent, Berthold Auerbach. The interview concerns her early life in Berlin, her decision to leave Germany when Hitler came to power, due to her Social Democrat convictions, and her experiences as an exile in the UK. The original recording was made on a cassette tape (tape 29). The total recording time is around 38 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/box8/2 and EXS/box10/2.

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, 1 CD

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

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