Mariia Nikolaevna Germanova Memoirs, 1920-1940

Collection context

Creator:
Germanova, Marii︠a︡, 1883-1940
Extent:
3 items 3 items
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

Typed memoirs entitled "Moĭ laret︠s︡." Germanova discusses in detail her childhood and education; work in the M.Kh.T. from the early years of the century to the 1917 Revolution; her departure from Moscow, and then from Russia during the Civil War; and the interwar years, during which she lived and worked chiefly in Prague but also in France, in other European countries, and then in New York. Also included are two autographed photographs of Germanova.

Biographical / historical:

For many years a leading actress of the Moscow Art Theatre (M.Kh.T).

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
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