Lion Feuchtwanger papers

Collection no.:
0204

Description:
The voluminous archival material collected by Lion Feuchtwanger includes his personal and business correspondence, multiple versions of his writings, reviews of his works, photographs, and other personal artifacts. Lion Feuchtwanger was a celebrated German-Jewish novelist and outspoken enemy of the Nazis. In 1933, he went into exile in Southern France and in 1941 he emigrated to the United States. He was an important figure in the intellectual and artistic circles in Los Angeles during the 1940s and 1950s.

Dates:
Bulk, 1940-1958
1906-2000

Extent:
160.49 Linear feet
ca. 110 banker's boxes and 110 doc boxes

Language(s):
German

Subject(s):
Actors--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Actresses--United States--History--20th century--Archival resources
Anti-communist movements--United States--History--20th century--Archival resources
Artists--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Authors, German--20th century--Biography--Archival resources
Authors, German--California, Southern--20th century--Archival resources
Authors, German--California--Los Angeles--20th century--Archival resources
Authors, German--Germany--20th century--Archival resources
Celebrities--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Charities--California--Archival resources
Composers--California--Los Angeles--20th century--Archival resources
Conductors (Music)--California--Los Angeles--20th century--Archival resources
Emergency Rescue Committee
Exiles' writings, German--California--Archival resources
Exiles--Austria--20th century--Archival resources
Exiles--Germany--History--20th century--Archival resources
Exiles--United States--20th century--Archival resources
German literature--Archival resources
German literature--Exile writers--Archival resources
German literature--historical novels--Archival resources
International relations--20th century--Archival resources
Jewish refugees--California, Southern--Archival resources
Jews, German--California, Southern--Archival resources
Jews--California, Southern--History--20th century--Archival resources
Musicians--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Nonprofit organizations--United States--Archival resources
Political campaigns--California--20th century--Archival resources
Theater--Austria--20th century--Archival resources
Theater--Germany--20th century--Archival resources
World War II--France--Internment camps--Archival resources
World War, 1939-1945—Exile—Southern France--Archival resources
World War, 1939-1945—Memoirs—Archival resources
World War, 1939-1945—Persecution of Jews—Archival resources
Writers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources

Genre(s):
Autographs (manuscripts)
Clippings
Correspondence
Ephemera
Manuscripts
Photographs

Personal Name(s):
Baum, Vicki, 1888-1960 -- Correspondence
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Correspondence
Chaplin, Charles, 1889-1977 -- Correspondence
Dieterle, William, 1893-1972 -- Correspondence
Döblin, Alfred, 1878-1957 -- Correspondence
Eisler, Hanns, 1898-1962 -- Correspondence
Feuchtwanger, Lion, 1884-1958 -- Archives
Feuchtwanger, Marta -- Archives
Mann, Heinrich, 1871-1950 -- Correspondence
Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955 -- Correspondence
Marcuse, Ludwig, 1894-1971 -- Correspondence
Massary, Fritzi, 1882-1969 -- Correspondence
Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962 -- Correspondence
Zweig, Arnold, 1887-1968 -- Correspondence

Corporate Name(s):
Emergency Rescue Committee. -- Correspondence

Geographic Name(s):
California, Southern--Emigration and immigration--Archival resources
Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945--Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Emigration and immigration--Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--20th century--Archival resources

Title(s):
World War II

Conditions governing access:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Preferred citation:
[Box/folder# or item name], Lion Feuchtwanger papers, Collection no. 0204, Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Contact Information:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu