Correspondence to Franz Werfel, 1942.

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Correspondence to Franz Werfel, 1942.

Letter thanking Franz Werfel for agreeing to participate in the Committee's work as a permanent adviser and inviting him to the first meeting of the expanded committee.

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Austrian National Committee.

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Rott and Zernatto were presidents of the board of the Austrian National Committee, which was based in New York City; Rott had been a minister in the Austrian government under Schuschnigg before the Anschluss, in 1938. From the description of Correspondence to Franz Werfel, 1942. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862865 ...

Zernatto, Guido, 1903-1943

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Riccarda Zernatto was Guido's wife. The Zernattos emigrated to the U.S. in Oct. 1940; Guido became a professor at Fordham University in 1941. Guido Zernatto and Hans Rott were presidents of the board of the Austrian National Committee, based in New York City. The Zernattos were good friends of Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, and had been in contact with Alma and Franz in France during the exile period following the Anschluss. In her memoir Mein Leben, Alma refers to Guido as a dear friend, and com...

Rott, Hans, 1858-1884

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Rott had been a minister in the Austrian government under Schuschnigg before the Anschluss, in 1938; he was the founder of the Free Austrian Movement. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1945. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864281 ...