Söllner (Roman Robert) illustrated notebook, 1948

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Title:
Roman Robert Söllner illustrated notebook
Dates:
1948
Creators:
Söllner, Roman Robert, 1925-1995
Abstract:
A notebook created in 1948 by Roman Robert Söllner, a German-American soldier, containing hand-drawn and colored illustrations, original verse, and notes in German and English. Pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations accompany the verse and notes. The author of the notebook generally signs himself "Roman," but also as "Roman Roberts" and "Roman Robert Söllner." Ancestry.com includes a number of records for a Roman Robert Söllner (1925-1995) born in Germany and naturalized as an American citizen in Cleveland at the age of 36. That the author of this notebook is a German-American seems highly likely based on fluency in both languages and the European style of handwriting. Söllner may have been stationed in North Africa, given his satirical depictions of "Moors" along with drawings of minarets, "Raki" [a Turkish liquor], and drinking brandy under the moonlight by the Nile River. The notebook also includes several other illustrations, quick sketches of people dancing, a few portrait studies, and some lists and names of contacts, mostly in the United States.
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
0.06 Linear Feet 1 rare book box
Language:
German and German and English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Roman Robert Söllner illustrated notebook, Collection no. 6207, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

A notebook created in 1948 by Roman Robert Söllner, a German-American soldier, containing hand-drawn and colored illustrations, original verse, and notes in German and English.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Walkabout Books, November 19, 2019.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Bo Doub
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-01-09 10:55:57 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Roman Robert Söllner illustrated notebook, Collection no. 6207, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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