Inventory of the Prinzessin Stephanie Juliana zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst papers
Finding aid prepared by Beaudry Allen
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Title: Prinzessin Stephanie Juliana zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst papers
Date (bulk): 1938-1972
Collection Number: 77020
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English, German, and French
Physical Description:
7 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes
(3.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, memoranda, telegrams, news clippings, manuscripts, and printed matter, relating to Anglo-German
relations in the 1930s, political developments in Hungary, and detailing the personal and literary activities of Princess
Stephanie from 1914 to 1972.
Creator:
Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, Stephanie Juliana, Prinzessin zu, 1896-1972
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1977.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Prinzessin Stephanie Juliana zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst papers, [Box no., Folder no.
or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
1891 Born in Vienna, Austria
1914 Married Prince Friedrich Franz von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
1917-1920 Served as a volunteer nurse in WWI
1920 Divorced Prince Friedrich
1927 Met Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere and became his emissary and confidant
1933 Acted as an liasion between Adolf Hitler and Lord Rothermere and
European Press begin to suggest Princess Stephanie as a spy
1937 Hitler distances himself from the Princess
1938 Emigrates to London and sues Lord Rothermere for breach of contract
1940-1941 Moved to the United States and arrested by Immigration and Naturalization Services
1959-1972 Moved to Europe and became a literary consultant for various magazine publications
1972 Died in Geneva, Switzerland
Biographical Note
| 1891 |
Born in Vienna, Austria
|
| 1914 |
Married Prince Friedrich Franz von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst |
| 1917-1918 |
Served as a volunteer nurse in World War I |
| 1920 |
Divorced Prince Friedrich |
| 1927 |
Met Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere and became his emissary and confidant |
| 1933 |
Acted as an liasion between Adolf Hitler and Lord Rothermere. European Press accuse Princess Stephanie of espionage |
| 1937 |
Hitler distances himself from the Princess |
| 1938 |
Emigrates to London and sues Lord Rothermere for breach of contract |
| 1940-1941 |
Moved to the United States and arrested by Immigration and Naturalization Services |
| 1959-1972 |
Returned to Europe and became a literary consultant for various magazine publications |
| 1972 |
Died in Geneva, Switzerland |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Prinzessin Stephanie Juliana zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst papers document her participation in foreign relations,
her legal proceedings against Lord Rothermere, and literary endeavors. Princess Stephanie was recognized as an emissary between
Lord Rothermere and Adolf Hitler prior to World War II, in which the collection details through correspondence, telegrams,
memoranda, newspaper articles, and legal documents. There is also a considerable amount of materials relating Princess Stephanie's
literary years after World War II where she attempted to write and publish her autobiography as well as act as a consultant
and agent with various magazine publishers and journalists, which are detailed in correspondence, memoranda, articles, invoices,
and manuscripts.
The collection is arranged into six series, including Personal Documents File, Correspondence, Writings, Subject Files, Printed
Materials, and Oversized.
The
Personal Documents File comprise of a notebook, address book, and personal identification cards.
The
Correspondence series (1914-1972) in the papers reflects the wide array of Princess Stephanie's professional relationships. There are exchanges
of letters, telegrams, and memorandum between Lord Rothermere and Adolf Hitler. There also includes correspondence in regards
to Princess Stephanie's litigation against Lord Rothermere, her internment in the United States, and literary career. Due
in part to Hohenlohe's close collaboration with Lord Rothermere and various journalists and publishing organizations, the
collection includes articles and correspondence by others. The series concludes with collected condolences received upon Princess
Stephanie's death.
The
Writings series contains an essay on Hungary in 1956, in regards to the Hungarian Revolution, and drafts of Princess Stephanie's unpublished
memoirs.
The
Subject Files series (1938-1973) predominantly focuses on Princess Stephanie's literary career. To keep with original order, there is diversity
in the forms of materials within each folders; for example, the Literary Career files often contain news clippings, additional
correspondence, articles and invoices detailing her work and that of her associates: Drew Pearson, Jack Anderson, Ryan McHugh,
and Axel Springer.
The remainder of the collection is printed material and oversized materials that are organized chronologically. The
Printed Material series and
Oversized materials consists primarily of magazine and newspaper clippings related to the case between Lord Rothermere and Princess
Stephanie, accusations of her acts of espionage and news relating to colleagues.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Germany -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Germany
Hungary -- Politics and government -- 1918-1945
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Rothermere, Harold Sidney Harmsworth, Viscount, 1868-1940
Personal Documents, 1951-1962
Scope and Contents
Contains personal identification papers, notebook, and address book. Arranged by format.
box 1, folder 1
Notebook and addressbook, undated
box 1, folder 2
Visa and identification papers, 1951-1962
Correspondence, 1914-1973
Language of Material: English, German, and French
Scope and Contents
Contains letters,telegrams, invoices, newsclippings, invoices, and memorandums. The correspodence details correspodence between
Lord Rothermere and Adolf Hitler, Princess Stephanie's internment in the United States, and literary consultant between journalists
and interviewee- which includes a letter from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Arranged chronologically.
box 2, folder 10-11
Miscellanous Correspondence
Writings, 1956
Scope and Contents
Contains drafts of Princess Stephanie's memoirs and 1956 essay on Hungarian politics.
box 3, folder 4
"Anniversary of Disaster," 1956
Subject Files, 1938-1973
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, articles, manuscripts, legal documents, and memorandums. Arranged by subject.
box 3, folder 6
Biography drafts, 1972-1973
Literary Career File, 1965-1972
box 4, folder 1-4
Springer, Axel and
Der Stern Magazine, 1940-1972
box 5, folder 1
Pearson, Drew, Anderson, Jack, and "Washington Merry-Go-Round" Column, 1941-1972
box 5, folder 2
McHugh, Ryan and
Copley News Service, 1972
Printed Materials, 1929-1972
Scope and Contents
Contains articles, news clippings, and a copy of a print from
Belles Heures of Jean de Berry, Duc de Berry, a fifteenth-century illuminated manuscript book of hours. The bulk of the material are copies of newsclippings from Princess
Stephanie's November 1938 trial. Newsclippings arranged chronologically.
box 5, folder 3
Les Très Riches de Jean de France, Duc de Berry, 1970
Oversized, 1929-1973
Scope and Contents
Contains oversized articles, magazines, and newsclippings concerning Princess Stephanie's activities, interests, and associates.
The bulk of the content consists of the original newsclippings regarding Princess Stephanie's case against Lord Rothmere in
November 1938. Arranged by subject.
box 9, folder 1
Quick Magazine
undated
Scope and Contents
German-language weekly illustrated magazine
box 9, folder 2
Der Stern Magazine
1966 October
box 9, folder 3
Der Stern Magazine
1967 July
box 9, folder 4
Der Stern Magazine
1972 June
box 9, folder 5
Misc. Clippings
1929-1972
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings in English and German
box 9, folder 6
Misc. Clippings
1929-1979
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings in French, English, and German
box 9, folder 7-8
Misc. Clippings
1929-1972
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings in English and German
