Old World to New: Omi's Stories; an oral history of Regina Lederer

mnsss348 From Old World to New: Omi's Stories; an oral history of Regina Lederer (1984) Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College

Northampton, MA

Finding aid exported into EAD from InMagic DB/Textworks 7.01. Encoded by Margaret Jessup and Jennifer Smar. 2006-04-07 Finding aid written in English. Sophia Smith CollectionSmith College From Old World to New: Omi's Stories; an oral history of Regina Lederer (1984) Finding Aid MS 415 2005 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Lederer, Regina Berger, 1895-1988, interviewee. From Old World to New: Omi's Stories; an oral history of Regina Lederer (1984) MS 415 1 box (.25 linear ft.) English Sophia Smith Collection

Smith College Northampton, MA

Oral history transcript of Regina Berger Lederer, a soprano soloist with the Vienna Opera who fled Vienna in 1939, after the Nazi invasion. She resumed her singing career in New York City and later worked for a knitting firm. Includes biographical notes, obituary, eulogies, and photocopies of photographs. Biographical Note

Regina Berger Lederer was born June 29, 1895 in Vienna, Austria. She was a soprano soloist with the Vienna Opera. In 1939, after the Nazi invasion, she and her husband, Theodore Lederer, and their son left for Italy, then the United States. She resumed her singing career in New York City and later she worked for a knitting firm until she retired in 1972.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The oral history transcript of Regina Lederer were privately printed, along with biographical notes, obituary, eulogies, and photocopies of photographs of Lederer and her family, entitled Old World to New: Omi's Stories; an oral history of Regina Lederer (1984). The oral histroy interview was conducted by her grandson, Robert Lederer, in 1984, three years before her death.

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Search Terms Lederer, Regina Berger, 1895-1988 Jewish women--United States--Interviews Jews, Austrian--United States--Interviews Refugees, Jewish--United States--Interviews Sweater industry--New York (State)--New York--Employees--Interviews. Additional Information