Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 T-MIN/31
Title
Memoirs of Miette Dernbach (née Hardy)
Date(s)
- 1983 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Miette Dernbach was the daughter of Marcel Hardy, botanist, and her mother was the sister of one of his friends. Miette was six years old when the family emigrated to Mexico in 1906. They returned to Britain after World War I but subsequently settled in Berlin, where Miette met her future husband.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Autobiographical account of Miette Dernbach's life in Mexico. The memoir ends at the time of Miette's marriage in 1928.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Typescript, possibly based on manuscript original (not held).