Marty Voellmy Giessler autobiography
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume manuscript of Marty Voellmy Giessler's autobiography. The autobiography begins with her travel to Berlin from her home in Switzerland. She arrives as a student hoping to study the socialist movement and describes her experiences with other students and members of the "German Youth Movement."
Dates
- Creation: 1973
Creator
- Giessler, Marty Voellmy (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Marty Voellmy Giessler (1895-1984) was born in Switzerland circa 1895. She married Fritz Giessler and the couple moved to the United States sometime between 1935 and 1940. By 1940, Giessler and her husband had moved to Delaware. The couple had two children: Hansuli (b. 1928) and Vreneli (b. 1930). Marty Voellmy Giessler died in January of 1984, in Fraser, Michigan.
Extent
0.15 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Marty Voellmy Giessler's autobiography begins with her travel to Berlin from her home in Switzerland. She arrives as a student hoping to study the socialist movement and describes her experiences with other students and members of the "German Youth Movement."
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed September, 2015.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Marty Voellmy Giessler autobiography, 1973
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- September, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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