Finding aid for the Nina Hard papers 6056

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1 No online items Alysa Beckner USC Libraries Special Collections Doheny Memorial Library Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, California

2 Language of Material: German Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections Title: Nina Hard papers creator: Hard, Nina Identifier/Call Number: 6056 Physical Description: 1.68 Linear Feet4 boxes Date (inclusive): circa 1870s-1970s, undated Abstract: This collection documents the life of Nina Hard, a German dancer, who at one time worked with German artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. The collection consists almost primarily of personal photographs, with some documents such as letters and legal documents. Physical Description: Some of the materials are brittle and aging. Biographical / Historical Nina (Engelhardt) Hard was born in 1900 in Brazil and moved to Germany with her family at a young age. On the ocean voyage to Germany she became enchangted with the ship's orchestra and decided to become a cellist. She moved to Berlin to pursue the study of music, but while there she discovered dance, eventually becoming a well-known dancer performing in Berlin, Munich, and Zurich. She became very popular with both the audience and the press. She married twice; her second husband was Magnus Henning a composer, writer and director (notable for his work with German actress Erika Mann and Die Pfeffermühle). During the late 1930s, Hard moved with her family to Ehrwald in the Tyrol. In 1939, she moved back to Brazil with her children, and in 1947 she moved to California. However, in 1952 she moved back to Germany. Content Description The Nina Hard papers include correspondence, photographs, postcards and drawings. The correspondence mostly includes letters from friends and family of Nina Hard. The collection also includes numerous articles written about Nina and legal documentx, such as her birth certificate and marriage licence(s). Conditions Governing Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access. Conditions Governing Use All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Preferred Citation [Box/folder no. or item name], Nina Hard papers, Collection no. 6056, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California Subjects and Indexing Terms Dancers -- Germany -- 20th century -- Archival resources Clippings Drawings Letters Photographs Programs (documents) Hard, Nina Hard, Nina -- Archives Documents and Correspondence Scope and Contents Legal Documents and correspondence for and between Nina, her mother, Renee, and Anna. Newspaper clippings and Programs of Nina's performances. Nina's drawings

3 Documents and Correspondence Box 1, Folder 1 Notebooks Physical Description: 1.1 notebooks.3 Notebooks - containing Nina's work and dance performances Box 1, Folder 2 Renee - Experience Reports Physical Description: 1.2 notebooks."log of the Ship of Hope" - Five year progress report, Meals for Millions Foundation Box 1, Folder 3 Christmas Card from Mami to Nina (?) Physical Description: 1.3 postcard.christmas Card "Peace and Goodwill to All"Christmas card with Christmas tree and angels flying around it Box 1, Folder 4 Clippings: Kirchner Physical Description: 1.4 FilesVarious newspaperclippings from Nina's performances. Various criticcontains 1 Folder Box 1, Folder 7 Letter from Mami Box 1, Folder 5 Programs Physical Description: 1.5 FilesVarious programs from Nina's performances Describes each dance and performance2 folders Box 1, Folder 6 Nina Artwork Physical Description: 1.6 FilesContains artwork from Nina (Sketches and Notes) Photographs of Nina as an Artist Box 1, Folder 12 Baptism Certificate - Engelhardt, A. M. (Legal Documents) Box 1, Folder 8 Anna Physical Description: 1.8 FilesContains various descriptions of photos (Dance photos of Anna (?)) Story of Anna/Similar to a diary entry Box 1, Folder 13 Postcards - Several addressed to Renee Box 1, Folder 15 Unknown-Santiago (Legal Documents) 1939 Box 1, Folder 18 Short story "Der Klang der stimme des Leichenbeschauers" "Taufenkennende Mama" (Baptism Certificate from Mama) Box 1, Folder 10 Divorce - Engelhardt v. Furster (Legal Documents) Box 1, Folder 19 Introducing Speech to Exhibit in Zurich and "Abrechnung Ausstellung Nina Hard" 1970 Box 1, Folder 20 Letters between Nina and Frau Kummer Box 1, Folder 11 Marriage Certificate - Henning and Engelhardt (Legal Documents) 1928 Box 1, Folder 14 Easter card from Renee Physical Description: 1.14 postcard.drawn Easter Card Box 1, Folder 16 Nina-Articles (Newspaper Clippings) Physical Description: 1.16 FilesContains "Kritiken Schweitz" (Swiss critics), "Artes Plasticas", "Kritiken Deutschland" (German critics), "Taenze Nina Hard" (Newspaper and Tickets) Box 1, Folder 17 Letters to Anna (Short Story) Physical Description: 1.17 FilesShort story in style of a diary entrypages Box 1, Folder 21 Georg Trakl and Poem "What Do I Do?" Physical Description: 1.21 FilesTwo papers Titled "Georg Trakle" Box 1, Folder 9 Misc. Legal Documents Physical Description: 1.9 Files"Geburts- und Taufschein" Renee Henning: Birth and Baptism Certificate

4 Documents and Correspondence Photographs Box 2, Folder 1-5 Photos of Nina Physical Description: photographfolder 2.1: "Ascona Filme", "Renee Ojai", "Filme...", "Rickie", "Mary", "Astrid", "Erste (Bali) bilder in Brasilien gemalt", "Ehrwald 321" Folder 2.2: "Renee", "Alfons...Renee" (original inscription), "Mury Landschaft - Haus", "Didii" (inscription on original envelope) Folder 2.3: "Elefanten", "Films Rennee California. Keine Glamoure shots", "Mann", "Friedel", "Christel", "Alfons" Folder 2.4: "Ascona", "Renee", "Christel" Folder 2.5: "Filme... Ruinen", "Maddine Monica Flonan", "Narcisa und Narcisa - Heni mit Baby", "Olivia, Patricia und Anneteren" Box 2, Folder 6 Box 2, Folder 9 Photos (Unmarked) Various Photos Physical Description: 2.9 photographs"maskenkram Ehrwald", "Malereien Magnus", "Ehrwald" Box 2, Folder 7-8 Box 3, Folder 3 Box 3, Folder 1 Misc. Photos Nina, Children, Austria Photo with writing - Mediterranean holiday, Karla Engelhardt and Huebtschmann Physical Description: 3.1 photographs"mediterranean scenic holiday", "Karla (some labeled)", "Engelhardt Huebtschmann" Box 3, Folder 4-6 Alfonz Box 4, Folder 1 No Nina - Renee and others, Nina and Company Box 4, Folder 2 Photos and Newspaper clippings Shiffer (Paula) Box 4, Folder 3 Renee and others Box 3, Folder 2 Unmarked Photos - Cats and Dogs, Alfonz Baby bulk Physical Description: 3.2 photographsalfonz baby (1) Dogs and Cats ( ) (2) Unknown woman screen-test shots (4) Box 4, Folder 4 Grandparents, Father, Mother, Brother, Sister (Family Photos and Actor) bulk Physical Description: 4.4 photographsincludes: "Unknown photographs (Rio Grande Brazil circa 1870s-1920s)", "Engelhard Huebschmann (1927/28)" Box 4, Folder 5 Robby, Actor Photos Physical Description: 4.5 photographsincludes newspaper clippings of Robby's actor photos Box 4, Folder 14 Box 4, Folder 6 Nina and Kids - Photos Robby and Renee Nina and unknown Gentleman Physical Description: 4.6 photographssmall photos (snapshots), Family photos (?) Box 4, Folder 15 Box 4, Folder 7 Photos of Nina and Renee at Exhibit Photos of collages Physical Description: 4.7 photographsincluding: "Home in Moor" as it once looked. Black and white, also blond short haired woman (?) Box 4, Folder 16 Photographs (Nina) Box 4, Folder 8 Nina to Kirchner (Photographs) and 9 Physical Description: photographsnina Hard, Asel Linden (?), others Blond labled woman 1950s Kirchner, Hard and others (?) 2 women and a uniform

5 Photographs Box 4, Folder 10 Nina - Nature Boy (Black and White repros.) Physical Description: 4.10 photographsthis little Natureboy: Reproduction - set for Mary "One of our dearest in this world" -Nina Box 4, Folder 11 Double Nina Christmas Card - Renee Physical Description: 4.11 photographsphotos and Christmas Cards Box 4, Folder 12 "Tanzbilder" Dancepics and Newspapers - Nina Dance Costumes Physical Description: 4.12 photographsnina Hard portrait photos Nina Hard dance photographs - various costumes Photographs or 2 women Box 4, Folder 13 Children Pictures "Alfons and Renee (Also with Me)" Nina and Children Physical Description: 4.13 photographsincludes Nina Hard and Children Box 4, Folder 17 Small Photographs ` 1932 Physical Description: 4.17 photographs"alles Moegliche + Mami als fast (?) Indianerin"