Norbert Silbiger Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection includes an early c.v., clippings, photographs, programs, biographical material, and letters of congratulation on his receipt of an honorary degree from Earlham College in 1968.
Dates
- Other: 1940-1979
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Some materials may be protected by copyright. Permission to reproduce and to publish for commercial purposes must be requested from the Archivist.
Biographical or Historical Information
Norbert Silbiger (1895-1979) was a Vienna-born journalist and the founder of the Richmond Civic Theatre. An officer in the Austrian army during World War I, he became a leading Viennese journalist and antifascist between the world wars. Sent to a concentration camp by the Nazis in 1938, he was freed through the help of English Quakers and through them came to the United States, finally coming to the refugee hostel at Quaker Hill. From 1942-1962 he was director of the Richmond Civic Theatre.
Note written by
Extent
1 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
Donation, Jean (Hamm) Balestrieri, 1992 and Richmond Smith, 1993
Accruals and Additions
Addition of photographs by Jean (Hamm) Balestrieri, 1994.
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Repository Details
Part of the Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives Repository