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Book/Printed Material Declaration of Intention of Maria von Trapp.

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Title

  • Declaration of Intention of Maria von Trapp.

Summary

  • Maria von Trapp became a household name in the United States when her story was turned into the 1959 Broadway musical The Sound of Music. She and her family previously had immigrated to the United States from their native Austria following the takeover of the country by Nazi Germany. This Declaration of Intention to become a U.S. citizen, submitted to the U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont, on January 21, 1944, sheds light on the real Maria von Trapp.

Names

  • District Court for the District of Vermont, United States Creator.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1944-01-21.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Vermont--Burlington
  • -  1944
  • -  Citizenship
  • -  Emigration and immigration
  • -  Naturalization
  • -  Singers
  • -  Trapp, Maria Augusta, 1905-1987

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 document (1 page).
  • -  Original resource at: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667582

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

District Court For The District Of Vermont, United States Creator. Declaration of Intention of Maria von Trapp. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -01-21, 1944] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667582/.

APA citation style:

District Court For The District Of Vermont, U. S. C. (1944) Declaration of Intention of Maria von Trapp. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -01-21] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667582/.

MLA citation style:

District Court For The District Of Vermont, United States Creator. Declaration of Intention of Maria von Trapp. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, -01-21, 1944] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667582/>.