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Susanne Weinert was a governess employed in the Wagner household at Villa Wahnfried, July 1875 - April 1876. The German opera composer Richard Wagner had married Cosima Von Bülow (born Liszt), his second wife, in 1870. Diary entitled Im Hause Richard Wagners : ein Beitrag zum Familienleben des grossen Meisters (92 leaves) ; curriculum vitae entitled Mein Lebenslauf ([7] p.) ; application by Susanne Weinert for assistance, 1893 Apr. 1, to Marie Tittman Foundation, Dresden, with 2 related letters, 1894 ; her references as a governess, including one from Cosima Wagner ("Frau Richard Wagner geb. Liszt"), Bayreuth, 1876 May 15 (probably copied in another hand) ; envelope in which documents were contained when sent by Mrs. Baumgarten to Mrs. Burrell. less

5 exercise books and 6 ALS from Marie Schmole, Dresden, to Mary Burrell, London, giving reminiscences of Richard Wagner from 1842 to 1849, at the request of Mrs. Burrell. The exercise books include: Richard Wagner in Dresden ; Von Rienzi zum Fliegenden Holländer ; Wagner als königl. Kapelmeister ; Wagner's Wirksamkeit als Kapelmeister ; Wagner als Politiker (Revolutionär). The 1st is labeled (in another hand): Aufzeichnungen. Accompanied by portraits of Ferdinand Heine and Marie Schole, and Frau Schmole's calling card. less

Georg Herwegh, a German poet, was a friend of composer Richard Wagner. Clipping of a poem which deals humorously with Wagner's Munich experiences. The former owner Mrs. Burrell dates it as of 1865. The article, in an unidentified publication, states that the poem is quoted from the Vienna National-Zeitung. less