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Archives related to: Bismarck, Mona von, 1897-1983
| title | Mona Bismarck Family Photo Collections, c1860s-1979. |
| repository | Filson Historical Society |
| description | The collection includes portrait photographs of Mona Bismarck, many by Sir Cecil Beaton, and photographs of her family, her husbands, and friends from her years in society. There are also photographs of the villa on Capri and her Paris apartment in the Hotel Lambert. Identified persons include Count Edward Bismarck, Harrison Williams, Umberto di Martini, Robert Sims Strader, Margaret Sims Strader, members of the Shockency family, Birdie Bell Shockency Hussey, John Hussey, Sir Cecil Beaton, Bernard Baruch, Marlene Dietrich, Lorraine Rowan Cooper (Mrs. John Sherman Cooper), Randolph Churchill, and Cristobal Balenciaga. Biographical/Historical Note: Bismarck, Mona (1897-1983). 130 items, c1860s-1979. Countess Mona Bismarck, born Mona Travis Strader in Louisville, married in 1917 the first of five husbands. After a divorce from her second husband she became part of the "cafe society" world in New York and her marriage to Wall Street financier Harrison Williams in 1926 gave her further entree into a glamorous lifestyle. After his death in 1953 she married Count Edward Bismarck, grandson of Germany's Chancellor Bismarck. In her later years she lived quietly in Paris and at her villa on the Isle of Capri. Location Special Collections Collection Prints & Photos Boxed Coll |
| extent | 130 items |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://filson.ipac.dynixasp.com/#focus |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:40 |
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| title | Mona Strader Bismarck : papers, 1916-1982. |
| repository | Filson Historical Society |
| description | Bismarck's papers primarily chronicle her lifestyle, but also include information on other subjects, including the experiences of a French soldier on the frontline, 1939-1940, during World War II. Correspondents include Sir Cecil Beaton, Randolph Churchill, Rose Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and many others. Biographical/Historical Note: Louisville native whose marriages, with their increased wealth and social standing, brought her into company with America's and Europe's wealthy and social elite. Merging her own talents with this environment she became one of the leaders of the international social scene and the fashion world. Location Special Collections Collection Manuscripts Miscellaneous Coll Special Coll. Call Number: A B621 |
| extent | 7.33 cubic ft. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://filson.ipac.dynixasp.com/#focus |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:40 |
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