Memoirs of Miette Dernbach (née Hardy)

Scope and Content

Autobiographical account of Miette's life in Mexico. The memoir ends at the time of Miette's marriage in 1928.

Administrative / Biographical History

Miette Dernbach was the daughter of Marcel Hardy, botanist, and her mother was the sister of one of his friends. Miette was six years old when the family emigrated to Mexico in 1906. They returned to Britain after World War I but subsequently settled in Berlin, where Miette met her future husband.

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Miette Dernbach was the daughter of Marcel Hardy, botanist, and her mother was the sister of one of his friends. Miette was six years old when the family emigrated to Mexico in 1906. They returned to Britain after World War I but subsequently settled in Berlin, where Miette met her future husband.

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Typescript, possibly based on manuscript original (not held).

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Created by Victoria Peters, December 2009.

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