Declaration of Intention of Maria von Trapp
1/21/1944
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This item is the Declaration of Intention for citizenship for Maria von Trapp of the Trapp Family Singers. She was living in Stowe, Vermont at the time of the Declaration. It includes von Trapp's date of birth, occupation, a physical description, place of birth, current address, date of emigration, place of last foreign residence, port and date of arrival, her husband's name and place of birth, and number of children with their names, dates and places of birth.
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Maria von Trapp became a household name when her story was turned into the 1959 musical, The Sound of Music, but before that, she and her family immigrated to the United States. Her 1944 Declaration of Intention sheds light on the real Maria von Trapp.
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
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596198Full Citation: Declaration of Intention of Maria von Trapp; 1/21/1944; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/declaration-of-intention-of-maria-von-trapp, May 9, 2024]