Beyond The Sound of Music – The Friendship Between the von Trapp and Habsburg Families

The Sound of Music remains one of America’s most beloved musical productions, both on stage and on screen. Yet the story of the von Trapp family reaches far beyond Hollywood romance: their lives were deeply intertwined with the turbulent history of twentieth-century Central Europe and with the Habsburg dynasty itself. Documents preserved in our collection shed new light on the remarkable layers of this relationship.

István Deák 100

István Deák (1926–2023), one of the most internationally influential figures of twentieth-century Hungarian historiography, was born a hundred years ago.

Remembering a world gone by

Today marks the 35th anniversary of the passing of Sándor Márai, who died at his home in San Diego. On this day, we remember one of the most influential Hungarian writers of the 20th century by reflecting on his correspondence with Otto von Habsburg.