Teilhard de Chardin to Lucile Swan, 1932 - 1955
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to Lucile Swan and from Claude Cuenot to Lucile Swan, most of which appear in The Letters of Teilhard de Chardin and Lucile Swan edited by Thomas M. King, SJ, and Mary Wood Gilbert (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 1993). The pages on which the published letters appear are indicated in this finding aid in parentheses, e.g., (p. 20).
Dates
- Creation: 1932 - 1955
Conditions Governing Access
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Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: French
Container Summary
Contains ANS with envelope (postmark unclear) from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to Lucile Swan. Undated, unpublished. Includes 2 xerox copies, 1 typed copy: "Dearest, I have arrived yesterday night, 11 p.m. -- I will pass at your home this evening, 5 p.m. Can stay dinner with you if you are free..."
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
TEILHARD DE CHARDIN, PIERRE - CORRES. TO SWAN, LUCILE (UNDATED): Autographed Letter
SWAN, LUCILE - CORRES. FROM TEILHARD DE CHARDIN (UNDATED): Autographed Letter
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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