Fédération Britannique des Comités de l'Alliance Française Blériot Dinner Program, 1939
Scope and Contents
A printed program from a dinner offered by the London-based Fédération Britannique des Comités de l'Alliance Française marking the 30th anniversary of the crossing of the English Channel by French aviator and inventor Louis Blériot (1872-1936). The event took place on July 25th, 1939, exactly 30 years after Blériot’s historic flight. The program features a sketch of Blériot by artist Charles Dupechez on the cover, and the order of events and dinner menu on the inside. Notes in pencil on the verso of the second page, and signatures in pencil and ink on the cover including that of Guy La Chambre (1898-1935), French Minister of Air, and the British flying ace Ira Jones (1896-1960).
Dates
- 1939
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
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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