Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Edythe Patten Corbin Papers consist of correspondence sent to Edythe Patten Corbin, the wife of General Henry C. Corbin. One of the famous Patten sisters of Washington, D.C., Edythe Patten Corbin was a socialite who corresponded with members of the highest social circles of the nation's capital. Principal correspondents include Philippe Bunau-Varilla, American Ambassador to France Myron T. Herrick, General John J. Pershing, Senator Elihu Root, and President William Howard Taft. While...

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The journal of James Percy Brown documents the life of a wealthy young American living in Paris from 1834-1835 during the reign of Louis Philippe.

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Crocker-de Limur Collection, which consists of two boxes (2.5 linear feet) of documents, brings together a fine historical and literary documents collection gathered by a family of collectors; a small portion of the papers of French diplomat Andre de Limur (1890?-1971); a small part of the papers of Ambassador Aime Joseph de Fleuriau, French Ambassador to Great Britain (1924-1933); French documents from the Bibliotheca Lindesiana concerning political matters in France in the 1790s; and...

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Manuscript notes and articles by Marion Stancioff on Catholicism and a range of humanitarian interests such as art, education, literature, philosophy, as well as economics and politics. Includes correspondence with friends in both English and French on many of the foregoing topics. Notable letters are from Dorothy Day, Anne Fremantle, and Ezra Pound. Family letters are also included.

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Edward A. Drake Papers are primarily comprised of correspondence by officials of the Panama Railroad Company (mostly dating from 1905 through 1927), and by notable Panamanian politicians and government ministers (total of 62 folders). Content is personal with some references to Panamanian political events of the time, as well as to the railroad business. An additional eight folders include a few personal letters by Edward Drake; condolence letters written to Drake's wife, Jeanette...

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Tieghem, Philippe van, 1898-

Beaumarchais par lui-même

[Paris] Éditions du Seuil [1960]

MI-10591

39020030171113

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Professional and personal photographs of Clare Boothe Luce with family and friends throughout her life. Included are photos of from childhood; as wife of millionaire George Brokaw, managing editor at Vanity Fair; and as the wife of American publisher, Henry Robinson Luce. Notable are her campaign photographs of 1942 when she ran for a seat in Congress.

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Bibliotheca Lindesiana (1770-1792). Consists of fourteen documents relating to French political matters. Correspondents include Louis XVI, Louis Philippe, and Jerome Petion. All documents bear the stamp of the Bibliotecha Lindesiana. Arranged alphabetically by last name of individual.

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Subject Files of John L. Brown. Arranged alphabetically.

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