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Eugène de Beauharnais Collection, 1788-1849 (inclusive) 1805-1814 (bulk)

Extent:: 146 boxes, 14 items, and 67.22 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains correspondence, reports, and documents of Eugène de Beauharnais relating to European military affairs during the Napoleonic era, which were primarily accumulated by him in his capacity as viceroy of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy (1805-1814). Also included are papers documenting Beauharnais' position at the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815), his establishment in the Bavarian duchy of Leuchtenberg (1817), and his later life as Prince d'Eichstätt (1817-1824).

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René Char Papers, 1939-1980 (bulk) 1928-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:: 64 boxes and 58 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of the correspondence of 20th-century French poet René Char (1907-1988); a smaller subset includes correspondence and records documenting his involvement with the French Resistance during World War II.

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Jean Labatut Papers, 1915-1983 (inclusive) 1920s-1970s (bulk)

Extent:: 102 boxes and 62.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Jean Labatut Papers consists of the professional papers of Jean Labatut (1899-1986), which include correspondence with prominent twentieth-century architects, landscape architects, and designers, the architectural files for his major and minor projects, and the administrative papers and teaching materials that he accumulated while he was the Director of Graduate Studies in Architecture at Princeton University (1928-1967), the position for which he is best remembered. Also included are Labatut's family papers, containing albums of photographs compiled by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard, while she helped to operate a convalescence home founded by her husband in France for soldiers in World War I.

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Harold Nicolson Papers, 1884-1962 (inclusive) 1925-1961 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes, 6 items, and 0.83 linear feet
Abstract:: The Harold Nicolson Papers consists of papers of the English diplomat, journalist, and biographer Harold Nicolson (1886-1968). These papers primarily contain correspondence received by Nicolson, but there is also a large series of letters written by Nicolson to Richard Rumbold, as well as a few to others. Also included in the collection are manuscripts and/or working notes for four of Nicolson's published works. Furthermore, there is a small amount of papers of others, chiefly correspondence by and to Nicolson's wife, "Vita" (Victoria) Sackville-West.

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Louis Olivier Collection, circa 1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of handwritten notes and manuscripts on the ancient history of Egypt and the Middle East, particularly Greece (and Athens), written by Louis Olivier, founder and director of the Revue générale des sciences pures et appliquées [ General Review of Sciences Pure and Applied].

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Gilbert Chinard Collection of French Historical Material, 1494-1905 (inclusive) 1761-1885 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains historical and literary manuscripts collected by Gilbert Chinard (1881-1972), a Franco-American scholar who was associated with the Institut Français de Washington from 1928 and was Pyne Professor of French at Princeton University, 1937-50. His published work was on French literature and the history of Franco-American relations.

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Françoise Kestsman Durrell Collection of Lawrence Durrell Materials, 1932-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Consists primarily of Françoise Kestsman Durrell's collection of manuscripts, many of them unpublished, by British author Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990).

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L'Ecole Française d'Athènes Correspondence of Gustave Fougères, 1915-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence (1915-1919) of Gustave Fougères with scholars during his directorship at l'École française d'Athénes in Athens, Greece.

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Notebooks of Jean-François-Marie-Maurice-Agatha Le Gonidec, circa 1802-1814 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 11 notebooks (circa 1802-1814) of the Breton grammarian J.-F.-M.-M.-A. Le Gondidec.

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Dēmētrēs A. Charisiadēs Correspondence with Leon Uris, 1958-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Correspondence between Greek photographer Dēmētrēs A. Charisiadēs (1911-1993) and American novelist Leon Uris (1924-2003) from 1958-1970, regarding the publication of their collaboration, Exodus Revisited (1960), a book documenting Israel's early statehood, as well as correspondence pertaining to personal and financial matters. Also includes correspondence between Charisiadēs and various European publishers, distributors, and literary agencies concerning several foreign language editions published in the early 1960s, letters of thanks for gifted copies of the book, accounting notes and receipts pertaining to Charisiadēs's royalties, along with press clippings, book reviews, and articles about Exodus Revisited and related photography exhibitions.

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