The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.

"Liste des Aides de Camp" was a gift of Chas. A. D. Burk in 1909.

"Minutes au Major General", letter to the minister of Interior, and letter to Ronat were a gift of Francis F. Rosenbaum, Princeton Class of 1920, and Friend of the Library, in Feb. 1941.

Document relating to citizen Lefebvre was a gift of Cyrus H. McCormick, in March 1947.

Dissolution of marriage document was a gift of Mrs. David A. Reed, in Feb. 1955.

Lock of Napoleon's hair, etc., was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Moore, Princeton Class of 1926, on August 1974.

Letter of Napoleon III, was a gift of William H. Morris, Princeton Class of 1932, on April 1976.

Engraving of Napoléon François Charles Joseph Bonaparte, King of Rome (Napoleon II), was a gift of Charles Ruas, 2015. (AM 2016-13)

Portrait engravings of Napoleon Bonaparte were gifts of Charles Ruas, 2015. (AM 2016-20)

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This collection was processed by Dina Britain on August 22, 2006. Finding aid written by Dina Britain on August 22, 2006. Folder inventory added by James Clark '14 in 2012.

Finding aid updated by Faith Charlton in August 2015.

No appraisal information is available.

People

• Antommarchi, F. (Francesco) (1780-1838)
• Appiani, Andrea (1754-1817)
• Boilly, Louis (1761-1845)
• Bonaparte, François-Charles-Joseph, Herzog von Reichstadt (1811-1832)
• Desnoyers, Auguste-Gaspard-Louis (1779-1857)
• Gérard, François-Pascal-Simon, Baron (1770-1837)
• Joséphine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1763-1814)
• Le Vachez, Charles-François-Gabriel (1841)
• Napoléon, Emperor of the French, I (1769-1821)
• Napoleon, Emperor of the French, III (1808-1873)

Subject

• Emperors--France. -- Sources

Place

• France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815. -- Sources
• France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799. -- Sources

Publisher

Manuscripts Division

Finding Aid Author

Faith Charlton

Finding Aid Date

2006

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