French Resistance collection, 1940-1944

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

• Series I: Publications, 1941-1944
• Series II: Documents, 1940-1943
• Series III: Ephemera, 1941-1944
• Series IV: Information about the collection

Description

Content Description

Printed materials (newsletters, broadsides, newspapers, pamphlets, handbills), ephemera, and letters documenting activities of the French Resistance and the Communist Party of France. Includes broadside newspapers from August 1944, when Paris was liberated from the German army.

• Series I: Publications, 1941-1944

• Series II: Documents, 1940-1943

• Series III: Ephemera, 1941-1944

• Series IV: Information about the collection

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Conditions Governing Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection has no restrictions.

This collection is located on-site.

Conditions Governing Use

Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); French Resistance Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Materials are fragile. Most were placed in Mylar. Newspapers were unfolded and placed in an oversized box.

Revision Description

2023-03-03 Lightly processed. Finding aid written. kws

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form

Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Materials were primarily created or collected by "L. Brochon", who was active in resistance activities as early as 1940.