Maison française records, 1930s-2000s
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- UA#0194
- Bib ID:
- 9704985 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Columbia University. Maison française
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 8 Linear Feet (5 record cartons and 2 custom boxes)
- Language(s):
- English , French .
- 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.
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All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation.
The following boxes are located off-site: Box 1 through 5. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least two business in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Description
Summary
This collection consists of photographs, correspondence, event materials, fundraising records, calendars, publicity materials, programs, newsletters, interviews, and records related to a renovation project. It includes two photograph albums/scrapbooks containing mostly photographs, plus a few documents, with 61 black and white photographs of events at the Maison française, such as the visits of Edith Piaf, Jean-Paul Satre, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer and Marcel Marceau.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in seven series.
- Series I: Eugene Sheffer records
- Series II: Directors' files
- Series III: Events
- Subseries III.1: Calendars
- Subseries III.2: Publicity Materials
- Subseries III.3: Program Summaries
- Subseries III.4: Correspondence
- Series IV: French Department newsletters
- Series V: Photographs
- Series VI: Albums
- Series VII: Websites
Using the Collection
Restrictions on 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.
All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation.
The following boxes are located off-site: Box 1 through 5. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least two business in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Maison Française records; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries.
Accrual
Additions are expected
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2012.2013.M055: Source of acquisition--Maison française. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--10/4/2012.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Ilana Adleson. Finding aid written by Joanna Rios in August 2019.
Biographical / Historical
Founded in 1913, the Maison française of Columbia University was the first French cultural center established on an American campus. Its mission is to promote interest in French and Francophone culture, history, literature, politics and society, to foster innovative scholarship, to enable exchange across disciplines and schools at Columbia and beyond, and to contribute to international and intercultural understanding.
Subject Headings
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