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Achille Murat Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 276
Abstract

Correspondence between Achille Murat and Comte Thibaudeau on various topics, including Murat's life in Florida, his views on American government, and observations of American life.

Dates: 1822-1841

Alain J. Huin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0436
Abstract

Design sketches, drawings, blueprints, collection presentations, scrapbooks, photographs, trade and retail catalogs, and other papers of furniture designer Alain J. Huin, who worked for over 40 years in the design industry where he created designs for major furniture manufacturers such as Johnston Casuals, Comfort Designs, and Ethan Allen. These pieces would go on to be sold at name-brand retailers such as Crate and Barrel, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware.

Dates: 1965-2008

Donatien Marie Joseph de Vimeur Rochambeau Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 016
Abstract

Correspondence, decrees, and other documents regarding Donatien Marie Joseph de Vimeur Rochambeau's involvement with Saint Domingue and Toussaint Louverture.

Dates: 1764-1803

Henry Harrisse Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0489
Abstract

Letters and postcards from French-American Historian Henry Harrisse to Italian bookseller Ildebrando Rossi regarding maps and documents concerning early American history and exploration. The correspondence dates from 1884 to 1899 and is written primarily in French.

Dates: 1884 - 1899

Joseph Robert Neller Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Ms Coll. 089
Abstract

Photographs, loose and bound in scrapbooks, processed by the U.S. First Army's 5th Photographic Section during World War I. There is also a unit history and a small amount of memorabilia.

Dates: 1916-1919

Jérémie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 017
Abstract

Records of the jurisdiction of Jérémie in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) notarized by more than thirty notaries who operated both in Jérémie and in outlying areas. Also includes records of the civil administration, documents registered with the greffier (registrar), and a small number of ecclesiastical records.

Dates: 1714-1896; Majority of material found within 1770-1804

M. de Marillac Letter Book

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 128
Abstract

Letter book containing copies and drafts of letters to the Comte de Pontchartrain from a French naval officer of the Marine. Includes a description of a voyage to the West Indies.

Dates: 1699-1702

Martin Rikli Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS Group 184
Abstract

Photographs by cinematographer/photographer Martin Rikli documenting his Ethiopian (Abessinien) expedition, which coincided with the second Italo-Abyssinian War.

Dates: 1935-1936

Napoleon Bonaparte 100th Anniversary Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0456
Abstract

Scrapbooks commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Napoleonic Era, including the dedication of monuments to the Battle of Waterloo, the Battle of Jemappes, and the Victor Hugo Monument at Waterloo.

Dates: 1809 - 1914; Majority of material found within 1894 - 1914

Observations de la Chambre de Commerce, Marseille, France

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0451
Abstract

An 1816 manuscript entitled, "Observations de la Chambre de Commerce... Marseille," which deals with the commerce of Marseille, particularly with the French colonies in the Americas.

Dates: 1816

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