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Correspondance adressee a Berthe Schuster, marraine de guerre [Correspondence addressed to Berthe Schuster, war godmother]
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0736
Abstract
Starting in the spring of 1915, during World War I, some women in unoccupied France volunteered for the role of "war godmothers," marraines de guerre. To provide the moral support these men, so-called "war orphans," could not receive from their families, women in unoccupied areas became their pen pals. Berthe Schuster was one of these war godmothers and lived during the war on 51 Malakoff Avenue in Paris. This collection includes 124 pieces of correspondence, including illustrated letters,...
Dates:
1912 - 1919
Found in:
Special Collections
French caricature folio: “Un Chapelet de Bêtises”
Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: MS-0770
Abstract
This item is a folio of caricature sketches created in France in 1861. There is currently no biographical information on the creator.
Dates:
approximately 1861
Found in:
Special Collections
Robert A. Wilson collection of Gertrude Stein materials
Collection
Identifier: MS-0785
Abstract
Robert A. Wilson (1922-2016) was a Baltimore native who owned the Phoenix Book Shop in Greenwich Village, New York and was a well-known collector of signed first editions of works by his favorite literary figures, particularly Gertrude Stein. Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) was an American expatriate novelist, playwright, poet, and art collector. She was born outside Pittsburgh, lived in Oakland, California, and then spent the rest of her life in Paris, France, becoming a part of the Parisian...
Dates:
1874-2009
Found in:
Special Collections
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