Overview
Correspondence of French educator and professor Charles Marie Georges Garnier with friends and associates in Europe and the U.S. concerning literary and social matters.
Dates
- Creation: 189-1953
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)Contains letters written to Garnier from friends and associates in Europe and the U.S. concerning literary and social matters; other correspondence, including a few letters written by Garnier; miscellaneous compositions and notes written by Garnier and others; and clippings.
Biographical / Historical
Garnier was a French educator and teacher of English literature.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. Letters to Charles Garnier
- II. Other correspondence
- III. Miscellaneous compositions
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*64M-101. Gift from Carlton Lake in memory of William Alexander Jackson86 Washington Ave., Cambridge Massachusetts 02140; received: 1964 November.
- Title
- Garnier, Charles Marie Georges, 1869-. Charles Marie Georges Garnier papers: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00688
Repository Details
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