Reynaldo Hahn letters to Madeleine-Jeanne Coll Lemaire and Suzette Lemaire
Overview
Letters concerning the musical and artistic society of Europe from French composer Reynaldo Hahn to Madeleine-Jeanne Coll Lemaire and Suzette Lemaire.
Dates
- Creation: 1894-1917
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Letters Hahn wrote to Madeleine-Jeanne Coll Lemaire concern the musical and artistic society of Europe, with frequent references to Marcel Proust and some mention of the Dreyfus case in the earlier letters.
Biographical / Historical
Hahn was a French composer. Madeleine-Jeanne Coll Lemaire (1845-1928 ) was a French painter and illustrator of Marcel Proust’s Les plaisirs et les jours.
Arrangement
Organized in the following series:
- I. MS Fr 219: Reynaldo Hahn letters to Madeleine-Jeanne Coll Lemaire
- II. MS Fr 219.1: Reynaldo Hahn letters to Suzette Lemaire
- III. MS Fr 219.2: Reynaldo Hahn fragments of letters to Madeleine-Jeanne Coll Lemaire or Suzette Lemaire
- IV. MS Fr 219.3: Reynaldo Hahn fragment of letter to Fernand
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
62M-254, 62M-255, 62M-256, 62M-257. Purchased with the Amy Lowell fund from George Heilbrun, 76 Rue de Seine, Paris; received: 1963 April.
- Title
- Hahn, Reynaldo, 1875-1947. Reynaldo Hahn letters to Madeleine-Jeanne Coll Lemaire and Suzette Lemaire, 1894-1917: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00817
Repository Details
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