Overview
Essays written by Paul E. Deliens and others.
Dates
- 1965-1969
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in French, English and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
This collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)Essays concerning the "origin of intellectual language, the eternity and immateriality of the soul," Rational Socialism, Jean-Guillaume-César-Alexandre-Hippolyte Colins, and other topics. Many essays are not by Deliens, but are transcript copies of writings of others, some are translations. Also includes a letter from Deliens to Harvard University concerning the donation of this material.
Biographical / Historical
Little is known about Deliens. He was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1883. In 1969 he lived in Cártago, Costa Rica. He wrote extensively on French writer, Jean-Guillaume-César-Alexandre-Hippolyte Colins, a soldier and sociologist who developed a system known as Rational Socialism.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
69M-157. Gift of Paul E. Deliens; received: 1969 November 26.
General note
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. See access restrictions below for additional information.
Processing Information
Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt
- Title
- Deliens, Paul E., 1883. Paul E. Deliens essays, 1965-1969: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02325
Repository Details
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