Overview
Professional and family papers of French lawyer Fernand Labori and his wife, Australian-born pianist Marguerite Labori, with additional material relating to his work and family.
Dates
- Creation: 1636-2002
Creator
- Labori, Fernand, 1860-1917 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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
2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)Biographical / Historical
Fernand-Gustave-Gaston Labori (1860-1917) was a celebrated French lawyer whose clients included Émile Zola, Alfred Dreyfus, Thérèse Humbert, and Henriette Caillaux.
Marguerite Okey de Pachmann Labori (1864-1952) was an Australian-born pianist who renounced her performing career after marriage to Labori though went on to achieve distinction as a composer. Labori was her second husband.
Arrangement
Minimally processed; arranged in the order as received from the source.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2014M-165. Purchased with funds from the Frank Brewer Bemis Bequest and the Herman Dunlop Smith Bequest; received: 2015 May 14, August 7.
2016M-7. Purchased with funds from the Sidney J. Watts Fund, 2016 July 5.
2019M-2. Purchased with funds from the Sidney J. Watts Fund, 2018 July 5.
2021M-42. Gift of Mark Mitchell, 2021 May 5.
2023M-22. Purchased from Mark Mitchell with funds from the Amy Lowell Trust, 2022 September 7.
Processing Information
Minimally processed.
Alma MMS ID
990147377790203941
Creator
- Labori, Fernand, 1860-1917 (Person)
- Labori, Marguerite, 1864-1952 (Person)
- Title
- Fernand Labori and Marguerite Labori papers, circa 1636-2002 (MS Fr 663): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou02615
Repository Details
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