Doysié, Abel 1886-1973
Variant namesGenealogical researcher, historian, and translator.
From the description of Abel Doysié papers, 1910-1967 (bulk 1920-1962). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449783
Biographical Note
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1886:
Born -
circa 1904:
Studied law at the University of Paris and Arabic at the École Supérieure des Langues Orientales Vivantes -
1906:
Accompanied a relative to the United States, where he remained for more than one year -
1907:
Gave French lessons to Waldo Gifford Leland of the Carnegie Institution of Washington -
1908:
Engaged by Waldo Gifford Leland as his assistant on the French Mission of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Department of Historical Research -
1908 -1910 :Served in French Army -
1910:
Returned to work for Carnegie Institution of Washington -
1913:
Engaged by the Library of Congress to supervise the transcription of French documents -
1914:
Recalled by French Army -
1919:
Released from the French Army Resumed work for the Carneige Institution of Washington and the Library of Congress -
1922:
Terminated work with the Carnegie Institution of Washington -
1928:
Retained on salaried basis by the Library of Congress, European Mission, as principal research assistant -
1936:
Employment by the Library of Congress terminated with temporary discontinuance of the French copying program -
1936 -1967 :Engaged in private research in French libraries and archives -
1938:
Delivered a series of lectures in New York, N.Y., on the American War of Independence -
1955:
Engaged by Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, to undertake a survey of materials relating to America acquired by the Bibliothèque Nationale since the late 1920s -
1973:
Died
From the guide to the Abel Doysié Papers, 1910-1967, (bulk 1920-1962), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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creatorOf | Abel Doysié Papers, 1910-1967, (bulk 1920-1962) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Lillian Everts Papers, 1933-1956, (bulk 1949-1956) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Leland, Waldo Gifford, 1879-1966. Papers of Waldo Gifford Leland, 1844-1966. | Library of Congress | |
referencedIn | J. Franklin Jameson papers, 1604-1994 (bulk 1900-1930). | Library of Congress |
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Person
Birth 1886-03-24
Death 1973
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English,
French