Les Causeries du Lundi records, 1956-2004.

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Les Causeries du Lundi records, 1956-2004.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/430364226

The collection consists of articles of incorporation, by-laws, correspondence, meeting notes, financial records, memorabilia, and programs of Les Causeries du Lundi, a women's literary club in New Orleans, devoted to preserving an interest in French cultural tradition.

3 linear feet (5 boxes)

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7497866

Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

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King, Grace Elizabeth, 1852-1932

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Grace King was the third child and eldest daughter of William Woodson King, a prosperous New Orleans attorney, and Sarah Ann Miller King. Impoverished by the Civil War, Grace King lived in New Orleans for the remainder of her life with her mother, brother, and two unmarried sisters, although she was able to travel in the United States and Europe and cultivated relationships with notables in the worlds of writing and publishing. Her own novels and short stories examined French Louisiana and Creol...

Causeries du Lundi (New Orleans, La.)

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Les Causeries du Lundi was founded in 1911 by a small group of New Orleans women, renewed in the 1950s, and later affiliated with the Alliance française, continuing into the twenty-first century. The purpose of this organization is to encourage and support interest in the French language, culture and literature. Its name is derived from the work by C.A. Sainte-Beuve, translated as "Monday Chats". Noted Southern author, Grace King, was among the club's presidents. From the descriptio...

Alliance française.

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