Perell papers, 1935-1949 (bulk 1941-1949).

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Perell papers, 1935-1949 (bulk 1941-1949).

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The Emile Perell Papers chiefly consist of correspondence written primarily in French with some in English. A few letters are written by Perell, but most are letters written to him by relatives, friends, and associates (1942-1949). Correspondents include his niece Rachel Bespaloff and his sister Dora Perelmutter Pasmanik. Rachel Bespaloff was a French professor at Mount Holyoke College, a lecturer at the Entretiens de Pontigny, an author and a philosopher. Also included is the correspondence of Bespaloff's daughter Naomi Levinson; Arthur Younger, a publisher in New York; Paul F. Saintonge, one of Bespaloff's collegues at Mount Holyoke; Fanny Ettinger, Hermine Parsons and Fernande Peyrot Parsons. Most of the letters discuss personal and family matters, such as Pasmanik's ill health and Levinson's education at Mount Holyoke and Radcliffe Colleges. A few letters by Bespaloff and Ettinger discuss conditions in Europe during World War II. Correspondence with Younger and Saintonge concern the publication of Bespaloff's work and events after her suicide in 1949. The collection also includes published articles by Bespaloff dating from 1935, 1945, and 1947 on topics such as "Réflexions sur l'âge classique", and "The Humanism of Peguy", as well as biographical information about her. Materials relating to Levinson, in addition to letters by and to her, consist of a short story that she wrote, an autobiographical essay, biographical information, and her Mount Holyoke senior photo, 1948.

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Ettinger, Fanny.

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Pasmanik, Dora Perelmutter.

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Younger, Arthur

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Levinson, Naomi

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Parsons, Fernande Peyrot.

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Bespaloff, Rachel

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Parsons, Hermine.

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Perell, Emile

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Emile Perell (original surname, Perelmutter) trained as an engineer at a polytechnic school in Europe, worked doing odd jobs, and taught mathematics at the boarding house operated by his sister, Dora Perelmutter Pasmanik. Prior to 1942 he immigrated to the United States where he lived in Greenwich Village, New York, for thirty years. For two years he worked to establish himself as an engineer in preparation for his family's immigration to the United States. In 1942 his sister immigrated to New Y...

Mount Holyoke College.

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The first official publication of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary was a catalogue issued in 1837 containing information about trustees, teachers, terms of admission, the course of study, the schedule for the year, Family Accommodations, and the Moral and Religious Influence at the school. Subsequent catalogues (with periodic updates) trace the growth of the institution and provide detailed information about the academic program and residential life for students at the College. These publications h...

Saintonge, Paul, 1904-1987

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