Marguerite Yourcenar papers, 1920-1986 (inclusive), 1950-1980 (bulk).

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Marguerite Yourcenar papers, 1920-1986 (inclusive), 1950-1980 (bulk).

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Collection contains correspondence: with colleagues and friends; relating to "Affaire Plon", a lawsuit between Yourcenar and Plon (Firm); and between Grace Frick and others. Correspondents include: Jean Ballard, Natalie Clifford Barney, Marc Brossollet, Jeanne Carayon, Jean Chalon, Bernard Grasset(Firm), Gallimard (Firm), Hortense Flexner, Elie Grekoff, Malvina Hoffman, Jean Lambert, Marie Laurencin, Claude Servan-Schreiber, Jerry Wilson,and many others. Compositions by Yourcenar include holograph manuscripts, drawings, typescripts, research notes, lists of corrections for various editions, galley and page proofs, and printed versions of her work with extensive annotations by Yourcenar and by Grace Frick. Compositions of others include manuscript drafts of English translations of Yourcenar's work by David Freeman, Grace Frick, Joan Howard, Walter Kaiser, Dori Katz, and Alberto Manguel. Includes manuscripts of articles and dissertations on Yourcenar, some with Yourcenar's comments. Biographical material includes: correspondence, contracts and accounts with various publishers; material on animal rights and conservation; Yourcenar-Frick health and travel records; official documents; photographs; and other biographical miscellany of Yourcenar and Frick.

29 boxes and 6 volumes (10.5 linear ft.)

eng,

fre,

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7795992

Houghton Library

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