French Collection, 1953-1993.

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French Collection, 1953-1993.

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Reginald and Rachel French were long time residents of Amherst, Massachusetts, where he was a professor of Romance languages at Amherst College. Both were avid students and collectors of antiques, and from 1953 to 1993 they operated an antiques business from their home. Items in their collection of papers reflect their interests in the study, collecting and sale of antiques. Reginald died in 1996, and Rachel died in 2000, at the age of 94.

9 boxes.

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French, Reginald, d. 1996.

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Field, Erastus Salisbury, 1805-1900

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French, Reginald, F.

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French was educated at Dartmouth College (A.B., 1927) and Harvard University (M.A., 1928; Ph. D., 1935). He was a fellow at the University of Rome, 1929-1930, then taught at the University of Missouri, 1930-1931, Williams College, 1931-1935 and Amherst College, 1937-1972, where he taught in the Department of Romance Languages. From the description of French papers, 1930-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 53452451 ...

French, Rachel, d. 2000.

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