René de Chambrun miscellany, 1957-1986.

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René de Chambrun miscellany, 1957-1986.

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Consists mainly of newspaper and magazine articles by and about Chambrun, including articles and passages from books on his ancestors, the Lafayettes. Includes four letters from Chambrun to John L. Horton (1986); three copies of General Lafayette's birth register; newspaper articles by Chambrun on Pierre Laval; a typewritten report from Chambrun to President Franklin Roosevelt, dated June 17, 1940, and a printed article about this report; and book reviews and excerpts of André Maurois's 1960 book, Adrienne, ou, La Vie de Mme. de La Fayette.

131 leaves.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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