Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Gould, Florence, 1895-1983
| title | Frederick R. Koch collection of Jean Cocteau, 1913-1969. | repository | Yale University Libraries |
| description | Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and other material by or relating to Jean Cocteau. Correspondence consists of single and small groups of letters from Cocteau to Catherine d'Erlanger, Florence Gould, Daniel Halévy, Valentine Hugo, and others, as well as third party letters from Jean Desbordes to d'Erlanger and from Raymond Radiguet to an unidentified recipient. There are holograph drafts of several Cocteau manuscripts, including "La reprise de Parade," and holograph and typescript drafts of poems by Radiguet and Gertrude Stein, as well as a draft of an essay on Cocteau by Maurice Sachs. In addition to correspondence and manuscripts, there are twenty-two original drawings by Cocteau for the illustrated edition of Le grand écart (Paris: Stock, 1926), in a volume bound by Lucie Weill, and photographic prints of Cocteau, Jean Marais, and other actors from several of Cocteau's films. Other materials include Cocteau's last will and testament dating from 1939. Cite as: Frederick R. Koch Collection of Jean Cocteau. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Notes: Chiefly in French; some materials in English and German. Location: BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) Call Number: GEN MSS 557 |
| extent | 3.21 linear feet (4 boxes) |
| formats | Correspondence Drawings Manuscript Photographs Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/7763963 |
| acquisition information | Gift of Frederick R. Koch Foundation, 2001. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:00 |
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| title | Lettre ouverte à un milliardaire, 1967. | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | Drafts of manuscript: one in holograph, two others in typescript, all heavily corrected, of a novel. Accompanied by letters from friends and other readers responding to the book, all dated 1967. Includes letters from: Luc Bérimont; Béatrice Bretty; Edouard Daladier; André Dupeyrat; Florence Gould; Paul Guth; and Michèle Saint-Lô. Biographical / Historical note: Roland Dorgelès (1886-1973), French author and memoirist. Cite as Roland Dorgelès, Lettre ouverte à un milliardaire. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Location: LSF--Contact beinecke.access@yale.edu to request item Call Number: GEN MSS 504 |
| extent | 0.63 linear ft. |
| formats | Manuscript Holographs Correspondence |
| record source | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4866302 |
| acquisition information | Purchased from Les Auographes on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2001. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:13 |
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