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Peyre, Henri, 1901-1988

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1901 - 1988

Biography

Henri Peyre (1901–1988), French-born American linguist, literary scholar, and Sterling Professor of French Emeritus at Yale University.

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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

John Maudgridge Snowden Allison papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 33
Abstract: Papers of John Maudgridge Snowden Allison, author and professor of history at Yale University. The papers contain correspondence, teaching materials, and research files, including original letters and documents by French political figures of the 18th and 19th century. Among these are François Guizot, Alphonse Larmartine, King Louis Philippe, Chrétien Malesherbes, and Adolphe Thiers. Also included is a promissory note by Talleyrand and documents signed by Louis XVI. Among his personal...
Dates: 1771-1943
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > John Maudgridge Snowden Allison papers

Chimera papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 35
Abstract:

The Chimera Papers consist of manuscripts, correspondence, and business papers relating to the publishing history of Chimera: A Literary Journal (1942-1947), with manuscripts of writings by Barbara Howes, editor of Chimera from 1943 to 1947.

Dates: 1943-1959
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Chimera papers

Jacques Guicharnaud papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 883
Abstract: The Jacques Guicharnaud Papers consist of correspondence with literary and teaching colleagues, publishers, family, and friends; autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, literary criticism, and other writings; a small amount of drafts and offprints of literary criticism by colleagues; syllabi, lecture notes, and administrative papers relating to teaching at Yale University and Harvard University; printed material including theater programs and clippings relating to theater in...
Dates: 1943-circa 2005
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Jacques Guicharnaud papers
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[Aviary] OHI 30 18 a-b
[Aviary] OHI 30 18 a-b

Peyre, Henri, 1975 February 07

 Item
Call Number: OHI, Item OHI 30 18 a-b
Interview Location:

New Haven, CT

Dates: 1975 February 07
Found in: Oral History of American Music > Paul Hindemith Oral History > Peyre, Henri

Henri Peyre collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1395
Abstract:

The Henri M. Peyre Collection consists of a single volume presented to Professor Peyre on the occasion of his eightieth birthday. The volume contains photostatic copies of almost 350 letters from former Yale students, written in 1980 and 1981, with a foreword by Georges May.

Dates: 1914-1988
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > Henri Peyre collection

Henri Peyre letters

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 309
Abstract:

Consists of letters to Peyre chiefly from French authors, plus one letter from Peyre to Donald Wing enclosing a typescript of Paul Claudel's "Partage de midi," which Peyre had made from the play at the Bibliotheque Nationale.

Dates: 1929-1971
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Henri Peyre letters

World literature lectures, Yale University

 Collection
Call Number: RU 149
Abstract:

The records consist of audio recordings of lectures by Yale professors on literary classics.

Dates: 1973-1977
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > World literature lectures, Yale University