Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, prince de Bénévent, 1754-1838

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...

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Correspondence, 385 portraits, and other papers relating to Napoleon I. Included are letters to and from other monarchs, Napoleon's generals and military aides, statesmen associated with his administration, and other contemporary notables, collected by Theodore Buhl. Includes material relating to his family, particularly Josephine and Marie Louise.

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A collection of autograph letters and manuscripts, many of leading American public figures, collected by Mary Ann Phelps Montgomery. Fifteen letters are addressed to her father, Governor John Smith Phelps (1814-1866) of Missouri, six were written by James G. Blaine (1830-1893), and five by Thomas C. Reynolds of Missouri. The collection includes items signed by four American presidents, several European heads of state, and prominent members of European nobility.