Noël J. Cortés Collection of French Manuscripts
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of manuscript letters, writings, and documents, mostly in French, by writers, artists, historians, and philosophers, including Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, Paul Morand, and George Sand.
Dates
- 1760 - 1927
Creator
- Cortés, Nöel J. (Collector)
Language of Materials
Chiefly in French; some material in Italian and English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from David J. Holmes on various funds, 1989-1997.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by writer.
Extent
0.43 Linear Feet (1 box)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Noël J. Cortés, collector
Noël J. Cortés was born in Manila in 1907, and becamed a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1932. He was a medical doctor and lived in Philadelphia where he was affiliated with the Drexel Institute of Technology. He was a collector of manuscripts, books, and artworks.
Processing Information
Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, competing priorities, and whether or not further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.
The collection is comprised of material formerly classed as Uncat MS Vault 548.
Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during basic processing.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Title
- Guide to the Noël J. Cortés Collection of French Manuscripts
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Beinecke Staff
- Date
- August 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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