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Albert Gabriel Feuillerat papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 208

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of approximately 1000 items in four boxes. It is a collection of the personal papers and papers collected by Albert Gabriel Feuillerat, 1874-1952, professor of French at Yale University from 1929-1943 and professor of English literature at various American and French universities prior to that time. The papers were the gift of the estate of Albert Gabriel Feuillerat in 1953.

The collection is arranged in four groups as follows:

1. Personal papers of Professor Feuillerat which consist chiefly of letters by and to him, newspaper clippings, printed articles, correspondence with the Yale University Library, notes and miscellaneous items.

2. Material on Paul Bourget, 1852-1935, French novelist and critic and brother-in-law of Professor Feuillerat, which consists mainly of an unpublished and unfinished manuscript entitled Sans Dieu, ms copies of his theatrical chronicles published in Le Parlement, LETTERS TO Prof. Feuillerat concerning Bourget; and copies of letters with a few originals by Bourget.

3. Letters from various persons to various persons, collected by Prof. Feuillerat, with number and dates indicated (list on following pages)

4. Autographs and poems only, which are not included in the above groups, Barriére, Théodore, 1823-1877; Brulat, Paul, 1866-1925; Coppée Francois, 1842-1908; Du Boscage, marouis; Great; Manuel, Eugéne, 1823-1901; Pluvier, Edourard, 1821-De Pons.

Dates

  • 1823-1949

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the estate of Albert G. Feuillerat, 1953.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes, 1 folio)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0208

Additional Description

Overview

Personal papers, research materials, and autographs collected by Feuillerat in connection with his literary studies. A major portion of the papers consists of material on Paul Bourget, novelist and critic, as well as the brother-in-law of Feuillerat. Included are manuscripts by Bourget and correspondence by and about him. Among the writers of the holograph letters collected by Feuillerat are Jean François Victor Aicard, Paul Claudel, Alfred Stanislaus Langlois Des Essarts, Octave Feuillet, Alexandre Dumas, Ernest Aimée Feydeau, Paul Hervieu, Jean A. A. Jusserand, and Francis Steegmuller.

Biographical / Historical

Albert G. Feuillerat: educator; born in Toulouse, France; B.A., Lycée of Toulouse, 1891; M.A., University of Toulouse, 1896; Docteur des Lettres, University of Paris; professor, University of Rennes, 1901-1927; visiting professor at Harvard, 1923-1924, Columbia, 1927-1928, Yale, 1928-1929; Sterling Professor of French, Yale, 1929-1943, professor emeritus, 1943-1952.

List of Correspondents

  1. About, Edmond Francois Valentin, 1828-1885 (1)No date
  2. Adam, Juliette (Lamber) La Messine, 1836-1936 (1)no date
  3. Adam, Paul, 1862-1930 (1)1892
  4. Aicard, Jean Francois Victor, 1848-1921 (26)1865-1881
  5. Banville, Théodore Faullain de, 1823-1891 (1)no year
  6. Bataille, Henri, 1872-1922 (8)n.d and 1903
  7. Baring Maurice1903
  8. Bauer, Henri. (1)1908
  9. Bernard, Thales, 1821-1873 (4)1855-1864
  10. see also folio case
  11. Berryer, (Antoine Pierre, 1790-1868] (3)1851, 1868 & no date
  12. Bouchor, Maurice, 1855-1929 (2)1884
  13. Brieux, Eugéne, 1858-1932 (1)1916
  14. Cather, Willa Sibert, 1873-1947 (1)1929
  15. Claude1, Paul, 1868- (7)1929-1932
  16. Colet, Louise, 1808-1876 (1)1857
  17. Crépet, Jacques (1)1939
  18. Danielo, Julien (1)1858
  19. Daude, Ernest 1837-1921 (2)1870, no date
  20. Descaves, Lucien, 1871- (1)1903
  21. Deschanel, Emile, 1819-1904 (3)1871-1876
  22. Des Essarts, Alfred Stanislas1843-1880
  23. Langlois, 1811-1893 (15)
  24. Des Essarts, Emanuel, 1839-1909 (5)1876, 1885, n.d.
  25. Donnay, Maurice Charles, 1859- (4)1894, n.year
  26. Doumic, Rene, 1860- (5)1927-1932
  27. Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 (2)no date
  28. Duport, Paul, 1798-1866 (2)1835, 1843
  29. Duruy, Albert, 1844-1887 (1)no date
  30. Feuillet, Octave, 1821-1890 (15)1840-1874
  31. Forgeus, Paul Emile Durand, 1813-1884 (1)1837
  32. Feydeau, Ernest-Aime, 1821-1873 (1)no year
  33. Fréjaville, Gustave (2)1928,1930
  34. Gauthier-Villars, Henry, 1859-1931 (1)1893
  35. Marmier Xavier, 1809-1892 (1)no year
  36. Merrill, Stuart, 1863-1915 (5)1902, n.d.
  37. Monselet, Charles, 1825-1888 (1)no date
  38. Normand, Jacques Clary Jean, 1848-1931 (1)no date
  39. Philipon, Charles, 1800-1862 (1)1836, n d.
  40. Prevott, Zoé (1)no date
  41. St. Marc Girardin, 1801-1873 (2)1845, n.d.
  42. Quiellé, Jeanne (1)1949
  43. Gautier, Mmme Judith, 1846-1917 (3)no date
  44. Gilkey, Robert (1)1949
  45. Granier de Cassagnac, Paul, 1843-1904 (1)no date
  46. Gregh, Fernand, 1873- (1)1919
  47. Guizault, A (1)no date
  48. Havet, Julien, 1853-1893 (1)1880
  49. Hennique, Léon, 1852- (1)1908
  50. Hermant, Abel, 1862- (2)1899, n.y.
  51. Hervieu, Paul, 1857-1915 (2)1901, 1910
  52. Huret, Jules, 1864-1915 (1)no date
  53. Janin, Jules Gabriel, 1804-1874 (1)no date
  54. Jouy, Victor Joseph Etienne de, 1764-1847(2)1823, n.d.
  55. Jusserand, JEAN A.A.
  56. Karr, Alphonse, 1808-1890 (2)no date
  57. Lavedan, Henri Léon Emile, 1859-1940 (2)1896,1897
  58. Le Braz, Anatole, 1859-1926 (7)1897-1930
  59. Lemattre, Jules, 1853-1914 (1)no date
  60. Letourneur (1)no year
  61. Margueritte, Paul, 1860-1918 (1)no date
  62. Saint Mars, Gabrielle Anne Cisterne de Courtiras, Anne Cisterne de Courtiras, vicomtesse, de, 1804-1872 (3)no date
  63. Saint-René-Taillandier, René Gaspard Ernest, 1817-1870 (2)1854-1871
  64. Sarcey, Francisque, 1827-1899 (2)1880, n.d.
  65. Scholl, Aufe lien, 1833-1902 (1)no date
  66. Scribe, Augustin Eugéne, 1791-1861 (1)1850
  67. Silvestre, Paul Armand, 1837-1901 (1)1895, n.d.
  68. Segretain, A.J. (1)1840
  69. Simon, Jules Francois, 1814-1896 (3)1848, 1872, n.d.
  70. Soulary, Joséphin, 1815-1891 (46)1857-1891
  71. Souvestre, Emile, 1806-1854 (2)1848, n.d.
  72. Souvestre, Nanine (1)1840
  73. Spoelberch de Lovenjoul, Charles Victor Maximilian Albert, vicomte, de, 1836-1907 (1)1873
  74. Sully-Prudhomme, René Francois Armand, 1839-1907 (1)1895
  75. Steegmuller, Francis, 1906- (2)1949
  76. Tinayre, Mme Marcelle, 1877- (1)[1918?]
  77. Vacquerie, Auguste, 1819-1895 (4)1888 & n.y.
  78. Valade, Léon, 1854-1884 (3)1872, n d.
  79. Viele-Griffin, Francois, 1864- (2)1893,1898 no date
  80. Villemain, Abel Francois, 1790-1870 (4)no date
  81. Villenave, Matthieu Guillaume, Thérése de 1762-1846 (1)1830
  82. Xau, Edmond Fernand (1)1889
  83. Berryer, (Antoine Pierre, 1790-1868] (3)1851, 1868 & no date
  84. Bouchor, Maurice, 1855-1929 (2)1884
  85. Brieux, Eugéne, 1858-1932 (1)1916
  86. Cather, Willa Siberia, 1873-1947 (1)1929
  87. Claude1, Paul, 1868- (7)1929-1932
  88. Colet, Louise, 1808-1876 (1)1857
  89. Crépet, Jacques (1)1939
  90. Danielo, Julien (1)1858
  91. Daude, Ernest 1837-1921 (2)1870, no date
  92. Descaves, Lucien, 1871- (1)1903
  93. Deschanel, Emile, 1819-1904 (3)1871-1876
  94. Des Essarts, Alfred Stanislas Langlois, 1811-1893 (15)1843-1880
  95. Des Essarts, Emanuel, 1839-1909 5)1876, 1885, n.d.
  96. Donnay, Maurice Charles, 1859- (4)1894, n.year
  97. Doumic, Rene, 1860- (5)1927-1932
  98. Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 (2)no date
  99. Duport, Paul, 1798-1866 (2)1835, 1843
  100. Duruy, Albert, 1844-1887 (1)no date
  101. Feuillet, Octave, 1821-1890 (15)1840-1874
  102. Forgeus, Paul Emile Durand, 1813-1884 (1)1837
  103. Feydeau, Ernest-Aime, 1821-1873 (1)no year
  104. Fréjaville, Gustave (2)1928, 1930
  105. Gauthier-Villars, Henry, 1859-1931 (1)1893
  106. Marmier Xavier, 1809-1892 (1)no year
  107. Merrill, Stuart, 1863-1915 (5)1902, n.d.
  108. Monselet, Charles, 1825-1888 (1)no date
  109. Normand, Jacques Clary Jean, 1848-1931 (1)no date
  110. Philipon, Charles, 1800-1862 (1)1836, n d.
  111. Prevott, Zoé (1)no date
  112. St. Marc Girardin, 1801-1873 (2)1845, n.d.
  113. Quiellé, Jeanne (1)1949
  114. Gautier, Mmme Judith, 1846-1917 (3)no date
  115. Gilkey, Robert (1)1949
  116. Granier de Cassagnac, Paul, 1843-1904 (1)no date
  117. Gregh, Fernand, 1873- (1)1919
  118. Guizault, A (1)no date
  119. Havet, Julien, 1853-1893 (1)1880
  120. Hennique, Léon, 1852- (1)1908
  121. Hermant, Abel, 1862- (2)1899, n.y.
  122. Hervieu, Paul, 1857-1915 (2)1901, 1910
  123. Huret, Jules, 1864-1915 (1)no date
  124. Janin, Jules Gabriel, 1804-1874 (1)no date
  125. Jouy, Victor Joseph Etienne de, 1764-[illegible] (2)1823, n.d.
  126. Jusserand, JEAN A.A.
  127. Karr, Alphonse, 1808-1890 (2)no date
  128. Lavedan, Henri Léon Emile, 1859-1940 (2)1896,1897
  129. Le Braz, Anatole, 1859-1926 (7)1897-1930
  130. Lemattre, Jules, 1853-1914 (1)no date
  131. Letourneur (1)no year
  132. Margueritte, Paul, 1860-1918 (1)no date
  133. Saint Mars, Gabrielle Anne Cisterne de Courtiras, Anne Cisterne de Courtiras, vicomtesse, de, 1804-1872 (3)no date
  134. Saint-René-Taillandier, René Gaspard Ernest, 1817-1870 (2)1854-1871
  135. Sarcey, Francisque, 1827-1899 (2)1880, n.d.
  136. Scholl, Aufe lien, 1833-1902 (1)no date
  137. Scribe, Augustin Eugéne, 1791-1861 (1)1850
  138. Silvestre, Paul Armand, 1837-1901 (1)1895, n.d.
  139. Segretain, A.J. (1)1840
  140. Simon, Jules Francois, 1814-1896 (3)1848, 1872, n.d.
  141. Soulary, Joséphin, 1815-1891 (46)1857-1891
  142. Souvestre, Emile, 1806-1854 (2)1848, n.d.
  143. Souvestre, Nanine (1)1840
  144. Spoelberch de Lovenjoul, Charles Victor Maximilian Albert, vicomte, de, 1836-1907 (1)1873
  145. Sully-Prudhomme, René Francois Armand, 1839-1907 (1)1895
  146. Steegmuller, Francis, 1906- (2)1949
  147. Tinayre, Mme Marcelle, 1877- (1)[1918?]
  148. Vacquerie, Auguste, 1819-1895 (4)1888 & n.y.
  149. Valade, Léon, 1854-1884 (3)1872, n d.
  150. Viele-Griffin, Francois, 1864- (2)1893,1898 no date
  151. Villemain, Abel Francois, 1790-1870 (4)no date
  152. Villenave, Matthieu Guillaume, Thérése de 1762-1846 (1)1830
  153. Xau, Edmond Fernand (1)1889

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Albert Gabriel Feuillerat Papers
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
Date
April 1983
Description rules
Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

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