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Henri Peyre collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1395

Scope and Contents

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.

The volume was donated to the Yale Library by Carl Bandelin on September 12, 1984.

Dates

  • 1914-1988

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research, with the exception of gradebooks in accession 2004-M-016, which will be closed until January 1, 2049.

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 Carl Bandelin, 1984; Westport Public Library, 2003.

Extent

2.25 Linear Feet

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.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.

Biographical / Historical

Henri Maurice Peyre was born in Paris, February 21, 1901. After coming to the United States in 1925, he served on the Yale University faculty for thirty-five years, including twenty-five years as chairman of the Department of French. Peyre died in December 1988.

Title
Guide to the Henri Peyre Collection
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by John Espy and staff of Manuscipts and Archives
Date
February 1985
Description rules
Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
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Location

Sterling Memorial Library
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