Gaston Chérau papers relating to Valentine Pacquault, 1892-1914.

1.88 linear feet (2 boxes)

French

In French.

Purchased from William Chérau on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2005.

Gaston Chérau (1872-1937), French journalist and novelist.

Papers consist of a holograph draft and research materials relating to Chérau's novel Valentine Pacquault. The draft, which is heavily corrected, is signed and dated "Paris le vendredi 3 avril 1914." Research materials include thirty-four black-and-white photographs, photographic postcards, some dated 1892, and a printed map documenting locations in and around Saint-Maixent, France, where the novel is set.

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December 17, 2009

Gaston Chérau Papers Relating to Valentine Pacquault. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Gaston Chérau Papers Relating to Valentine Pacquault. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

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