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Mauron, Charles, 1899 - 1966 (scientist, critic and translator)

 Person

Dates and places

1899-1966

Legal status / Nationality

French

Sphere of activity

Scientist, critic and translator

Relationships

Friend of Roger Fry and E.M. Forster. Produced French translations of works by both Forster and Virginia Woolf

Other information

Wrote 'The Nature of Beauty in Art and Literature' (1926) and 'Aesthetics and Psychology' (1935), published in English by Hogarth Press.

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

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Carbon typescript commentary on 'Esquisses pour le tombeau d'un peintre'

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0272/REF/13/16
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Includes reprints, newspaper cuttings, memoirs and catalogues. Mostly collected after REF's death.

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Charles Mauron, 'Poemes en prose' (published privately, 1930)

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/REF/9/10
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection includes lectures, correspondence, sketchbooks etc. accumulated by Fry during his lifetime. It also contains secondary material comprising correspondence, photocopies, notes and news cuttings assembled since Fry's death by his sister Margery, daughter Pamela Diamand, biographer Virginia Woolf, bibliographer Donald Laing and editor Denys Sutton.

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Close-up of Delavouet, Forster and Mauron in front of table, 1959 - 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/750
Scope and Contents

Max-Philippe Delavouet, E.M. Forster, and Charles Mauron, similar to above, but closer up and all looking towards the camera. Taken at Mas du Baile-Verd, Grans (Bouches-du-Rhone), France. Print, 10.7 x 8.1. Inscribed on back, by Archivist, with names. (Sleeve 300)

Dates: 1959 - 1960
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Delavouet, Forster and Mauron in front of table, 1959 - 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/749
Scope and Contents

Max-Philippe Delavouet, E.M. Forster, and Charles Mauron, seated on the right, all facing left. A table with a bottle is behind them, trees above and behind. Taken at Mas du Baile-Verd, Grans (Bouches-du-Rhone), France. Print, 10.7 x 8. Inscribed on back, in same hand as above, with names, location and date. Also inscribed on back, by Archivist, with names. (Sleeve 299)

Dates: 1959 - 1960
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Drafts of 'Esquisses pour le tombeau d'un peintre'

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/REF/13/15
Scope and Contents

Autograph manuscript, typescript and carbon typescript drafts. The book was dedicated to REF.

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E.M. Forster and Charles Mauron at garden table, 1962-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/780
Scope and Contents

Similar to EMF/27/779, but E.M. Forster is holding the book balanced on the edge of the table, and Charles Mauron is looking at E.M. Forster with his left elbow on the table. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence, France. Print, 10.7 x 8. Inscribed on back, in same hand as EMF/27/779, 'St Remy de Pce / 1962'. Also inscribed on back, by the Archivist, with names. (Sleeve 316)

Dates: 1962-09
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E.M. Forster and Charles Mauron at garden table, 1962-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/781
Scope and Contents

Similar to EMF/27/779, but E.M. Forster and Charles Mauron are both turned to the camera. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence, France. Print, 10.8 x 8.2. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/779, 'St Remy de Pce / 1962' (Sleeve 316)

Dates: 1962-09
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E.M. Forster and Charles Mauron in garden, 1962-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/779
Scope and Contents E.M. Forster sitting on a wooden garden bench, facing right, wearing a white jacket and no tie, his right hand is on his lap, his left hand is raised towards a book on the stone table in front of him. Charles Mauron is sitting beside him, facing the camera, but looking downwards. Pergola behind E.M. Forster and Charles Mauron, and a tiled outbuilding in the background. Taken at St. Remy-de-Provence, France. Print, 10.7 x 8.1. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/748 and 750, 'St Remy de Pce...
Dates: 1962-09
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E.M. Forster and Charles Mauron in garden, 1962-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/1026
Scope and Contents E.M. Forster sitting on a wooden garden bench, facing right, wearing a white jacket and no tie, his right hand is on his lap, his left hand is raised towards a book on the stone table in front of him. Charles Mauron is sitting beside him, facing the camera, but looking downwards. Pergola behind E.M. Forster and Charles Mauron, and a tiled outbuilding in the background. Taken at St. Remy-de-Provence, France. Print, 17.7 x 12.7. Inscribed on back, possibly by Alice Mauron 'Sept. 1962 / E.M.F....
Dates: 1962-09
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E.M. Forster with Alexandria and Charles Mauron, 1962-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/782
Scope and Contents

Similar to EMF/27/779, but taken from the other side so that Charles Mauron is nearest the camera, in profile to the left. E.M. Forster is leaning forward, looking down at a copy of his 'Alexandria' (Anchor Books edition, 1961) which he holds in his hands. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence, France. Print, 10.7 x 8.1. Inscribed on back, in same hand as 27/779, 'St Remy de Pce / 1962'. Also inscribed on back, by the Archivist, with names. (Sleeve 317)

Dates: 1962-09
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E.M. Forster with tie and Charles Mauron, 1962-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/783
Scope and Contents

E.M. Forster wearing a jacket and tie, leaning across the stone table seen in EMF/27/779-82, looking down. Charles Mauron is standing to the left, in profile to the right, with a book on the table in front of him, and a cloth cap resting on it. Tiled outhouse visible in background. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence, France. Print, 10.9 x 8.1. Inscribed on back, possibly by Alice Mauron, 'Speeking [sic] of Gibbon ... / 1962'. (Sleeve 317)

Dates: 1962-09
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Letter from Charles and Marie Mauron to Margery Fry

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/18/366
Scope and Contents

1 carbon typed letter to Margery Fry.
To request this envelope, please use the following call mark: 18/Mauron, C. & M.

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Letter from Charles Mauron, 1930-07-22

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/WJHS/1/69
Scope and Contents

1 autograph letter, signed.

Dates: 1930-07-22
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Letter from Charles Mauron to Vanessa Bell, 1959-12-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/AG/1/44
Scope and Contents

1 typed letter, signed.

Dates: 1959-12-01
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Letters by persons still living may only be read with the written permission of the author. The correspondence between Mrs. Garnett and her late husband, David Garnett, may only be read by permission of the family. For further information, please contact the Archivist.
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Letters from Charles and Marie Mauron to Pamela and Margery Fry, 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/CHA/1/417
Scope and Contents

Typescript copy of 2 letters, with envelope.

Dates: 1941
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Letters from Charles Mauron to Quentin Bell, 1937-07 - 1938-11-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/JHB/4/11
Scope and Contents

2 autograph letters, signed, to Quentin Bell.

Dates: 1937-07 - 1938-11-10
 Sub-Series

Letters from Charles Mauron to Vanessa and Julian Bell, 1931 - 1939

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/CHA/1/415
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series comprises correspondence, chiefly letters written and received by Clive and Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, Julian and Quentin Bell, by Vanessa Bell's mother Julia Stephen and others.

Dates: 1931 - 1939
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Provence: Charles and Marie Mauron inspecting goods, 1931-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/466
Scope and Contents

Charles and Marie Mauron standing with three women outside a corrugated metal building. Charels Mauron is inspecting a drum-shaped object and Marie Mauron holds a wicker basket. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence. Print, 8.5 x 5.8. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, 'St Remy. Quartier de la [? Gabette] and date. (Sleeve 170)

Dates: 1931-08
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Provence: Charles and Marie Mauron sorting, 1931-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/462
Scope and Contents

Charles and Marie Mauron crouching on the ground sorting through something spread out on a cloth, with house and awning behind. Taken at Mas d'Angirany, St Remy-de-Provence. Print, 8.2 x 5.8. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, with date and location. (Sleeve 169)

Dates: 1931-08
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Provence: Charles and Marie Mauron with rock archway, 1931-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/465
Scope and Contents

Charles Mauron, sitting facing towards the right, and Marie Mauron sitting with her head turned towards him, with a rock archway behind them. Taken at 'Les Deux Trous', St Remy-de-Provence. Print, 8.5 x 5.8. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, with date and location. (Sleeve 170)

Dates: 1931-08
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Southern France: Charles Mauron reading, 1931

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/480
Scope and Contents

Charles Mauron wearing corduroy trousers and jacket with fur collar and dark glasses. He is sitting at a wooden table reading a book which rests on a square checked cloth, looking downwards to the right. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence. Print, 12 x 8.9. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, 'Charles Mauron'. (Sleeve 174)

Dates: 1931
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The Maurons, E.M. Forster and May Buckingham, 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF/27/778
Scope and Contents

Charles and Alice Mauron and their three children, E.M. Forster and May Buckingham in a grassy yard, all seated around a stone table. All are looking towards the camera except Charles Mauron who is looking down and E.M. Forster who is in profile to the left. Taken at St Remy-de-Provence, France. Print, 12.7 x 8.9. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, 'With Charles, Alice, 3 children, May / St Remy / 1961'. (Sleeve 316)

Dates: 1961

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