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[One only to his father.] Some are addressed from Cabinet du Préfet de la Seine-Inférieure, Rouen.

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File contains the following:
UK, north American and French reviews (UK reviews chiefly sourced by Durrants Press Cuttings, north American by Alfred A Knopf), with some related correspondence, and bestseller lists;
Small quantity of correspondence with Faber and Knopf relating to final edits and proofs, and some correspondence relating to research for the book.

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This section contains chiefly correspondence between Louise Swanton Belloc and her close friend Adelaide de Montgolfier. Letters between Adelaide and other correspondents, which were presumably acquired by Louise after Adelaide's death, are also included here. The section is arranged broadly chronologically and includes a substantial cache of letters written to Louise by Adelaide from Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 and the Siege of Paris.

Scope and Contents Letters found in an enclosure inscribed ‘Affaires Diverses’, including correspondence between Adelaide de Montgolfier and Louise Swanton Belloc. Contents as follows:Letter from J Bibron [Jeanne Bibron, née Belloc, known as Jenny, sister-in-law of L S B] to ‘Chère Mademoiselle’ 27 July 1871; Letter from Louise Swanton Belloc to Adelaide de Montgolfier, no date (circa 1850?); Letter from ? to Adelaide de Montgolfier, no date; Undated letter (writer and recipient unknown),...

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‘Bibliothèque Universelle et Revue de Genève’ October 1930, containing an article in the ‘Chroniques Nationales’ section by Helen Newsome, pp 495-505, entitled ‘Angleterre: Situation Economique de l’Empire’, in French (translated by Jacques de Saussure, presumably from English).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds: This section includes correspondence on both personal and academic matters. It is arranged chronologically. It includes in particular an almost complete chronological correspondence series covering 1879-1943 [GCPP Strong 2/1]. There are also files of correspondence organised apparently by ES herself under categories of acquaintance, such as archaeologists, clerics and diplomats; also a number of miscellaneous files of correspondence from which the cataloguer has attempted to draw any salient...

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This section contains letters written by Barthélemy St Hilaire to Louise Swanton Belloc and to Adelaide de Montgolfier.

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Contains five letters from B S H to A d M. Dates and postmarks include 1832, 1833, 1838 and 1870. No date discernable on one of the letters. Some are addressed to 19 Passage du Commerce, Paris, one to La Celle St Cloud. They talk, inter alia, of M et Mme Belloc [Louise Swanton Belloc and Jean Hilaire Belloc].

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Manuscript and typescript.

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This section consists largely of biographical materials written by Louise Swanton Belloc on various members and branches of her family, together with a few items written by others, including Marie Belloc Lowndes. See also GCPP Parkes 17a/2 for other writings of Louise Swanton Belloc.

Scope and Contents Three communications with James Dunlop: a receipt, a letter (folded, addressed and sealed), and a certificate contained within outer wrapper (addressed and sealed).Receipt for 1100 francs for a bronze figurine of Bonaparte sitting at a table. Dated Paris, 20 January 1817.Letter requesting Mr Dunlop to change his appointment from noon to 2 p.m.14 February [1817]Note to Mr Dunlop enclosing the certificate of authenticity he requested. Dated Paris, 18 February 1817The...

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Comprises reports, circulars, memoranda re lectures and events, letters written to ES at the British School at Rome, with some copy letters from ES, re administrative and academic matters.

Scope and Contents Various visiting cards, tickets etc. as described:1. Visiting card of Robert Trewick Bone (with pen and ink drawing on reverse).2. Paper with signature of Cte.de Survilliers [Joseph Bonaparte].3. 2 cards with autograph of 'Psse.Charlotte Napoleon'. Dated on reverse ‘Wednesday 3 July 1833’ by JCG.4. Ticket to admit bearer to a private recital at Casa G--- [Sigr.A.Gherardini]. Dated on reverse 27 April 1833.5. Admission card (with envelope) to visit Chiswick House for...

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Inscribed with a note dated 14 April 1895; Henri [?] to ‘Madame’, addressed from Paris 28 July [no year] in which he refers to ‘votre cousin Marcel Ballot’.

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Certificate attesting to academic study undertaken at Collège Henri IV by [?] Louis Marie Belloc [son of Louise Swanton Belloc].

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This section contains items written by and concerning Harriet Beecher Stowe and Charles Beecher.

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Papers relating to the award of ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre de Léopold’ [Léopold II, Roi des Belges] to Monsieur René Millet [son of Adelaide (Lily) Ballot (formerly Millet, née Belloc), who was the second daughter of Louise Swanton Belloc]. (Found in an envelope inscribed 'French family: seen by Girton 1984’.)

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Letters chiefly from Roman Catholic clerics on matters of social, theological, clerical, archaeological and historical interest, also some copy letters from ES.

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Includes the following: Leo Ward 1919-37; Fr Lattey 1923-35; Cardinal Merry del Val 1919-23; Fr Humphrey Johnson 1921-39; Fr Ralph Kerr (London Oratory) 1927-28; Arthur Hinsley (Archbishop of Westminster) 1918-37; Fr L W Geddes 1916-20.

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Includes the following: Francis Aidan Gasquet [Cardinal Gasquet] 1909-27; Fr Denis Sheil (Birmingham Oratory) 1917-38; Mgr A C Stanley (Bishop of Emmaus) 1897-1920; Fr C C Martindale 1915-38.

Scope and Contents The file was probably compiled by Marie Belloc Lowndes, Susan Lowndes Marques and others: it has been listed as found and contains the following:Letter in English to Louise Swanton Belloc [no date - 1830s?], from ?, saying that he is enclosing ‘a note (to add to your collection of autographs?)’;Letter in French to Louise Swanton Belloc, 8 October 1835, from [?] Lucas de Montigny, concerning her health and his writings;‘Harriet Beecher Stowe in a Paris Studio’: article from...

Scope and Contents File containing six page typescript copy of an article by Louise Swanton Belloc concerning an account of the last feelings of a man condemned to death. The article was published in Le Globe in 1827 or 1828. It is accompanied by a typescript copy of a related letter written by L S B in 1844.The file also contains typescript copies of letters concerning L S B’s writing and translation work, 1824-57: addressees include Monsieur A Eymery, Monsieur Jullien Père, Monsieur Lucas de Montigny,...

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This section is arranged alphabetically by surname of correspondent. There are further letters from a number of these correspondents in GCPP Strong 2: General Correspondence, in the general chronological correspondence series at GCPP Strong 2/1 and in the files arranged by ES under categories of correspondent.

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This section contains letters to Odette de Mourgues from friends, from academic contacts, and from her brother François de Mourgues.

Scope and Contents Original cover slip on the bundle of letters reads 'Lettres de moi à Mlle Boislandry et lettres d'elle à moi: recuillies dans les immondiens laissés par les Prussiens en 1870 et 1871’. The file contains chiefly correspondence between Mlle Boislandry and L S B, as follows:Letter from L S B to Mlle Odille de Boislandry, from La Celle St Cloud, addressing her as ‘ma chère patronne’, 1834;Two further letters from L S B to Mlle de Boislandry, undated;8 letters from O de Boislandry...