Stein (Gertrude) Plaque Ceremonies at Bilignin, France Collection of Material, 1985

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Summary

Title:
Collection of Material about Gertrude Stein Plaque Ceremonies at Bilignin, France,
Dates:
1985
Abstract:
Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) moved to Paris and established a salon with her brother Leo. She became a writer, worked with the American Fund for French wounded, and was a famous hostess. The collection consists of materials related to the placing of a plaque at Bilignin, France at the villa where Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas spent the summers from 1929-1943.
Extent:
1 oversize box
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of Material about Gertrude Stein Plaque Ceremonies at Bilignin, France (Collection 556). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of materials related to the placing of a plaque at Bilignin, France at the villa where Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas spent the summers from 1929-1943. Includes an audiocassette tape of the ceremonies of May 25, 1985, along with a written translation. Also includes photographs of Stein and of the ceremonies, which included Robert Haas, Erlene Hubly, and officials from the area among the participants.

Biographical / historical:

Gertrude Stein was born on February 3, 1874 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania; attended Radcliffe College (1893-97) and Johns Hopkins Medical School (1897-1902); moved to Paris and established a salon with her brother Leo; became a writer; spent the first year of World War I with her secretary and companion Alice B. Toklas, then entered upon field work with the American Fund for French wounded; back in Paris she became a famous hostess, entertaining many expatriate Americans; published books include Three lives (1909), Tender buttons (1914), Geography and plays (1922), The making of Americans (1925), The autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933), Wars I have seen (1945), and Brewsie and Willie (1946); she died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on July 27, 1946.

Acquisition information:
Gift of James S. Hartzell, 1986.
Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Indexed terms

Names:
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, October 2003 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: January 1998 .

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Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of Material about Gertrude Stein Plaque Ceremonies at Bilignin, France (Collection 556). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
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