Description
Charles Boyer and friends founded the French Research Foundation in Los Angeles, California, in the late 1930s to collect
information on France and her people and their historical, artistic, and cultural background. Boyer hoped the Hollywood movie
industry would use the research and library facilities of the Foundation to provide audiences with truer images of the French
people than the existing stereotypes. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and photographs assembled
by the Foundation for the library. Materials mainly cover 1939-46, documenting occupied France, activities of the Free French
movement, and the post-war diplomatic relations of France.
Background
Charles Boyer and friends founded the French Research Foundation in Los Angeles, California, in the late 1930s to collect
information on France and her people and their historical, artistic, and cultural background; this information was to be disseminated
to the American people either directly or through the media; Boyer hoped especially that the Hollywood movie industry would
use the research and library facilities of the Foundation to provide audiences with truer images of the French people than
the existing stereotypes.
Extent
72 boxes (35.5 linear ft.)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.