Research Catalog

Title

French historical manuscripts, 1600s-1900s, bulk (1789-1900s)

Author

Grauer, Ben.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Details

Description

6.2 linear feet (7 boxes).

Summary

Collection contains approximately 10,000 manuscript letters, documents and printed ephemera collected by Grauer.

Subjects

• Posters
• Engravings
• Italy > History > 19th century
• Great Britain > History > 19th century
• France > Politics and government > 1789-1799
• France > History > 19th century
• France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799
• Medicine > France
• French literature > 19th century
• Académie française

Genre/Form

• Engravings.
• Posters.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Source (note)

• Grauer, Mrs. Ben (via Museum of Broadcasting)

Biography (note)

• Benjamin Franklin (Ben) Grauer (1907-1977) was an American radio and television announcer, reporter and news commentator. In the mid 1960s he assembled a collection of mainly French historical manuscripts.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 1202

Author

Grauer, Ben. Collector

Title

French historical manuscripts, 1600s-1900s, bulk (1789-1900s)

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

Benjamin Franklin (Ben) Grauer (1907-1977) was an American radio and television announcer, reporter and news commentator. In the mid 1960s he assembled a collection of mainly French historical manuscripts.

Finding Aids

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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Research Call Number

MssCol 1202