UZANNE, Octave (1852-1931)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0096 MS1121 |
Held at | : Senate House Library, University of London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections › |
Full title | : UZANNE, Octave (1852-1931) |
Date(s) | : 1918 October 10 |
Level of description | : Fonds |
Extent | : 1 letter |
Name of creator(s) | : Uzanne | Octave | 1852-1931 | bibliophile |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born 1852; published Les Surprises du Coeur in 1881; wrote an article in 1894: "The End of Books", which predicted that books would eventually become overtaken by other media. He founded the magazine The Book.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Letter to an anonymous correspondent in which Octave Uzanne mentions his six months in Brittany, 1918. He claims to have benefitted from the fresh air there.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
French
System of arrangement:
1 letter only
Conditions governing access:
Open for research.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Finding aids:
Fonds description.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Senate House Library
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
2006-09-05
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