Fernand Baldensperger letters to Horace S. Craig
Overview
Letters of French-born professor Fernand Baldensperger to French scholar Horace S. Craig concerning their academic research interests.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1955
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.1 linear feet (1 volume)Chiefly includes letters from Baldensperger to Horace Sidney Craig concerning their academic research interests, observations on World War II, and family matters.
Biographical / Historical
Fernand Baldensperger was a professor of Comparative Literature, who taught at the University of Nancy (1894), the University of Lyon (1900-1910), the University of Paris (1910-1935), Harvard (1935-1940) and UCLA (1940-1945). Horace S. Craig received his Ph.D. in French Literature from UCLA in 1941 and collaborated with Baldensperger on a published collection of 19th- and 20th-century literary criticism.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*72M-30. Gift of Mrs. Horace S. Craig, 511 Four Mile Road, Apt. 813, Alexandria, VA 22305; received: 1972 Oct.
- Title
- Baldensperger, Fernand, 1871-1958. Fernand Baldensperger letters to Horace S. Craig: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00769
Repository Details
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