Summary
Collection includes personal and business papers of Charles E. Lauriat and Charles E. Lauriat Co. Includes materials about the sinking of the Lusitania.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1850-1960
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
A portion of this collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
15 linear feet (14 boxes)Biographical / Historical
Charles E. Lauriat, Jr. (1874-1937) was a bookseller who specialized in rare books. His memoir of his voyage on the Lusitania became one of the best-known accounts of the tragedy. He lived in Boston, Massachusetts.
Arrangement
Unprocessed; see box list in internal file.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2004M-113. Gift, Ann Lauriat, 2005 March 4.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Betts Coup, 2020.
- Title
- Lauriat, Charles Emelius, 1874-1937. Charles Emelius Lauriat papers, circa 1850-1960 (2004M-113): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04138
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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