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Marguerite de Falsen Collection Relating to Claudia de Lys

An inventory of the collection) at Syracuse University

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Falsen, Marguerite de
Title: Marguerite de Falsen Collection Relating to Claudia de Lys
Inclusive Dates: 1950-1985
Quantity: 0.5 linear ft.
Abstract: Correspondence, photographs, and printed material related to the American anthropologist and author
Language: English
Repository: Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
222 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center

Biographical History

Claudia de Lys ( -1990) was an American anthropologist and author of numerous books on customs, folklore, palmistry, and superstition.

Marguerite de Falsen was evidently a close friend and perhaps acted as an assistant. There may be references in the collection to her daughter, Yolande Tomiuk, and her granddaughters Diana, Kitty, and Tania (Mrs. Frank Shamy).

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Marguerite de Falsen Collection Relating to Claudia de Lys consists of correspondence, photographs, and printed material.

Correspondence, which forms the bulk of the collection, consists of letters, cards, and postcards from Claudia de Lys. Most were sent to Marguerite de Falsen, who apparently acted as her assistant at one time. A few of the later items are to Tania Shamy, de Falsen's granddaughter. many of the letters contain clippings, notes, and other enclosures.

Photographs include de Lys in her New York City apartment at 162 West 56th Street, as well as a formal portrait photo and a copy of a portrait drawn by A. Egea-Lopez, 1927, which hung in her apartment.

Printed material contains two items: a publicity sheet marketing de Lys as a speaker, and a small advertisement for French language instruction by de Lys and Andree Rondel de Possel.

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Arrangement of the Collection

Correspondence is arranged chronologically. Material in the other series is in no particular order.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advance notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

A few books were transferred to Rare Books for cataloging. Please refer to Libraries Search to locate these items.

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Subject Headings

Persons

Falsen, Marguerite de.
Lys, Claudia de.

Subjects

Anthropologists -- United States.
Folklorists -- United States.

Places

Norway.

Genres and Forms

Advertisements.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Fliers.
Photographs.

Occupations

Anthropologists.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Marguerite de Falsen Collection Relating to Claudia de Lys,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Tania Tomiuk Shamy (Mrs. Frank Shamy), 2022.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: MRC
Date: 16 Feb 2023
Revision history:

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Inventory

Correspondence
Box 1 de Lys 1950-1985 (13 folders)
Box 1 Others 1990 - note to Tania Shamy about de Lys' death; letter from Shamy with reminiscences of her and her sisters' friendship with de Lys
Photographs
Box 1 of Claudia de Lys 1947, [1950s?]
Printed material
Box 1 Miscellaneous circa 1955

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