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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Kolb, Catherine. |
| Title: | Catherine Kolb Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1907-1908 |
| Quantity: | 1 v. (SC) |
| Abstract: | Kolb was the niece of Honoré de Balzac's wife. Letters, mostly to Georges Cain. |
| Language: | French |
| 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
Catherine Kolb (fl. 1907-1908) was the niece of the French novelist and playwright, Honoré de Balzac's, wife, Evelina Hanska.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Catherine Kolb Collection consists of a single bound volume which contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and document facsimiles.
The 12 pieces of Correspondence are mostly to Georges Cain, written between 1907 and 1908.
The Photographs series contains a reproduction of a portrait of Balzac by Louis Boulanger and a photograph of a portrait of Balzac by Louis Giraud.
The Published material series consists of newspaper clippings that relate to Mme. Evelina Hanska's deportment following her husband's death.
Finally, the volume contains two Facsimiles. The first is of "Acte de Naissance de Honoré Balzac," Balzac's birth certificate. The second facsimile is "Fac-simile d'une épreuve imprimée de la première page du roman de 'Beatrix' avec les corrections de l'auteur," or a proof for Balzac's novel Beatrix, edited by the author.
Arrangement of the Collection
The contents of the collection are contained in a single bound volume.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced 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.
Subject Headings
Persons
Genres and Forms
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Catherine Kolb Collection
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Finding Aid Information
Created by: LDC
Date: 24 Nov 2008
Revision history:
Inventory
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| SC 261 | 1907-1908 (12 items) | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| SC 261 | Portrait of Honoré de Balzac by Louis Boulanger - reproduction | ||||||||||
| SC 261 | Portrait of Honoré de Balzac by Louis Giraud - photograph of the original portrait | ||||||||||
| Published material | |||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings | |||||||||||
| SC 261 | 1907 (6 items) | ||||||||||
| Facsimiles | |||||||||||
| SC 261 | "Acte de Naissance de Honoré Balzac" | ||||||||||
| SC 261 | "Fac-simile d'une épreuve imprimée de la première page du roman de 'Beatrix' avec les corrections de l'auteur" | ||||||||||