- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and printed matter concerning the Baron and Baroness Hyde de Neuville. The collection contains Xerox copies of letters (with typed English transcriptions) exchanged between the baron, who was the French ambassador to the U.S. under Louis XVIII (1816-1822), and Thomas Jefferson, and a Xerox of a letter by Jefferson to James Madison, as well as photographs of the Hyde de Neuville house outside of New Brunswick, N.J., where the baron and baroness lived part of the time during their years of exile (1807-1814) from the Napoleonic reign in France. There are also catalogs of 20th-century exhibitions of the baroness's pencil sketches and watercolors of Indians, common people, and buildings of architectural interest such as the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton then under construction (1813).
- Collection Creator Biography:
Hyde de Neuville
The baron and baroness Hyde de Neuville lived in New Brunswick, N.J., during their years of exile (1807-1814) from the Napoleonic reign in France. The baroness was a watercolorist. The baron served as ambassador to the U.S. (1816-1822) and Portugal under Louis XVIII.
- Acquisition:
AM19510
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Folder inventory added by Allyse Terrell '2014 in 2012.
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Baroness Hyde de Neuville Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/x346d421r
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1
- Subject Terms:
- Ambassadors -- France. -- 19th century -- Correspondence
Exiles -- France. -- 19th century
Indigenous peoples of North America -- Portraits. -- 19th century
Political refugees -- France. -- 19th century
Watercolor drawings, French -- United States -- 20th century -- Exhibitions - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence -- 19th century
Exhibition catalogs. -- 20th century
photographs -- 20th century. - Names:
- Princeton Presbyterian Church (N.J.)
Hyde de Neuville, Jean Guillaume, baron (1776-1857)
Hyde de Neuville, Jean Guillaume, baron (1776-1857)