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Valdenuit Portraits of Mr. Leeds, 1962 August 29
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The collection consists of research notes, correspondence, photographs, and drafts for three articles by Rice, published in the Princeton University Library Chronicle (autumn 1951, summer 1959, spring 1971), concerning the French engraver, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin (1770-1852). Saint-Mémin spent the years 1793 to 1814 in America, where he became known for his portraits, made with the use of a "physiognotrace" machine, of many famous Americans, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Included is correspondence with Pierre Quarre concerning an exhibition on Saint-Mémin in Dijon, France, in 1963, and miscellaneous notes, articles, and illustrations about Saint-Mémin.
Collection History
Access & Use
- Access Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions for Reproduction and Use:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
- Credit this material:
Valdenuit Portraits of Mr. Leeds; Howard C. Rice Collection on Saint-Mémin, C0752, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (rcpxm): Box 1
