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CA ON00389 C8-1-13
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Bertrand de Jouvenel, letters to Léon Deffoux
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- 1929-1934 (Creation)
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5 handwritten letter, 1 typed document, 3 typed letter, 4 envelopes, 1 postcard, 1 photocopied article
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- Autograph letter from Bertrand de Jouvenel to Léon Deffoux, n.d. – with envelope stamped «6 août 1929» Deffoux is the specialist on the naturalist movement: Jouvenel is writing a biography of Zola and would like to discuss with Deffoux about the period, the writers and their works.
- Typed letter from Léon Deffoux to Bertrand de Jouvenel, dated August 7, 1929 - carbon copy, no signature. Deffoux would be delighted to meet with de Jouvenel; he lists a number of sources on Zola, and mentions that de Jouvenel should meet with Maurice Leblond, Zola’s son-in-law, and with the novelist’s daughter, Mme Leblond.
- Autograph letter from Bertrand de Jouvenel to Léon Deffoux, n.d. – with envelope stamped «27 VIII 1929» Wants to thank Deffoux again for sharing his knowledge – may he come back for another meeting?
- Autograph letter from Bertrand de Jouvenel to Léon Deffoux, dated December 20, 1929 - with envelope – with a typed document (2 pages), listing questions about Zola Thanks Deffoux for his help, with regards to his questions about Zola.
- Autograph letter from Bertrand de Jouvenel to Léon Deffoux, n.d. – with envelope stamped «28 jan. 1930» Thanks Deffoux for sending documents; will visit him soon to reassure him about his up-coming book.
- Typed letter from Bertrand de Jouvenel to Léon Deffoux, dated February 4, 1931. Sends to Deffoux a fragment of his up-coming book on Zola. Has “romanticized” his depiction of Zola. Will include his thanks to Deffoux in the preface of the book.
- Typed letter from Léon Deffoux to Bertrand de Jouvenel, dated from Paris, February 5, 1931 - 2 copies, both signed. Expresses his reservations about de Jouvenel’s depiction of Zola. Asks de Jouvenel to include these reservations in the preface of his book.
- Autograph letter from Bertrand de Jouvenel to Léon Deffoux, n.d. [from internal evidence: 1933 or 1934] Is publishing a novel with his wife, Marcelle Prat; asks Deffoux if he can publish selected passages in L’Oeuvre; wonders if Deffoux knew that Zola’s friend, Valabrègue, is still alive.
- Postcard with portrait of Valabrègue by Cézanne, some notes scribbled on the back.
- Photocopy of a book page with Bertrand de Jouvenel's obituary notice.
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Box 1 Folder 13
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- Deffoux, Léon (Subject)
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Added by H Bumrah, 17 May 2018