Sarthou family correspondence M2139

Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2016
Green Library
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Stanford 94305-6064
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Folder listing rather than full finding aid.


Language of Material: French
Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Sarthou family correspondence
Creator: Sarthou, Henri
Creator: Sarthou, Jeanne
Identifier/Call Number: M2139
Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Date (inclusive): c. 1911-1929
Language of Material: French

Arrangement

Letters are only roughly arranged.

Biographical / Historical

Henri Sarthou was an employee of the French municipality of Shanghai in the early 1900s. He had family members living in Millau, France. He and his family members exchanged correspondence between Shanghai and Millau.

Scope and Contents

The materials consist primarily of correspondence between various Sarthou family members as well as various friends and associates. Also includes a few photographs, negatives, receipts, and other documents.

Conditions Governing Access

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Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Sarthou family correspondence (M2139). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased by Stanford University Libraries in 2015.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Sarthou, Henri
Sarthou, Jeanne

Box 1, Folder 1

Letters to Jeanne Sarthou from: Ra; Valentine; a cousin; and others

Box 1, Folder 2

Letters to Jeanne Sarthou from her brother, Henri, 1911-1913

Box 1, Folder 3

Letters to Jeanne Sarthou from her brother, Henri, 1914-1928

Box 1, Folder 4

Letters to Henri and Valentine Sarthou from his sister, Jeanne, 1923-1927

Box 1, Folder 5

Letters to Henri and Valentine Sarthou from various people, 1916-1925

Box 1, Folder 6

Letters to Valentine Sarthou from: Lucienne, Ra; Henri and various others, 1922-1925

Box 1, Folder 7

Letters to Henri Sarthou from various people

Box 1, Folder 8

Letters from Henri Sarthou to various people, including to his mother

Box 1, Folder 9

Letters between Henri Sarthou and Adele; from Henri to Eugene; Bon voyage telegram to Eugene and Adele

Box 1, Folder 10

Letters from J. Tapenaux

Box 1, Folder 10

Letters - miscellaneous

Box 1, Folder 11

Used envelopes dis-attached from letters

Box 1, Folder 12

Typescript documents and receipts

Box 1, Folder 13

Fosse septique Municipalite Francaise

Box 1, Folder 13

3 photographs - unidentified