Mennevée (Roger) collection of research material relating to French political, social, economic, and artistic life, 1910-1965., ca. 1910-1969

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Summary

Title:
Roger Mennevée collection of research material relating to French political, social, economic, and artistic life
Dates:
ca. 1910-1969
Abstract:
Roger Mennevée was a researcher, journalist, editor and publisher of a private newsletter: Les Documents Politiques, Diplomatiques et Financiers. The archive was assembled by Mr. Mennevée from the more than 50 years of extensive research in the preparation of his newsletter. The majority of the collection was obtained in 1965, while the rest was donated in 1969, on the occasion of Mennevée's retirement. As a collection of research items, the Mennevée archive is an exhaustive mine of information which documents social, political, economic and artistic life in France between 1910 and 1969.
Extent:
1221.5 linear feet
Language:
French .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], The Roger Mennevée Collection of research material relating to French political, social, economic, and artistic life, 1910 – 1965. (Collection 899). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains material related to Menevée's career as editor and publisher of Les informations politiques et financières and Les documents politiques, diplomatiques, et financiers. Includes clippings, correspondence, periodicals, pamphlets, broadsheets, government publications, and bulletins. Mennevée developed an extensive collection of biographical and subject files which provided the resources for his research and publications. The bulk of the files concern political, economic, and diplomatic life between 1914 and 1940 collected from French and foreign presses, the Stock Exchange, financial companies, and official announcements.

Biographical / historical:

Roger Mennevée was a researcher, journalist, editor and publisher of a private newsletter: Les Documents Politiques, Diplomatiques et Financiers. Les Documents was widely considered, in academic circles, to be one of the best informed newsletters of its kind. The archive was assembled by Mr. Mennevée from the more than 50 years of extensive research in the preparation of his newsletter. The majority of the collection was obtained in 1965, while the rest was donated in 1969, on the occasion of Mennevée's retirement.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Roger Mennevée 1965 and 1969.
Processing information:

Processed by Matthew Callahan in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Kelley Bachli, 2009.

Final processing by Preksha Ambrish with assistance from Kelly Besser, 2023.

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Arrangement:

The Roger Mennevee's original organization of the collection has been maintained. Mennevee collected and maintained files on a huge array of topics, which were categorized into the following 9 series:

1) Archive of Contemporary Biography 2) Press Archive 3) Espionage and Secret Service Archive 4) Secret Societies and Occultism 5) Political Archive 6) Economic and Financial Archive 7) Loose Folders and Additions 8) Catalogs, Listings and Indices 9) Documentation Générale

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Physical facet:
2443 boxes, 9 cartons, and 58 oversize boxes
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Preksha Ambrish, 2023.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-06-26 14:46:40 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical objects belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], The Roger Mennevée Collection of research material relating to French political, social, economic, and artistic life, 1910 – 1965. (Collection 899). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
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