Comhaire-Sylvain (Suzanne) papers

Series 1: Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain materials

Scope and Contents

This series contains research notes and handwritten notebooks by Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain that she used for research and teaching. Notes include French translations of Haitian Creole folktales, songs and musical notation. There are also French translation of Congolese and Nigerian folktales, collected by Suzanne Comhaire_Sylvain. There are ethnographic notes on the people in Kenscoff, Haiti, nad women and children in Nigeria and Kenya. This series also includes studies on language in Cuba and on the roots of African languages in Haitian Creole.

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Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain notebooks 1937 1959 (1 out of 4)

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Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain notebooks 1937 1959 (2 out of 4)

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Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain notebooks 1937 1959 (3 out of 4)

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Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain notebooks 1937 1959 (4 out of 4)

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Creole tales translated in French (1 out of 2)

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Creole tales translated in French (2 out of 2)

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Songs in creole and musical scores

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Article: La chanson haitienne; Creole songs with musical scores

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folktales and romances; Mort et funerailles (notes) ; generalites sur Haiti (notes)

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publications: naissance, mort et etat civil a Kenscoff (Haiti) 1959; l'instruction des filles a Lome 1967

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Contes Leopoldville by Suzanne and Jean Comhaire, August 1943 - December 1945 (1 out of 2)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Comhaire, Jean

Comhaire-Sylvain, Suzanne

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Contes Leopoldville by Suzanne and Jean Comhaire, August 1943 - December 1945 (2 out of 2)

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l'espagnol populaire a Cuba, Suzanne Sylvain, 1934

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Les femmes de Kinshasa circa 1943 (manuscript with annotations) 1 out of 2

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Les femmes de Kinshasa circa 1943 (manuscript with annotations) 2 out of 2

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Short stories and folktales (Haiti circa 1937)

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Montagard d'Haiti, Kenscoff (manuscript with notes of the author); correspondence Jean Comhaire and Dominique Desjeux 1981

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Quelques themes communs aux contes zairois reunis ici et aux contes haitiens receuillis par l'auteur

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Essays and notes on Haitian folklore; notes on Cochon-gras (Haiti)

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Essays and articles about the African legacy in Haiti and African derived words in Haitian creole by Suzanne and Jean Comhaire

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Articles, statistics, newspaper article about Kenscoff with introduction and notes from the author

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Communication faite au III ieme congres des Caraibes Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Notes on craftmen in the region of Cocon-Gras, Haiti

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Social analysis of Haitian rural society culture, habits, social issues, economy etc. (1 out of 2)

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Social analysis of Haitian rural society culture, habits, social issues, economy etc. (2 out of 2)

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Newspaper articles and notes about Kenscoff, Haiti

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Publication about social development women in Kenya; Notes and short stories; correspondence with editors

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Choix de l'emplacement de la colonie agricole by Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain; The significance of Caribbean pluralism by M.G Smith

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A child, my child, nouvelle nigerienne, by Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain circa 1964

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Directory of African women, United Nations Economic Comission for Africa by Suzanne and Jean Comhaire

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Speech at the Asemblea extraordinaria de la comision interamericana de mujeres Buenos Aires 1949; Report to the Secretary of state and foreign affairs of Haiti; Correspondence.

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Montagnard d' Haiti: les paysans de la Region de Kenscoff introduction et notes de Jean Comhaire

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Essay about Haitian oral literature and Haitian folklore; short stories included in the essay

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Suzanne and Jean Comhaire articles circa 1937-1939

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Social and economic study of Saint Marc Haiti; articles and notes on other regions of Haiti

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Masamba et ses amis, contes congolais (manuscript)

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Manuscript: Vieillir a Port au Prince

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Manuscript: Paysans de la Region de Kenscoff (1 of 2)

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Manuscript: Paysans de la Region de Kenscoff (2 of 2)

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Manuscript: Folktales and Short Stories from Bantu People with translation in French (1 of 2)

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Manuscript: Folktales and Short Stories from Bantu People with translation in French (2 of 2)

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Manuscript: Masamba et ses amis; Contes Zairois racontes et expliques a Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain, Kinshasa circa 1943

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Manuscript: Masamba et ses amis; Contes Congolais (1of 2)

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Manuscript: Masamba et ses amis; Contes Congolais (2 of 2)

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Manuscript: Riddles and "Romances" Creole, translated in French

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Manuscript: Folktales from Marbial (Haiti)

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Manuscript: Folktales in Creole, translated in French

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Manuscript: Notes about the Society of Kenscoff (Haiti); Article: L'Enregistrement des Naissances et Deces comme Source d'Information Ethnographique a Kenscoff; Short stories, songs

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Manuscript: Social study of Kenscoff (Haiti); Folktales by Florent Marin

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Manuscript: Paysans de la Region de Kenscoff, Haiti

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Manuscript: "Mariage"

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Manuscript: Folktales from Bantu People, translated in French circa 1945 (1 of 4)

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Manuscript: Folktales from Bantu People, translated in French circa 1945 (2 of 4)

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Manuscript: Folktales from Bantu People, translated in French circa 1945 (3 of 4)

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Manuscript: Folktales from Bantu People, translated in French circa 1945 (4 of 4)

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Manuscript: Folktales and short stories from Marbial (Haiti), notes, analysis and comments of the author (1 of 2)

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Manuscript: Folktales and short stories from Marbial (Haiti), notes, analysis and comments of the author (2 of 2)

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Manuscript: Riddles and proverbs in Haitian Creole; Translations and notes of the author; Speech: la femme et la societe; Notes: Port Prince Revisite: sous developpement et evolution

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Manuscript: Folktales and short stories in Haitian Creole, translated in French

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Publications: Suzanne and Jean Comhaire-Sylvain Publications 1933-1984

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Publications: Suzanne and Jean Comhaire-Sylvain Publications 1947-1996

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Publications: Suzanne and Jean Comhaire-Sylvain Publications 1938-1972

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Publications: Suzanne and Jean Comhaire-Sylvain Publication 1950

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Publications: Suzanne and Jean Comhaire-Sylvain Publication 1968

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Publications: Suzanne and Jean Comhaire-Sylvain Publications 1951-1982 (1 of 3)

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Publications: Suzanne and Jean Comhaire-Sylvain Publications 1951-1982 (2 of 3)

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Publications: Suzanne and Jean Comhaire-Sylvain Publications 1951-1982 (3 of 3)

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Correspondence: From: Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain To: Dr. Helen Walker, Professor of Education, Columbia University (From 1944-1946)

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Correspondence: Between Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain and Archibald MacLeish (September 1943-March 1944); Between Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain and Thomas A. Sebeok (November 1943-February 1944)

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Correspondence: Between Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain and Henry Allen Moe (Guggenheim Foundation), September-May 1943

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Correspondence: From: Jean Comhaire To: Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain; From: Denise Paulme Scheefffner to Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain; From: Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain To: Jean Comhaire; From: Dominique Aguessy To: Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain; From: Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain To: Dominique Aguessy

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Correspondence: Between Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain and Edwin W. Smith (International African Institute) (August-November 1945)

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Correspondence: with editors: Suzanne and Jean Comhaire (1943-1969)

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Correspondence: From: Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain To: Dr. A. Burssens (professor)

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Correspondence: From: Alfred Metraux To: Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain (1948)

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Tableau des Cours par Ecole Libre des Hautes Etudes January 1943

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Magazine clippings on Yvonne Sylvain

Series 2: Jean Comhaire, Georges Sylvain, Pierre Sylvain, and Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau materials

Scope and Contents

This series includes manuscripts, correspondence, news and publications, by and about Suzanne's husband and by her immediate family members.

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Scrapbook, personal, belonging to Sylvain family and Jean Comhaire (copies)

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Book reviews and bibliography

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articles on economic changes and haitian family

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Scrapbook personal, belonging to Sylvain family and Jean Comhaire (original)

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Scrapbook personal, belonging to Sylvain family and Jean Comhaire (copies)

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Madeleine and Yvonne Sylvain newspaper clippings (original and copies)

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Correspondence 1942 to 1943

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Tableau des cours: Ecole Libre des Hautes Etudes, January 1943

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magazine clippings on Yvonne Sylvain

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Madeleine Sylvain Bouchereau: photographs, letter and newspaper clippings. January 1954

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Notes about women in Africa circa 1982 by Jean Comhaire

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Folktales and Nationhood in Haiti by Jean Comhaire

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Egyetemi evfolyamtarsam Emlekere by Prof Galdi Laszlo Kedves regi; Notes du 6 Juin 1982 by Jean Comhaire; La Femme Africaine Face a la Vie Moderne by Jean Comhaire

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Speeches, Interviews, and Reminiscences by Jean Comhaire circa 1982-1991

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Correspondence: From: Dr. Marcel Berard To: President Paul Eugene Magloire (1954); From: Henri Deschamps To: Jean Comhaire (1943); From: Unknown To: Pere Hochegger (1984); From: Jean Comhaire To: Jacques Chevalier (1966); From: A.A. Diop To: Suzanne C. Sylvain (1969)

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Correspondence: From: Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain To: Jean Comhaire, Buenos Aires, Argentina (August 4, 1949-August 23, 1949); From: Guy S. Metraux To: Jean Comhaire, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico (August 4, 1949)

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Correspondence: Sylvain Family (January-October 1945)

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Correspondence: Sylvain Family (January-December 1944)

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Correspondence: Sylvain Family (1948-1971)

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Correspondence: Sylvain Family (May-October 1946)

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Correspondence: Sylvain Family (August-December 1943)

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Correspondence: Sylvain Family (dates missing)

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Correspondence: From: Jean Comhaire To: Reverend Hochegger (1984); From: Jean Comhaire To: Steyler Verlag (1984); From: Reverend Hochegger To: Jean Comhaire (1984); From: Dominique Desjeux To: Jean Comhaire (1981)

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Publications: Pierre Sylvain Publications and Miscellaneous Documents, 1930-1972 (1 of 2)

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Publications: Pierre Sylvain Publications and Miscellaneous Documents, 1930-1972 (2 of 2)

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Publications: Madeleine G. Sylvain Boucherau Publications 1944-1954 (1 of 2)

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Publications: Madeleine G. Sylvain Boucherau Publications 1944-1954 (2 of 2)

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Publications: Jeanne G. Sylvain Publication 1949

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Publications: Cric? Crac! Fables de la Fontaine Racontees par un Montagnard Haitien et Transcrites en Vers Creole by Georges Sylvain (1901)

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Portrait of Georges Sylvain and Biography of Georges Sylvain

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Publications: Yvonne G. Sylvain publication titled "Conseiller en Hygiene de la Maternite et de l'Enfance." Mai 1961-Avril 1967

Series 3: Newspapers and clippings

Scope and Contents

This series includes newspaper clippings and short runs of newspapers mainly from Haitian news sources. There is a short run of women's suffrage newspapers, "La voix des femmes", issues for 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1947 , for which Madeleine Sylvain Bouchereau (1905-1970) , Suzanne's sister was a contributor. Dates of all newspapers range from 1936-1959.

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Haiti Sun: August 5, 1956; September 8, 1957

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La Lanterne: November 13, 20 1937

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La Francaise: October 10, 17 1936

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Le Justier: August 22, September 7, and September 19, 1949

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Clipping "Le Charme D'Haiti" by Suzanne Sylvain, Haiti Sun: February 24, 1957, September 8, 1957, May 3, 1959, August 26, 1956, March 31, 1957.

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La Croisade: July 3, 1937

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Chicago Defender: Foreign New Page October3, 1936; The Chicago Defender: October 2, 1937; Le Matin: May 5, 1941; Lloyd Annversois: September 2, 1956; Haiti Miroir: October 14, 1956: The Tanganyira Standard: February 6, 1957; Haiti Journal: August 27, 1957

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La Voix Des Femmes: February-March 1937, April 1937, February-March 1938, March 1939, October-November 1940, December 1943

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La Voix Des Femmes: January 11 and 25, 1947,

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La Voix Des Femmes: February 8, 1947

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La Voix Des Femmes: February 22, March 8, 1947

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La Voix Des Femmes: March 22, April 12, 1947

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La Voix Des Femmes: April 26, May 10, 1947

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La Voix Des Femmes: June 28, 1947

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La Voix Des Femmes: July 12, August 9, 1947

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La Voix Des Femmes: August 9, and 23, 1947

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La Voix Des Femmes: September 6 and 10, 1947

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La Voix Des Femmes: October 4 and 18, November 22 1947

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Le Temps: 17 June 1936

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Le Temps: 20 June 1936

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Le Temps: 19 June 1937

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Le Temps: 23 June 1937

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Le Temps: 3 July 1937

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Le Temps: 7 July 1937

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Le Temps: 9 July 1937

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Le Temps: 10 July 1937

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Le Temps: 14 July 1937

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Le Temps: 18 July 1937

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Le Temps: 21 July 1937

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Le Temps: 26 July 1937

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Le Temps: 31 July 1937

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Le Temps: 4 August 1937

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Le Temps: 11 August 1937

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Le Temps: 18 August 1937

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Le Temps: 21 August 1937

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Le Temps: 25 August 1937

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Le Temps: 28 August 1937

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Le Temps: 1 September 1937

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Le Temps: 4 September 1937

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Le Temps: 8 September 1937

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Le Temps: 23 February 1938

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Le Temps: 27 February 1938

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Le Temps: 21 September 1938

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Le Temps: 28 September 1938

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Le Temps: 7 September 1940

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Le Temps: 26 October 1940

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A Propos de Shada: April 1944

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L'Univeritaire Colonial

Series 4: Photographs

Scope and Contents

This is a large collection of photographs that were taken as part of Suzanne's anthropological research in Haiti, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are some family photos as well. The collection includes some negative, some of which are not printed in the collection.

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Photographs: Haiti circa 1943

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Photographs: Haiti circa 1957

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Photographs: Haiti, Yvonne Sylvain

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Photographs: Congo, circa 1940's

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Photographs: Nigeria circa 1945-1950

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Photographs Nigeria, Leopoldville (DRC), and Haiti, circa 1940's

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photographs: Sylvain family

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Photographs: Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau, Venezuela 1948

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Photographs: Nigeria, Leopolville (DRC)

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Photographs: Leopoldville (DRC) circa 1943

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Negatives 1 out of 4

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Negatives 2 out of 4

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Negatives 3 out of 4

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Photographs: Negatives 4 out of 4

Series 5: Maps

Scope and Contents

This series includes older maps of Haiti. There are hand-drawn maps of Kenscoff, Haiti. There are detailed maps of Port-au-Prince and topographic maps of Haiti.

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Plan de la ville de Port-au-Prince en 1860 (Elie Dubois,draftsman V.Zankevitch)

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Carte-guide et plan de Port-au-prince (George Séjour, architecte)

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Panoramic and monumental maps of Port-au-prince, Cap-Haitien and Pétionville (By Pierre Durocher and Joseph.J. Charles)

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Republica de Haiti esquema de la distribucion de los principales (Servicio tecnico de Mineria y Geologia. Estados Unidos de Venezuela, Ministerio de Fomento. Dfraftsman E.J.P.H)

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Kenscoff, Marbial, Fond Ferrier (Service technique de l'imprimerie Henri Deschamps)

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Carte de la Republique d'Haiti (Service technique de l'imprimerie Henri Deschamps)

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Marigot, Haiti, Département de l'ouest arrondissement Jacmel (U.S army map service, corps of engineers, department of the Army, Washington DC)

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Port-au-Prince, Hati, Département de l'ouest arrondissement Port-au-Prince (U.S army map service, corps of engineers, department of the Army, Washington DC)

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Fond Ferrier, Haiti, Département de l'ouest (U.S army map service, corps of engineers, department of the Army, Washington DC)

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Mornes au sud de Port-au-Prince: Pétionville, Kenscoff, Marbial, Fond Ferrier (Suzanne et Jean Comhaire )

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Ville de Cayes, République d' Haiti (ingenieurs du service de Geodetic et de cartographie, et l'Armée d'Haiti)

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Carte géologique de la republique d' Haiti (Par Jacques Butterlin )

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Esquema de la distribucion de las muestras de calizas y arcillas en Petionville y alrededores (Servicio tecnico de Mineria y Geologia. Estados Unidos de Venezuela, Ministerio de Fomento. G Gonzales B.)

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Republica de Haiti esquema de promedio annual de lluvia y distribucion de poblacion (Servicio tecnico de mineria y geologia. Estados Unidos de Venezuela, Ministerio de Fomento )

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Carte physique, politique et economique de la Republique d' Haiti (American Map Co INC. New York)

Series 6: Miscellaneous publications

Scope and Contents

This series includes additional newspaper clippings, book reviews, and publication by and about Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain and her family.

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Publications on Haiti 1938-1995

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Publications on Haiti 1933-1986

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Miscellaneous newspaper articles, book reviews, notes

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Miscellaneous paperwork from university

Series 7: Audio recordings: copies of Lomax Library of Congress Haiti field recordings (seven instantaneous discs) 1937

Scope and Contents

These discs are copies of field recordings from an expedition in Haiti conducted by Alan Lomax, his fiancee Elizabeth Lyttleton Harold, and his assistant Revolie Polinice for the Library of Congress in 1936 and 1937. These copies, all of which are from 1937, were of specific titles requested by Comhaire-Sylvain in 1942, and were duplicated on fragile glass-core discs (due to war-time rationing of aluminum, which is what the original recordings were recorded on).

Lomax writing to Comhaire-Sylvain 10/30/1942: "I am afraid both the Rosenwald idea and the duplication of your records have been delayed due to the fact that I have changed jobs recently going in to the Office of War Information. This morning, however, I called the Library to urge them to send you the estimate on the records you want duplicated." --Cohen, Ronald D., ed. Alan Lomax, Assistant in Charge: The Library of Congress Letters, 1935-1945

While most or all of the Lomax Haiti recordings have been commercially issued on 2009's "Alan Lomax in Haiti" box set (and are streamable to Stanford users at https://search.alexanderstreet.com/search?searchstring=%22Alan+Lomax+Haiti+Collection%22), it is interesting to note which recordings Comhaine-Sylvain wanted reference copies of. It was also thought possible that these discs, duplicated five years after the originals were created, might be less worn, but this is unfortunately not the case. These discs were digitized, however.

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photocopies of record sleeves

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5A1-1078A ; 5B1-1078B 1937

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5A1-1078A Nous préparé, Damballa Wedo. Sung by Odelia. Pont Beudet, Haiti, Alan Lomax, Feb.1, 1937

5A1-1078A Vodoun. M'pr'all fé un vèvè pou Damballa Wedo. Same as above

5A1-1078A Damballa Wedo, Qui sou mandé Salado. Sung by Odelia. Same as above

5B1-1078B Erzuli-o côté ou yé . Same as 1078A

5B1-1078B Ala oun belle ti femme, ce Erzuli-o. Same as above

5B1-1078B Erzuli-o, cay moin 'mandé ouser. Same as above

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1A1-1110A ; 1B1-1110B 1937

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1A1-1110A Moise-o, ouai m'a pare [m'te paré] oun bois pou' yo. Sung and played by the third Mardi Gras Band. Leogane, Haiti, Alan Lomax, Feb. 7, 1937. Instrumentation: voxines and drums

1B1-1110B Sourite caba bobo - a. Same as 110A

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3A1-1195A2 ; 3A2-1195B1 ; 3B1-1930B1 ; 3B1-1930B2 ; 3B1-1930B3 1937

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3A1-1195A2 Loco Vaoudé. Played and sung by Thomas' rara band. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax, March 23, 1937

3A2-1195B1 Ogoun bwè, li pas sou-o. Played and sung by Thomas' rara band. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax, March 23, 1937

3B1-1930B1 M'pr'allé oué mitans si m'a dègivé. Sung by mixed group with drums (kata, segond, mama) by Saul Polinice, Louis and Ciceron Marseille. Pont Beudet, Haiti, Alan Lomax, Jan. 8, 1937

3B1-1930B2 Nou la-é, Sobo, Nou la-é. Same as above

3B1-1930B3 Judas-yo, nommain. Same as above

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10A1-1231A1 ; 10A2-1226B3 ; 10B1-1230A2 ; 10B1-1230A3 ; 10B3-1178A5 1937

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10A1-1231A1 Fignolé pou' Damballa. Sung by Francilia. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax, Apr. 7, 1937. Vodoun

10A2-1226B3 Étendé la. Sung by Francilia. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax, Apr. 12, 1937. Romance

10B1-1230A2 To, to, to papa-ou ce canaille. Sung by Francilia with cha-chas. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax, Apr. 12, 1937

10B2-1230A3 Do, do, do, crab nan kalalou. Sung by Francilia with cha-chas. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax, Apr. 12, 1937. Lullaby

10B3-1178A5 Doumbwèy nan pois ça bon. Sung by pupils of Ecole Darnien. Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Alan Lomax, Mar. 19, 1937. Game song

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8A1-1280A1 ; 8A1-1280A2 ; 8A1-1280A3 ; 8B1-1294A2 [B1?] 1937

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8A1-1280A1 Agwé, Agwé mangnin garde [gaude?] la. Sung by Elvi Céisse Lambert and José Lee Lambert. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax, Apr. 14, 1937

8A1-1280A2 Sinezowa, cé moin-même yo rhélé nordé. Sung by Elvi Céisse Lambert and José Lee Lambert. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax, Apr. 14, 1937

8A1-1280A3 Azaka, m'apo bay ou bonjour. Same as above. [case de damb. p.152]

8B1-1294A2 [B1?] Bête-la mordé moin, Ogoun Fè. Sung by Tanice and three servitors with ason and bell. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax, Apr. 16, 1937. Vodoun

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6A1-1251A1 ; 6A1-1251A2 ; 6B1-1253A [possibly incorrect] 1937

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6A1-1251A1 Oun loa qui té passé l'abattoir. Sung and played by the Société Déréal with Francilia. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax, Apr. 8, 1937

6A1-1251A2 Tout ça m'apé fè nan main bon Dieu. Sung and played by the Société Déréal with Francilia. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax, Apr. 8, 1937

6B1-1253A [possibly incorrect] E Basile-o. Sung and played by the Société Juba with drum. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax, Apr. 8, 1937

box 22, Disk 7

7A1-1257A1 ; 7A2-1267A1 ; 7B1-1268B 1937

M1835_b22_07

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7A1-1257A1 Ala femme enrage. Sung and played by the Société Juba with drum. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax, Apr. 9, 1937

7A2-1267A1 Zila nan pays Congo. Sung and played by the Société Boumba, with Marilianne Joseph. Same as above. Apr. 13

7B1-1268B M'a-foula pou yo. Sung and played by the Société Boumba, with Marilianne Joseph. Carrefour Duforts, Haiti, Alan Lomax and Elizabeth Lomax, Apr. 13, 1937