Collection of Material about Gertrude Stein Plaque Ceremonies at Bilignin, France, 1985

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Summary

Abstract:
Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) moved to Paris and established a salon with her brother Leo. She became a writer, worked with the American Fund for French wounded, and was a famous hostess. The collection consists of materials related to the placing of a plaque at Bilignin, France at the villa where Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas spent the summers from 1929-1943.
Extent:
1 oversize box
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of materials related to the placing of a plaque at Bilignin, France at the villa where Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas spent the summers from 1929-1943. Includes an audiocassette tape of the ceremonies of May 25, 1985, along with a written translation. Also includes photographs of Stein and of the ceremonies, which included Robert Haas, Erlene Hubly, and officials from the area among the participants.

Biographical / historical:

Gertrude Stein was born on February 3, 1874 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania; attended Radcliffe College (1893-97) and Johns Hopkins Medical School (1897-1902); moved to Paris and established a salon with her brother Leo; became a writer; spent the first year of World War I with her secretary and companion Alice B. Toklas, then entered upon field work with the American Fund for French wounded; back in Paris she became a famous hostess, entertaining many expatriate Americans; published books include Three lives (1909), Tender buttons (1914), Geography and plays (1922), The making of Americans (1925), The autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (1933), Wars I have seen (1945), and Brewsie and Willie (1946); she died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on July 27, 1946.

Acquisition information:
Gift of James S. Hartzell, 1986.
Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Indexed terms

Names:
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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