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World War, 1939-1945, Underground Resistance collection – France
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RC0843
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1939-1945 (Creation)
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1,075 items
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Custodial history
Scope and content
Collection consists of newspapers and periodicals (114 titles, ca. 400 issues); broadsides (33 items); leaflets (341 items); and books and pamphlets (84 items) and other documents (27 items) produced by or relating to the underground resistance in France during the Second World War. Also included are related materials: ephemera from the pre-War and “Phony War” periods (15 items); Free French and other foreign publications (43 items); items related to the liberation of Paris (8 items) and to the period immediately after the liberation (45 items); autograph letters and manuscripts (20 items); and books inscribed by their authors (60 items). Most of the documents are in French, while some are in German or Yiddish.
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
The collection was acquired from Michel Brisebois in 2008. Mr. Brisebois acquired the collection over a number of years from a variety of sources.
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged in the following series:
Pre-War and "Phony War": ephemera
Underground Newspapers and Periodicals
Broadsides
Underground Leaflet
Underground Books and Pamphlets
Underground Documents
Free French and Other Foreign Publications
Liberation of Paris
After the Liberation
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There are no access restrictions.
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RC0843
