Fonds GB 0096 MS1121 - UZANNE, Octave (1852-1931)

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Reference code

GB 0096 MS1121

Title

UZANNE, Octave (1852-1931)

Date(s)

  • 6858 (Creation)

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Fonds

Extent and medium

1 letter

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Born 1852; published Les Surprises du Coeur in 1881; wrote an article in 1894: "The End of Books", which predicted that books would eventually become overtaken by other media. He founded the magazine The Book.

Archival history

GB 0096 MS1121 1918 October 10 Fonds 1 letter Uzanne , Octave , 1852-1931 , bibliophile
Born 1852; published Les Surprises du Coeur in 1881; wrote an article in 1894: "The End of Books", which predicted that books would eventually become overtaken by other media. He founded the magazine The Book.

Senate House Library

Letter to an anonymous correspondent in which Octave Uzanne mentions his six months in Brittany, 1918. He claims to have benefitted from the fresh air there.

1 letter only

Open for research.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
French

Fonds description.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997. 2006-09-05 Brittany Europe France Uzanne , Octave , 1852-1931 , bibliophile Western Europe

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Senate House Library

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Scope and content

Letter to an anonymous correspondent in which Octave Uzanne mentions his six months in Brittany, 1918. He claims to have benefitted from the fresh air there.

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1 letter only

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Conditions governing access

Open for research.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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French

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Senate House Library, University of London

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

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  • English

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