Scope and Contents
The Solange Clésinger-Sand papers contain correspondence, writings, and other papers. Correspondence consists of letters to and from Solange Clésinger-Sand and third-party letters between family members and others. Notable correspondents with Clésinger-Sand include the following friends, family, and family friends: Nazli and Wacyf Azmy, Éduoard Bourdet, General Cantilli, Alphonse Guérin, Amélie Grille de Beuzelin, Maurice Sand, Charles Poncy, Samuel Rocheblave, and Jules Troubat. Writings include complete manuscripts for the early "Les roses et une fauvette..." (1834), "Histoirettes pour les toute petits," and a travelogue entitled "Une visite à Charon", in addition to a number of drafts for incomplete projects, including the play "Sélim," a theatrical adaptation of L'Uscoque, a novel by George Sand, entitled "Orio Soranzo," and a novel, [On Thora]. Writings also include manuscript notes and fragments. Other materials include artwork, clippings, financial and legal records, notebooks, photographs, and papers relating to a property in Cannes, named Villa Malgrétout, purchased by Clésinger-Sand in 1869. Photographs include portraits of Clésinger-Sand, Alfieri di Sostegno, Jean-Baptiste (Auguste) Clésinger, Charles Poncy, and Fernand de Préaulx.
Dates
- 1834 - 1952
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Solange Clésinger-Sand Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Amazones on the Edith and Richard French Fund, 2009, and on the Frederick W. Hilles Fund, 2012.
Arrangement
Organized into three series: I. Correspondence, 1849-1899. II. Writings, 1834-1862. III. Other Material, 1852-1952.
Extent
3.43 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
French
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Collection contains correspondence, writings, and other papers documenting the life and work of Solange Clésinger-Sand. Correspondence consists of letters to and from Clésinger-Sand and third-party letters between family and others. Notable correspondents include the following friends, family, and family friends: Éduoard Bourdet, Alphonse Guérin, Amélie Grille de Beuzelin, Maurice Sand, Charles Poncy, Samuel Rocheblave, and Jules Troubat. Writings by Clésinger-Sand include complete manuscripts for the early "Les roses et une fauvette..." (1834), "Histoirettes pour les toute petits," and a travelogue entitled "Une visite à Charon", in addition to a number of drafts for incomplete projects, including a play ("Sélim"), a theatrical adaptation of the novel L'Uscoque by George Sand, and a novel ("Thora"). Other materials include artwork, clippings, financial and legal records, notebooks, photographs, and papers relating to property ("Villa Malgrétout") purchased by Clésinger-Sand. Photographs include portraits of Clésinger-Sand, her husband, sculptor Jean Baptiste Clésinger, and others.
Solange Clésinger-Sand (1828-1899)
Solange Clésinger-Sand, daughter of prolific 19th century French author George Sand and Casimir Dudevant. Studied piano with Frédéric Chopin during Chopin's summer sojourns at the Sand estate in Nohant from the late 1830s to mid 1840s. Married sculptor Jean-Baptiste (Auguste) Clésinger in 1847. Author of two published novels, Jacques Bruneau (1870) and Carl Robert (1887). Samuel Rocheblave, biographer of George Sand, compiled the correspondence between Solange and her mother as George Sand et sa fille d'après leur correspondance inédite (1905).
- Authors
- Authors, French -- 19th century
- Bourdet, Édouard, 1887-1945
- Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849
- Clésinger, Jean-Baptiste, 1814-1883
- Clésinger-Sand, Solange, 1828-1899
- French literature -- 19th century
- Grille de Beuzelin, Amélie
- Guérin, Alphonse, 1816-1895
- Photographic prints
- Poncy, Charles, 1821-1891
- Rocheblave, S. (Samuel), 1854-1944
- Sand, George, 1804-1876
- Sand, Maurice, 1823-1889
- Troubat, Jules, 1836-1914
- Title
- Guide to the Solange Clésinger-Sand Papers
- Author
- by Michael L. Forstrom
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
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