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Correspondance adressee a Berthe Schuster, marraine de guerre [Correspondence addressed to Berthe Schuster, war godmother]
Collection — Box: 1 [31151030118974]
Identifier: MS-0736
Overview
Starting in the spring of 1915, during World War I, some women in unoccupied France volunteered for the role of "war godmothers," marraines de guerre. To provide the moral support these men, so-called "war orphans," could not receive from their families, women in unoccupied areas became their pen pals. Berthe Schuster was one of these war godmothers and lived during the war on 51 Malakoff Avenue in Paris. This collection includes 124 pieces of correspondence, including illustrated letters,...
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French caricature folio: “Un Chapelet de Bêtises”
Collection — Container: 1 [31151030142230]
Identifier: MS-0770
Overview
This item is a folio of caricature sketches created in France in 1861. There is currently no biographical information on the creator.
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- Gavarni, Paul, 1804-1866 1
- Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847 1
- Grévin, Alfred, 1827-1892 1
- Schuster, Berthe, active 1912-1919 1
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