Guide to the Michael La Vean French documents collection, 1751-1851 Michael La Vean French documents C0078

Guide to the Michael La Vean French documents collection, 1751-1851

A Collection in
Special Collections and Archives
Collection Number C0078


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Repository
George Mason University. Special Collections and Archives.
Collection number
C0078
Title
Michael La Vean French documents collection 1751-1851
URL:
http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/
Physical Characteristics
3 linear feet (8 boxes)
Creator
Michael La Vean
Language
English
Abstract
The La Vean collection contains 268 documents and books from the period between 1751 and 1851. The majority of the documents come from the years between the creation of the French National Assembly in 1789 and the beginning of the Empire in 1805.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Michael La Vean French documents collection, Collection #C0078, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University.

Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Michael La Vean in 2004.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in March 2009.

Biographical Information

Michael La Vean is an entrepreneur and medical device patent holder who studied Business Administration at George Mason University. He spent seven years in Rennes, France, and collects books and documents, especially those relevant to politics and the history of women in eighteenth and nineteenth century France.

Scope and Content

The La Vean collection contains 268 documents and books from the period between 1751 and 1851. It includes copies of legislation by the French constitutional monarchy and the evolving Republic; administrative correspondence and official records from Morbihan; a few London newspapers mentioning France; ten books, notably a 1797 edition of Three Memorials on French Affairs by Sir Edmund Burke; and other materials. The majority of the documents come from the years between the creation of the French National Assembly in 1789 and the beginning of the Empire in 1805.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Related Material

Special Collections and Archives also holds the La Vean Collection that consists of multiple volumes on the French Revolution donated by Michael La Vean. The books can be found by searching for "La Vean Collection" in the GMU Libraries catalog .

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