Collection of Agnes Mary Frances (Robinson) Duclaux Materials
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence to Eugene Lee-Hamilton, Matilda and Violet Paget (primarily Violet,) Emily Sargent, and Irene Cooper-Willis from the 1880s to 1930s, as well as Duclaux's tribute to Eugene Lee-Hamilton and watercolor of Mary Robinson (?) by Mrs. Stedman.
Dates
- 1882-1938
- 1882 - 1938
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials to be used on site during regular Special Collections hours or by appointment. Photocopying or scanning may be possible at discretion of staff for nominal fee. Digital cameras are permitted. Materials may be protected by copyright.
Biographical / Historical
Agnes Mary Frances Robinson, known after her first marriage as Agnes-Marie-François Darmesteter, and after her second as Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux born in Leamington Hastings (England) on February 27, 1857 - died in Aurillac (France) on February 9, 1944, was an English writer and scholar on many subjects connected with France and French literature, and a poet. She wrote nearly 30 books. She was educated in Brussels and at University College, London. Her first marriage in 1888 was to James Darmesteter. She married Emile Duclaux of the Pasteur Institute in 1901.
Extent
1.0 Linear Feet
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence to Eugene Lee-Hamilton, Matilda and Violet Paget (primarily Violet,) Emily Sargent, and Irene Cooper-Willis from the 1880s to 1930s, as well as Duclaux's tribute to Eugene Lee-Hamilton and watercolor of Mary Robinson (?) by Mrs. Stedman.
Arrangement note
Materials arranged in three series: Correspondence from Agnes Mary Frances (Robinson) Duclaux, Correspondence to Agnes Mary Frances (Robinson) Duclaux, Manuscripts and Published Materials.
Custodial History
Materials acquired via gift or purchase.
- Fine Arts
- Lee-Hamilton, Eugene, 1845-1907 (Correspondent)
- Paget, Matilda (Adams), 1815–1896 (Correspondent)
- Paget, Violet, 1856-1935 (Correspondent)
- Poetry
- Sargent, Emily, 1857-1936 (Correspondent)
- Willis, Irene Cooper, flourished 1920s-1930s (Correspondent)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Collection of Agnes Mary Frances (Robinson) Duclaux Materials.
- Author
- Colby College Special Collections, Waterville, Maine
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Colby College Special Collections Repository
