Geneviève Saint-Pierre Papers
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Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Geneviève Saint-Pierre Papers include writings, clippings, publications, and photographs. The writings include travel journals (in French) and notes from a hunting expedition in the Western U.S. in 1907, her travels in Canada, and a trip to Sydney, Australia in 1928. Photographic images include scenes of Ecuador (1899), the Grand Canyon and the American west, and Mexico. Letters from Saint-Pierre to Sophia Smith Collection Director Margaret Storrs Grierson (1947-62) include some biographical information. Published writings include articles by Breton author René Leroux (pseud. Meven Mordiern); Breton publications: Almanak ar Breizad (1943) and Iverzon gwelet gant Eur Vretonez (1933), with a French translation by Saint-Pierre; and a French novel about the Incas entitled Les Emerudes de L'Inca (1923) by Vefa (Geneviève) de Saint-Pierre and F. De Saint-Pierre. The writings are primarily in French and Breton languages. There is also a typescript of translations into French by Saint-Pierre of Breton texts by Maodez Glanndour, including his poems "Imram," "Milc hwid rear Serrnoz," Sonennou berr," and "Feuilles défachées." |