Category Archives: France

Introduction to French Revolutionary Holdings

Posted on July 18, 2014 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, France, French Revolutionary Pamphlets | Tagged | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow In honor of Bastille Day, this week Cool@Hoole will provide readers with a three-part overview of the Division of Special Collection’s French holdings. On Monday, early modern books were covered and on Wednesday, the French Enlightenment was explored. Today, on … Continue reading →

Introduction to French Enlightenment Holdings

Posted on July 16, 2014 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, France, Rare Books Collection | Tagged | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow In honor of Bastille Day, this week Cool@Hoole will provide readers with a three-part overview of the Division of Special Collection’s French holdings. Early modern books were covered on Monday and, on Friday, our series will wrap … Continue reading →

Happy Bastille Day! Introduction to Early Modern French Holdings

Posted on July 14, 2014 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, France, Rare Books Collection | Tagged | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow In honor of Bastille Day, this week Cool@Hoole will provide readers with a three-part overview of the Division of Special Collection’s French holdings. Today, early modern books will be covered; on Wednesday, the French Enlightenment will … Continue reading →

Now that they’ve seen Paree!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by | Posted in: France, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Photograph Collections, Wade Hall Collection | Leave a comment

It was 122 years ago this week, on March 31, 1889, that the Eiffel Tower is dedicated in Paris in a ceremony presided over by the tower’s designer, Gustave Eiffel. Among the dignitaries were the French Prime Minister Pierre Tirard … Continue reading →