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Collection Overview
Title: Massachusetts Lafayette Society Records, 1824-1999
Predominant Dates: 1987-1997
Collection Identifier: 7336
Primary Creator: Massachusetts Lafayette Society
Extent: 0.5 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically.
Date Acquired: 10/00/2014
Subjects: French-Americans – New England, Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, — Marquis De, 1757-1834, Massachusetts Lafayette Society., Nonprofit Organizations – Massachusetts, United States — History — Revolution, 1775-1783 — Participation, French
Languages: English, French
Abstract
This collection, dating primarily from 1987 to 1997, documents the activities of the Lafayette Day Committee, now the Massachusetts Lafayette Society, whose mission is to organize the annual Lafayette Day Celebration in Boston, educate the public about the contributions of the Marquis de Lafayette to American Independence, and encourage Franco-American friendship. The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, invitations, programs, news clippings, and photographs.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection documents the activities of the Massachusetts Lafayette Society, previously referred to as the Lafayette Day Committee, from 1987-1999, particularly its planning meetings, efforts to erect a statue of Lafayette in Boston, and annual Lafayette Day celebration. Of note are the meeting minutes from the planning meetings and the correspondence of Marthe Biron Peloquin, who orchestrated the cooperation of La Société La Fayette, the French counterpart of their society, in order to include a descendant of Lafayette in the yearly celebrations. Also included are materials from related Lafayette and Franco-American societies, some of whose participants were members of the Lafayette Day Committee, news clippings, and photographs.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Boston Public Library Archival and Manuscript Finding Aid Database
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions:
Items in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. The Boston Public Library does not hold copyright on the material in this collection. Researchers are responsible for identifying and contacting the persons or organizations that hold copyright.
When reproducing material from this collection please use the credit line "Courtesy of the Trustees of the Boston Public Library/Rare Books."
Acquisition Method:
Donated to the Boston Public Library by theMassachusetts Lafayette Society in 2014.
Preferred Citation:
Massachusetts Lafayette Society Collection. MS 7336. Rare Books and Manuscripts Department, Boston Public Library. Courtesy of the Trustees of the Boston Public Library/Rare Books.
Processing Information:
Finding aid written by Catalin Culbertson, December 2014.
Box and Folder Listing
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Box 1],
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- Box 2
- Folder 1: News Clippings, n.d., 1925-1988
- Folder 2: News Clippings, 1989-1997
- Folder 3: Photographs: Lafayette Day 1988: Procession into State House Chamber, 20 May 1988
- Folder 4: Photographs: Lafayette Day 1988: Ceremony at State House, 20 May 1988
- Folder 5: Photographs: Lafayette Day 1988: Parade to Lafayette Memorial, 20 May 1988
- Folder 6: Photographs: Lafayette Day 1988: Reception at Nurses Hall, State House, 20 May 1988
- Folder 7: Photographs: Lafayette Day 1988: Mass at Nôtre-Dame-des-Victoires, Boston, 22 May 1988
- Folder 8: Photographs: Lafayette Day 1989: Lafayette Ball, 19 May 1989
- Folder 9: Photographs: Lafayette Day 1994 and Newport Reception, 17-20 May 1994
- Folder 10: Photographs: Excursions: Exeter, NH: Society of the Cincinnati, 21 May 1988
- Folder 11: Photographs: Excursions: Exeter, NH: High School Visit, 21 May 1988
- Folder 12: Photographs: Excursions: Sudbury, MA: Wayside Inn and Lafayette Marker, 22 May 1992
- Folder 13: Photographs: French Société La Fayette Events: Dinner with Comte, Paris, 6 February 1988
- Folder 14: Photographs: French Société La Fayette Events: Lafayette Memorial Parade, Cours de la Reine, Paris, 13 June 1988
- Folder 15: Photographs: French Société La Fayette Events: Remarks at the Hôtel de Ville, Paris, 13 June 1988
- Folder 16: Photographs: French Société La Fayette Events: Ceremony at Picpus Cemetary, Paris, 13 June 1988
- Folder 17: Photographs: Lafayette Statue, Lafayette, LA, February 1989
- Folder 18: Photographs: Unidentified, n.d.
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