Memoir notes by Malherbe

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Description

Title
Memoir notes by Malherbe
Creator
Malherbe, Suzanne, 1892-1972
Contributor
Bigg, Basil--Ownership
Cahun, Claude, 1894-1954
Published / Created
undated
Abstract

Papers relating to World War II (in boxes 1-2) include copies of resistance propaganda, undated; letters and notes concerning the imprisonment of Cahun and Malherbe, 1943-1945 and undated; holograph memoir notes by Malherbe, undated; and a typescript memoir by Cahun and Malherbe, undated.

The Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbe Papers consist of holograph and typescript writings by Cahun; memoirs, correspondence, and notes relating to their experiences during World War II; and a small amount of other correspondence and copies of photographs by Cahun.

Description
Claude Cahun, born Lucy Schwob, was a French photographer, artist, and author. Cahun was associated with the Surrealist movement, and her photography and writings addressed issues of gender identity. In 1937 she moved to Jersey in the Channel Islands with her partner Suzanne Malherbe, an illustrator who adopted the name Marcel Moore. Cahun and Malherbe were active in the resistance during the German occupation of Jersey during World War II. They were imprisoned and sentenced to death in 1944, but were liberated at the end of the war.
Formerly owned by Basil Bigg. Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2009.
Extent
3 folders ; 28 cm. and smaller.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English
French
German

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
GEN MSS 721
Collection Title
Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbe papers
Collection / Other Creator
Cahun, Claude, 1894-1954
Collection Date
1913-1952
Container / Volume
Box 1 | 13-15

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
text
Genre
Memoirs
Resource Type
Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic)
Jersey (Channel Islands)
Subject (Name)
Bigg, Basil--Ownership
Cahun, Claude, 1894-1954
Subject (Topic)
Authors, French--20th century
Gender identity in art
Lesbian artists--France
LGBTQ resource
Photographers--France
Surrealism--France
Women photographers
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Jersey

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Rights
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Citation
Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbe Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
9309994
Object ID (OID)
17317512

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