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Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Henriette Renié and Françoise des Varennes papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 7778
Scope and Contents This collection contains personal items that originally belonged to Henriette Renié, that were arranged by her goddaughter Françoise des Varennes for her biography about Renié. While a majority of the collection consists of correspondence and spiritual diaries, it also includes handwritten and typed documents by des Varennes in preparation for the biography. Materials include photographs, concert programs, published journals and news clippings, official documents, original artwork, and...
Dates: 1875-1994

Henriette Renié correspondence and personal items arranged by Françoise des Varennes, 1876-1974

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7778 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Series contains items grouped by des Varennes with no apparent arrangement. Contains the largest amount of correspondence when compared to other series in the collection, many of which were written by famous composers and musicians to Henriette Renié. Materials also include photographs and Renié's spritual diary entries written on small pieces of paper (different from spiritual diary carnets in Series IV).

Dates: 1876-1974

Henriette Renié manuscripts arranged by Françoise des Varennes for her biography, 1875-1988

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7778 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Series contains items arranged by Françoise des Varennes in preparation for the Henriette Renié biography. Materials include chapters for des Varennes' book in addition to photos, selected spiritual diary entries, and periodical articles written by and about Renié.

Dates: 1875-1988

Henriette Renié spiritual diaries, 1897-1965

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7778 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Series contains handwritten diary carnets written by Renié with spiritual reflections and notes from Catholic Mass sermons, which she attended on a daily basis.

Dates: 1897-1965