Byvanck, W. G. C. (Willem Geertrud Cornelis), 1848-1925
Person
biographical statement
Citation:
nl.wikipedia.org, viewed Apr 12, 2012 (Dutch librarian and writer; born in Amsterdam Nov 10, 1948; married Clara Bywancks Cramerus; had two sons and a daughter; studied at the Hague and Leiden; received his PhD in 1879; April 1895 became director of the Royal Library; editor of De Gids; died Dec 6, 1925)Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
W. G. C Byvanck letters to Marcel Schwob
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326073]
Identifier: MSS SC 2738
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten and signed letters addressed to Marcel Schwob, a French writer. The items are in French. Byvanck writes about the history of the colloquial French language and Francois Villon, a French poet.
Dates:
1889-1894
W. G. C. Byvanck papers
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233635983 ]
Identifier: MSS 3847
Scope and Contents
Contains a bound paper photocopy of Byvanck's notes from interviews with impressionist artists in preparation for the book Un Hollandais a Paris en 1891. The impressionists he wrote about include artists such as: Aristide Bruant, Jean Moreas, Ernet Raynaud, Paul Verlaine, Leon Cahun, Claude Monet, Jules Renard, and Maurice Barres. The manuscript was sent to Marcel Schwob (1867-1905), who wrote corrections in the margins. The original is lost.
Dates:
1891
Marcel Schwob correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8401
Scope and Contents
Materials contain copies of the original correspondence from Marcel Schwob to W.G.C. Bijvanck dated 1891-1898 and a letter from Maurice Barrès to Marcel Schwob written in 1892. The letters are written in French and Schwob seems to send most of his from Paris, France. Folder 1 contains the copies of letters 2-37 from Schwob to Bijvanck; Folder 2 contains letter 56 from Barrès to Schwob; and Folder 3 contains extra copies of some of the letters. The documents are ordered according to the way...
Dates:
1891-1898
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