Michael La Vean French documents collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

No known copyright. The Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries believes that this collection is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. (See https://rightsstatements.org/page/NKC/1.0/?language=en)

Preferred citation:

Michael La Vean French documents collection, C0078, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
3 Linear Feet 7 boxes
Creator:
La Vean, Michael
Abstract:
The La Vean collection contains 268 documents and books from the period between 1751 and 1851. The majority of the documents come from the years between the creation of the French National Assembly in 1789 and the beginning of the Empire in 1805.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Michael La Vean French documents collection, C0078, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The La Vean collection contains 268 documents and books from the period between 1751 and 1851. It includes copies of legislation by the French constitutional monarchy and the evolving Republic; administrative correspondence and official records from Morbihan; a few London newspapers mentioning France; ten books, notably a 1797 edition of Three Memorials on French Affairs by Sir Edmund Burke; and other materials. The majority of the documents come from the years between the creation of the French National Assembly in 1789 and the beginning of the Empire in 1805.

Biographical / historical:

Michael La Vean is an entrepreneur and medical device patent holder who studied Business Administration at George Mason University. He spent seven years in Rennes, France, and collects books and documents, especially those relevant to politics and the history of women in eighteenth and nineteenth century France.

Acquisition information:
Collection donated by Michael La Vean in 2004.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in March 2009.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard