The Papers of J. Rives Childs

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Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
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Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
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Preferred citation:

The Papers of J. Rives Childs, Accession #9256-d , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

The Papers of J. Rives Childs, Accession #9256-d , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The additional papers of J. Rives Childs accessioned as #9256-d comprise 19 Hollinger boxes and 1 oversize folio. In addition to his manuscripts, there are nine books and magazines and a newspaper.

w/enclosed ALS, J. Wesley Childs to his father (not in his hand), and enclosed ALS, Mary Childs to Aunt Lucy

and AMsS "My Life"by J. Wesley Childs, 2pp.

including 2 TLS, Childs to the Baroness

These items represent an attempt by Childs to "marry Lafourque, Schutz and Busoni texts of Casanova's Memoirs with particular reference to the variants."

These items represent an attempt by Childs to "marry Lafourque, Schutz and Busoni texts of Casanova's Memoirs with particular reference to the variants."

These items represent an attempt by Childs to "marry Lafourque, Schutz and Busoni texts of Casanova's Memoirs with particular reference to the variants."

These items represent an attempt by Childs to "marry Lafourque, Schutz and Busoni texts of Casanova's Memoirs with particular reference to the variants."

These items represent an attempt by Childs to "marry Lafourque, Schutz and Busoni texts of Casanova's Memoirs with particular reference to the variants."

These items represent an attempt by Childs to "marry Lafourque, Schutz and Busoni texts of Casanova's Memoirs with particular reference to the variants."

These items represent an attempt by Childs to "marry Lafourque, Schutz and Busoni texts of Casanova's Memoirs with particular reference to the variants."

These items represent an attempt by Childs to "marry Lafourque, Schutz and Busoni texts of Casanova's Memoirs with particular reference to the variants."

all in French and kept in originial order in an envelope labelled "Veze Archive-Essays and Notes of C[asanova] (copies),"

in an envelope labelled "Veze Archive"

including ALS La Direttrice, Biblioteca Nazionale di S. Marcoto Childs, from Casanova Archives in Prague

w 1 APCS, Louis Bobé to E. Maynial (both in French), w/ 2 related TMs (in German)

All in a folder labelled "Postface-La Publication des Memoires"

all in an unlabelled folder

all in a folder labelled "Notes prepared by Ch. Samaran and J. Rives Childs for a critical edition of Casanova's 'Historoire de ma Vie',"v. I-V, inclusive of the Brockhaus ed. 1960,(in French). These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

re: the works of Casanova, including a newspaper entitled Le Petit Bastiais,1922 Sep 10, all in French and kep in original order in a folder marked "Casanova Correspondence"

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

These notes were prepared by M. Charles Samaran for a critical edition of Casanova's Histoire de ma Viein 12 vols. for Garnier Freres, but were never used.

Acquisition information:
The papers were packed at Mr. Childs' home in Nice and shipped to the University in January, 1972.
Arrangement:

The collection is divided into three parts, the first of which contains correspondence and personal items. Childs' correspondence is mainly with his family and the Baroness Marcelle de Jouvenel. Other correspondence is grouped under the heading "General Correspondence."Among Childs' personal items are articles written by him, Confederate bills, a diary of Mrs. John W. Childs, 1873- 1876, items concerning Childs' student days, and pictures of Childs and his wife.

The second part of the collection contains papers relating to the life of Jacques Casanova. Included are copies of Casanova's Memoirsand letters, articles written about Casanova, research notes of Childs and other Casanova scholars, and correspondence between Childs and various people interested in Casanova. Two boxes contain microfilmed copies of Casanova materials.

The last part of this collection contains two manuscripts about the middle east and three boxes of snapshots of Childs' foreign travels.