[LE HAVRE] BEAUGRAND (Charles), President of the Geological Society of Normandy: Reunion of 24 LAS addressed to Charles Beaugrand in the late 19th century (between 1880 and 1895): Sully-Prudhomme (1 LAS of 2pp., 1890, and 2 cards with envelopes, 1888-1891); Roland de Cadehol, director of the Journal du Havre; Charles Delagrave (7 LAS ); François Coppée ("I shall be charmed, dear sir, to drink a glass of punch with my colleagues in Le Havre without any manner of speaking..."); Albert Lambert; etc...and 3 administrative documents from the Customs or the Civil Registry.

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