220 - RYCKEBUSCH (Amélie). ARCHIVES.

RYCKEBUSCH (Amélie). ARCHIVES. Amélie Ryckebusch (1844–1919) was admitted as a scholarship student to the Legion of Honor School – Saint-Denis in 1855; named a Postulant in 1862, a Novice in 1865, Director of Studies in 1884, Acting Superintendent in 1887, and Superintendent on January 1, 1888. In 1895, she traveled to Russia at the request of the Grand Chancellor, tasked with studying institutions similar to the educational homes, and in particular the Alexander School in Saint Petersburg. In October 1896, during the visit of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova, and their first daughter, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, who was 10 months old, Amélie Ryckebusch was tasked with ensuring the young girl’s well-being. She retired from the Legion of Honor’s educational institutions in 1913. This archive consists of: . Photographic portrait (by Pierre Petit) – Statutes of the Educational Institutions (ca. 1860). – Certificate of appointment (August 16, 1854) with a letter addressed to her father. – Receipt for the sum of 400 francs for her trousseau, July 13, 1855. – Appointment as Dame of the 2nd Class (August 14, 1857). – Awarding of the Medal of Honor (October 31, 1862). – Appointment as Postulant (December 4, 1862). – Appointed Assistant Director (October 1, 1881). – Appointed Academy Officer (July 12, 1883). – Appointed Director of Studies (March 1, 1884). – Appointed Inspector (January 23, 1885). – Appointed Officer of Public Instruction (July 9, 1889). . Concert Programs, 1891–1912. A collection of 38 watercolor-illustrated programs from 1891 to 1912, created by students at the Legion of Honor Reform School. A beautiful collection of these handwritten and watercolor-illustrated programs, of which only 9 are undated. We have included a two-page spread titled “Legion of Honor Reform School in Saint-Denis: Recess,” from *L’Illustration*. . Russia. 1894: Copies of letters from Count Pratassoff-Bachmeteff and H. Ygnatovitch. 1895: An autograph letter signed by G. Hanotaux, along with copies and excerpts from the French ambassador in Saint Petersburg, etc. - Amélie Ryckebusch’s passport. - 5 handwritten tributes from students at educational institutions in Russia and 2 handwritten programs illustrated with watercolors. – 1896. Copy of the list given to Pratassoff of the individuals who organized Amélie Ryckebusch’s visit. – Two letters from the Grand Chancellor forwarding a letter from Count Pratassoff-Bachmeteff, and a bracelet, a gift from the Empress. Copy of the letter. (gift not included here). – 1897. Two letters from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcing the birth of a daughter of the Empress of Russia. – 1898. Confirmation of receipt of reimbursement for travel expenses to St. Petersburg (2 documents). . Salaries for Amélie Ryckebusch, 1871–1880. Various correspondence, including an expression of interest in the electrification of Saigon (August–October 1897), and an autograph letter signed by General FAIDHERBE, August 20, 1885. We are including with this collection: An autograph draft by Louis Philippe I “found in the (…?) in 1848.” One folio page. A draft of a letter “My dear Marshal ….”