Bibliographical Foundations of French Historical Studies Book

Contents Preface

• I. Bibliographic Methods & French Historical Studies
• Bibliographic Access to French Studies—A Revolution in Progress
• Canada Looks at the French Revolutions: An Analysis of Canadian Imprints, 1889-1989
• The French Revolution of the Library: The Trésor de la Langue Française
• The French Revolution and the Cinema: Problems in Filmography
• II. French Archives and Libraries: Historical Perspectives and Research Possibilities
• Searching Pre-Revolutionary Archives in France: A Personal Experience
• The Archives of Lyon: Challenges and Opportunities for the Study of Eighteenth-Century France
• Respect des Fonds: The Origins of the Modern Archival Principle of Provenance
• The Bibliographie Liegeoise: From Jansenism to Sansculottism in the Book Industry of Eighteenth-Century Liege
• D'Eon's Books: The Library of an Eighteenth-Century Transsexual
• III. Post-Revolution French Bibliographic Connections with the New World
• Books and Culture in French Canada: The Library of the Institut-Canadien de Montreal, 1852-1880
• The Trans-Canadian French Connection with the Pacific Northwest Frontier: Missionaries, Books, and the Media in Oregon, 1835-1855
• French Period Archival Resources in the Lower Louisiana Territory
• The Bordeaux Book Trade to the West Indies at the End of the “Ancien Regime”
• IV. The French Revolution of Archives and Libraries: From Royal to National and From Private to Public Institutions
• The National Library of France: Another Revolution?
• V. Commentaries
• France's New Library: What Does this Mean for American Researchers?
• France's Archives: The Library's Counterpart
• Use and Preservation: Concern for France's National Library
• The Library of France: Old and New Revolutions
• Index
• Reference Notes Included