Marguerite de Falsen Collection Relating to Claudia de Lys
An inventory of the collection) at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 16 Feb 2023
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 16 Feb 2023
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | de Falsen, Marguerite |
| Title: | Marguerite de Falsen Collection Relating to Claudia de Lys |
| Dates: | 1950-1985 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, photographs, and printed material related to the American anthropologist and author |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Claudia de Lys ( -1990) was an American anthropologist and author of numerous books on customs, folklore, palmistry, and superstition.
Marguerite de Falsen was evidently a close friend and perhaps acted as an assistant. There may be references in the collection to her daughter, Yolande Tomiuk, and her granddaughters Diana, Kitty, and Tania (Mrs. Frank Shamy).
The Marguerite de Falsen Collection Relating to Claudia de Lys consists of correspondence, photographs, and printed material.
Correspondence, which forms the bulk of the collection, consists of letters, cards, and postcards from Claudia de Lys. Most were sent to Marguerite de Falsen, who apparently acted as her assistant at one time. A few of the later items are to Tania Shamy, de Falsen's granddaughter. many of the letters contain clippings, notes, and other enclosures.
Photographs include de Lys in her New York City apartment at 162 West 56th Street, as well as a formal portrait photo and a copy of a portrait drawn by A. Egea-Lopez, 1927, which hung in her apartment.
Printed material contains two items: a publicity sheet marketing de Lys as a speaker, and a small advertisement for French language instruction by de Lys and Andree Rondel de Possel.
Correspondence is arranged chronologically. Material in the other series is in no particular order.
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advance notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
A few books were transferred to Rare Books for cataloging. Please refer to the Classic Catalog to locate these items.
Persons
Falsen, Marguerite de.
Lys, Claudia de.
Subjects
Anthropologists -- United States.
Folklorists -- United States.
Places
Norway.
Genres and Forms
Advertisements.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Fliers.
Photographs.
Occupations
Anthropologists.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Marguerite de Falsen Collection Relating to Claudia de Lys,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Tania Tomiuk Shamy (Mrs. Frank Shamy), 2022.
Correspondence
Photographs
Printed material
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | de Lys 1950-1985 (13 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Others 1990 - note to Tania Shamy about de Lys' death; letter from Shamy with reminiscences of her and her sisters' friendship with de Lys | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | of Claudia de Lys 1947, [1950s?] | ||||||||||
| Printed material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous circa 1955 | ||||||||||