France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Carl Becker papers
This collection contains papers from Cornell University professor of history, Carl Becker, dating 1898-1956. It primarily contains lecture and course notes, correspondence, papers and photographs.
La Forte collection
Letters, receipts, and other documents addressed to or received from officials in the Régie des poudres et salpêtres in Paris and the departments and districts of France, and saltpeter manufacturers, chiefly relating to gunpowder production. Other topics covered include Parisian politics, the state of the French economy, the shift to paper currency, and dissatisfaction among the workers.
Lavoisier manuscript collection
Antoine Laurent Lavoisie (born 1743) and his wife, Marie-Anne-Pierrette Lavoisier (born 1758) were both French chemists. The Lavoisier manuscript collection (1766-1834) contains materials by, to or about Antoine and Marie, including material on their scientific work, correspondence, manuscripts, certificates, deeds, contracts, plates for publications, maps and drawings, memorabilia and artifacts.