(Mss. 1301) Inventory
Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library Louisiana State University Libraries Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University
Reformatted 2005
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Summary 3 Biographical/Historical Note 4 Scope and Content Note 4 Description of Collection 5 Container List 17
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Size. 1,448 items, 74 manuscript volumes, and 33 printed volumes
locations. Inclusive dates. 1811-1934, n.d. Bulk dates. 1830-1899 Language. French and English Summary. Scholarly papers of Francois Delsarte and students concerning acting
methodology, as well as manuscript volumes containing notes and drawings by Delsarte. Printed volumes are of acting methodology and similar subjects.
Organization. Arranged by author
Restrictions on If microfilm is available, photocopies must be made from microfilm. access. Related N/A
Copyright. [Copyright of the original materials is retained by descendants of the creators in accordance with U.S. copyright law.] Citation. Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries,
Baton Rouge, La. Stack location(s). 35:85-93; OS:D 1811, (1830-1899)-1934, n.d.
Francois Delsarte was a French educator, music and dramatic instructor, and originator of a widely recognized system of elocution.
Professional papers contain materials important in the study of pantomime, and in addition, notes and manuscripts of James Steele Mackaye and William R. Alger, outstanding pupils of Delsarte.
Additional studies of the Delsarte system by S. S. Curry, Claude L. Shaver, and others are found in the collection, which includes materials assembled by Curry.
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| Description of Collection | |||
| Stack Location | Date | Contents Box 1 | Material of (listed when known): |
| 35:84 | undated | Notes and Sketches by Delsarte (Folder 14) | Delsarte |
| undated | Guide Accord as Zalene Systeme Delsarte (Folder 16) | Delsarte | |
| undated | Certificate of Inventions and Patents, etc. (Envelope) (Folder 17) | ||
| undated | Gloria Patri (music) Beethoven. Appartenant. Delsarte (Folder 19) | Delsarte | |
| 1861 | Folder of Drawings for Patents and Inventions. Delsarte (Folder 20) | Delsarte | |
| undated | Notes labeled “Prolegomenes.” Delsarte (Folder 21) | Delsarte | |
| undated | Idealogie Generale. Notes. Delsarte (Folder 22) | Delsarte | |
| 1840 | Notes by Delsarte (Folder 23) | Delsarte | |
| 1865 | Notes by Delsarte (Folder 24 & 24b) | Delsarte | |
| 1830 | Notes by Delsarte (Folder 25) | Delsarte | |
| 1840, 1865 | Notes, Letters, etc. Delsarte (Folder 26 & 26b) | Delsarte | |
| undated | Source of Art. Delsarte (Folder 27) | Delsarte | |
| undated | Notes by Delsarte (Folder 29) | Delsarte | |
| undated | Notes by Delsarte (Folder 31) | Delsarte | |
| undated | Design by Delsarte (Folder 32) | Delsarte | |
| undated | Original Manuscript of Delsarte. Esthetique Appliquee (Folder 35) | Delsarte |
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undated Correspondence, notes, drawings, graphs, etc. by Delsarte Delsarte (Folder 36a-c)
Note book of Delsarte (Folder 37) Delsarte Notes by Delsarte (Folder 41) Delsarte Notes and Diagrams of Delsarte worked over by Delsarte
Mackaye (Folder 42)
Notes, newspaper clippings, etc. from study of Delsarte Delsarte (Folder 43a-43b) Notes, translations, graphs, correspondence, etc. Delsarte/Mackaye
of Delsarte and Mackaye (Folder 51)
Manuscript on Principles of Training. First ed. S. S. Curry Curry (Folders 81d) System of Physical Culture. Delsarte (Folder 83) Delsarte Sono-Type. Invention of Delsarte (Folder 85) Delsarte Aesthétique Appliquée Manuscript and printed
form (Folder 86)
Manual of Gymnastics for French classes (Folder 90) Delsarte. by Armand (Book) (Folder 93) Almanach des Orphéons, containing an article by Delsarte
Delsarte (Book) (Folder 94) Delsarte on Gesture “du geste” (Folder 95) Delsarte Physical Training Conference (Folder 102a) Delsarte, also Fundamentals (English manuscript) Delsarte
(Folder 114) Nucleus of Delsarte (English manuscript) (Folder Delsarte 115)
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| undated | The Human Limbo or Neutral Types of Character (manuscript) (Folder 117) | ||
| undated | Esthétique Appliquée. Delsarte (English manuscript) (Folder 118) | Delsarte | |
| undated | Aesthétique Gymnastique Notebook without covers (Folder 128) | ||
| 1941 | Morris, Virginia. Material on Delsarte and Mackaye used in the thesis by Virginia Morris (Folder 148) | ||
| 35:85 | Box 2b | ||
| undated | Aesthétique Appliquée Delsarte (mss typed and in French) (Folder 67) | Delsarte | |
| 35:86 | Box 3 | ||
| undated | Morris, Virginia. Material on Delsarte and Mackaye used in the thesis by Virginia Morris (Folder 149) | ||
| undated | Notes (Folders 150-152) | ||
| undated | Fragments (Folders 153-154) | ||
| undated | Harmonic Cooperation in Pantomime (Folder 155) | ||
| undated | Letters (Folder 156) | ||
| undated | The Martellato Enunciation (Folder 157) | ||
| undated | Physical Training and Intensive Training (Folders 160a-b) | ||
| undated | The Philosophy of the Divine Order of the Universe (Folder 161) | ||
| undated | Shaver, C. L. The Delsarte system of expression as seen through the notes of Steele Mackaye (Folders 162 & 163) |
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| undated | Papers of C. L. Shaver pertaining to Delsarte (Folder 164) | |
| 35:87 | Box 4 | |
| undated | Fragment of Delsarte translated by Alger (Folder 44) | |
| undated | Notes from lectures of Alger (Folder 49) | |
| undated | Rhythm. By W. R. Alger (Manuscript) (Folder 57) | |
| undated | Voice. By Alger (Manuscript) (Folder 58) | |
| undated | Personal Culture and Aesthétique (Manuscript) (Folder 59) | |
| undated | Silent Expression of the Drama of the Human Face. Alger (Folder 60) | |
| undated | Nature and Origin of Speech or Definition of Words with Their Uses. Alger. (Manuscript) (Folder 62) | |
| undated | Seven Kinds of Matter Contained in Literature. Alger (Manuscript) (Folder 63) | |
| undated | Criterion of Emphasis in its Distinctive Modes. Alger (Manuscript) (Folder 64) | |
| undated | The Law of Oratoric and Dramatic Vividness. Alger (Manuscript) (Folder 65) | |
| undated | Fragments. W. R. Alger – incomplete (Folder 66) | |
| undated | The Esthétique (Appliquée) Gymnastics. Delsarte (For Werner Magazine) – Alger (Folder 121) | |
| undated | Freeing of the Self, the idea of personal perfection and training for its realization and other papers. Alger (Folders 122 & 123) |
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| 35:88 | Box 5 | ||
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| undated | Miscellaneous notes and scraps. Steele Mackaye (Folder 1) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Notebook of Steele Mackaye while studying with Delsarte (Folder 2) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Notebook of Louise Humphrey Smith, pupil of Mackaye (Folder 3) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Notebooks of Steel Mackaye while studying with Delsarte (Folders 4-8) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Notebooks of Steele Mackaye while studying with Delsarte (Folders 10-13) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Study of a Role. Mackaye (manuscript) student of Delsarte (Folder 15) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Notes by Mackaye (Folders 18 & 34) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Guide Accord as Zalene Systeme. Delsarte (16b & 16c) | ||
| 1892 | Werner’s Magazine. July 1892, containing letter, outlining personal and professional relations of Mackaye and Delsarte. (Folder 38) | Mackaye | |
| 1894 | Werner’s Magazine. Dec. 1894, containing article of Steele Mackaye together with photograph. (Folder 39) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Fragments from Voice Production, Mackaye – incomplete (Folder 45) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Mackaye, Fragments of Aesthétique Gymnastique (Folder 50) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Notebooks of Steele Mackaye (Folders 52, 54) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Notes, graphs, sketches. Mackaye (Folder 55a & 55b) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Lectures given by Mackaye on Expression and | Mackaye |
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| the Art of Delsarte (Folder 56) | |||
| undated | Translation of Mackaye’s Notes from his Lessons with Delsarte (Manuscript) (Folder 61) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Notes taken by Mackaye while studying with Delsarte (Folder 75a, 84, 87-89b, 125) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Notebooks of J. S. Mackaye: Philosophy of Emotion; Expression, etc. with drawings; Cable (French); Physiology of Passion; Gesture and Action; Scraps on Correlation, Practical Elements (Folders 129-135) | Mackaye | |
| 1872, 1885, undated | Printed Pamphlets: (Folder 158) a. A plea for a free school of dramatic art. Mackaye b. Extracts from the press in reference to the three months’ dramatic season of James | Mackaye | |
| Steele Mackaye. 1872. c. Directions for special exercises in the Wellesley College Gymnasium. n.d. d. Mackaye’s school of acting and expression in art. 1885 | |||
| undated | The Perfective Drill (Folder 159) | ||
| 35:89 | Box 6 | ||
| undated | Esthétique Appliquée. Beginning of copy to be edited by S. S. Curry (Folder 30) | S. S. Curry | |
| 1848 | Notes by S. S. Curry – incomplete (Folder 33) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Philosophy of Expression related to Delsarte by Curry (Folder 46) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Philosophy of Experience. Curry (Folder 48a & b) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Life of Delsarte by S. S. Curry (Manuscript) (Folder 53) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Notes by Curry (Folder 68) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Spiral Radiation, Notes by Curry (Folder 69) | S. S. Curry |
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| undated | Grand Pantomimic Gamut as given by S. S. Curry (Folder 70) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Opposition of head and hand. Notes. Curry (Folder 71) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Pantomime and its relation to the Study of Roles. Curry (Folder 72) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Outline of book on Introductory Pantomimic Training. Curry (Folder 73) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Letters from Mackaye to S. S. Curry (Folder 74) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Notes from Lectures of Mackaye (Folder 75) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Harmonic Gymnastics, simple and complex expression and stage business. Curry (Folder 76) | S. S. Curry | |
| 1916-1917 | Elliptic Pantomime. Outline of Course of lectures given by S. S. Curry (Folder 77) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Translation of Delsarte. Curry (Folder 78) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Modes of Pantomimic Expression. Curry (Manuscript) (Folder 79) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Manuscript on Pantomime. Curry (Folders 80ao) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Manuscript on Principles of Training. First ed. Curry (Folders 81a-c) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Notes on Pantomime by Mrs. Curry (Folder 103) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Mind and Body Training, S. S. Curry (Manuscript) (Folder 108) | S. S. Curry | |
| 35:90 | Box 7 | ||
| undated | Mind and Body Training, S. S. Curry (Manuscripts) (Folders 109-110) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Representative Pantomime (Manuscript (Folder 111) | S. S. Curry |
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| undated | Pantomimic Fragments (Manuscript) (Folder 112) | S. S. Curry | |
| undated | Popular Book on Expression. Curry (Manuscript) (Folder 113) | S. S. Curry | |
| 1888 | Curry in 1888. From his notes (manuscript) (Folder 116) | S. S. Curry | |
| 35:91 | Box 8 | ||
| undated | Notebook of Van Hymbeck while studying with Delsarte (Folder 9) | other | |
| undated | Notes from Wm. R. Alger and Karl Rozendran, Hegel as the National Philosopher of Germany. (Folders 47a-b) | W. R. Alger | |
| undated | L’Art of the Lecture by Legouve (French) (Folder 91) | other | |
| undated | Eurhythmics of Jacques-Dalaroze (book) (Folder 96) | other | |
| undated | Baron Nils Posse. How Gymnastics are Taught in Sweden (book) (Folder 98) | other | |
| undated | Pantomime and Poems of Mary L. McGill. (Folder 101) | other | |
| undated | Gestures—Notes (Monroe) (Folder 104) | other | |
| undated | Harmonic Training Program Exercises (Folders 105-106) | other | |
| undated | Physical Exercises, Prof. Monroe (Folder 107) | other | |
| undated | The Grades of Emotion. Dr. Burdon (Folder 119) | other | |
| undated | Esthétique Appliquée. Alphonse Pages (pupil) (Folder 120) | other | |
| undated | Gratiolet, Pierre. De la Physionomie (Folder 124) | other |
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| undated | Pantomime de Paul Legrand. Paris, 3rd ed. (Folder 127) | other | |
| undated | Notebook: Mackaye. Physiology of Passion (Folder 133) | Mackaye | |
| 1930 | Quarterly Journal, November (Folder 136) | other | |
| 1831 | Family Classical Library. London. Theophrastus. (Folder 137) | other | |
| 1930 | National Geographic Magazine, Oct. (Folder 138) | other | |
| L’Education Physique. Phillips Tissie (Folders 139a-c) | other | ||
| 1901 | Address to the Union Superintendent (Folder 140) | other | |
| undated | The Aesthetic Club (Folder 141) | other | |
| undated | Arnaud, Angélique. Study of Francois DelSarte (Folder 142) | other | |
| undated | Bullard, Pearl. Dramatic Expression (Folder 143) | other | |
| undated | The Category of Number and the Divine Dialectic. (Folder 144) | other | |
| undated | Coats, Mary. Applied Aesthetics. (Folder 145) | other | |
| undated | Delsarte. Lots 1 and 2. (Folder 146) | ||
| 1935 | Humphry, Sara Janet. Delsarte’s Synthetic Philosophy of Expression. (Folder 147) | other | |
| OS:D | Box 9 and 10 (combined) | ||
| undated | Oversize Items removed from folder 16: “Guide Accord as Zalene Systeme.” Delsarte | Delsarte | |
| undated | Oversize Items removed from folder 17: Certificates of Inventions and Patents, etc. | Delsarte |
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| Oversize Items removed from folder 19: Gloria | |
| Patri (music). Beethoven. Appartenant. | |
| Delsarte. | |
| Oversize Items removed from folder 22: | |
| Ideologie Generale. Notes. | |
| Oversize Items removed from folder 23: Notes | Delsarte |
| by Delsarte. | |
| Oversize Items removed from folder 24: Notes | Delsarte |
| by Delsarte. | |
| Oversize Items removed from folder 25: Notes | Delsarte |
| by Delsarte. | |
| Oversize Items removed from folder 31: Notes | Delsarte, |
| by Delsarte, Mackaye, and Curry. | Mackaye, Curry |
| Oversize Items removed from folder 32: Design | Delsarte |
| by Delsarte. | |
| Oversize Items removed from folder 34: Notes | Mackaye |
| by Mackaye | |
| Oversize Items removed from folder 36: | Delsarte |
| Correspondence, notes, drawings, graphs, etc. by | |
| Delsarte. | |
| Oversize Items removed from folder 42: Notes | Mackaye |
| and diagrams of Delsarte worked over by | |
| Mackaye | |
| Oversize Items removed from folder 50: | Mackaye |
| Mackaye: Fragments of Aesthétique | |
| Gymnastique | |
| 2 folders of Oversize Items removed from folder | Mackaye |
| 55: Notes, graphs, sketches. Mackaye. | |
| 4 folders of Oversize Items removed from folder | Delsarte |
| 147: Humphrey, Sarah Janet. Delsarte’s | |
| Synthetic Philosophy of Expression, 1935 | |
| Oversize Items removed from folder 10: Steele | Mackaye |
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| Mackaye Notes | |||
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| undated | Oversize Items removed from folder 25: Notes by Delsarte | Delsarte | |
| OS:D OS:D | undated undated | Oversize Folder 1 13 items: Oversize items removed from folders 29, 31, and 36a-c (Notes, drawings, graphs, etc., by Delsarte) Oversize Folder 2 10 items: Oversize items removed from folders 16, 17, and 20 (Notes: Mystique; and drawings for patents and inventions) | Delsarte |
| OS:D | Oversize Folder 3 Delsarte. “Practical Gesture Expression” | Delsarte | |
| 35:92 | 1882 | Box 11a Pantomime, or Wordless Poems. Mary Tucker Magill (Folder 101) | |
| undated | Miscellaneous Scraps | ||
| undated | Pantomime de Paul Legrand. Paul Legrand (Folder 127) | other | |
| undated | “L’Art de la Lecture.” Ernest Legouvé. (Folder 91) | Other | |
| 1893 | “The Delsarte System of Physical Culture.” (Folder 83) | ||
| 1831 | “Theophrastus” (Folder 137) | ||
| undated | “De la Physionomie et des Mouvements D’Expression.” Louis Grandeau (Folder 124) | other | |
| undated | 2 Notebooks of Steele Mackaye | Mackaye | |
| undated | Mackaye, “L’Education Physique” by Philippe Tissié. (Folder 135) | Mackaye | |
| 35:92 | undated | Box 12a Steele Mackaye Notebooks, Studies of Roles | Mackaye |
| DELSARTE (FRANCOIS) PAPERS 1811, (1830-1899)-1934, n.d. (Folder 130) | Mss. 1301 | ||
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| undated | Steele Mackaye Notebook “Study of Role in English (Folder 52) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Steele Mackaye Notebook, “Grammaire (Folder 89a) | Mackaye | |
| undated | Steele Mackaye Notebook containing notes, letters, etc | Mackaye | |
| 35:92 | Box 12b | ||
| undated | Esthetique Apliquée (Folder 40) | ||
| undated | Notebook, “Proverbs” | ||
| undated | Notes | ||
| undated | Loose Page from Folder 40 | ||
| undated | “Livre del Proces – Verbeaux de la Famille Trinitaire.” (Folder 28) | ||
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Container List
35:84 1 14-17, 19-29, 31-32, 35-36 Professional Papers (1830-1840, 1861, 1865)
35:85 2a 37, 40-43, Miss. 9, 51, 67, Professional Papers 81d, 83, 85-86, 90, 92-95, 100, 102, 114-115, 117-118, 128, 148
2b 67 Manuscript Writings
35:86 3 149-157, 160-164 Professional Papers
35:87 4 44, 49, 47-66, 121-123 W. R. Alger Writings
35:88 5 1-13, 15, 18, 34, 38, 39, 45, Steele Mackaye Writings 52, 54-56, 75, 84, 87-89, 125, 129-130, 133-135
35:89 6 30, 33, 46, 48, 68-81, 103-S. S. Curry Writings 108
35:90 7 109-116 S. S. Curry Writings
35:91 8 9, 47, 91, 96, 101, 104-107, Miscellaneous Authors’ Writings 119-120, 124, 127, 133, 136147
OS:D 9-10 OS:16, 17, 19, 22-25, 31-32, Oversize items removed from 34, 36, 42, 50, 55, 147, 10, 25 respective folders
--1, 2, 3 1: Oversize items removed from folders 29, 31, and 36a-c;
2: Oversize items removed from folders 16, 17, and 20;
3: Oversize items: “Practical Gesture Expression”
35:92 11a 83, 91, Manuscript and Printed Volumes (1831, 1882, 1893, n.d.) 101, 127,
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135, 137, others
12a 130, 52, Manuscript and Printed Volumes (n.d.) 89a, others
12b 40, 28, Manuscript and Printed Volumes (n.d.) others