Fort-de-France/ Discovery of the treasures of the ancient collection of the Schœlcher Library

Name: Fort-de-France/ Discovery of the treasures of the ancient collection of the Schœlcher Library
Start: 2022-09-17T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2022-09-18T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Bibliothèque Schœlcher

Presentation of manuscripts by Victor Schœlcher and documents related to the creation of the Schœlcher library.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free entry

Bibliothèque Schœlcher

Presentation of:

Manuscripts by V. Schœlcher.
Works from the donation of V. Schœlcher to the colony of Martinique in 1884.
Letter from Félix Faure, Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Marine and Colonies, to Victor Schœlcher concerning the arrangements made following his donation to the colony of Martinique. Paris, 2 April 1884.
Handwritten letter from M. Amédée de la Porte, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Marine and Colonies, to M. Victor Schœlcher, concerning the sending of three cases of books for the Library of Martinique. Paris, 20 December 1886.
Work and manuscript by Siméon Petit, curator of the Schœlcher Library from 1919 to 1939...

About the location

Bibliothèque Schœlcher

Rue de la Liberté - 97200 FORT DE FRANCE

Martinique
Martinique

Historical monument listed(classified) in 1973, the Library(Bookcase) Schoelcher results from a particular(special) approach(initiative) of Victor Schoelcher towards the General Council of Martinique still under colonial diet(regime). She shelters the gift(donation) of origin of Victor Schoelcher made in the colony(summer camp), the patrimonial bottoms on Martinique and the Antilles. It is a patrimonial library(bookcase) and of public reading.