Jeanne des Dunes Guérin Bengston papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the correspondence, articles, poems, and notes of Jeanne des Dunes Guérin Bengston (1909-1992). The majority of her work found in this collection was written for the Christian Science Publishing Society and the United Methodist Publishers. Also included are a biography of Bengston, as well as newspaper clippings, notes for a play, a manuscript copy of Flowers of the Mind, and index cards.
Dates
- 1954-1992
Creator
- Bengston, Jeanne Guérin. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Biographical / Historical
Jeanne des Dunes Guérin Bengston (1909-1992) was a native New Orleanian and a Newcomb College graduate (1930). She published a book of her poems, Flowers of the Mind, and wrote for the Christian Science Publishing Society.
Extent
4.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged by topic as follows: biography, Bengston correspondence, newspaper articles and clippings, articles, notes for articles, poems, notes for poems, published works, and other papers. The collection is made up of four boxes.
Method of Acquisition
Gift. Date acquired: 10/08/1993.
Processing Information
Collection processed in 1994 by H.B.
- Bengston, Jeanne Guérin.
- Articles Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Christian Science Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Christian Science Publishing Society.
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts for publication Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Poems Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Religious poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United Methodist Publishers.
- Women poets, American -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- LAC Group
- Date
- 02/06/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Tulane University Special Collections Repository
