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From the notes of Dr. Catherine Perry: In this letter Noailles writes about documents Lafon sent her that are "amusing and almost incredible! This is why the exactness that is so unique to you is so beautiful!" She hopes to send him some books by her, which he will like. "I think of your friendship 'with all my heart.'"

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From the notes of Dr. Catherine Perry: Julia Bartet (1854-1941) was a famous French actress at the Comédie Française. Noailles has been charged by a group of women, presided by Marguerite de Witt-Schlumberger (1853-1924, president of the French Union for Women's Suffrage), to invite Bartet to a representation for the "Foyers des Campagnes," which were centers built in rural areas after the war to encourage soldiers to return to their hometown or village.

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From the notes of Dr. Catherine Perry: Noailles writes to Lafon following the death of her mother, which occurred September 26th, 1923: "Thank you from all my heart for your note filled with friendship and compassion. I had a perfect mother, a marvelous musician, who gave me poetry!" It is written on 'mourning paper,' with a thick black border.

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Final line, in Noailles' hand with signature, from her poem "Il fera longtemps clair," published in the collection Le coeur innombrable (1907).

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From the notes of Dr. Catherine Perry: Working copy of a poem in Noailles' hand with changes and corrections (published as "Pour Anatole France" in Le Confédéré on 17 October 1924 five days after his death).

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Note included with the copy of Les Forces éternelles [Paris: Arthème Fayard, 1920] that carries an inscription to Tristan Bernard, to note its provenance from the Bibliothèque Louis Gillet, famille Bernard.

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Copies of a selection of Noailles' poems in an unknown hand, originally found in a copy of Choix de poésies [Paris: Fasquelle Éditeurs, 1930] held in the printed book portion of the Anna de Noailles collection.

Scope and Contents From the notes of Dr. Catherine Perry: This letter from Jean Cocteau (1889-1963, a French writer, designer, playwright, artist, and filmmaker) to Emmanuel Berl (1892-1976, a French journalist, historian and essayist) is dated 2 November 1962, less than a year before Cocteau's death. He is planning his book on Noailles, which was published posthumously as Anna de Noailles oui et non (Paris: Librairie Académique Perrin, 1963). This was Cocteau's last book. In the letter,...

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From the notes of Dr. Catherine Perry: These materials relate directly to those found in MSE/MD 2819-049-B on the split between the French author René Benjamin (1885-1948) and Anna de Noailles, and the ultimately successful efforts of the French poet and literary critic Jean Tenant (1885-1986) to reconcile the two. It includes original and copies of letters as well as a copy of a radio interview on the subject given by Tenant in 1953, with an added autograph note by Tenant.

Scope and Contents From the notes of Dr. Catherine Perry: Hardcover copy of Au soleil de la poésie. Sous l'œil en fleur de Madame de Noailles (Librairie des Champs-Élysées, 1928). 3/4 leather with marbled boards, the copy of Jean Tenant. Contains the "author's note" of 28 October 1928 in which Benjamin explains that the work is his own interpretation of Noailles and not an accurate portrait of the woman. Bound in at the back are original manuscript letters from Noailles,...

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La Plume no. 288 (15 April 1901). Noailles' poem "Chanson Triste" appears on p. 228. The copy is partially unbound with a fragile cover.

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La Nouvelle Revue Française no. 17 (1 May 1910). This issue contains Noailles' poem, "Poème," which she signed as "Comtesse de Noailles," dated "April 1910," on pp. 551-554. There are two copies of the same publication in the folder.

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La Nouvelle Revue Française 3:29 (1 May 1911). This issue contains Noailles' short story, "En Espagne," which she signed as "Comtesse de Noailles," on pp. 647-660.

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La Nouvelle Revue Française 3:35 (1 November 1911). This issue contains Noailles' short story, "Hymne," which she signed as "Comtesse de Noailles," on pp. 509-513.

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Henry Dérieux, "La Poésie de Madame de Noailles," Mercure de France 107:397 (1 January 1914), pp. 5-43.

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René Wisner, "La Comtesse de Noailles: Poétesse d'Amour et de Gloire," Le Carnet de la semaine 2:47 (30 April 1916), pp. 9-10. It includes a cartoon of Noailles as a Muse on p. 9.

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La Pléiade (Paris: Libraririe de France, 1921). Poems by Anna de Noailles, signed "La Comtesse de Noailles," pp. 17-48: "Paroles Dans La Nuit"; "Je suis dans l'herbe chaude et fine"; "Il fera longtemps clair ce soir"; "Le Baiser"; "Le Printemps Eternel"; "Les Biches"; "Les Héros"; "Les Bords de la Marne"; "Le Poëme de l'Ile-de-France."

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Gabriel Mourey, "Comtesse de Noailles," La Nervie: Revue mensuelle d'arts et de lettres 3 (1924), pp. 7-8. Noailles' poem "Je suis dans l'herbe chaude et fine" follows on p. 8.

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Conferencia: Journal de l'Université des Annales 21:13 (20 June 1927). Noailles is introduced on p. 8 at the end of the first speech about Venice. After a glowing description of the acclaim with which she was met by the audience (p. 9), several of her poems appear on pp. 9-11, along with her portrait by Laszlo from the Luxembourg Museum (p. 11). Her image, captioned "Mme la Comtesse de Noailles," also appears on the cover of the journal.

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Conferencia: Journal de l'Université des Annales 21:20 (5 October 1927). Noailles' poems appear pp. 384-387: "Les Soirs du monde," "Dans l'azur antique," "Les Soirs de Catane," and "Palerme s'endormait," all from the collection Les Vivants et les Morts (1913). Her image, captioned "Mme la Comtesse de Noailles," also appears on p. 385.

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La Revue musicale (1 May 1928). Noailles' poem "Liszt" appears pp. 3-4, signed "Comtesse de Noailles" and dated 13 April 1928.

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Conferencia: Journal de l'Université des Annales 20 (5 October 1928). "Mme de Noailles" is mentioned as the most notable of female poets, before a list of others, on p. 389. Her image also appears along with two other female poets on p. 391. There are two copies of the same issue in this folder.

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La Revue musicale (1 December 1928). Noailles' poem "Remerciement à Schubert" appears pp. 3-4, signed "Comtesse de Noailles."

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Fernand Divoire, "Le Sens moderne: La Poésie devant la vie moderne," Conferencia: Journal de l'Université des Annales 23:1 (20 December 1928), pp. 35-48. Comments and poetry readings by Anna de Noailles are interspersed in the speech by Fernand Divoire.

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Robert Jardillier, "La Musique dans l'œuvre de la comtesse de Noailles," La Revue musicale 12:112 (February 1931), pp. 97-124.

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Anna de Noailles, "Le Livre de ma vie," Les Annales (15 March 1931), pp. 253-260. An installation in a series of Noailles' autobiography.

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Anna de Noailles, "Le Livre de ma vie," Les Annales (1 April 1931), pp. 299-305. An installation in a series of Noailles' autobiography.

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Allocution de Mme la Comtesse de Noailles, Conferencia: Journal de l'Université des Annales 25:10 (5 May 1931), p. 484. A short speech by Noailles, including two photographs from her childhood. Several of her poems on music and various composers follow, a mix of previously published and unpublished pieces, on pp. 485-492.

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Yvonne Sarcey, "Anna de Noailles," Les Annales (5 May 1933), p. 504. A short eulogy for Noailles, who died on April 30. The issue also includes photographs of Noailles, p. 520, and a collection of remarks on her life and death by various personalities, p. 521. The cover image is her protrait, with the caption "Anna de Noailles, the great poet whose death sends the Lettres françaises into mourning."