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Yves-Gérard Le Dantec, "La Place d'Anna de Noailles dans la Poésie contemporaine," Mercure de France 44:839 (1 June 1933), pp. 276-298.

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A photo from the funeral of Anna de Noailles. The item is not paginated but the page is marked by a slip of paper.

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Georges Muchery, "Horoscope divinatoire de la Comtesse Anna de Noailles," Le Chariot, revue mensuelle de psychologie expérimentale et d'occultisme 5:4 (June 1933), pp. 370-76.

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Comtesse J. Murat, "Persévérance: Au souvenir d'Anna de Noailles," La Revue universelle, 57:2 (15 April 1934), pp. 129-131. A poem, dated 30 April.

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Paul Lorzen, "Le Visage des 'Éblouissements'," Marie Claire 286 (10 July 1943), p. 3. An article commemoratng the 10th anniversary of Noailles' death, including her 1912 portrait and her poem "Il fera longtemps clair ce soir."

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Jules Romains, "Ce Siècle Avait Dix Ans: Une Jeunesse Littéraire," Conferencia, Les Annales38:12 (15 December 1949), pp. 483-498. Brief mentions of Anna de Noailles in a longer piece on the state and evolution of poetry in the first half of the 20th century. Her portrait appears p. 485; and she is mentioned by name p. 488.

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Édouard Herriot, "La Femme Française," Les Annales 57:2 (December 1950), pp. 3-11. A section of Herriot's article, pp. 7-9, focuses on Anna de Noailles, along with her self-portrait on p. 8 and selections from her poetry.

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Anna de Noailles évoquée par son fils Anne-Jules de Noailles, Samedi-Soir 297 (10-16 March 1951), p. 2. An article on Anna de Noailles, including a cartoon drawing of her.

Scope and Contents Booklet entitled, Anna de Noailles: Exposition de manuscrits, livres et documents donnés ou prêtés à la Bibliothèque Nationale (Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale, 1953). It includes a preface by Julien Cain, a timeline of Noailles' life, and list of her works and related items organized by format. It also contains some images of Noailles and her work, including a portrait of her on the cover. A note on the inside from cover indicates that all the items, unless otherwise...

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René Gillouin, "Souvenirs sur Mme de Noailles," La Revue des Deux Mondes 9 (1 May 1956), pp. 74-87.

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Maryse Elot, "Mes souvenirs d'Anna de Noailles à Renée Vivien," Le Bayou 65 (Houston, TX: University of Houston, 1956), pp. 57-63.

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Gabriel Faure, "Excuses à la comtesse de Noailles," Le Divan 49:302 (April-June 1957), pp. 119-22.

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Jean de la Nouette, "Anna de Noailles, l'enchanteresse au cœur dément," Miroir de l'histoire 297 (March-April 1977), pp. 43-51.

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Newspaper clippings on Anna de Noailles, one of which includes a portrait of her. The clippings were found in a copy of Noailles' book Les Éblouissements (Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1907) that has an inscription by her to Frédéric Charpin, along with the letter to Charpin found in MSE/MD 2819-011.

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From the notes of Dr. Catherine Perry: Official invitation to Anna de Noailles' funeral, with original envelope postmarked 4 May 1933 and addressed to "Monsieur et Madame G. Hanotaux" of Paris. Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944) was a French statesman and historian.

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Program from a classical and modern music recital at the Théâtre Municipal d'Albi, Tuesday, 10 November 1943. Anna de Noailles' poem "Sur un prélude de Chopin" appears on first page.

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Single page of a newspaper containing an article mentioning Anna de Noailles: Chantelou, "La vie parisienne," Le Monde (20 June 1974), p. 21.

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Flyers for the "Cercle Anna de Noailles" (founded 2008?): one page with contact information and membership rates; and two pages of press release, listing the society's officers.

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An unpublished, printed booket of English translations of Noailles' poems by Sebastian Hayes (penname of Robert Mules), dated March 2009, with an inscription from Hayes to Catherine Perry. Also included is a note from Hayes to Perry.

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Off-print of Maurice Simart, "Edmundsen Rosstand," Le Verbe 8:5 (Jan-Feb 1925), pp. 81-84. This item was found, along with the items in MSE/MD 2819-113, in the copy of Paul Faure, Vingt Ans d'intimité avec Edmond Rostand. Préface de la comtesse de Noailles, (Paris: Plon, 1926), containing inscriptions by Anna de Noailles and Paul Faure (the latter addressed to Henri Lavedan).

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Two advertisements, early 20th century; and a postcard, early 21st century.

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From the notes of Dr. Catherine Perry: Postcard addressed to J. Pourfilet, containing a photograph of Anna de Noailles, seated, approximately age 30, pasted to the front. Under the photograph is a copy of a poem in a hand that is not hers, beginning, "L'arbre balance au vent sa feuille découpée." Along the sides is an inscription in Noailles' hand reading, "This portrait is not true to life!" and signed "Csse de Noailles."

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Postcard reproducing a 1906 caricature by A. Barrère of Anna de Noailles holding a lyra and singing her verse. The image originally appeared in the magazine Fantasio, which ran from 1906-1937.

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Photograph of Anna de Noailles reclined on her bed. On the back, a different hand has written "Ctesse de Noailles" and "about 1921-1923." It was found inside a copy of La Nouvelle Espérance (Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1903), along with the visit card found in MSE/MD 2819-034.

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Reproduction of a photgraph of Noailles reclined on her bed, with an inscription in her hand reading, "Souvenir de Prégny 1925, Pour M. Joseph Robbe" and signed "Csse de Noailles."

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From the notes of Dr. Catherine Perry: Four original photographs of Anna de Noailles' funeral, taken by the Press Agency Meurisse. The photos show not only the crowd but also personalities attending Noailles' funeral, especially the Minister of Education, Anatole de Monzie (1876-1947), who gave the homily.

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Postcard with a reproduction of a portrait by Jean-Louis Forain from ca. 1905. The postcard also has a commemorative stamp and postmark, both with the same portrait image of Noailles, designed by Pierrette Lambert, engraved by Eugène Lacaque, and issued by France on November 6, 1976 to commemorate the centenary of Noailles' birth.

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Undated postcard from the Musée de Rouen containing a reproduction of a 1912 portrait study of Anna de Noailles by Jacques-Émile Blanche, on which he based his 1919 portrait of Noailles. This postcard was originally filed with the visit card found in MSE/MD 2819-040.

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Postcard with a stylized image of Anna de Noailles wearing her medal from the Legion of Honor, which she received in January 1931. The image is a detail of a mural by Félix Labisse that he painted of various authors on the interior walls of the Corman bookshop in Ostende, Belgium (founded 1926). Labisse (1905-1982) was a French surrealist painter, illustrator, and designer. He created the Corman bookshop murals in 1930-1931.

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Postcard with reproduction of a photograph of the author Gyp (pseudonym of Sibylle Gabrielle Riquetti de Mirabeau, comtesse de Martel). Gyp was a prolific French novelist and friends with Maurice Barrès. The postcard was found inside a copy of her book Miquette (Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1898), containing a dedication to "Madame Alphonse Daudet" (Julia Daudet, a French poet and journalist, and wife of the writer Alphonse Daudet).