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220 - RYCKEBUSCH (Amélie). ARCHIVES.
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RYCKEBUSCH (Amélie). ARCHIVES. Amélie Ryckebusch (1844–1919) was admitted as a pupil on a full scholarship to the Legion of Honour’s School – Saint-Denis in 1855; appointed Postulant in 1862, Novice in 1865, Director of Studies in 1884, Acting Superintendent in 1887, and Superintendent on 1 January 1888. In 1895, she travelled to Russia at the request of the Grand Chancellor, tasked with studying institutions similar to the educational homes, and in particular the Alexander School in Saint Petersburg. In October 1896, during the visit of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova and their eldest daughter, the 10-month-old Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna, Amélie Ryckebusch was entrusted with ensuring the young girl’s well-being. She retired from the Legion of Honour’s educational institutions in 1913. This archive comprises: . Photographic portrait (photographed by Pierre Petit) – Statutes of the Educational Institutions (c. 1860). – Certificate of appointment (16 August 1854) with a letter addressed to her father. – Receipt for the sum of 400 francs for her trousseau, 13 July 1855. – Appointment as Dame of the 2nd Class (14 August 1857). – Award of the Medal of Honour (31 October 1862). – Appointment as Postulant (4 December 1862). – Appointed Deputy Headmistress (1 October 1881). – Appointed Academy Officer (12 July 1883). – Appointed Director of Studies (1 March 1884). – Appointed Inspector (23 January 1885). – Appointed Officer of Public Education (9 July 1889). . Concert programmes, 1891–1912. A collection of 38 watercolour programmes dating from 1891 to 1912, produced by pupils at the Légion d’Honneur reform school. A fine collection of these handwritten and watercolour programmes, of which only nine are undated. To which we have added a double-page illustration entitled ‘Legion of Honour Reform School in Saint-Denis. Recess’, taken from *L’Illustration*. . Russia. 1894: Copies of letters from Count Pratassoff-Bachmeteff and H. Ygnatovitch. 1895: An autograph letter signed by G. Hanotaux and copies and extracts from the French Ambassador in Saint Petersburg, etc. - Amélie Ryckebusch’s passport. - Five handwritten tributes from pupils at educational institutions in Russia and two handwritten programmes illustrated with watercolours. – 1896. Copy of the list given to Pratassoff of the people who organised Amélie Ryckebusch’s visit – Two letters from the Grand Chancellor forwarding a letter from Count Pratassoff-Bachmeteff, and a bracelet, a gift from the Empress. Copy of the letter. (gift not present here). – 1897. Two letters from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcing the birth of a daughter to the Empress of Russia. – 1898. Confirmation of receipt of the sums covering the costs of the journey to St Petersburg (2 documents). . Salaries for 1871–1880 of Amélie Ryckebusch. Various correspondence, including an expression of interest in the electrification of Saigon (August–October 1897), and an autograph letter signed by General FAIDHERBE, 20 August 1885. We enclose with this collection: An autograph draft by Louis Philippe I ‘found in the (…?) in 1848’. One folio page. A draft of a letter ‘My dear Marshal …’.
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