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a black and white photo of a man holding a microphonethree medals and a star on a white backgroundseveral old black and white photos of a group of men in uniforman assortment of old letters and envelopes are displayed on a white surfacea letter written in french on a piece of papera piece of paper with a handwritten letter on itfour black and white photos of a group of people playing tennisfour black and white photographs of a group of people posing for a pictureseveral black and white photos of a group of people posing for a picturean old document with a handwritten letter on it sitting on top of a piece of paperseveral old letters are stacked on top of each other on a white surfacean old letter from the president of the united states and a letter from the president of the united statesseveral old papers are stacked on top of each otherseveral old letters and papers are stacked on top of each otherseveral pages of old newspaper with pictures of people in a roomtwo sheets of paper that are sitting on top of each otherseveral pieces of old papers are stacked on top of each othermany pieces of paper that have been written on them
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167 - Jean-Loup Benjamin (1917–1945, Died for France), the tragic …
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Jean-Loup Benjamin (1917–1945, Died for France), the tragic fate of the Prodigal Son A collection of manuscripts, correspondence, press cuttings, photographs and miscellaneous items FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE A significant collection of letters written by and received by Jean-Loup Benjamin, first as a student, then as a conscript, a mobilised soldier and a volunteer. A rich collection of correspondence that traces the journey and emotions of a young man caught up in the turmoil of the War. Schooling (1932–1937) and military service (1937–1940) Approx. 70 letters sent and received, Sainte Marie de la Pierre Qui Vire abbey school in Saint Léger-Vauban (Yonne), 1932–1934, addressed to his parents, plus school reports, 5 postcards from the monastery Approx. 215 letters and postcards, as a boarder in Versailles and later in England, then as a conscript and subsequently a soldier mobilised on the Maginot Line, 1935–1940, addressed to his parents and friends Incoming correspondence Approx. 235 letters and postcards received, 1937–1940, from his father, mother, family and friends 13 photographic prints: Jean-Loup Benjamin as a child; class groups, including at the Bossuet School in Paris, from Year 9 (1926) to Year 5 (1930), photographs by David & Vallois, 24 x 30 cm; celebrations at Bossuet School, 1927, 4 silver gelatin prints ‘Photo A. Bienvenu’, 16 x 23 cm; at the Lycée Louis le Grand, Year 4 class (1931); a group including winners of the public speaking competition, national final (April 1936); Jean-Loup Benjamin and his father René Benjamin being interviewed, 18 x 24 cm Documents and personal effects School identity card; membership card of the League for Religious Rights; veteran’s card; membership card of the Shooting and Military Training Society; identity card of the Union of Military Riding Societies Military service record book Badge of the 4th Regiment of Moroccan Riflemen; Cross of the Legion of Honour; War Cross Attached to the civil office of the French Resident-General in Morocco (1941–1942) Active correspondence, approx. 45 letters and replies, 1941–1942 Moroccan Information and Documentation Bulletin, French General Residency in Morocco, issues of 15 September, 1 November 1941 and 15 April 1942 Telegram of thanks from Academician Louis Gillet, a Pétainist, who travelled from Vichy to Casablanca for the inauguration of the Imperial College Articles written by Jean-Loup Benjamin: The Arab Festival, 2 pp., in-4 (3 copies) + another typewritten copy with handwritten corrections The Moroccan Epic, 5 pp., in-4 + manuscript, 10 October 1941, with corrections, 6 pp., in-4 The Wedding of Three Daughters of the Great Tent before the Walls of Khenifra [Zaians tribe], 5 pp. in-4 (2 copies) + another typescript, 7 pp. in-4, with handwritten corrections and annotations, including some in General Noguès’s own hand The Festival of the Harvest and Love in Berber Country, with handwritten corrections, 7 pp. in-4 (3 copies) + another typescript, 7 pp. in-4, with handwritten corrections State Moussems in Morocco, 4 pp. in-4 (2 copies) The Sultan of Morocco Has His Sons Detained, 2 pp. in-4 with handwritten corrections Moulay Idriss, Holy City, 5 pp. in-4, with handwritten corrections and red crossings-out by the Censorship Board, accompanied by a letter from the Censorship Board dated 5 September 1942, article for the newspaper *Jeunesse* Sidi Ali Bouchales or the legend of the orange and lemon trees, on the day of the circumcisions in Fez, 3 pp., in-4, with handwritten corrections The Influence of Lyautey, 3 pp., in-4 (2 copies) A King’s Dream, 5 pp., in-4 with handwritten corrections (2 copies) La Heydia, 2 pp. in-4 Handwritten notes and drafts in pencil and pen on loose sheets Including ‘Yom Kippur: The Mellah of Rabat’ (September 1942), 3 pp. in-4 Typewritten copy of a letter, 22 July 1942, written by Abdelahmid Sefrioui Jaza Ben Ameur to the Resident-General Noguès, concerning the establishment of an Arabic newspaper in Fez, 2 pp., quarto 3 copies of typewritten letters, August–October 1942, addressed to the editorial team of the newspaper *TAM* in Algiers + L.S., 19 August 1942, Marcel Sauvage, editor-in-chief of *TAM* in Algiers Letter, 30 May 1942, from Jean-Loup Benjamin to Robert Brasillach, editor of the newspaper *Je Suis Partout*, expressing his dissatisfaction regarding an article published by Michel Clerc on North Africa L.A.S., on ‘Je suis Partout’ letterhead, Vichy, 12 June 1942, Robert Brasillach; in reply to a letter from Jean-Loup Benjamin Various invitation cards to the Hedya festivities held at the Palace in Rabat; invitation to the Imperial Palace in Rabat for tea with His Cherifian Majesty; Eid al-Adha celebrations, personal entry pass to His Majesty’s palace, December 1941; Invitation card to a lunch hosted by General Noguès, French Resident-General in Morocco FIND THE FULL AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS LOT IN OUR ONLINE AUCTION CATALOGUE
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About the sale René Benjamin, the 20th-century Balzac scholar
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Auction time 10/06/2026 at 2:00 PM
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