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Preliminary Inventory of Joseph-Aurélien Cornet, F.S.C. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 69

Scope and Contents

The collection documents the research and activity of Joseph-Aurélien Cornet, a Belgian Christian Brother, who lived and worked in the Congo region for nearly thirty years. Trained as a Western art and architectural historian, Cornet’s academic pursuit became the art and culture of the Congolese region and peoples, which he documented in photographs, illustrated field notebooks, and language primers of his own creation. Binders containing correspondence and research materials make up the bulk of the collection. The collection also includes Br. Cornet’s collection of printed material relating to art and culture of Congo, and some personal items.

Dates

  • Created: 1970-2003

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection is predominately in French, along with Congolese tribal languages and some English.

Conditions Governing Access

Due to the unprocessed status of this collection, access to materials may be restricted.

Extent

120.00 boxes (Approximately 172 linear feet of material, including 37 field notebooks, 20,000 negatives, and 519 binders of research material.)

Arrangement

Collection has not been processed. The inventory is presented in the following preliminary series: I. Binders II. Field Notebooks III. Language & Personal Notebooks IV. Printed Materials V. Unprocessed Boxes

Condition Description

Notebooks, reference material, negatives, photographs

Processing Information

Inventory complied by Trish Nugent, 2010. Updated 2012. Updated by Kure Croker, 2014. Updated by Kure Croker, 2015.

Title
Preliminary Inventory of Joseph-Aurélien Cornet, F.S.C., Collection
Status
In Progress
Author
Inventory compiled by Trish Nugent, 2010. Updated 2012. Updated by Kure Croker, 2014. Updated by Kure Croker, 2015.
Date
2010; 2012; 2014; 2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the J. Edgar and Louis S. Monroe Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

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