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Senate House Library, University of London

Memoir of Louis René de Caradeuc de La Chalotais


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 805

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Memoir of Louis René de Caradeuc de La Chalotais

Date(s): 1767

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 volume containing 78 leaves

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Louis René de Caradeuc de La Chalotais (1701-1785) was a French magistrate, who served as Advocate General (1730-1752) and Attorney General (from 1752) of the Breton Parlement. He led a protracted personal and political battle with the Duke of Pivot, who was Governor of Brittany and the King's representative, concerning the influence and fate of the Jesuit order. This led him to be seen as the head of the parliamentary opposition, and in 1765 he was imprisoned by Louis XV and later exiled. He was restored by Louis XVI in 1775.For an account of the circumstances in which his memoir was originally composed see Nouvelle Biographic Générale sub La Chalotais. The work was printed in several editions.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript volume containing a transcript of the 'Mémoires de Monsieur [Louis René de Caradeuc] De La Chalotais, Procureur Général au Parlement de Bretagne... Ecrit le 21 janvier MDCCLXVII'. The manuscript is perhaps a fair copy from the printed edition of 1766, containing the first and second Mémoires.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: French

System of arrangement:

Single item.

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

6" x 4". 18th century binding.

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

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Archival history:

The volume bears an unidentified coat of arms on the front and back covers, and a book label stating 'A la Bible D'Or Bellanger, Relieur & Doreur de Livres à Orléans'.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought from W. Myers in 1972.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Jan 2002


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Clergy | Religious groups
Local government | Public administration | Government
Memoirs | Documents | Information sources
Politics | Political science
Roman Catholics | Catholics | Christians | Religious groups
Jesuits x Society of Jesus
Primary documents

Personal names
Chalotais | Louis René de Caradeuc de La | 1701-1785 | French magistrate

Corporate names
Brittany | Parlement

Places
Brittany | France | Western Europe | Europe