Scope and Contents
A collection of 210 photographs and 100 stereopticon glass slides compiled by Paul Jean Gaston Darrot during World War I in France.
Dates
- 1914-1919
Creator
Language of Materials
The materials are in French.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Anita (Mrs. Paul) Darrot in 1969.
Arrangement
Arranged by topic.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
A collection of 210 photographs and 100 stereopticon glass slides compiled by Paul Jean Gaston Darrot during World War I in France.
Biographical / Historical
Paul Jean Gaston Darrot was born November 8, 1892, in Paris where his higher education included studies at the Ecole Professionelle d'Art and at the Trocadero Art School. In 1912 he joined the French Army and during World War I served in the infantry, artillery and communications section of the engineers. He was assigned to maintenance of telephone lines under fire and towards the end of the war was severely gassed. The photographs in this collection were possibly compiled while he was in the engineers.
Soon after his discharge in 1919, Darrot left France and came to the United States. In 1922 he began working for Seth Thomas Clock Company in New York. Paul Darrot died in Southbury, Connecticut, on February 14, 1958.
*Information for this biographical sketch was taken from a letter written by Anita Darrot to the Yale University Library circa 1969.
- Title
- Guide to the Paul Jean Gaston Darrot Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- April 1982, updated February 2023
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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Location
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