Jacques Joseph Champollion-Figeac Letter
Collection — Box: 2
Identifier: 1210
Scope and Contents
This accession consists of one letter written by Jacques Joseph ChampollionFigeac in which he discusses library business. Specifically, he has borrowed two books or manuscripts and says that he needs one for one more month and the other for two more months. The handwriting is difficult to read. This letter was acquired from James Messenger.
Dates
- 1831
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Biographical / Historical
Jacques Joseph Champollion-Figeac was a French archaeologist, professor of Greek, and librarian who lived from 1778 to 1867. He was the older brother of Jean-Francois Champollion who deciphered the Rosetta Stone.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1/2 doc box)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to the Jacques Joseph Champollion-Figeac Letter
- Author
- Processed by: Jaimie Kicklighter Digitized by: Noah Biblis
- Date
- 2016-03-07
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
