Sheldon, Mary French,  1847-1936. <br/><br/>
Mary French Sheldon papers, 1885-1938. 

 - 1,350  items. 7  1  containers plus  oversize. 2.8  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, writings, lectures, notes, address book, clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers primarily concerning Sheldon's interest in Africa, particularly the Belgian Congo (later the Democratic Republic of Congo).  Includes fictional writings, translations of works including Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert, and an unpublished work relating to the Congo.  Correspondents include Henry M. Stanley; Albert I, King of the Belgians; and several of Albert's cabinet ministers. 
<br/><br/><br/>Negative nitrate films <br/>Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. <br/>transferred to <br/>Commemorative medal <br/>Smithsonian Institution. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Author, lecturer, and explorer.  Also known as May French Sheldon. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009287 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 78039677  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Albert I,  King of the Belgians,  1875-1934 --Correspondence.<br/>Stanley, Henry M. 1841-1904 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa--Description and travel.<br/>Congo (Democratic Republic)--Description and travel.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Authors.<br/>Explorers.<br/>Lecturers.