Sheldon, Mary French 1847-1936 creator mixed material monographic eng 1,350 7 1 2.8 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 Includes fictional writings, translations of works including Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert, and an unpublished work relating to the Congo.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. Open to research. Negative nitrate films transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Commemorative medal transferred to Smithsonian Institution. Author, lecturer, and explorer. Also known as May French Sheldon. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009287 I, King of the Belgians Albert 1875-1934 Correspondence Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton) 1841-1904 Correspondence Africa Description and travel Congo (Democratic Republic) Description and travel Authors Explorers Lecturers Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880 mm 78039677 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009287 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009287.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009287 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009287.3 Open to research. DLC 781211 20260227111626.0 mm 78039677