Archive Collection
These archives detail the daily life of great French stringed-instrument makers from 1816 to 1944.
| Last worshop concerned | Document type | Years | Inventory n° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles-François Gand | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1816-1831 | E.981.8.9 | ||
| Charles-François Gand | Invoice: Sale of a Cello (Facture : vente d'un violoncelle) | 1830 | E.981.8.13 | ||
| Charles-François Gand | Directory (Répertoire) | 1839-1845 | E.981.8.15 | ||
| Charles-Adolphe Gand | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1839-1854 | E.981.8.16 | ||
| Charles-Adolphe Gand | Directory (Répertoire) | 1845-1853 | E.981.8.17 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel Frères | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1845-1867 | E.981.8.18 | ||
| Charles-Adolphe Gand | Journal (Journal) | 1852-1854 | E.981.8.1 | ||
| Gand Frères | Directory (Répertoire) | 1854-1861 | E.981.8.3 | ||
| Gand Frères | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1854-1864 | E.981.8.36 | ||
| Bernardel | Directory (Répertoire) | [1860-1863] | E.981.8.24 | ||
| Bernardel | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1860-1863 | E.981.8.25 | ||
| Gand Frères | Directory (Répertoire) | 1861-1866 | E.981.8.34 | ||
| Gand Frères | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1861-1878 | E.981.8.35 | ||
| Bernardel | Directory (Répertoire) | 1863-1866 | E.981.8.20 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel Frères | General Ledger, Correspondence, Account Sheets (Grand livre, correspondance, feuilles de comptes) |
1863-1870 | E.981.8.21 | ||
| Bernardel | Accounting Documents (assets evaluation), Client List (Pièces comptables (évaluation du capital), listes de clients) |
1859-1870 | E.981.8.23 | ||
| Bernardel | Inventory (Inventaire) | 1866 | E.981.8.22 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel Frères | Debt Settlement (Règlements de dettes) | 1866-1867 | E.981.8.50 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel Frères | Directory (Répertoire) | 1866-1875 | E.981.8.19 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel Frères | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1866-1876 | E.981.8.14 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel Frères | Directory (Répertoire) | 1875-1884 | E.981.8.5 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel Frères | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1875-1884 | E.981.8.6 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel | Directory (Répertoire) | 1881-1887 | E.981.8.39 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1881-1887 | E.981.8.4 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel | Répertoire (Directory) | 1887-1891 | E.981.8.26 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel | General Ledger ( Grand livre) | 1888-1892 | E.981.8.27 | ||
| Gustave Bernardel | Directory (Répertoire) | 1892-1899 | E.981.8.42 | ||
| Gustave Bernardel | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1892-1899 | E.981.8.41 | ||
| Caressa et Français | Directory (Répertoire) | 1899-1905 | E.981.8.44 | ||
| Caressa et Français | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1899-1905 | E.981.8.43 | ||
| Caressa et Français | Cash-Book: Purchases (Livre de caisse : achats) | 1908-1920 | E.981.8.32 | ||
| Caressa et Français | Directory (Répertoire) | 1905-1912 | E.981.8.46 | ||
| Caressa et Français | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1905-1912 | E.981.8.45 | ||
| Caressa et Français | Directory (Répertoire) | 1912-1920 | E.981.8.48 | ||
| Caressa et Français | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1912-1920 | E.981.8.47 | ||
| Albert Caressa | General Ledger (Grand livre) | 1920-1923 | E.981.8.49 | ||
| Albert Caressa | Journal, Account Sheet (Journal, feuille de comptes) | 1920-1926 | E.981.8.31 | ||
| Albert Caressa | General Ledger: Goods (Grand livre : marchandises) | 1920-1925 | E.981.8.40 | ||
| Emile Français | Register: Purchase, Repair and Resale of Instruments and Bows (Registre : achat, réparation et revente d’instruments et d’archets) |
1920-1944 | E.981.8.29 | ||
| Emile Français | Journal: Exports (Journal : exportations) | 1920-1944 | E.981.8.30 | ||
| Albert Caressa | Journal (Journal) | 1931-1938 | E.981.8.7 |
| Last worshop concerned | Document type | Years | Inventory n° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caressa et Français | Sales Register: New and Old Instruments (Registre de ventes : instruments neufs et anciens) |
1840-1902 | E.981.8.38 | ||
| Albert Caressa | Inventory Register: New Instruments (Registre d'inventaire : instruments neufs) |
1854-1937 | E.981.8.8 | ||
| Caressa et Français | Directory: Analysis of Instruments brought in for Repair (Répertoire : analyse des instruments amenés pour réparation) |
1903-1914 | E.981.8.28 | ||
| Albert Caressa (?) | Directory: Instrument Owners (Répertoire : propriétaires d'instruments) |
no date | E.981.8.33 |
| Last worshop concerned | Document type | Years | Inventory n° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles-François Gand | Letter: Notice from Lodgings rented by Mr Gand (Lettre : congé d’un logement loué par M. Gand) |
1831 | E.981.8.11 | ||
| Charles-François Gand | Letter: Transportation of a Cello (Lettre : acheminement d'un violoncelle) |
1833 | E.981.8.12 | ||
| Gand Frères | Letter-Book: Correspondence addressed to Clients (Livre à copier les lettres : correspondance adressée aux clients) |
1836-1857 | E.981.8.2 | ||
| Gand | Composition, Pupil’s School Report (Composition, bulletin scolaire d'un élève) |
no date | E.981.8.10 |
| Last worshop concerned | Document type | Years | Inventory n° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Lupot | 1796-1824 | E.2018.8.24-28 | |||
| Charles-François Gand | Documents relating to the transfer of Gabriel Koliker's workshop to Ch.-F. Gand | 1819 | E.2018.8.29-31 | ||
| Charles-François Gand | Correspondence (Correspondance) | 1824-1845 | E.2018.8.32-59 | ||
| Adolphe Gand | Worshop Documents Documents d'atelier | 1844-1855 | E.2018.8.60-61 | ||
| Adolphe Gand | Correspondence (Correspondance) | 1844-1855 | E.2018.8.62-87 | ||
| Gand Frères | Accounting documents Pièces et documents comptables | 1855-1864 | E.2018.8.88-105 | ||
| Gand Frères | Correspondence (Correspondance) | 1855-1864 | E.2018.8.106-112 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel Frères | Company documents, lease (Documents de société, bail) | 1866-1886 | E.2018.8.113-119 | ||
| Gand et Bernardel Frères | Company documents (Documents de société) | 1866-1886 | E.2018.8.120 | ||
| Gustave Bernardel | Estate (Succession) | E.2018.8.121 |
The archives were transmitted from one luthier generation to another; many documents were completed by several workshops. Chronology (opposite) reveals this global continuity while connecting a document - of which we know the farthest dates - to every workshop that produced it.
