Finding Aid for the Henriette Renié (1875-1956) and Françoise des Varennes (1919-) Papers

Authors

Steven S. Nordstrom, Brigham Young University
David A. Day, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Henriette Renié, Françoise des Varennes Papers, harp, music

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Music

Abstract

Henriette Renié was a world-famous harpist from France who worked to expand the virtuoso repertoire for harp and helped establish the status of the harp as a solo concert instrument. The Henriette Renié and Françoise des Varennes Papers contain personal items originally belonging to Renié, and arranged and used by her goddaughter, des Varennes, for her biography, as well as handwritten and typed documents created by des Varennes in preparing the biography. The items found within the archive range mostly from Renié’s lifetime (1875-1956), although there are many materials collected by des Varennes about Renié that pertaining to her biography extending up to 1994.

Recommended Citation

Nordstrom, Steven S. and Day, David A. (2013) "Finding Aid for the Henriette Renié (1875-1956) and Françoise des Varennes (1919-) Papers," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 2264.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/2264