CHARENTE MARITIME - LES SABLES D'OLONNE - Léon DAVID (Sables - Lot 337

CHARENTE MARITIME - LES SABLES D'OLONNE - Léon DAVID (Sables d'Olonne 1867 - Sables d'Olonne 1962, Tenor, figure of Sables d'Olonne in the Belle-Epoque, he had the villa "Ma Muse" built there) / 1°) Photographic collection: Set of original photographs of him, by Nadar (2 cabinet size, Pierre Petit (cabinet size), Dupont in Brussels), J. Castelli in Algiers (cabinet format), Auguste Abs in Paris (format -), Dupont-Emera in Brussels (cabinet format), Panajon Frères in Bordeaux, Klary in Brussels, 7 original photographs of him in various roles (all formats), 10 original photographs in Les Sables d'Olonne (including beach scenes) / 2°) Fonds de correspondances reçues, approx. 200 (many addressed to Les Sables), mainly postcards (10-30s) from family members, friends, artists (colleagues on tour in Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, etc.).) / 3°) Diplomas and awards: Diplôme de Second Prix d'Opéra-Comique du Conservatoire National de Musique (1867, signed by composer Ambroise Thomas), Diplôme d'Officier d'Académie (1913), Diplôme de Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (1936) / 4°) Personal papers: carnet militaire et carte d'électeur (Sables d'Olonne 1904) / 5 °) Book "La Vie d'un Ténor" by Léon David, no mention of publisher, self-published, printed by Lussaud in Fontenay-le-Comte, 405 p in-8, several out-of-text photos (rare work, printed in a small number of copies) / 6°) Collection of 35 postcards received by Jean-Léo David (son of Léon David, born in Le Sables d'Olonne in 1911, died in 2001, artist, prominent Sablaise figure, director of the Casino); Renaissance Française" diploma awarded to Léon David in 1957 (Folklore Groups); "Arts-Sciences-Lettres" diploma awarded to Léo David in 1969 for his work as President of the Groupe Folklorique des Sables d'Olonne for 35 years.