Presentation of the collections

Although the Jacques Doucet Literary Library preserves the manuscripts of such emblematic works as Apollinaire's Calligrammes, Gide's L'immoraliste, Valéry's Charmes or Breton's Arcane 17, the richness of its collections is not measured solely by the value or notoriety of a particular text or writer. It stems above all from the grouping together of manuscripts and correspondence from authors who are now known or unknown, which form an exceptional literary network, in perfect resonance with the spirit of Jacques Doucet and his constant concern for modernity.

The collection at large is composed of :

• the Jacques Doucet collection: historical fund constituted by Jacques Doucet himself
• the general collection: enrichments of the Jacques Doucet collection after his death through donations or purchases
• specific collections: funds constituted as such, after the death of Jacques Doucet, around a personality, through a significant donation or legacy, possibly supplemented subsequently

Access the catalog of the collections.

The digital catalogues

The BLJD has two catalogues accessible below: one for printed materials (Sudoc), the other for archives, ephemera and objects (Calames).

To consult the catalog of printed books (Sudoc), click here.

A catalog of illustrators and bookbinders is also available on site.

To consult the catalog of manuscripts (Calames), click here.

A search aid is available here to Calames.

Online collections

The BLJD has two digital libraries accessible below: one concerns the literary archives of modernity (ALMé), the other objects and works of art (Aura).

Consult the digital library of manuscripts.

The Literary Archives of Modernity include the manuscripts of four authors of the BLJD that have entered the public domain: Verlaine, Mallarmé, Apollinaire, Jarry; but also those of Robert Desnos, still protected. The iconographic archives, personal papers, objects and some printed matter also constitute part of these corpora. These are not exhaustive.

Even if some authors represented on ALMé are now in the public domain, it is necessary to read the legal notices [link] related to any public or private reuse of ALMé's digital files.

Help for using ALMé is available here.

Consult the collection of furniture, objects and works of art online.

The Aura portal provides access to the collections of paintings, graphic works, sculpted works, photographs, familiar objects, and furniture objects kept at the library. It is currently being created.