The Michel Bernstein Collection of Senshu University, which was acquired to commemorate the University’s hundredth-year anniversary, is a grand catalogue including more than forty thousand historical documents relevant to the French Revolution.  Michel Bernstein-Rolin (1906-2003) was well known as a dealer of antiquarian books as well as a bibliographer.

This collection is composed of documents printed or handwritten during the time of the Revolution.  The printed documents include periodicals such as journals and annual reports, minutes of various assemblies, legal documents, pamphlets, posters, and related references collected by M. Bernstein himself.  Hand-written manuscripts and other related documents numbers as many as 3,900.  Accordingly, the Collection is considered to be the most important among those collected in the 20th century in relation to the French Revolution.

Since we housed the Collection, we have added more documents printed in various countries relevant to the French Revolution, and we are pleased that the Collection has been used by many researchers in and outside Japan.

●Contents of the collection (The documents are classified in the order of their shelf location.  The numbers following “Tome” indicate particular bookshelves.)

1. The documents of the revolutionary period（Prior to the Revolution through 1804）

(1) Les documents en 4 parties〔Tomes 1-369, 725-797〕

Documents provenant de la collection du Comte H. de Bédoyère 〔Tomes   1-369〕

Edits royaux et arrêts: 1786-1790.                          〔Tomes 725-734〕

Recueil législatif. Lois et décrets…1789-1799                〔Tomes 735-774〕

Recueil de lois: 1788-1793.                                 〔Tomes 775-797〕

(2) Les documents en 8 parties〔Tomes 798-5834〕

Recueil de décrets faits:

          Par l’Assemblée nationale. 1791-1792.

          Par l’Assemblée nationale constituante. 1789-1791.

Par l’Assemblée nationale législative. 1791-1792.

Par la Convention nationale. 1792-1795.

Par le Corps législatif. 1795-1814.                    〔Tomes 798-848〕

Procès-verbaux de l’Assemblée nationale. 1791-1792 〔Tomes 849-863〕

Procès-verbaux de la Convention nationale. 1792-1795. 〔Tomes 864-902〕

Procès-verbaux des séances du Conseil des anciens. (Corps legislatif)  1795-1799.                                           〔Tomes 903-941〕

Procès-verbaux des séances du Conseil des Cinq-cents. (Corps législatif) 1795-1799                                           〔Tomes 942-999〕

Procès-verbaux de l’Assemblée nationale. 1789-1791.      〔Tomes 1002-1084〕

Livres provenant de La collection de La Rochefcaud, duc de Bisaccia

〔Tomes 1085-1470〕

Recueil de documents révolutionnaires provenant de La collection du Comte H.de Bédoyère. 〔Tomes 1471-1961〕

Livres provenant de La collection du Château de Laplagne.

Livres provenant de La collection de Mme Justin Debonne.

Livres provenant de La collection du Prof. Deneux., etc.　　　〔Tomes 1962-3894〕

Rapports annuels et brochures. 　 〔Tomes 3895-4330〕

Documents concernant les colonies, le commerce, la politique étrangère.

〔Tomes 5001-5721〕

Manuscrits et autres documents (incluant les documents en quatre parties)

〔Tomes 5801-5834〕

(3) Periodical publications: Journals and annual reports      〔Tomes 9001-9999〕

(4) Folio: Administrative manuscripts and documents, petitions, identification cards, notices, lithographs, copperplates, portraits, assignats, etc… and the documents originated from the Archives de Zangiacomi.       　　　 〔Folio 1-77〕

(5) Plano: Other administrative documents.　　　 〔Plano 1-44〕

2. Literatures relevant to the French Revolution (from 1804 through present)

(1) Bibliographies, articles, and other documents relating to the French Revolution.   〔Tomes 7001-7999〕

(2) Documents collected by Senshu University Library.

●Lists and Other Publications

(1) Bibliothèque de Michel Bernstein.

Catalogue de l'Histoire de la Révolution française, par Michel Bernstein; comparé avec Le Catalogue de la Bibliothèque nationale par André Martin et Gérard Walter.  Tomes 1-9, Supplément, Kawasaki, Japon: Bibliothèque de l'Université Senshu, 1979-2003.

9 v. in 8 and Suppl.; 26 × 33-37cm

Tomes 1-4. Auteurs　A-Z

Tome 5. Anonymes　A-Z

Tome 6. Supplément aux tomes 1-5 (1). Tomes 1-1766　

Tome 7. Supplément aux tomes 1-5 (2). Tomes 1766-5834, Folio 1-77, Plano 1-44.

Tome 8. Journaux et almanachs　

Tome 9. Bibliographies, repertoires et monographies.

 Suppl. Catalogue spécial des documents sur le procès de Louis XVI.

Tomes 1-5: Catalogues of the bibliographical information additionally recorded by M. Bernstein to The French Revolution Collection Catalogues of the French National Library, by André Martin and Gérard Walter.

Tomes 6-7: Reproduction of index cards made by M. Bernstein for the documents which seem not to be located in the French National Library.

Tome 8: Periodical catalogues written by M. Bernstein.

Tome 9: Catalogues of books, articles, and other related monographs published after the Revolution.

Supplement: Catalogues of documents on the subject of the trial of Louis XVI.

(2) Bibliothèque de Michel Bernstein.

 The historical catalogue of the French Revolution. Written in the revolutionary period.  Preliminary Edition: Lists of numbers with the guide to the collection of microfilms.  Installment 1-18.  Kawasaki, Senshu University Library, 1980-1999. 8v. 30cm.

(3) Senshu-Daigaku Michel Bernstein Bunko Dayori [Reviews of Michel Bernstein Collection of Senshu University], No.1 (1980) - No.9 (1998)

●Kotenseki Eiin Sokan [Reproduction of Antiquarian Books]

Senshu University Library has reproduced three documents from the Michel Bernstein Collection which have been published as a part of the series of reproductions called “Kotenseki Eiin Sokan.”

1. Droits de l'Homme / Beuvelot; textes réimprimés d'après l'exemplaire de la Collection de Michel Bernstein dans la Bibliothèque de l'Université Senshu, avec une introduction rédigée par Gunjiro Moriyama et la Bibliothèque de l'Université Senshu: Comite pour la réimpression des textes classiques de la Bibliothèque de l'Université Senshu. Tokyo, Senshu Daigaku Shuppankyoku, July 1992.

1 sheet, 8 p.; 53×36 cm. folded to 27×19 cm.  (Senshu Daigaku Toshokanzo Kotenseki Eiin Sokan. 2nd; no.3)

  Publication Originale: Paris, [s.d., 1789] 　　　　　　 　　　 　〔Tome 360〕

2. Boyer-Brun, Jacques-Marie (1764-1794),

Histoire des caricatures de la révolte des Français / par M. Boyer de Nîmes, auteur du

 Journal du peuple., [Tokyo]: Senshu Daigaku Shuppankyoku , Juin 1993

2 v.: ill. (some folded); 22 cm. (Senshu Daigaku Toshokanzo Kotenseki Eiin Sokan 2nd; no. 5)

Publication Originale: Paris, Imp. du Journal du peuple, 1792　　 〔Tome 3869〕

3. Recueil des affiches de la Révolution française, [comité pour la réimpression des textes classiques de la Bibliothèque de l'Université. Senshu]    [Tokyo]: Senshu　Daigaku Shuppankyoku , Juillet 1994. 2 v.: ill.; 43 cm. (Senshu Daigaku Toshokanzo Kotenseki EiinSokan, 2nd; no.7)                                  〔Plano 1-39〕

●How to Use the Collection

   Senshu University Library has been microfilming the documents for more public use.  At present 2,500,000 pages (70 to 80 % of all the documents) are available on microform.

   We permit researchers who need to consult the unmicrofilmed documents to use the original ones.

Library Opening Hours:

From 9:00a.m. through 5:00p.m. (Monday through Friday except for holidays)

From 9:00a.m. through 12:00noon (Saturday)

In the event that a researcher needs to consult original documents, we request that he/she fill out a form “Application for the Use of Valuable Documents.”

[For more information please call us at +81 (0)44-911-1276.]

・Pamphlets: Available on microfilm.

・Periodical publications: Available on microfilm. (Arrangement of these

 documents is still in the process of being completed.)

・Plano (Posters): Reproductions are available.

Senshu University Library

2-1-1, Higashi-Mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 214-8580  Japan

Tel.: +81 (0)44-911-1274  Fax: +81 (0)44-911-0538

    Email: library@acc.senshu-u.ac.jp

 February 20, 2005