About the Center
History of the Center
The W.T. Bandy Center for Baudelaire Studies was founded in 1968 by the College of Arts and Sciences of Vanderbilt University as a joint project between the Department of French and Italian and the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Its core was the personal collection of the eminent Baudelaire scholar, W.T. Bandy, who continued to work with the collection until his death in 1989. Claude Pichois, the distinguished French editor and biographer of Charles Baudelaire, served as director of the center from 1982 until his retirement in 1998. To reflect more accurately the growth in the holdings of the center, its name was changed in 1998 to The W.T. Bandy Center for Baudelaire and Modern French Studies.
Visitor Information
The center is located on the 8th floor of the Jean and Alexander Heard Library on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Scholars are welcome and may work at the center during its scheduled public hours and by appointment. Inquiries should be addressed to the Assistant Director.
Giving Opportunities
The W.T. Bandy Center is in the process of establishing a research fellowship program that will assist visiting graduate students undertaking dissertation research at the center. Contributions are tax-deductible and can be sent to the:
W.T. Bandy Center Graduate Fellowship Program
VU Station B #356325
Nashville, TN 37235-6325
Center Staff
Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, Director
Lisa Weiss, Assistant Director
Yvonne Boyer, Librarian
