This work was commissioned by Hans Gerster, for many years Town archivist of Basel, in which capacity he had to convey important state papers to other councils with which that of Basel had negotiations.
"Holbein"
Beatrice Fortescue
I felt rather ashamed when I saw her countenance darken, for after all, she was alone in Villiers with two tiny children; her husband, the well-known archivist, coming down but for the week-end.
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard
On Clavigo's promotion to the post of royal archivist he throws his betrothed over, and the news of his faithlessness brings Beaumarchais to Madrid.
"The Youth of Goethe"
Peter Hume Brown