Journée d'étude : Le "petit fonds Saint-Domingue" face aux historiens

Join the contributors to the 22nd volume of *Revue Musicorum*, dedicated to the ‘small Saint-Domingue collection’ held at the Mayenne Archives, at a one-day symposium. This event forms part of the programme “2001–2026: celebrating 25 years of the Taubira Act”.

This archive collection comprises documents relating to the Chabanon, Vézien and Pardaillan families, whose histories are linked to that of the island of Saint-Domingue in the 18th century. It offers a journey through time, from 1725 to 1830, and across space, between France and its colony of Saint-Domingue. The fortunes of these families, built on the operation of sugar cane and coffee plantations, were jeopardised by the events of the Revolution. Drawing on this collection, the contributors have therefore examined the political, economic, military and technical history (including cartography and musical practices) associated with the island during this period.

Free admission on site at the Archives or via videoconference: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/376660147902085?p=lpTykv5TtbxUlDnhpd

PROGRAMME for the day:

9.00–9.30 am: Welcome
9.30–10.00 am: Opening address by Jacques de Cauna: ‘Gabriel Debien, his method and his legacy’.
10.00–10.15 am: Introduction by Laurine Quetin and Cyril Daydé: “The adventure of the ‘small Saint-Domingue collection’: a journey between land and sea”.
A word from the authors: research experiences
10.15–10.40 am: Cyril Daydé (archival collections)
10.45–11.10: Fadi El Hage (military history)

11.15–11.45: Break

11.45–12.10: Jean-Louis Donnadieu: “What Chabanon’s heritage teaches us: an illustration through the example of the ever-useful practice of settlement monographs”.
12.15–12.40: Laurine Quetin: “The small Saint-Domingue collection: a family history? A history of money?”.

12.45–1.45 pm: Lunch break

2.00–2.25 pm: Bernard Gainot: “Mapping the colony of Saint-Domingue: an imperial ambition”.
2.30–2.55 pm: Patrick Péronnet (music)
3.00 pm–3.25 pm: Bernard Camier (music)

3.30 pm–4.00 pm: Break

4.00 pm–4.30 pm: Feedback from the scientific committee with Vincent Cousseau and David Gasche.
Opening session with other researchers
4.30 pm–4.55 pm: David Audibert: “The grocery trade in the 18th century: a link between the colonies and the metropolis?”.
5.00–5.25 pm: Mathilde Ackermann: “Compensating the masters, forgetting the slaves. The 1825 Haitian indemnity and its sources”.