Milton E. Lord, director of the Boston Public Library, is asked to take over the direction of the American Library, fearing Chambrun’s connection with the Vichy regime might imperil the Library. No charge is brought against Chambrun and her son, and she denies the allegations of being a collaborationist. She argues her case in her second memoir Shadows Lengthen, published in 1949.
A charitable gift from your estate is simple to implement and is easy to change if you should need to access the assets during your lifetime. If you would like to include a gift to the Library in your will, ask your estate planning attorney to add this suggested wording to your will or living trust. Please make sure to use the Library’s correct legal name appears in all final documents as: The American Library in Paris Inc.
Unrestricted Gift: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc, (insert dollar amount) Dollars* to be used for its general purposes.
Residuary Bequest: I give, devise, and bequeath to the American Library in Paris Inc , (insert percentage amount) percent of the residue of my estate to be used for its general purposes.
