Jeanne Smith (1857-1943) and Madeleine Smith-Champion (1864-1940) were the nieces of Auguste Lesouëf. After the death of their uncle, they inherited his book collection. They decided to build the Smith-Lesouëf library in Nogent-sur-Marne to house his collection of manuscripts, rare books and engravings (Duhau, 2006).
Bibliography
DUHAU, Isabelle (2006): "La bibliothèque Smith-Lesouëf à Nogent-sur-Marne, une fondation bien particulière", nº 11, Livraisons d'histoire de l'architecture, pp. 33-50.
MOUTON, Léo (1926): "La Fondation Smith-Lesouef et sa bibliothèque", nº 36, Revue des Bibliothèques.