Edith Piaf singing at the Maison Française, November 16, 1947

Edith Piaf with Eugene Sheffer and Les Compagnons de la Chanson at the Maison Française, November 16, 1947, on Piaf's first trip to the U.S. for her American debut

Edith Piaf and Les Compagnons de la Chanson, November 16, 1947

Edith Piaf signing a book, November 16, 1947

Les Compagnons de la Chanson, November 16, 1947

Charles Boyer with Eugene Sheffer, Bettina Knapp and Betty Johnson, December 10, 1948

Eugene Sheffer with President Eisenhower, then president of Columbia University. Sheffer presents him with a gift from Marshall Jouverain, Inspector General of the French Army during World War II, circa 1951

French actors Dominique Blanchar and Louis Jouvet, March 26, 1951

Eugene Sheffer and playwright Eugène Ionesco, November 30, 1960

Professor Justin O’Brien with an actress from Jean-Louis Barrault’s company, Le Tréteau de Paris, ca. 1965

Professor Justin O’Brien with an actress from Jean-Louis Barrault’s company, Le Tréteau de Paris, ca. 1965

L to R: An actress from Jean-Louis Barrault’s company, Le Tréteau de Paris, Eugene Sheffer and actor Jacques Dumesnil, ca. 1965

Former Maison directors David Noakes, Jacqueline Desrez and Eugene Sheffer, May 5, 1977