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Sergio Ramírez Papers, 1916-2005 (bulk 1963-2002): Finding Aid

Creator:
Ramírez, Sergio, 1942-
Abstract:
Sergio Ramírez has been a leading Nicaraguan author and politician. In 1977 Ramírez became head of the "Group of Twelve", a group of prominent intellectuals who supported the struggle of the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) against the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. With the triumph of the Revolution in 1979, he became part of the Junta of the Government of National Reconstruction and in 1984 he was elected vice-president under Daniel Ortega. The collection consists of manuscripts of his writings, source materials, personal, literary and political correspondence, papers and documents related to Ramírez's political career and to Nicaraguan political history, writings of others, photographs, and graphic and printed materials.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1123

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Archives of Henry Holt and Company, 1859-1981 (bulk 1890-1943): Finding Aid

Creator:
Henry Holt and Company.
Abstract:
Henry Holt was a prominent publisher in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection consists of correspondence and manuscripts of authors published by the company, various bookkeeping records, and a collection of photos, publicity materials, and clippings about Robert Frost.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0100

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Review: Latin American Literature and Arts Author Files, 1964-1994 (bulk 1965-1985): Finding Aid

Collector:
Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Abstract:
Consists of author files of Review: Latin American Literature and the Arts.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0812

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Carlos Fuentes Papers, [1830s]-2002 (bulk 1950-1993): Finding Aid

Creator:
Fuentes, Carlos.
Abstract:
The Carlos Fuentes Papers consists of personal and working papers of Fuentes (1928- ), Mexican author, editor, and diplomat: notebooks, manuscripts of novels and novellas, short stories, plays, screenplays, nonfiction writings, speeches and interviews, translations of fiction and nonfiction, correspondence, juvenilia, drawings, documents, photographs, audiocassettes, videocassettes, papers of others, scrapbooks, and printed material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0790

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Enrique Fierro and Ida Vitale Papers, 1935-2008 (bulk 1980-2008): Finding Aid

Creator:
Fierro, Enrique, 1941-
Abstract:
Consists of the personal and literary papers of Uruguayan writers Enrique Fierro and Ida Vitale.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1249

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Wolfgang A. Luchting Correspondence, 1958-1994 (bulk 1960-1990): Finding Aid

Creator:
Luchting, Wolfgang A. (Wolfgang Alexander), 1927-
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence of Wolfgang Luchting (1927-1999), retired professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature at Washington State University (Pullman, Washington), with Latin American authors and German publishers. Miscellaneous manuscripts of Luchting, a small amount of papers of others, and printed material are included.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0793

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R. P. Blackmur Papers, 1924-1965: Finding Aid

Creator:
Blackmur, R. P. (Richard P.), 1904-1965.
Abstract:
Robert Palmer Blackmur was a poet, author, playwright, and critic of the twentieth century. This collection contains documents relating to Blackmur’s creative, critical, and educational work. Two autograph manuscripts of unpublished works accompany a selection of Blackmur’s published manuscripts, poetry, plays, short stories, and sketches. A range of Blackmur’s critical essays, reviews, and literary notes appears, along with some of his lecture notes and correspondence with former students. Further correspondence with literary friends completes the collection.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0227

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Robert H. Taylor Collection of English and American Literature, 1280s-1950 (bulk 1800s-1930s): Finding Aid

Collector:
Taylor, Robert H.
Abstract:
The Robert H. Taylor Collection consists of over 4,000 rare books and 3,300 manuscripts illustrating in their wide range the scope of English literature from the fourteenth century to the 1940s. This finding aid focuses on the modern manuscripts, both bound and unbound, in the collection, which is designated "RTC01" within the Manuscripts Division of the Rare Books and Special Collections Department of the Princeton University Library. However, a brief listing of the collection's Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts is included.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
RTC01

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Carlos Baker Collection of Ernest Hemingway, 1800s-1987 (bulk 1918-1967): Finding Aid

Creator:
Baker, Carlos, 1909-1987.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of Carlos Baker's working papers and biographical files used in preparation of his biography Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story (1969). This was the fourth book on Hemingway written or edited by Baker (1909-1987), a Princeton professor and author. Also present are manuscripts for a novel and book of poetry by Baker, unrelated to his work on Hemingway.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0365

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F. Scott Fitzgerald Papers, 1897-1944: Finding Aid

Creator:
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940.
Abstract:
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Papers (C0187) is a comprehensive literary archive containing the original manuscripts, working drafts, corrected galleys, personal and professional correspondence, autobiographical scrapbooks, photographs, and other original materials of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), Princeton Class of 1917.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0187

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Vivian Burnett Collection of Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1844-2003 (bulk 1885-1937): Finding Aid

Creator:
Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924
Abstract:
Consists of material relating to the British-born, American author Frances Hodgson Burnett (FHB), collected by her younger son, Vivian Burnett (VB), including manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, and artwork.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1304

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Leonard L. Milberg Autograph Collection, 1885-1978: Finding Aid

Collector:
Milberg, Leonard L.
Abstract:
Consists of an open collection of manuscript material related to print collections of Leonard L. Milberg (Princeton Class of 1953): Leonard L. Milberg Collection of American Poetry, Leonard L. Milberg Irish Theater Collection, and the Leonard L. Milberg Collection of Jewish-American Writers.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0962

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Walden, ou, La Vie dans les Bois, 1922: Finding Aid

Creator:
Fabulet, Louis, 1862-1933, translator.
Abstract:
Consists of a typed manuscript, with holograph corrections, of Louis Fabulet's translation of Henry David Thoreau's Walden.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0854

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Stanley Kunitz Papers, 1919-2003 (bulk 1960-1990): Finding Aid

Creator:
Kunitz, Stanley, 1905-2006.
Abstract:
The Stanley Kunitz Papers consists of the literary and personal papers of the poet Stanley Kunitz (1905-). Aside from his status as a prominent American poet, Kunitz is also a known editor, translator, essayist, and educator. Kunitz's diverse interests are evident in the collection, which includes manuscripts of his writings, extensive correspondence, special-interest files, teaching materials, travel files, documents, photos, memorabilia, calendars, annotated books, audiocassettes, papers of others, and printed material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0837

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Quarterly Review of Literature (QRL) Archives, 1943-2000: Finding Aid

Creator:
Weiss, Theodore Russell, 1916-
Abstract:
The Quarterly Review of Literature ( QRL) Archives consists primarily of the issue and correspondence files of the independent literary journal of the same name that was founded in 1943 by Warren Carrier, and co-edited and published from 1944-1999 by the husband and wife team of Theodore (Ted) and Renée Weiss. Theodore Weiss was professor of English and creative writing at Princeton University from 1967 to 1987. Over the course of his career of poet, educator, and QRL editor, Weiss corresponded with many leading literary figures of the modern era, such as poets Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams, and literary theorist/critic Paul De Man, and published their early work in the QRL. Also present in the collection are manuscripts of, and associated material from, eleven of Weiss's thirteen published books of poetry.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0862

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Samuel McCoy Papers, 1868-1964 (bulk 1915-1963): Finding Aid

Creator:
McCoy, Samuel Duff, b. 1882.
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, and other material of the author, journalist, and Princeton graduate (Class of 1905) Samuel Duff McCoy (1882-1964).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0020

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Caroline Gordon Papers, 1868-1981 (bulk 1926-1977): Finding Aid

Creator:
Gordon, Caroline, 1895-1981.
Abstract:
Caroline Gordon was an American writer during the Southern Renaissance. This collection contains manuscripts and typescripts of some of Gordon’s work, ranging from novels, to lectures, to poetry. It also includes some documents of other people and some of Gordon’s correspondence with family.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0052

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Flannery O'Connor Letters to Ashley Brown, 1958-1964: Finding Aid

Creator:
O'Connor, Flannery.
Abstract:
Consists of thirty-eight letters written by the Southern author Flannery O'Connor to her friend Ashley Brown.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1150

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P.U.L.C. Jewish American Writers Issue Collection, 2000-2002: Finding Aid

Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Abstract:
Consists of original poems, stories, and essays that were printed in the special Autumn 2001/Winter 2002 issue of the Princeton University Library Chronicle on Jewish American writers.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0919

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Thomas H. Johnson Papers, 1919-1984: Finding Aid

Creator:
Johnson, Thomas Herbert.
Abstract:
The Thomas H. Johnson Papers consists of correspondence, subject files, notes, printed matter, diplomas, and other miscellanea of the American educator and editor Thomas H. Johnson (1902-1985).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0468

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Hudson Review Archives, 1922-2009 (bulk 1947-2006): Finding Aid

Creator:
Morgan, Frederick, 1922- .
Abstract:
Consists of the records of The Hudson Review, one of the most notable and influential American literary quarterlies of the post-World War II era. Reflecting the history of this New York City-based magazine, the bulk of material dates from 1947 to 2006. In addition, there are extensive personal and family papers of founding editor Frederick Morgan (1922-2004), who was also a published poet and translator.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1091

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Julio Cortázar Papers, 1927-1980: Finding Aid

Creator:
Cortázar, Julio
Abstract:
The Julio Cortázar Papers consists of the manuscripts, notes, and notebooks of the Argentine novelist and short story writer Julio Cortázar (1914-1984). These papers primarily contain unpublished prose and poetry, as well as some manuscripts of published materials. Though Cortázar is not generally thought of as a poet, poetry is heavily represented in the collection, including a notebook of poems he wrote at the age of 12 (1927). There are also Spanish translations of some of Jean Cocteau's poetry, and lecture notes from two courses that Cortázar taught. Furthermore, the papers contain a small selection of quotations collected from the work of others, and notebooks that include an assortment of prose, poetry, and notes.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0888

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Abelardo Oquendo Correspondence, 1958-1993: Finding Aid

Creator:
Oquendo, Abelardo, 1930-
Abstract:
Consists of letters received (1958-1974) by Peruvian author Abelardo Oquendo.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0778

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Mauricio Wacquez Papers, 1957-1983: Finding Aid

Creator:
Wacquez, Mauricio, 1939-
Abstract:
Consists of selected papers of Chilean novelist Mauricio Wacquez.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0258

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Alvaro Yunque Correspondence, 1921-1981 (bulk 1924-1979): Finding Aid

Creator:
Yunque, Alvaro, 1889-1982.
Abstract:
The Alvaro Yunque Correspondence consists of letters, manuscripts of poems, essays and other printed and miscellaneous material by Alvaro Yunque and others.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0784

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María Rosa Oliver Papers, circa 1899-1997 (bulk 1930-1975): Finding Aid

Creator:
Oliver, María Rosa, 1898-1977.
Abstract:
Consists of writings, correspondence, documents, drawings, photographs, papers of others, and printed material of María Rosa Oliver (1898-1977), Argentine essayist, short story writer, literary critic, and translator.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0829

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Elena Garro Papers, 1930s-1994 (bulk 1970-1990): Finding Aid

Creator:
Garro, Elena.
Abstract:
The Elena Garro Papers consists primarily of correspondence of Elena Garro (1916-1998), Mexican novelist, short story writer, and playwright, and of her daughter Helena Paz (1948?- ), a published poet. There are manuscripts for novels, short stories, plays, and nonfiction by Garro, and documents, journals, notebooks, photographs, and printed material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0827

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J. G. Cobo Borda Papers, 1951-2006 (bulk 1981-1996): Finding Aid

Creator:
Cobo Borda, J. G., 1948-
Abstract:
Consists of personal and working papers of Cobo Borda, a Colombian poet, essayist, journalist, and diplomat, primarily manuscript poems and essays as well as correspondence, spanning the period from 1970 to 1997. There is also manuscripts of speeches and interviews, nonfiction works, documents, photographs, a few papers of others, and a small amount of printed material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0278

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Guillermo Cabrera Infante Papers, 1962-1988: Finding Aid

Creator:
Cabrera Infante, G. (Guillermo), 1929-
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts and correspondence of the Cuban novelist and storywriter Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929-). These papers contain published work and screenplays from 1964 through 1982, a manuscript of Three Trapped Tigers (1971), the English translation of Tres tristes tigres (1967), and film stills from Wonderwall (1968). Furthermore, the collection contains extensive correspondence between Cabrera Infante and literary agents, publishers, film producers, Latin American writers, and others.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0272

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Rosario Ferré Papers, 1970-2005 (bulk 1972-1980): Finding Aid

Creator:
Ferré, Rosario, 1942-.
Abstract:
Consists of papers of Rosario Ferré, a Puerto Rican novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet who edited Zona de carga y descarga, a prominent Puerto Rican literary magazine, between 1972 and 1975.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1117

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Silvina Ocampo Papers, 1949-1986: Finding Aid

Creator:
Ocampo, Silvina.
Abstract:
The Silvina Ocampo consists of writings, correspondence, and drawings of the Argentine novelist, storywriter, and poet Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0973

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Fraga and Peña Collection of the Ocampo Family, [1890s]-1979 (bulk 1930-1979): Finding Aid

Creator:
Ocampo, Victoria, 1890-1979.
Abstract:
Author Victoria Ocampo (1890-1979) was founder (1931) and editor of the magazine SUR, an important literary magazine published in Buenos Aires. The collection consists primarily of Ocampo family correspondence, particularly that of the sisters Victoria and Angelica Ocampo.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0783

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Manuel Mujica Láinez Papers, 1901-1984 (bulk 1918-1983): Finding Aid

Creator:
Mujica Láinez, Manuel, 1910-1984.
Abstract:
The Manuel Mujica Láinez Papers consists of the papers of the Argentinian novelist, short story writer, biographer, and essayist Manuel Mujica Láinez (1910-1984). These papers primarily contain correspondence he received from Argentinian and Spanish writers, as well as family correspondence. Also included are a few manuscripts by Mujica Láinez, several poems and nonfiction manuscripts by others, and a small amount of photocopied or printed material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0819

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José Donoso Papers, 1924-1997, bulk 1970-1990: Finding Aid

Creator:
Donoso, José, 1924-1996.
Abstract:
The José Donoso Papers consists of writings, notebooks, correspondence, and other miscellanea of the Chilean writer José Donoso (1924-1996).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0099

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Mario Vargas Llosa Papers, 1944-2000 (bulk 1958-1995): Finding Aid

Creator:
Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936-
Abstract:
The Mario Vargas Llosa Papers consists of notebooks, manuscripts of novels, plays and screenplays, short stories, nonfiction, documents, correspondence, and printed and recorded material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0641

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Carlos Franqui Collection, 1952-1981 (bulk 1957-1962): Finding Aid

Creator:
Franqui, Carlos, 1921-
Abstract:
The Carlos Franqui Collection contains works and correspondence of Cuban journalist, poet, and essayist Carlos Franqui, who moved to Europe in 1968 after becoming dissatisfied with Castro's Cuban regime. Included are manuscripts for Diario de la Revolucion Cubana (1976), Cuba, Libro de los Doce (1977), and Retrato de Familia con Fidel (1981) concerning the Cuban revolution of 1959 and Franqui's association with Fidel Castro.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0644

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Arcadio Díaz Quiñones Papers, 1949-2005 (bulk 1962-1996): Finding Aid

Creator:
Díaz Quiñones, Arcadio.
Abstract:
The Arcadio Díaz Quiñones Papers consists of manuscripts and correspondence of the Puerto Rican professor of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures at Princeton University Arcadio Díaz Quiñones (1940-), as well as a selection of manuscripts by others. The collection focuses on Puerto Rican and Cuban literature, but also provides insight into the literature and politics of other parts of Latin America.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0014

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Miguel Angel Asturias Papers, 1964-1969: Finding Aid

Creator:
Asturias, Miguel Angel.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence of Guatemalan author Miguel Angel Asturias, Seymour Lawrence, Gregory Rabassa, Jose Castillo, Tom Maschler, and others concerning Rabassa's English translations of Asturias's works and their publication in the United States and abroad.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0624

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Emir Rodriguez Monegal Papers, 1941-1985 (bulk 1965-1968): Finding Aid

Creator:
Rodriguez Monegal, Emir, 1921-1985.
Abstract:
The Emir Rodriguez Monegal Papers consists of correspondence, manuscripts of novels, short stories, verse, plays, and essays by others, mansucripts of essays and criticism by Rodriguez Monegal, photographs, and printed and recorded material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0652

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H. R. Hays Correspondence with Latin American Writers, 1922-1981 (bulk 1940-1955): Finding Aid

Creator:
Hays, H. R. (Hoffman Reynolds), 1904-1980.
Abstract:
H. R. Hays was a writer, anthropologist, and educator. The collection contains his correspondence with ten Latin American writers and poets, primarily about literary and research issues. Also included are typescripts of an article about Jorge Carrera Andrade’s poetry and Antenor Orrego’s prologue to Trilce (1922).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0847

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Bernardo Ortiz de Montellano Papers, 1909-1979 (bulk 1919-1947): Finding Aid

Creator:
Ortiz de Montellano, Bernardo, 1899-1949.
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts of poems, short stories, essays, and criticism, and correspondence by Ortiz de Montellano; correspondence, manuscripts of poetry, and typescript copies of poetry, short stories, and essays by others; and printed material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0664

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Eliseo Diego Papers, 1940-1990: Finding Aid

Creator:
Diego, Eliseo, 1920-
Abstract:
This collection consists of papers of Diego, Cuban poet, author, and translator. Included are correspondence between Diego, his wife, various friends and other writers.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0863

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Arturo Lagorio Correspondence, 1932-1984: Finding Aid

Creator:
Lagorio, Arturo.
Abstract:
This collection consists of letters to Arturo Lagorio, Argentine poet and author, by various Latin American and Spanish writers, including Samuel Eichelbaum, Maria Granata, Nicolas Olivari, and Cesar Tiempo.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0864

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José Bianco Papers, 1928-1985 (bulk 1941-1979): Finding Aid

Creator:
Bianco, José.
Abstract:
The José Bianco Papers consists of notes and correspondence of the Argentine editor, author, and translator José Bianco, as well as a small selection of writings by others and audio recordings of Cuban poets José Lezama Lima and Nicolás Guillén reading their poetry.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0681

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Saúl Yurkievich Papers, 1966-2005 (bulk Bulk Dates 1966-2005): Finding Aid

Creator:
Yurkievich, Saúl.
Abstract:
Saúl Yurkievich is an Argentine poet and literary critic. The collection consists of the personal and literary papers of Saúl Yurkievich. It includes some of Yurkievich's poetic and prose-poetic manuscripts and correspondence with writers, scholars, critics, publishers, and several figures of the academic world in Spanish and Latin American literature and culture.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1293

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Bernardo Canal Feijóo Correspondence, 1922-1981 (bulk 1930-1945): Finding Aid

Creator:
Canal Feijóo, Bernardo, 1897-1982.
Abstract:
Bernardo Canal Jeijóo was a lawyer and poet in Argentina during the twentieth century. His correspondence consists of letters with other writers and artists about both the arts and everyday life.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0690

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Pablo Le Riverend Correspondence, 1971-1987: Finding Aid

Creator:
Le Riverend, Pablo, 1907-
Abstract:
Consists of letters to Cuban-American poet Pablo Le Riverend from Cuban émigré poets Lucas Lamadrid y Moya (1919-1987) and Matías Montes Huidobro (1931- ) and from Spanish poet Miguel Luesma Castán.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0694

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Danubio Torres Fierro Papers, 1952-2003 (bulk 1971-2003): Finding Aid

Creator:
Torres Fierro, Danubio, 1947-
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence of the Uruguayan writer and editor Danubio Torres Fierro.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1229

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Reinaldo Arenas Papers, 1959-1990 (bulk 1980-1990): Finding Aid

Creator:
Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990.
Abstract:
The Reinaldo Arenas Papers consists of typescripts and manuscripts of novels and novellas, short stories, plays and screenplays, poetry, nonfiction, correspondence, and miscellaneous and printed material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0232

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Jorge Edwards Collection, 1953-1982: Finding Aid

Creator:
Edwards, Jorge, 1931-
Abstract:
Jorge Edwards is a writer and former diplomat whose critical stance on oppressive dictatorships in Latin America has sparked controversy. This collection contains drafts of some of his novels, short stories, essays, and articles, as well as notebooks and correspondence with literary figures, politicians, and his extensive family.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0069

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Sergio Pitol Papers, 1951-2005 (bulk 1962-2004): Finding Aid

Creator:
Pitol, Sergio, 1933-
Abstract:
Consists of the personal and literary papers of Mexican writer, translator, and diplomat Sergio Pitol.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1283

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Hamilton Cottier Papers, 1828-1977 (bulk 1925-1975): Finding Aid

Creator:
Cottier, Hamilton, 1900-1979.
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, account books (1925-1975), financial papers, and printed matter of Hamilton Cottier (Princeton Class of 1922, professor of English, 1925-1962), and material relating to "Southlawn," the home of his father, Alonzo Cottier, in Scarsdale, N.Y.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0594

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Walter D. Edmonds Correspondence with Harold Ober Associates, 1924-1974 (bulk 1931-1968): Finding Aid

Creator:
Edmonds, Walter Dumaux, 1903-1998.
Abstract:
Consists of letters and financial statements received by Walter D. Edmonds from his New York City literary agency, Harold Ober Associates.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0836

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Eileen B. Simpson Papers, 1979-1991: Finding Aid

Creator:
Simpson, Eileen B.
Abstract:
Consists of papers primarily related to Eileen Simpson's book, Poets in their Youth: A Memoir, about her married years with poet John Berryman.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0834

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Peyton Houston Papers, 1925-1994 (bulk 1950-1990): Finding Aid

Creator:
Houston, Peyton, 1910-1994.
Abstract:
Peyton Houston (Princeton Class of 1932) worked with the New York investment company Equity Corporation for forty years, while pursuing a career in poetry and freelance writing on the side. His papers include some of his poetry notebooks and drafts and manuscripts of his published works. The collection also contains his correspondence with family and friends, writers and publishers, and photocopied correspondence with Peter Yates. Some drafts of Yates’ work and some personal memorabilia of Houston’s complete the collection.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0831

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Theodore Holmes Papers, 1949-1976 (bulk 1951-1971): Finding Aid

Creator:
Holmes, Theodore, 1928-1971.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of published and unpublished poetry manuscripts, as well as correspondence with various publishers, of American poet Theodore Holmes (Princeton Class of 1951).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0805

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Noël Riley Fitch Papers, 1858-2002 (bulk 1965-1995): Finding Aid

Creator:
Fitch, Noël Riley
Abstract:
Consists of the writings, correspondence, interviews, printed works, and other additional papers of the American educator and author Noël Riley Fitch (1937- ). Also included are a selection of Sylvia Beach papers that Fitch consulted for her book Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties (1983).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0841

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Wendell Wilcox Letters to Frank Sandiford, 1965-1981: Finding Aid

Creator:
Wilcox, Wendell, 1906-1981.
Abstract:
Consists of letters by Wendell Wilcox, American novelist and storywriter, to his friends Frank and Frances Sandiford.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0828

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Edmund Wilson Collection, 1917-1971: Finding Aid

Creator:
Wilson, Edmund, 1895-1972.
Abstract:
Consists of selected letters and manuscripts by or about Edmund Wilson (Princeton Class of 1916), an American literary critic and author.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0832

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Antones Dekavalles Papers, 1949-1993 (bulk 1970-1982): Finding Aid

Creator:
Dekavalles, Antones, 1920-
Abstract:
Antones Dekavalles is a Greek-American poet, professor at Fairleigh Dickenson University, and editor of The Charioteer, A Review of Modern Greek Culture. This collection includes papers of Dekavalles, including correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, notes, and files related to his affiliated organizations.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0833

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Caroline Gordon Collection, 1939-1982 (bulk 1970-1980): Finding Aid

Creator:
Gordon, Caroline, 1895-1981.
Abstract:
Consists of selected papers of American novelist Caroline Gordon, including some of her correspondence with various family members, friends, and literary associates.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0806

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William Meredith and Robert Drew Papers, 1949-1972: Finding Aid

Creator:
Meredith, William, 1919-2007.
Abstract:
Consists of 167 letters by American poet William Meredith to his intimate friend Robert Drew from 1949 to 1972, postmarked Princeton, N.J., New London, Conn., and other places.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0780

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Ian Hamilton Working Papers for J. D. Salinger: A Writing Life, 1934-1988 (bulk 1984-1987): Finding Aid

Creator:
Hamilton, Ian, 1938- .
Abstract:
Consists of papers of British poet and literary critic Ian Hamilton that were used in preparation of his biography J. D. Salinger: A Writing Life, which was never published as a result of judicial decisions in the case of J. D. Salinger vs. Random House and Ian Hamilton (1987).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0714

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Ernest Hemingway and Milford J. Baker Correspondence, 1918-1969 (bulk 1930-1932): Finding Aid

Creator:
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence between American novelist Ernest Hemingway and his friend Milford J. Baker.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0699

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Gordon Merrick Papers, 1936-1991 (bulk [1954]-1988): Finding Aid

Creator:
Merrick, Gordon.
Abstract:
The Gordon Merrick Papers consist primarily of drafts of the manuscripts of Merrick's novels, written over a thirty-nine year period, from the late 1940s ( The Strumpet Wind, 1947) to the mid-1980s ( Measure of Madness, 1986). Also present is his business and financial correspondence with agents, publishers, and banks over a twenty-one year period, from 1967 until his death in 1988. In addition there is a clipping file which dates back to Merrick's first experiences as an actor in the 1930s, as well as photographs taken for publicity as well as for Merrick's personal collection.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0691

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Thomas Baird Papers, 1924-1990 (bulk 1941-1990): Finding Aid

Creator:
Baird, Thomas, 1923-
Abstract:
The Thomas Baird Papers consists of the working and personal papers, primarily manuscripts, of the American educator and author Thomas Baird (1923-1990). Also included, and related to both his published and unpublished works, are idea files, notes, writing journals, correspondence with his publishers and editors, and reviews. Furthermore, the collection contains the following materials that encompass Baird's adult life: talks, addresses, and lectures; general, family and travel correspondence; diaries; personal journals; interviews; documents; photographs and audio recordings.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0668

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W. M. Spackman Novels, 1950-1980: Finding Aid

Creator:
Spackman, W. M. (William Mode), 1905-1990.
Abstract:
Consists of various typescript drafts, revisions, and galley proofs for three published novels by American novelist W. M. Spackman.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0667

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Wendell Wilcox Papers, 1930-1960: Finding Aid

Creator:
Wilcox, Wendell, 1906-1981.
Abstract:
Consists of papers of the American author and novelist Wendell Wilcox (1906-1981), including personal correspondence and photographs of his wife, Esther Willson Wilcox, their relatives, and other writers and friends.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0666

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Sara Teasdale Correspondence, 1907-1972, (bulk 1912-1928): Finding Aid

Creator:
Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1833.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of letters received by American poet Sara Teasdale (Mrs. Ernest Filsinger) from over 100 poets, authors, editors, and friends, many of whom enclose examples of their work and discuss their own and Teasdale's poetry.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0663

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Ezra Pound Collection on Japanese Drama, circa 1916-1917: Finding Aid

Creator:
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972.
Abstract:
Contains five typescript translations by American poet Ezra Pound of Japanese Noh plays by Zeami Motokiyo (1363-1443), H. Monogatei, and others, and several essays and miscellaneous notes by Pound.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0658

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Maxwell E. Perkins Letters to Elizabeth H. Lemmon, 1922-1947: Finding Aid

Creator:
Perkins, Maxwell E. (Maxwell Evarts), 1884-1947.
Abstract:
Consists of 128 letters (1922-1946) by Scribner editor Maxwell E. Perkins to his long-time friend and platonic lover Elizabeth H. Lemmon.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0655

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Selected Papers of Elizabeth Madox Roberts, 1919-1960 (bulk 1920-1939): Finding Aid

Creator:
Roberts, Elizabeth Madox, 1886-1941.
Abstract:
Consists of selected letters and poems of American poet/novelist Elizabeth Madox Roberts.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0653

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William F. Gekle Collection of Arthur Machen, 1936-1965: Finding Aid

Collector:
Gekle, William F. (William Francis).
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence and miscellaneous material relating to the Welsh translator, novelist, and storywriter Arthur Machen (1863-1947) that was collected by the American businessman and author William Francis Gekle.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0649

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Allen Tate Collection, 1931-1978: Finding Aid

Creator:
Tate, Allen, 1899-1979.
Abstract:
Allen Tate, American poet, edited The Fugitive (1922), wrote interpretive biographies of Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis, and published numerous collections of poems and literary criticism. Papers consist primarily of letters and postcards by Tate to various friends, fellow poets, and associates.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0648

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Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., Files of Hemingway and Pound, 1932-1952: Finding Aid

Creator:
Farrar & Rinehart, Inc.
Abstract:
Consists of selected files from the offices of Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., New York City publishers.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0716

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Booth Tarkington Collection, 1903-1947: Finding Aid

Creator:
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946.
Abstract:
Contains various letters and memorabilia of Booth Tarkington.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0717

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Meriwether Collection of George Garrett, 1957-1990: Finding Aid

Creator:
Garrett, George P., 1929- .
Abstract:
Consists primarily of selected holograph drafts and galleys of works published by American poet/novelist George Garrett (Princeton Class of 1952), collected by James B. Meriwether.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0727

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Madison Smartt Bell Papers, 1979-1993 (bulk 1986-2003): Finding Aid

Creator:
Bell, Madison Smartt.
Abstract:
The Madison Smartt Bell Papers are a growing collection for a living writer. Hence they do not contain his most recent papers, which are to be added in five-year increments. To date, they contain drafts, galleys and/or proofs of five of his published novels, beginning with his first, Washington Square Ensemble (1983), and ending with Save Me, Joe Louis (1993). Also present is his business correspondence, primarily with his literary agent at John Farquharson Company, Ltd., but also with individual publishers, spanning the years 1981 to 1992. In addition the papers contain his personal correspondence, dating 1981 to 1993.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0771

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Laurence Hutton Collection of Life and Death Masks, 1800s: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hutton, Laurence, 1843-1904.
Abstract:
Consists of approximately 100 life and death masks of mainly prominent English and American literary and political figures collected by Hutton.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0770

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Preston Beyer Collection of John Steinbeck, 1939-1994 (bulk 1970-1990): Finding Aid

Creator:
Beyer, Preston.
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and ephemera by and relating to John Steinbeck collected by Preston Beyer, cofounder of the John Steinbeck Society of America. Included is a large amount of correspondence (circa 1939-1993) of Beyer with bibliographers, critics, collectors, biographers, universities, friends, and relatives concerned with the life and works of John Steinbeck.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0768

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Edmund Keeley Papers, 1947-2008 (bulk 1960-2001): Finding Aid

Creator:
Keeley, Edmund.
Abstract:
The Edmund Keeley Papers consists of Keeley's fiction and nonfiction writings; articles, essays, introductions, and reviews; awards and speeches; works edited by Keeley; general correspondence with colleagues and personal friends; faculty material including interdepartmental correspondence and course-related material; files of the P.E.N. American Center (President, 1991-1992); Keeley's scrapbook items, miscellaneous notes, manuscripts of others; and printed matter.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0763

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Brewster Ghiselin Papers, 1936-1991: Finding Aid

Creator:
Ghiselin, Brewster, 1903-
Abstract:
Brewster Ghiselin was an English professor, literary critic, editor, and poet. The collection contains some of Ghiselin’s works and correspondence. Typescripts, proofs, galleys, Italian translations, phonograph records, a few books, and notes represent his works, while the correspondence consists of letters from his literary friends and colleagues.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0759

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James Boyd Papers, 1925-1944: Finding Aid

Creator:
Boyd, James, 1888-1944.
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts of novels, articles, stories, and verse by the American historical writer James Boyd.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0753

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Landon T. Raymond Papers on the Class of 1917, 1913-1973: Finding Aid

Creator:
Raymond, Landon Thomas, 1897-1988.
Abstract:
Consists of typescripts of letters by Landon T. Raymond (Princeton Class of 1917) to his parents and other family members while at Princeton University and overseas during World War I; a diary for 1918; a file of correspondence related to his collection of books by and about members of the Class of 1917, especially F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0751

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Ellen McCarter Doubleday Papers, circa 1930s-1978: Inventory

Creator:
Doubleday, Ellen McCarter, 1899-1978.
Abstract:
Ellen McCarter Doubleday was the wife of Nelson Doubleday (1889-1949), president of the publishing firm Doubleday & Company, and daughter of Thomas N. McCarter (Princeton Class of 1888), president of the Public Service Co. of New Jersey and a Princeton University benefactor. After her husband’s death, she served on the board of directors of Doubleday until she moved to Hawaii in 1965. Papers consist of personal and business correspondence of Ellen McCarter Doubleday.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0747

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Craig House Medical Records on Zelda Fitzgerald, 1932-1934: Finding Aid

Creator:
Craig House.
Abstract:
Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of the American novelist and storywriter F. Scott Fitzgerald, wrote of their turbulent life and marriage in her novel Save Me the Waltz (1932). This collection consists of psychiatric evaluations, correspondence, and reports concerning Zelda Fitzgerald when she was a patient at Craig House, Beacon, N.Y., under the care of Dr. C. Jonathan Slocum.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0745

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Brandt & Brandt Contract Files, 1912-1995: Finding Aid

Creator:
Brandt & Brandt.
Abstract:
The Brandt & Brandt Contract Files consists primarily of contract files from Brandt & Brandt, the New York City literary agency, for published works where the rights have reverted to the author. Some represented authors are Margaret Banning, Bessie Brewer, Raymond Chandler, Carlos Fuentes, Arthur Machen, Mary McCarthy, Derek Patmore, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Wallace Stegner. The Fuentes material (1967-1995) is extensive and covers a fuller range of literary agency activities.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0732

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Louis O. Coxe Letters to William Meredith, 1939-1984: Finding Aid

Creator:
Coxe, Louis Osborne, 1918-
Abstract:
Consists of approximately 110 letters by Louis O. Coxe (Princeton Class of 1940) to his former classmate, fellow poet, and friend William Meredith, primarily during the 1940s and 1970s.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0730

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William Harlowe Briggs Papers, 1864-1940 (bulk 1900-1936): Finding Aid

Creator:
Briggs, William Harlowe, 1876-1952.
Abstract:
William Harlowe Briggs was a playwright and editor at Harper & Brothers during the early part of the twentieth century. His papers include 24 scripts from Briggs’s plays, family correspondence, playbills, lectures, and diaries from Briggs’s mother and father.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0729

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Harrison S. Morris Papers, 1784-1970 (bulk 1895-1935): Finding Aid

Creator:
Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith), 1856-1948.
Abstract:
Consists of the personal papers of Philadelphia author, businessman, and philanthropist Harrison S. Morris.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0003

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Mildred Gilman Wohlforth Papers, 1910-1994 (bulk 1927-1985): Finding Aid

Creator:
Wohlforth, Mildred Gilman, 1896-1994.
Abstract:
Mildred Gilman Wohlforth was an American journalist, newspaper reporter, and novelist. Her papers include over 600 letters from friends, family, and literary associates, along with autograph and typed manuscripts for several unpublished novels. Also present are selected papers of her husband, Robert Wohlforth, a journalist, business analyst, and author.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0842

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Gertrude Claytor Collection, 1941-1956: Finding Aid

Creator:
Claytor, Gertrude Boatwright, 1890?-1973.
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence, photographs, and printed material of the American poet Gertrude Claytor, some of which is related to the author Edgar Lee Masters.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1292

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Edith Wharton Letters to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Austin, 1903-1927: Finding Aid

Creator:
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Abstract:
Consists chiefly of letters (1903-1927) sent by the American novelist Edith Wharton to her English friends Alfred and Hester Austin. During that period Wharton lived in Lenox, Massachusetts, and several places in France.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1277

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Kathleen Tankersley Young Correspondence, 1928-1932: Finding Aid

Creator:
Young, Kathleen Tankersley.
Abstract:
Consists chiefly of correspondence of American author and editor Kathleen Tankersley Young with the New York book designer and printer Lew Ney and his wife, Ruth Widen.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1273

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Alice B. Toklas Collection, 1950-1965: Finding Aid

Creator:
Toklas, Alice B.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of letters (1952-1965) Alice B. Toklas wrote to her friends Lloyd Frankenberg and his wife, the painter Loren MacIver. Toklas is best known as the life partner of writer Gertude Stein.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1223

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Julian Street Collection, 1904-1967: Finding Aid

Creator:
Street, Julian, 1879-1947.
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed material of the American author and playwright Julian Street .
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1220

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Beecher Family Collection, 1845-1886: Finding Aid

Creator:
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896.
Abstract:
Consists of selected manuscript material of three members of the Beecher family -- Harriet Beecher Stowe, Catharine Beecher, and Henry Ward Beecher -- who became nationally known for their work on abolition and women's suffrage.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1217

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Thomas Bailey Aldrich Collection, 1856-1898 : Finding Aid

Creator:
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907.
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence and manuscripts of Thomas Bailey Aldrich, an influential nineteenth-century American poet, short story writer, and editor.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1216

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H. L. Mencken letters to Rev. Dr. Herbert Parrish, 1914-1942: Finding Aid

Creator:
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.
Abstract:
Consists of 108 letters by the influential American editor, author, and critic H. L. Mencken to Rev. Dr. Herbert Parrish, who was the rector of Christ Church in New Brunswick, N.J.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1208

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W. S. Merwin Collection, 1964-1969: Finding Aid

Creator:
Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley), 1927-
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and galler proofs of W. S. Merwin, one of the most influential American poets of the latter 20th century.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1206

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Alice Davis Tibbetts Collection, 1934-1972: Finding Aid

Creator:
Tibbetts, Alice Davis.
Abstract:
Consists of selected letters and photographs of authors, poets, and friends collected by Alice Davis Tibbetts, secretary, companion, and romantic partner of Edgar Lee Masters.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1198

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Katherine Anne Porter Collection, 1940-1945: Finding Aid

Creator:
Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980
Abstract:
Consists of selected letters, holograph and typewritten, of Katherine Anne Porter.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1175

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Ezra Pound Collection, 1908-1956: Finding Aid

Creator:
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972.
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of and about Ezra Pound, who was one of the most ambitious, influential, and innovative American poets of the modernist period.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1173

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Arthur and Sylvia Mandy Collection of Philip Wylie, 1947-1957: Finding Aid

Collector:
Mandy, Arthur J.
Abstract:
Consists of material by and about Philip Wylie collected by Arthur and Sylvia Mandy during the course of their friendship with the American writer.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1169

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Maxwell Bodenheim Collection, 1923-1955: Finding Aid

Creator:
Bodenheim, Maxwell, 1893-1954.
Abstract:
Consists chiefly of correspondence of the American poet and novelist Maxwell Bodenheim.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1316

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Sherwood Anderson Collection, 1922-1943: Finding Aid

Creator:
Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941.
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence and manuscripts of American fiction writer Sherwood Anderson.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1317

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Selected Papers of J. Howard Woolmer, 1964-2009: Finding Aid

Creator:
Woolmer, J. Howard.
Abstract:
Consists of files of American antiquarian book dealer J. Howard Woolmer's correspondence with various poets and writers.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1318

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H. Alexander Smith Papers, 1897-1966 (bulk 1920-1966): Finding Aid

Creator:
Smith, H. Alexander (Howard Alexander), 1880-1966.
Abstract:
H. Alexander Smith served as the executive secretary of Princeton University and was later elected to the United States Senate representing New Jersey. Smith made contributions to United States foreign policy while serving on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The bulk of documentation focuses on his tenure in the Senate and the period immediately after his retirement; reports, correspondence, and printed material from his work at Princeton are also included. The papers contain diaries, correspondence, speeches, notes, photographs, and memorabilia.
Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.
Call Number:
MC120

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William E. Colby Papers, 1935-1996 (bulk 1975-1995): Finding Aid

Creator:
Colby, William Egan, 1920-
Abstract:
William E. Colby, Princeton University Class of 1940, was a career agent in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Director of Central Intelligence from 1973-1976. However, the bulk of the collection documents his post-CIA career and contains correspondence, speeches, writings, newspaper clippings, and subject files that reflect Colby's professional and private interests.
Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.
Call Number:
MC113

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Leon T. Loofbourow Collection of Mormon and Utah Poetry, 1858-1937: Finding Aid

Creator:
Loofbourow, Leon T.
Abstract:
Consists, for the most part, of manuscripts of works of Mormon and Utah poets collected by Leon T. Loofbourow.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
WC014

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Edward Anthony Papers, circa 1920s - 1950s: Finding Aid

Creator:
Anthony, Edward, 1895-
Abstract:
Edward Anthony was a noted writer and publisher in the twentieth century, known primarily for his light verse. His papers include several manuscripts, including an autobiography co-authored with Clyde Beatty about circus animal training and a collection of poems. A few miscellaneous papers, such as letters and a date book from 1928 complete the collection.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
TC125

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Tennessee Williams Manuscripts, 1947-1961: Finding Aid

Creator:
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
Abstract:
This collection consists of early versions of seven works by American playwright, novelist, and storywriter, Tennessee Williams.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
TC081

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C. Lawton Campbell Papers, 1904-1974 (bulk 1914-1962): Finding Aid

Creator:
Campbell, C. Lawton (Charles Lawton), 1896-
Abstract:
Charles Lawton Campbell (Princeton Class of 1916) was an American playwright and advertising writer. His collection contains ninety-four drafts, fragments, and fully-conceived plays, as well as poems, essays, and an autobiography covering fifty years of his life as a devotee of the theater.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
TC008

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William Griffith Collection, 1914-1944: Finding Aid

Creator:
Griffith, William, 1876-1936.
Abstract:
Consists of letters to William Friffith, an American author and editor, from various authors, poets, and editors.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1339

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F. Britten Austin Collection, 1911-1929: Finding Aid

Creator:
Austin, F. Britten (Frederick Britten), 1885-1941.
Abstract:
Consists of selected letters and typescripts of English novelist and storywriter F. Britten Austin.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1330

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James Agee Letters, 1932-1938: Finding Aid

Creator:
Agee, James, 1909-1955.
Abstract:
Consists of selected letters by the American author, journalist, and screenwriter James Agee, addressed to his first wife, Olivia Saunders. Several of them date from the period Agee was in Alabama working on what would become Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (1941).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1329

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Mary Mapes Dodge Collection, 1873-1904: Finding Aid

Creator:
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence of Mary Mapes Dodge, the American children's writer.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1324

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Malcolm Cowley Collection Related to "The Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald," 1949-1950: Finding Aid

Creator:
Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989.
Abstract:
Consists of related correspondence, typescripts, editorial notes, and galley proofs for The Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, A Selection of 28 Stores, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1951, which American author and critic Malcolm Cowley edited and introduced.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1323

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Barton Wood Currie Collection, 1918-1948: Finding Aid

Creator:
Currie, Barton, 1877-1962
Abstract:
Consists of selected letters by authors and publishers addressed to American reporter and editor Barton Currie and his wife, Florence.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1321

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Robert H. Davis Collection, 1907-1929: Finding Aid

Creator:
Davis, Robert H. (Robert Hobart), 1869-1942.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence of American writer and editor Robert H. Davis with his friend, lawyer Thomas Baskerville, who was amassing a collection of autographs of famous individuals.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1319

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James R. Vitelli Collection on Van Wyck Brooks and Elmer Adler, 1910-1993 (bulk 1951-1985): Finding Aid

Collector:
Vitelli, James R. (James Robert), 1920-2006.
Abstract:
This collection consists of materials collected by Dr. James R. Vitelli, an English professor at Lafayette College, during his research on American literary critic Van Wyck Brooks and American book designer Elmer Adler.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1164

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Bliss Perry Collection, 1899-1938: Finding Aid

Creator:
Perry, Bliss, 1860-1954.
Abstract:
Consists of selected manuscripts and correspondence of Bliss Perry, an American scholar and editor especially noted for his work in American literature.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1160

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Young Ewing Allison Papers, 1897-1932: Finding Aid

Creator:
Allison, Young Ewing, 1853-1932.
Abstract:
Consists of selected papers of Young Ewing Allison, a Kentucky newspaperman and editor.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1003

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Frank Harris Papers, 1889-1930 (bulk 1915-1925): Finding Aid

Creator:
Harris, Frank, 1855-1931.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of typescript manuscripts, often with holograph corrections, representative of the literary production of American author Frank Harris: books, plays, stories, essays and articles, and biographical portraits. A good amount of the material is about the life and writings of Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), the popular and controversial Irish author. Also included are a small amount of correspondence, documents, and printed material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0975

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Jonathan Williams Collection, 1980-2002: Finding Aid

Creator:
Williams, Jonathan, 1929-
Abstract:
Consists primarily of letters by Jonathan Williams (or under the name of his poet's press, Jargon Society) to author and philanthropist Barnabas McHenry.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0960

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A. Walton Litz Papers, 1969-1993: Finding Aid

Creator:
Litz, A. Walton.
Abstract:
A. Walton Litz was a member of the Princeton Class of 1951, and later became the Holmes Professor of English Literature at Princeton, where he taught from 1956-1993 (?). Consists of Litz's English literature course materials and preliminary chapters for the Cambridge History of Literary Criticism, Volume 7 (2000), edited by Litz, Louis Menand, and Lawrence Rainey.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0955

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Ginevra King Collection Relating to F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1913-1949: Finding Aid

Creator:
King, Ginevra, 1898-1980.
Abstract:
Consists of material relating to Ginerva King's romantic relationship with American author F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0950

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Laurence Hutton Photograph Albums, [1800s]: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hutton, Laurence, 1843-1904.
Abstract:
The Laurence Hutton Photograph Albums consists of several hundred photographs and numerous portraits of prominent 19th-century artists and literary, political, and historical figures, compiled by editor and essayist Laurence Hutton.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0937

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Alicia Ostriker Papers, 1959-2000 (bulk 1985-2000): Finding Aid

Creator:
Ostriker, Alicia.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of drafts of poems, poetry and nonfiction books, and journalistic contributions by the American feminist literary critic and poet Alicia Ostriker (1937- ). Also included are papers she delivered at conferences, book reviews, and interviews, both those she conducted and those in which she has been the subject. Some of her student writing is here as well, including papers and undergraduate prose and poetry, and there is a small amount of correspondence with her publishers and friends, and some fan mail.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0910

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Atlantic Monthly Press Author Files of Stanley Kunitz, 1965-1983: Finding Aid

Creator:
Kunitz, Stanley, 1905-2006.
Abstract:
Consists of Atlantic Monthly Press author files (1965-1983) of American poet Stanley Kunitz.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0903

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P.U.L.C. American Poetry Issue Collection, 1991-1994: Finding Aid

Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Abstract:
Consists of the original poems and essays composed for the special spring 1994 issue of the Princeton University Library Chronicle on contemporary American poetry.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0902

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Booth Tarkington Letters to the Burrages, 1938-1946: Finding Aid

Creator:
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946.
Abstract:
Consists of 42 letters by novelist Booth Tarkington to Mildred and Madeleine Burrage, friends that he and his wife made in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0891

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Esar Levine Collection of Frank Harris, 1908-1976 (bulk 1920-1930): Finding Aid

Collector:
Levine, Esar, 1899-
Abstract:
The Esar Levine Collection of Frank Harris consists of the writings, correspondence, and printed matter of, and relating to, Frank Harris (1855-1931) as collected by Esar Levine (1899-?), Harris's disciple, agent and friend. Harris, an Irish-born, naturalized American citizen, was a prolific writer and journalist/editor who is perhaps best known for his scandalous autobiography, My Life and Loves, which was censored in America and parts of Europe.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0873

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Erskine Peters Correspondence, 1977-1997 (bulk 1980-1989): Finding Aid

Creator:
Peters, Erskine, 1948-1998.
Abstract:
Consists of approximately 170 letters received by American Afro-American studies professor Erskine Peters.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0855

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Alexander D. Wainwright Collection of Thomas Wolfe, 1924-1989: Finding Aid

Collector:
Wainwrigt, Alexander D. (Alexander Dallas), 1917-2000.
Abstract:
Alexander D. Wainwright (Princeton Class of 1939) was an avid bookman and collector. He had a lengthy career at the Princeton University Library, serving as assistant university librarian for collection development and as curator of the Morris L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists. His collection consists of of manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, and related material by and about Thomas Wolfe, the American novelist, playwright, and storywriter.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0851

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Elizabeth Bishop Collection, 1965-1979: Finding Aid

Creator:
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop's correspondence with her friend Ashley Brown.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1014

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Claude Fayette Bragdon Collection, 1899-1946: Finding Aid

Creator:
Bragdon, Claude Fayette, 1866-1946.
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence of the American architect and author Claude Fayette Bragdon, as well as related printed material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1019

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Willa Cather Collection, 1933-1982 (bulk 1933-1944): Finding Aid

Creator:
Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence, a typed manuscript, and printed material related to Willa Cather, one of the most respected American women novelists of the early twentieth century.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1030

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Fred Lewis Pattee Collection on The Poems of Philip Freneau, 1900-1905: Finding Aid

Creator:
Pattee, Fred Lewis, 1863-1950.
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence of editor Fred Lewis Pattee and others relating to the publishing of The Poems of Philip Freneau (3 vols., 1902-1907). Freneau was an eighteenth-century American poet, often called the "poet of the American Revolution."
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1157

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Christopher Morley Collection, 1923-1942: Finding Aid

Creator:
Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957.
Abstract:
Consists of selected manuscripts and correspondence of Christopher Morley, noted American author and editor of the Saturday Review of Literature.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1138

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Marianne Moore Collection, 1935-1969: Finding Aid

Creator:
Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972.
Abstract:
Consists selected correspondence and manuscripts of celebrated American poet Marianne Moore.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1130

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Charles Mackay Correspondence, 1857-1872: Finding Aid

Creator:
Mackay, Charles, 1837-1872.
Abstract:
Consists chiefly of letters to Charles Mackay and George Routledge from 19th-century English and American poets giving permission for their poems to appear in the Mackay/Routledge illustratedd poetry anthology The Home Affections Pourtrayed by the Poets (1858).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1125

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Gypsy Rose Lee Collection, 1941: Finding Aid

Creator:
Lee, Gypsy Rose, 1914-1970.
Abstract:
Consists of the original typescript, and related letters, of the crime novel The G-String Murders by Gypsy Rose Lee, the American burlesque entertainer and film star.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1107

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Charles Edward Kloeber Letters to Margaret Emerson Bailey, 1917-1920: Finding Aid

Creator:
Kloeber, Charles Edward, 1869-1933.
Abstract:
Consists of seventy letters sent by Charles Edward Kloeber to author Margaret Emerson Bailey from different countries where Kloeber was working as a correspondent for the Associated Press of America.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1104

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H. N. Swanson Files on F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1934-1956: Finding Aid

Creator:
Swanson, H. N. (Harold Norling), 1899-.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence between F. Scott Fitzgerald's East Coast literary agent, Harold Ober, and his Hollywood agent, H. N. Swanson, from 20 November 1934 through 4 April 1956.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1089

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Washington Irving Collection, 1831-1858: Finding Aid

Creator:
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.
Abstract:
Consists of selected manuscripts, correspondence, and documents of Washington Irving, often called the first American man of letters.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1088

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Philip Morin Freneau Collection, 1770-1802: Finding Aid

Creator:
Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832.
Abstract:
Consists of selected papers of Philip Morin Freneau, considered the "poet of the American Revolution."
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1061

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Robert Frost Collection, 1924-1977: Finding Aid

Creator:
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963.
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence, poetry, photographs, and printed material of Robert Frost, one of the most respected of all American poets.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1060

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Mark Twain Collection, 1872-1921 (bulk 1872-1908): Finding Aid

Creator:
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Abstract:
Collection consists of material by or about the celebrated American writer Mark Twain, including correspondence, photographs, and ephemera.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1036

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Edgar Lee Masters Collection, 1915-1983: Finding Aid

Creator:
Masters, Edgar Lee, 1868-1950.
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs of noted American poet Edgar Lee Masters.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1035

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Lydia Maria Child Collection, 1857-1878: Finding Aid

Creator:
Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs of the nineteenth-century American author and abolitionist Lydia Maria Francis Child.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1032

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Harvey Smith Novels, 1941-1965: Finding Aid

Creator:
Smith, Harvey, 1894-1969.
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts and related material for four works of fiction by American novelist Harvey Smith (Princeton Class of 1917).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0638

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Arthur Mizener Papers on F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1941-1982 (bulk 1947-1951): Finding Aid

Creator:
Mizener, Arthur, 1907-1988.
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and printed material relating to the Fitzgerald biography The Far Side of Paradise (1951) by the literary critic, editor, biographer, author, and educator Arthur Mizener.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0634

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"Nude Croquet," Short Story by Leslie A. Fiedler, 1957: Finding Aid

Creator:
Fiedler, Leslie A.
Abstract:
Contains the autograph manuscript and typed manuscript of Leslie A. Fiedler's short story "Nude Croquet." Also included is a screenplay and an outline of action for a film version of the story.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0156

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F. Marion Crawford Novels, 1887-1897: Finding Aid

Creator:
Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion), 1854-1909.
Abstract:
Consists of four autograph manuscripts of novels by American writer F. Marion Crawford.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0151

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Gertrude Claytor Collection of Edgar Lee Masters, 1915-1961: Finding Aid

Creator:
Masters, Edgar Lee, 1868-1950.
Abstract:
Consists of selected material by and about the American poet Edgar Lee Masters, collected by Gertrude Claytor, a friend and fellow poet.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0150

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"The Glass Dove" Collection, 1961: Finding Aid

Creator:
Carrighar, Sally.
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts of American naturalist Sally Carrighar's novel The Glass Dove.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0149

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"Main Line: A Philadelphia Novel" Collection, 1949: Finding Aid

Creator:
Biddle, Livingston, 1918-
Abstract:
Consists of the original manuscripts (both holograph and typed) of Main Line: A Philadelphia Novel by American author Livingston Biddle (Princeton Class of 1940).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0143

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John Peale Bishop Papers, 1916-1947: Finding Aid

Creator:
Bishop, John Peale, 1892-1944.
Abstract:
John Peale Bishop (Princeton Class of 1917) was a noted author, poet, and editor. This collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, drawings, printed materials, and memorabilia of Bishop.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0138

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Bennett Cerf Correspondence Regarding the Ezra Pound Controversy (1946), 1946: Finding Aid

Creator:
Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971.
Abstract:
Consists of responses from the public to Bennet Cerf's appeal (1946) to readers of his "Trade Winds" column in the Saturday Review of Literature on the question of the exclusion of Ezra Pound's poetry from an anthology of English and American poetry being published by Random House.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0133

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Esther Forbes "Paradise" Collection, 1936?: Finding Aid

Creator:
Forbes, Esther, 1891-1967.
Abstract:
Consists of a late draft of Paradise (1937), a novel by American author Esther Forbes.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0130

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Archives of Harold Ober Associates, 1913-1999 (bulk 1968-1999): Finding Aid

Creator:
Harold Ober Associates.
Abstract:
This collection consists of correspondence of the New York City literary agency Harold Ober Associates, Inc. and its three London affiliates. Established by Harold Ober (1881-1959) in the 1920s, the agency quickly grew in size and reputation, and has been considered one of the leading representatives for American and British writers in the world. The correspondence includes letters between the agency or affiliates and clients, editors, publishers, and other agents.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0129

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George Rippey Stewart "Storm" Collection, 1940?: Finding Aid

Creator:
Stewart, George Rippey, 1895-1980.
Abstract:
Consists entirely of material relating to Storm, a novel by George Rippey Stewart (Princeton Class of 1917) published in 1941.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0128

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The Intent of the Artist (Manuscript), Edited by Augusto Centeno, 1941: Finding Aid

Creator:
Centeno, Augusto, 1901- .
Abstract:
Consists of the printer's copy of the manuscript for The Intent of the Artist, edited by Centeno and published by the Princeton University Press in 1941.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0127

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Grant Richards Correspondence, 1906-1923: Finding Aid

Creator:
Richards, Grant, 1872-1948.
Abstract:
The Grant Richards Correspondence consists of personal correspondence between Richards, a British publisher and author, and many of the authors with whom he worked
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0125

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David Graham Phillips Manuscripts, 1902-1917: Finding Aid

Creator:
Phillips, David Graham, 1867-1911.
Abstract:
Consists of selected manuscripts of novels, plays, short stories, essays, and articles of American journalist and author David Graham Phillips (Princeton Class of 1887).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0124

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Herbert S. Gorman Papers, 1909-1960: Finding Aid

Creator:
Gorman, Herbert Sherman, 1893-1954.
Abstract:
The Herbert S. Gorman Papers consists, for the most part, of manuscripts, galleys, and notes for six of Gorman's historical novels, but includes some photographs of Gorman, bibliographies of his works, and a small amount of correspondence.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0122

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Edith Wharton Manuscripts, 1903-1925: Finding Aid

Creator:
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.
Abstract:
Consists of corrected typescripts of several novels and articles by American novelist Edith Wharton.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0118

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Collected Memorabilia of William Sidney Porter [O. Henry], 1897-1916: Finding Aid

Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910.
Abstract:
The Collected Memorabilia of William Sidney Porter consists of unpublished articles, reminiscences, and correspondence of the American storywriter William Sidney Porter (1862-1910), better know by his pseudonym “O. Henry.”
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0116

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Ford Madox Ford Collection, 1906-1939: Finding Aid

Creator:
Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939.
Abstract:
Ford Madox Ford was a noted British author, poet, and editor. This collection consists of selected manuscripts and correspondence of Ford.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0158

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The Watchman by Davis Grub, 1961: Finding Aid

Creator:
Grubb, Davis, 1919-1980.
Abstract:
Consists of drafts of The Watchman, a novel by Davis Grubb.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0164

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George H. Boker Collection, 1847-1888: Finding Aid

Creator:
Boker, George H. (George Henry), 1823-1890.
Abstract:
Consists chiefly of manuscripts of poems and plays by George H. Boker, a nineteenth-century American dramatist and poet.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0208

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Selected Papers of Wright Morris, 1930-1958: Finding Aid

Creator:
Morris, Wright, 1910-
Abstract:
Consists of selected papers of award-winning American novelist and photographer Wright Morris, including many letters written to his friend and fellow Western writer Robert J. Horton.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0205

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Selected Papers of William B. Smith, 1918-1971: Finding Aid

Creator:
Smith, William B. (William Benjamin), 1895-
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence between childhood friends William B. Smith and Ernest Hemingway, the American author and Nobel Prize winner.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0200

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Edwin Arlington Robinson Letters, 1899-1968: Finding Aid

Creator:
Robinson, Edwin Arlington, 1869-1935.
Abstract:
Consists of original letters and transcriptions of additional letters by Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0193

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Chester Brooks Kerr Papers, 1936-1947: Preliminary Finding Aid

Creator:
Kerr, Chester Brooks
Abstract:
This collection contains Chester Kerr’s early papers on book publishing. It documents his involvement with Atlantic Monthly Press and his employment at Reynal and Hitchcock. It also documents Kerr’s work with the United States International Book Association, a short-lived non-profit organization founded in 1945 and dedicated to addressing the issues surrounding international book trade and exports.
Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.
Call Number:
MC242

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F. Scott Fitzgerald Additional Papers, 1909-2008: Finding Aid

Creator:
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940.
Abstract:
Since 1950, the Princeton University Library has been successful in acquiring additional manuscripts and related materials to complement the F. Scott Fitzgerald Papers (C0187). The F. Scott Fitzgerald Additional Papers (C0188) is comprised of Fitzgerald manuscripts (including his published juvenilia), letters, documents, photographs, tape recordings, memorabilia, and other materials donated by the author's family, friends, and publishers.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0188

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Edmund Wilson Letters to Margaret Rullman, circa 1900-1977 (bulk 1950-1971): Finding Aid

Creator:
Wilson, Edmund, 1895-1972.
Abstract:
Consists of over thirty letters and cards from American literary critic Edmund Wilson (Princeton Class of 1916) to Margaret Rullman, a childhood friend.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0186

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Zelda Fitzgerald Papers, 1917-1997 (bulk 1920-1950): Finding Aid

Creator:
Fitzgerald, Zelda, 1900-1948.
Abstract:
The Zelda Fitzgerald Papers consists of manuscripts, correspondence, miscellaneous notes and related material, documents, pictures, clippings, and photographs of American author Zelda Fitzgerald.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0183

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Ernest Poole Collection, 1922-1927: Finding Aid

Creator:
Poole, Ernest, 1880-1950.
Abstract:
Consists of three manuscripts of American novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner Ernest Poole.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0180

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Gilbert Troxell Correspondence, 1939-1949: Finding Aid

Creator:
Troxell, Gilbert.
Abstract:
Consists of letters to Gilbert Troxell from Sinclair Lewis, John O'Hara, and Carlotta Monterey O'Neill, the wife of Eugene O'Neill, discussing the donation of manuscripts to the Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0179

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Stephen French Whitman Collection, 1880-1950: Finding Aid

Creator:
Whitman, Stephen French, 1880-1948.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of manuscripts of Stephen French Whitman (Princeton Class of 1901), as well as correspondence and documents concerning their publication and the career of the author.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0178

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William Vaughn Moody Collection, 1894-1910: Finding Aid

Creator:
Moody, William Vaughn, 1869-1910.
Abstract:
Consists of selected manuscripts, letters, and miscellany of the American poet and playwright Wiliam Vaughn Moody.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0176

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Selected Papers of William Meredith, 1937-1967: Finding Aid

Creator:
Meredith, William, 1919-2007.
Abstract:
Consists, for the most part, of letters to American poet William Meredith (Princeton Class of 1940) from American authors, most of whom have been associated with Princeton.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0175

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Ridgely Torrence Papers, 1833-1952 (bulk 1890-1951): Finding Aid

Creator:
Torrence, Ridgely, 1875-1950.
Abstract:
Ridgely Torrence was an American poet, playwright, and editor of The New Republic, and his papers document the literary activity and relationship of a large group of American writers between the years 1890 and 1950. Particularly well-represented are American poets William Vaughn Moody and Edwin Arlington Robinson.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0172

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Short Stories of Dorothy M. Johnson, 1948-1950: Finding Aid

Creator:
Johnson, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Marie), 1905-1984.
Abstract:
Consists of selected manuscripts and some correspondence of Dorothy M. Johnson, a writer of Western fiction.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0169

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William Dean Howells Collection, 1863-1919: Finding Aid

Creator:
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920.
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence and selected manuscripts of the American critic, novelist, poet, and playwright William Dean Howells.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0168

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Wilkinson Collection of Mary Mapes Dodge, 1703-1955 (bulk 1869-1900): Finding Aid

Creator:
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905.
Abstract:
Mary Mapes Dodge was an author and editor of St. Nicholas magazine. This collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence concerning St. Nicholas, and correspondence, documents, photographs, and memorabilia relating to the Dodge family.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0114

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Donald and Robert M. Dodge Collection of Mary Mapes Dodge, 1814-1961 (bulk 1866-1936): Finding Aid

Creator:
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905.
Abstract:
Mary Mapes Dodge was an author and editor of St. Nicholas magazine. This collection contains manuscripts, correspondence, financial records, and photographs of Mary Mapes Dodge, as well as an unfinished biography of her by Spencer Mapes.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0113

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Channing Pollock Correspondence, 1868-1927 (bulk 1926-1927): Finding Aid

Creator:
Pollock, Channing, 1880-1946.
Abstract:
Channing Pollock was a playwright, journalist, and lecturer. The correspondence deals primarily with two of his most famous plays, The Fool and The Enemy.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0112

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Philip Wylie Papers, 1920-1984 (bulk 1930-1971): Finding Aid

Creator:
Wylie, Philip, 1902-1971.
Abstract:
A writer of fiction and nonfiction, Philip Gordon Wylie (Princeton Class of 1924), authored hundreds of short stories, articles, serials, syndicated newspaper columns, novels, and works of social criticism. His collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence representing his life work, ranging from Dormitory Ditties, published during his college days (circa 1920), to The End of the Dream, a novel published posthumously in 1972.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0059

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Jack Iams Mystery Novels, 1946-1950: Finding Aid

Creator:
Iams, Jack, 1910-
Abstract:
Jack Iams (Samuel Harvey Iams, Jr.), Class of 1932, was a noted mystery writer in the first part of the twentieth century. The collection includes notes, drafts, outlines, and typescripts for seven of Iams’s mysteries, as well as several assorted items, such a book jacket proofs and page proofs.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0049

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Benedict Thielen Papers, 1920s-1966: Finding Aid

Creator:
Thielen, Benedict, 1902-1965.
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence and drafts and/or corrected typescripts of short stories, articles, and five novels of American novelist Benedict Thielen.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0048

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Raymond Holden Papers, 1924-1973: Finding Aid

Creator:
Holden, Raymond P. (Raymond Peckham), 1894-1972.
Abstract:
Raymond Holden was a noted author and publisher, who worked for a variety of publications, including the New Yorker, Fortune, Newsweek, and Reader’s Digest. His papers include various copies and notes from his own works, correspondence with friends, some work of other people, and assorted documents.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0046

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Don C. Seitz Papers, 1854-1930: Finding Aid

Creator:
Seitz, Don C. (Don Carlos), 1862-1935.
Abstract:
Consists of research notes, articles, bibliographies, photographs, and printed matter of Don C. Seitz, American journalist, poet, and business manager of the New York World (1898–1923).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0044

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Vachel Lindsay Collection, 1903-1930: Finding Aid

Creator:
Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931.
Abstract:
The Vachel Lindsay Collection consists of correspondence, poetry manuscripts, photographs, drawings, and printed material of the American poet Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0043

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Hugh MacNair Kahler Papers, 1900-1964 (bulk 1900-1950): Finding Aid

Creator:
Kahler, Hugh MacNair, 1883-1969.
Abstract:
Consists of writings, correspondence, documents, photographs, and other miscellanea of the American editor, novelist, and storywriter Hugh MacNair Kahler.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0042

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Joseph D. Bennett Papers, 1951-1973: Finding Aid

Creator:
Bennett, Joseph D. (Joseph Deericks), 1922-1972.
Abstract:
Joseph D. Bennett was an author in the first part of the twentieth century and founder of The Hudson Review. His papers include drafts of his work, correspondence with family, photographs, papers of other people, and a copy of his will.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0041

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F. Van Wyck Mason's "Stars on the Sea" Typescript, 1940 /: Finding Aid

Creator:
Mason, F. Van Wyck (Francis Van Wyck), 1901-
Abstract:
Consists of the printer's typescript for American novelist F. Van Wyck Mason's novel Stars on the Sea.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0040

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Struthers Burt Papers, 1845-1957 (bulk 1911-1954): Finding Aid

Creator:
Burt, Maxwell Struthers, 1882-1954.
Abstract:
Struthers Burt was a noted poet, prose writer and rancher in the first half of the twentieth century. The collection includes various copies of some of Burt’s own works, correspondence with family and friends from his days at Princeton University, and assorted materials about his family and genealogy.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0039

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Julian Street Papers, 1899-1966 (bulk 1910-1947): Finding Aid

Creator:
Street, Julian, 1879-1947.
Abstract:
The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, and notes, both published and unpublished, of American author, journalist, enologist, and gastronome Julian Street, ranging from his early reporter and drama critic days (1900-1910) up to the page of Table Topics he was working on just before his death (1947).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0036

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St. Nicholas Correspondence of Mary Mapes Dodge, 1867-1903: Finding Aid

Creator:
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905.
Abstract:
Consists of letters to Mary Mapes Dodge in her capacity as editor of the successful New York City children's magazine St. Nicholas from contributors and literary friends.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0029

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Richard Powell Novels, 1956-1970 (bulk 1956-1970): Finding Aid

Creator:
Powell, Richard, 1908-
Abstract:
Consists of manuscript notes, typescripts with autograph corrections, and galley proofs to eight novels by Richard Powell (Princeton Class of 1930).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0026

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Laurence Hutton Papers, 1817-1904 (bulk 1880-1895): Finding Aid

Creator:
Hutton, Laurence, 1843-1904.
Abstract:
The Laurence Hutton Papers consists of materials of editor and essayist Laurence Hutton. Included are bound volumes, such as letterbooks (1868-1904), clippings of Hutton's contributions to the press, and several volumes of family photographs.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0021

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Meade Minnigerode Collection on The Terror of Peru, 1940: Finding Aid

Creator:
Minnigerode, Meade, 1887-1967.
Abstract:
Consists of the typed manuscript and galley proofs of the novel The Terror of Peru by the American biographer and historical novelist Meade Minnigerode.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0010

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Barrows Mussey Translations, 1940-[1944?]: Finding Aid

Creator:
Mussey, June Barrows, 1910-1985.
Abstract:
The Barrows Mussey Translations collection consists of English translations of works by various European authors, predominately German, made by the American translator Barrows Mussey.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0009

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David Lloyd Agency Records on Pearl S. Buck, 1928-1958 (bulk 1934-1952): Finding Aid

Creator:
David Lloyd Agency.
Abstract:
The David Lloyd Agency Records on Pearl S. Buck Collection consists of correspondence, publication and translation rights, financial records, and other publishing-related material collected by the David Lloyd Agency regarding their client, the American novelist Pearl S. Buck.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0060

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James Gould Cozzens Papers, 1878-1978 (bulk 1940s-1960s): Finding Aid

Creator:
Cozzens, James Gould, 1903-1978.
Abstract:
The collection illustrates the literary and military careers of James Gould Cozzens in manuscripts, notebooks, diaries (1920-1970), war journals (1911-1945), correspondence (general, family, and business), documents, memorabilia, clippings, and photographs.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0061

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New Review Correspondence of Samuel Putnam, 1927-1933: Finding Aid

Creator:
Putnam, Samuel, 1892-1950.
Abstract:
Samuel Putnam (1892-1950) was an American author, translator, and editor. The collection reflects the work of Putnam during the period he lived with his family in France, emphasizing his work as editor of The New Review. Correspondents include Ezra Pound, who served as associate editor for four issues, Richard Aldington, William Aspenwall Bradley, and Ford Madox Ford, as well as over 100 other literary and artistic figures.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0111

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Louise Bogan Papers, 1936-1954: Finding Aid

Creator:
Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970.
Abstract:
This collection consists primarily of drafts, notes, fragments and final copies of Bogan's critical essays on modern literature, published in prestigious American journals. There are a few poetry manuscripts and even fewer pieces of correspondence.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0109

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Sylvia Beach Papers, 1887-1966 (bulk 1920s-1950s): Finding Aid

Creator:
Beach, Sylvia.
Abstract:
The Sylvia Beach Papers consists of a complete personal archive of Sylvia Beach (1887-1962), the American author, publisher, and proprietress of the Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Company, the Paris bookshop which was a meeting-point for French, English, Irish and American writers during the 1920's and 1930's. Included are family, personal, and professional correspondence; manuscripts by Beach and others; materials relating to the publication of James Joyce's Ulysses; materials relating to Shakespeare and Company; photographs; artwork; phonograph records; memorabilia; and other miscellanea.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0108

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Collection on New Poems, 1943, Edited by Oscar Williams, 1943-1944: Finding Aid

Creator:
Williams, Oscar, 1900-1964.
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence, galley proofs, and a typed manuscript relating to the poetry anthology New Poems, 1943 by the American poet and editor Oscar Williams (1900-1964).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0107

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Allen Tate Papers, 1921-1979 (bulk circa 1950s-1970s): Finding Aid

Creator:
Tate, Allen, 1899-1979.
Abstract:
Consists of extensive manuscripts, documents, and correspondence of American poet and literary critic Allen Tate, one of the leading members of the Fugitive and Southern Agrarian literary movements.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0106

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Archives of Story Magazine and Story Press, 1931-1999: Finding Aid

Creator:
Story Press.
Abstract:
Consists of the fairly complete working business files of the original Story and other related publishing ventures of owner-editors Martha Foley and Whit and Hallie Burnett, and the new Story author files of Richard and Lois Rosenthal. Included are editorial and personal correspondence, business and financial records, and artwork.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0104

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Arthur Bartlett Maurice Correspondence, 1901-1945: Finding Aid

Creator:
Maurice, Arthur Bartlett, 1873-1946.
Abstract:
Consists of over 200 letters by American authors to to the American editor and author Arthur Bartlett Maurice (1873-1946, Princeton Class of 1894).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0102

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Archives of Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1786-2003 (bulk 1880s-1970s): Finding Aid

Creator:
Charles Scribner's Sons.
Abstract:
This collection consists of virtually all of the surviving records of Scribners (1846-1984), the New York City publisher, and reflect aspects of all of its publishing functions (soliciting and acquiring books, editing manuscripts, printing and manufacturing books, advertising and publicizing publications) and business concerns (book and magazine publisher, retail bookstore, subscription books department, educational books department, printing press and bindery, rare books department). Included are files of editorial correspondence with authors, manufacturing records about book production, advertising records, author contracts, a collection of dust jackets, book catalogs, ledgers, and photographs. While there are gaps in most of the series or record groups, there are records representative of all of the firm's former permutations: Baker & Scribner, Charles Scribner & Co., Scribner, Armstrong & Co., Scribner, Armstrong & Welford, Scribner & Co., Charles Scribner's Sons. The bulk of the material (1880s-1970s), however, dates from the period when the publisher bore its most familiar name, “Charles Scribner's Sons.” There is also material related to early publishers' organizations and international copyright.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0101

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Laurence Hutton Correspondence, 1851?-1904 (bulk 1880-1900): Finding Aid

Creator:
Hutton, Laurence, 1843-1904.
Abstract:
This collection consists of correspondence of editor and essayist Laurence Hutton, reflecting a wide acquaintance among artistic, literary, and theatrical celebrities of the last quarter of the 19th century. In addition, the collection contains occasional manuscripts of some of the correspondents, miscellaneous autographs and clippings, and printed material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0080

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Allen Tate Correspondence with Charles Foster, 1959-1978: Finding Aid

Creator:
Tate, Allen, 1899-1979.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence (1959-1974) between American poet Allen Tate and Charles H. Foster, an editor of the New England Quarterly.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0073

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Carl Van Doren Papers, 1900-1950: Finding Aid

Creator:
Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.
Abstract:
The collection illustrates the literary career of American author and professor Carl Van Doren, including typescripts and research notes for his Pulitzer Prize winning biography of Benjamin Franklin. The collection also contains various documents, including Van Doren's will, souvenirs, memorabilia, photographs, clippings, and printed material, as well as legal papers and correspondence dealing with his participation in several lawsuits involving copyright infringement.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0072

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Ernest Hemingway Collection, 1918-1974: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961.
Abstract:
Consists of selected material by and about the American author and Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0068

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Hemingway/Lanham Correspondence, 1944-1961: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of letters that American novelist Ernest Hemingway sent to his friend General C. T. Lanham during and after World War II, with related photographs.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0067

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Patrick Hemingway Papers, 1927-1961: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hemingway, Patrick.
Abstract:
The Patrick Hemingway Papers consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, and miscellanea of Ernest Hemingway's middle son, Patrick (1928- ), and the Hemingway family.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0066

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Butler Family Papers, 1815-1948 (bulk 1820-1920): Finding Aid

Creator:
Butler, William Allen, 1825-1902.
Abstract:
The Butler Family Papers consists of works, notes, correspondence, journals, photographs, and other materials of Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795-1858), William Allen Butler (1825-1902), Mary Russell Marshall Butler (1827-1919), Charles Henry Butler (1859-1940), Harriet Allen Butler (1861-1914), and other members of the Butler family.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0064

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Booth Tarkington Papers, 1812-1956 (bulk 1899-1946): Finding Aid

Creator:
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946.
Abstract:
Consists of extensive writings -- novels, plays, short stories, articles, film scenarious, radio scripts -- and correspondence of "The Gentleman from Indiana" Booth Tarkington, noted American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0062

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Louis O. Coxe Collection, 1941-1977: Finding Aid

Creator:
Coxe, Louis Osborne, 1918-
Abstract:
Louis O. Coxe (Princeton Class of 1940) was a noted twentieth-century poet, playwright, and critic. The collection contains autograph and typescript versions of Coxe's poetry and sixteen of Coxe's notebooks. Also included are materials for the play Billy Budd, such as notes, drafts, worksheets, galley proofs, and production notes.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0210

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Logan Pearsall Smith Papers, 1925-1948: Finding Aid

Creator:
Smith, Logan Pearsall, 1865-1946.
Abstract:
Consists of selected papers of American author Logan Pearsall Smith.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0293

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Pershing Collection of Emily Dickinson, 1945-1972: Finding Aid

Collector:
Pershing, Margaret Jane.
Abstract:
Consists of material related to the collection of Emily Dickinson works compiled by Margaret Jane Pershing.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0294

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Intermission by Calvin Tomkins, 1947-1951: Finding Aid

Creator:
Tomkins, Calvin, 1925-
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts of Calvin Tomkins (Princeton Class of 1947) for his first novel, Intermission (1951).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0476

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Willard Thorp Papers, 1886-1981 (bulk 1930-1970): Finding Aid

Creator:
Thorp, Willard, 1899-1990.
Abstract:
The Willard Thorp Papers consists of material which reflects the long careers of American educators, authors, and literary critics Willard and Margaret Thorp. Willard's papers (1923-1981) include correspondence, writings, class lecture notes, documents, journals and diaries, printed matter, photographs, and papers of others during his writing and teaching years at Princeton University. Margaret's papers (1917-1960) include writings, correspondence, journals, notebooks, and family sketchbooks and photographs.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0292

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Nathaniel Burt Papers, 1923-1986: Finding Aid

Creator:
Burt, Nathaniel, 1913-
Abstract:
The Nathaniel Burt Papers contain materials related to the works of novelist Nathaniel Burt (Princeton Class of 1936), such as Leopards in the Garden (1968), Palaces for the People (1977), The Perennial Philadelphians (1963), and Scotland's Burning (1953), as well as personal correspondence and financial papers about the Burt family property.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0287

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Benedict Thielen Letters to Frederic Roderigo Gruger, Jr., 1918-1962: Finding Aid

Creator:
Thielen, Benedict, 1902-1965.
Abstract:
Consists of letters by American novelist Benedict Thielen (Princeton Class of 1923) to Frederic Roderigo Gruger, Jr.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0285

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Eugene O'Neill Collection, 1913-1993(bulk 1913-1944): Finding Aid

Creator:
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953.
Abstract:
Eugene O'Neill, the celebrated American playwright, was a director of the Provincetown Players and a founder of the Theatre Guild. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Strange Interlude (1928) and, posthumously, for Long Day's Journey Into Night (1956). The collection consists of fifteen manuscripts of O'Neill, most of which are first drafts of plays and include preliminary notes.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0281

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Simon Hastings by F. M. Tibbott, 1942: Finding Aid

Creator:
Tibbott, F. M. (Frederick Merrill), 1885-1965.
Abstract:
Consists of a draft of author F. M. Tibbot's novel Simon Hastings (1942).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0477

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Lawrance Thompson Papers, 1919-1970 (bulk 1938-1964): Finding Aid

Creator:
Thompson, Lawrance Roger, 1906-1973.
Abstract:
Consists of selected papers of Lawrance Thompson, including manuscripts for his books on Robert Frost and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a small amount of correspondence (1936-1942) from the time he was Princeton University Library's curator of rare books and manuscripts and editor of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0479

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Glen Maitland Novels, 1957: Finding Aid

Creator:
Maitland, Glen, 1916-
Abstract:
Consists of the autograph and typed manuscripts of three unpublished novels by American writer Glen Maitland (Princeton Class of 1938).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0497

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Helen MacInnes Papers, 1941-1984 (bulk 1941-1966): Finding Aid

Creator:
MacInnes, Helen, 1907-
Abstract:
The Helen MacInnes Papers contain the original manuscripts of twenty-two published novels, miscellaneous articles and speeches, and a play of renown Scottish novelist Helen MacInnes.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0273

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William Malliol Papers, 1967-1986: Finding Aid

Creator:
Malliol, William, 1932-1991.
Abstract:
William Malliol (the pseudonym of William T. McInenly) was a native of London, England. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1950 and served in Korea, where he became a sergeant and received three Purple Hearts. He joined the French Foreign Legion in 1954 and served in the Algerian War. He was also in the Royal Air Force from 1956 to 1958. His papers consist of diaries, notes, literary manuscripts, photographs, and art work.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0510

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Selected Papers of Neilson Abeel, 1916-1947: Finding Aid

Creator:
Abeel, Neilson, 1902-1949.
Abstract:
Consists of selected papers of poet Neilson Abeel (Princeton Class of 1924).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0559

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Kit and Ilse Barker Collection of Elizabeth Bishop, 1952-1984: Finding Aid

Creator:
Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of over 250 letters and postcards (1952-1979) written by American poet Elizabeth Bishop to her English friends Ilse and Kit Barker, and includes many photographs of Bishop's home in Brazil.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0270

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John Brooks Novels, 1947-1957: Finding Aid

Creator:
Brooks, John, 1920-
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts for three novels by American writer John Brooks.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0298

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Generation of Anger by Norman Macleod: 1957: Finding Aid

Creator:
MacLeod, Norman, 1906-1985.
Abstract:
Consists of the final draft of American poet Norman Macleod's unpublished autobiography, Generation of Anger.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0300

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Ezra Pound Translations of Greek Drama, 1957: Finding Aid

Creator:
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972.
Abstract:
Consists of typescripts, with holograph emendations, of American poet Ezra Pound's English translations of Sophocles' Electra and The Women of Trachis.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0301

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Thomas Daniels' collations of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Short Stories, 1920-1936: Finding Aid

Creator:
Daniels, Thomas.
Abstract:
Consists of collations by Thomas Daniels of over forty of short stories in American and British magazines by American novelist and storywriter F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0363

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Edward Steese Papers, 1915-1979: Finding Aid

Creator:
Steese, Edward.
Abstract:
Consists of papers of American architect and poet Edward Steese, including diaries, manuscripts, and architectural drawings.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0352

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S. S. Van Dine Scrapbooks, 1916-1939: Finding Aid

Creator:
Van Dine, S. S., 1888-1939.
Abstract:
Educated in California and at Harvard, Willard Huntington Wright became editor of The Smart Set (1913-1914). After suffering a serious illness in 1925, he turned to writing detective novels under the pseudonym of "S. S. Van Dine". His papers consist of scrapbooks reflecting the professional and private life of Van Dine, including articles by and about him (1926-1930), reviews of his books, motion pictures, and radio plays, his literary and art criticism, and miscellaneous and general notes (1926-1937).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0346

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Budd Schulberg Papers, 1936-1967: Finding Aid

Creator:
Schulberg, Budd.
Abstract:
Consists of writings, correspondence, and miscellanea of the American novelist, playwright, screenwriter and biographer Budd Schulberg (1914-2009 ).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0340

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Sinclair Lewis: An American Life by Mark Schorer, 1961: Finding Aid

Creator:
Schorer, Mark, 1908-1977.
Abstract:
Consists of a photoduplicated copy of Schorer's original typescript, with holograph corrections, for his 1961 biography of the American novelist Sinclair Lewis.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0336

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Robert Bernard Martin Papers, 1852-1980: Finding Aid

Creator:
Martin, Robert Bernard, 1918-
Abstract:
Consists of two distinct groups of papers of author Robert Bernard Martin: material relating to his scholarly research and writings on the English novelist and clergyman Charles Kingsley and manuscripts of eight of Martin's published novels and works of non-fiction.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0334

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Herman Melville Collection, 1846-1956: Finding Aid

Creator:
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
Abstract:
Consists of copies of letters by American author Herman Melville that were used by Willard Thorp in his selection of Melville's writings published as Representative Selections (1938), as well as other material about Melville.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0321

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On the Way to the Sky by Douglas Kent Hall, 1972: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hall, Douglas Kent, 1938-
Abstract:
Consists of the original, typed manuscript of American writer and photographer Douglas Kent Hall's first novel, On the Way to the Sky, and related material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0437

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R. Ellsworth Larsson Papers, 1929-1964: Finding Aid

Creator:
Larsson, Raymond Ellsworth, 1901-
Abstract:
Consists of poetry manuscripts, drawings, and correspondence of the American poet R. Ellsworth Larsson (1901- ).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0320

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Richard Watson Gilder Collection, 1880-1920: Finding Aid

Creator:
Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909.
Abstract:
Richard Watson Gilder was a nineteenth century poet and editor. The collection consists of Gilder’s letters to Maria Hornor Lansdale, one of Gilder’s addresses, photographs, pamphlets, programs, and newspaper clippings.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0311

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Christian Gauss Papers, 1863-1952 (bulk 1900-1951): Finding Aid

Creator:
Gauss, Christian Frederick, 1878-1951.
Abstract:
Christian Gauss was one of Woodrow Wilson's original preceptors, the first Class of 1900 Professor of Modern Languages, and the third Dean of the College. The Christian Gauss papers include personal and professional writings, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and assorted ephemera and printed matter, as well as numerous documents related to the Gauss family.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0310

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C. T. Lanham Papers on Ernest Hemingway, 1945-1978: Finding Aid

Creator:
Lanham, C. T. (Charles Trueman), 1902- .
Abstract:
Charles Trueman Lanham was a life soldier who retired as a general and was also friends with Hemingway. The papers consist of Xerox copies of correspondence between Lanham and Hemingway, a chronology of his time in World War II, correspondence about Hemingway, and a draft of Carlos Baker’s biography of Hemingway.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0305

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Historical Novels of Jere Wheelwright, 1948-1954: Finding Aid

Creator:
Wheelwright, Jere, 1905?-1961.
Abstract:
Consists of signed typescripts and galley proofs for four works of historical fiction by author Jere Wheelwright (Princeton Class of 1927).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0449

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J. Bryan Papers, 1935-1985: Finding Aid

Creator:
Bryan, J. (Joseph), 1904-
Abstract:
Joseph Bryan was an author and editor who worked with many prominent magazines and published several novels in the first half of the twentieth century. This collection contains letters to Bryan from his friends H. Allen Smith (about 160 letters, 1954-1976), Frank Sullivan (about 100 letters, 1938-1975), and Finis Farr (about 500 letters, 1935-1981). It also contains page proofs from Merry Gentlemen and a typescript of "Man of Letters: Finis Farr, 1904-1982."
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0569

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James Ramsey Ullman Papers, 1915-1971 (bulk 1935-1970): Finding Aid

Creator:
Ullman, James Ramsey, 1907-1971.
Abstract:
Consists of the extant papers of James Ramsey Ullman (Princeton Class of 1929), American novelist, theatrical producer, world traveler, and mountain climber. Included are manuscripts of most of his major works, many shorter works, correspondence, and subject files.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0268

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Thornton Wilder Collection, 1929-1974: Finding Aid

Creator:
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.
Abstract:
Consists of selected papers of Thornton Wilder, the celebrated American novelist and playwright, winner of three Pulitzer Prizes.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0622

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Archibald MacLeish Collection, 1925-1962: Finding Aid

Creator:
MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982.
Abstract:
Consists of selected manuscripts and correspondence of American poet/dramatist and Pulitzer Prize winner Archibald MacLeish.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0239

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Al Hine Novels, 1951-1961: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hine, Al, 1915-
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts for three novels by American novelist and children's writer Al Hine.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0225

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Vance Thompson Papers, 1894-1925: Finding Aid

Creator:
Thompson, Vance, 1863-1925.
Abstract:
The Vance Thompson Papers consists of manuscripts, writings for the press, letters, documents, photographs and miscellanea of author and playwright Vance Thompson, Princeton Class of 1883.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0224

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Frank Norris Novels, 1948-1956: Finding Aid

Creator:
Norris, Frank, 1907-1967.
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts for two works of fiction by American novelist Frank Norris (Princeton Class of 1929).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0221

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Steuart M. Emery Papers, 1891-1937 (bulk 1904-1937): Finding Aid

Creator:
Emery, Steuart M. (Steuart Mackie), b. 1891.
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, photographs, and printed matter of American novelist/dramatist Steuart M. Emery.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0220

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Samuel Shellabarger Collection, 1916-[1956]: Finding Aid

Creator:
Shellabarger, Samuel, 1888-1954.
Abstract:
Samuel Shellabarger attended Princeton University as member of the Princeton Class of 1909 and was an English professor between 1914-1923. The collection contains Samuel Shellabarger's manuscripts for two biographies and five works of historical fiction, as well as a small amount of miscellaneous material related to his writings.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0218

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John Biggs Collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald Estate Papers, 1936-1978 (bulk 1940-1949): Finding Aid

Creator:
Biggs, John, 1895-1979.
Abstract:
Consists of the correspondence and legal documents of John Biggs (Princeton Class of 1918) accumulated as executor and trustee of the estate of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Princeton Class of 1917).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0628

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John O'Hara Collection, 1945-1966: Finding Aid

Creator:
O'Hara, John, 1905-1970.
Abstract:
Consists chiefly of manuscripts and related material for two novels by American novelist John O'Hara: A Rage to Live (1949) and Ten North Frederick (1955).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0217

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Conrad Richter Papers, 1911-1972 (bulk 1935-1967): Finding Aid

Creator:
Richter, Conrad, 1890-1968.
Abstract:
Conrad Richter (1890-1968) was an American novelist. His collection contains manuscripts for seven of his works of fiction, including the notes, notebooks, manuscripts, galley proofs, related correspondence, clippings, and other background material for his trilogy, The Awakening Land.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0216

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Selected Papers of Alfred S. Dashiell, 1921-1967: Finding Aid

Creator:
Dashiell, Alfred, 1901-1970.
Abstract:
Alfred S. Dashiell was an American writer and editor. His papers relate primarily to his time as editor of Scribner’s and Reader’s Digest. Letters, memorabilia, and incomplete manuscripts of Thomas Wolfe appear, along with letters from other authors, assorted correspondence, and papers dealing with the Princeton matters of Terrace Club, Graduate Council, Hibben Fund, and Class of 1923 reunions.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0212

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William Faulkner Collection, 1932-1961: Finding Aid

Creator:
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts and letters of American novelist and Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner and related materials, including manuscripts of Maurice Coindreau's translation into French of four Faulkner novels.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0211

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Vodrey Collection of Arthur Machen Papers, 1915-1972: Finding Aid

Creator:
Machen, Arthur, 1863-1947.
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts and correspondence of Welsh writer Arthur Machen collected by Joseph Kelly Vodrey. It also contains an equal amount of manuscripts and correspondence of Machen admirers and collectors, particularly the members of the Machen Society, founded in 1948 after Machen's death.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0240

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Richard Halliburton Papers, 1916-1975: Finding Aid

Creator:
Halliburton, Richard, 1900-1939.
Abstract:
Richard Halliburton traveled extensively in the first part of twentieth century after graduating from Princeton University in 1921. The collection contains autograph and typescript drafts of seven of Halliburton's books, short stories, essays, school notes, and other travel memorabilia. It also includes some of Halliburton's correspondence with his parents and research material about Rupert Brooke.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0247

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Roger Hinks Papers, 1932-1968: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hinks, R. P. (Roger Packman), 1903-1963.
Abstract:
The collection consists of the original diaries (with typed transcriptions) of art historian Roger Hinks, with early and final drafts of The Gymnasium of the Mind: The Journals of Roger Hinks, 1933-1963 (1984), the publication edited by John Goldsmith that resulted from them. Included are some related correspondence, photographs, and estate material.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0369

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Aaron Marc Stein Mystery Novels, 1930-1984: Finding Aid

Creator:
Stein, Aaron Marc, 1906-
Abstract:
Contains manuscripts for 47 mystery novels written by American detective fiction writer Aaron Marc Stein.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0255

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Paul Hyde Bonner Papers, 1931-1975: Finding Aid

Creator:
Bonner, Paul Hyde.
Abstract:
Consists of diaries, notebooks, manuscripts, correspondence, and scrapbooks of American diplomat and novelist Paul Hyde Bonner.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0260

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Jesse Lynch Williams Papers, 1892-1922: Finding Aid

Creator:
Williams, Jesse Lynch, 1871-1929.
Abstract:
Consists of selected manuscripts, diaries, and notebooks of American dramatist and novelist Jesse Lynch Williams.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0252

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Naumburg Collection of Ford Madox Ford, 1871-1992 (bulk 1910-1970): Finding Aid

Creator:
Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939.
Abstract:
Ford Madox Ford, formerly "Ford Madox Hueffer", founded The English Review, a literary journal, in 1908 and published novels (such as The Good Soldier, 1915) and critical works. The collection consists jointly of letters and works of Ford and letters and works about Ford collected by Edward Naumburg (Princeton Class of 1924).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0263

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Russell A. Fraser Correspondence, 1949-1982 (bulk 1976-1978): Finding Aid

Creator:
Fraser, Russell A. (Russell Alfred), 1927- .
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence of Russell A. Fraser with friends, family, and associates of R. P. Blackmur used in preparation of his biography A Mingled Yarn: The Life of R.P. Blackmur (1981).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0574

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Ashley Brown Collection of Caroline Gordon, 1956-1980: Finding Aid

Creator:
Gordon, Caroline, 1895-1981.
Abstract:
Consists of selected manuscripts and letters of American novelist and literary critic Caroline Gordon, collected by Ashley Brown, a friend and fellow author.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0249

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Caroline Gordon Letters to Morris Gordon, 1963-1977: Finding Aid

Creator:
Gordon, Caroline, 1895-1981.
Abstract:
Consists of 45 letters by American novelist Caroline Gordon to her brother, Morris Meriwether Gordon, and his wife, Polly.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0578

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Ernest Hemingway Documents and Tax-related Papers, 1940-1945: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961.
Abstract:
Contains material relating to Hemingway's income tax preparations for the years 1940-1945.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0580

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Harison Collection of Mark Twain Miscellanea, 1905-1933: Finding Aid

Collector:
Harison, Leonard.
Abstract:
Consists of various items collected by Leonard Harison relating to Mark Twain, including correspondence of Madeline Sinsheimer Block with Clara Gabrilowitsch (Twain's daughter), Harper's souvenir issue (1905) of Twain's 70th birthday, two Twain commemorative calendars (1910-1911), The Bookman's Twain issue of June, 1910, and a copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1904) inscribed by Twain in 1905.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0615

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Eugene O'Neill Photograph Collection, 1881-1946 (bulk 1922-1946): Finding Aid

Creator:
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953.
Abstract:
Consists of 55 photographs of American dramatist Eugene O'Neill and his wife, Carlotta, taken by various photographers..
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0617

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John and Stella Burgess Papers, 1884-1971: Finding Aid

Creator:
Burgess, John Stewart, 1883-1949.
Abstract:
Consists of works, correspondence, photographs, a commonplace book, a genealogy, and printed matter of John Burgess (Princeton Class of 1905) and his wife, Stella Fisher Burgess, poet and translator.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0577

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William Alfred Eddy Papers, 1859-1978: Finding Aid

Creator:
Eddy, William A. (William Alfred), 1896-
Abstract:
The papers of William A. Eddy (1896-1962), educator, diplomat, minister to Saudi Arabia, intelligence agent, and college president, focus on his presidency of Hobart College (1936-1941), his work in U.S. - Middle East policy, and his family life in the period from 1917-1962. The holdings of his personal and family correspondence is extensive. The collection contains all correspondence from his term as president of Hobart College, 1936-1941. Many military documents are included, especially in the years 1941-1946 (the planning of the North African landings, the FDR/Ibn Saud meeting, the Treaty of the Yemen). There are many geneological papers and letters from Eddy's relatives concerning American missionary work in the Middle East. There are numerous publications concerning 18th C. English literature, religious and civic duties, U.S. Foreign policy re Israel and the Arabs, and sociological accounts of the Middle East. The collection is composed of personal/professional correspondence, documents, diaries and notebooks, addresses, publications, manuscripts of Eddy's books and articles (including unpublished MSs), scrapbooks, photographs, negatives, and memorabilia.
Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.
Call Number:
MC041

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William H. Shehadi Collection of Kahlil Gibran, 1918-1991 (bulk 1918-1931): Finding Aid

Creator:
Gibran, Kahlil, 1883-1931.
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera by and about the Lebanese-American philosophical essayist, novelist, mystical poet, and artist Kahlil Gibran, who, by fusing elements of Eastern and Western mysticism, achieved lasting fame with such poetic works as The Prophet (1923) and Jesus, the Son of Man (1928). This material was collected by William H. Shehadi.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1178

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Alejandra Pizarnik Papers, 1954-1972 (bulk 1960-1972): Finding Aid

Creator:
Pizarnik, Alejandra, 1936-1972.
Abstract:
The Alejandra Pizarnik Papers consists of diaries, manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, and other papers of the Argentine poet Alejandra Pizarnik (1936-1972).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0395

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Jorge Ibargüengoitia Papers, 1954-1982: Finding Aid

Creator:
Ibargüengoitia, Jorge, 1928-1983.
Abstract:
Consists of papers of the Mexican novelist and dramatist Jorge Ibargüengoitia.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1334

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Miguel Correa Novels, 1980-1987: Inventory

Creator:
Correa, Miguel, 1956-
Abstract:
Miguel Correa is an author from Cuba. The collection consists of different manuscript version of two of Correa’s novels: Fragmentos del Discurso Humano (2001) and Al Norte de Infierno (1984). There are also some notes for an article in the papers.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0643

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Selected Papers of Francisco Ayala, 1956-1958: Finding Aid

Creator:
Ayala, Francisco, 1906-
Abstract:
Consists of three carbon copies of corrected typescripts for the novella Muertes de Perro (1958) by Ayala, the exiled author and a visiting professor of romance languages (1956-1958) at Princeton, as well as miscellaneous notes and articles primarily in Spanish.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0626

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Jean Clarence Lambert Collection of Octavio Paz, 1951-1992: Finding Aid

Creator:
Lambert, Jean Clarence.
Abstract:
Consists of 122 letters (1952-1992) by Mexican poet Octavio Paz to French critic and translator Jean Clarence Lambert; approx. a dozen photographs; and "Carnet Bleu" (French, "vers" 1951), Lambert's blue notebook containing his French translations of Paz's "Libertad Bajo Palabra," bearing some holograph annotations by Paz.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1314

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Antón Arrufat Papers, 1953-1991 (bulk 1960-1972): Finding Aid

Creator:
Arrufat, Antón, 1935-
Abstract:
The Antón Arrufat Papers consists of manuscripts of poems, short stories, novels, and criticism by Antón Arrufat, Virgilio Piñera, and Witold Gombrowicz; and correspondence of Antón Arrufat.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0737

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Selected Correspondence of Margaret Randall, 1977-1999: Finding Aid

Creator:
Randall, Margaret, 1936-
Abstract:
The Selected Correspondence of Margaret Randall consists of letters exchanged between the American Marxist, poet, editor, author Margaret Randall, and many Latin American poets, writers, journalists, editors, and friends. Also included are subject files, articles, and printed matter relating to Cuba and Nicaragua. Randall was born in New York, but spent most of her adult life in Latin America. In 1961 she moved from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Mexico, then to Cuba in 1969, and from there to Nicaragua in 1980, returning to Albuquerque in 1984.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0861

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Frank Graziano Working Files for Alejandra Pizarnik: A Profile, 1982-1988: Finding Aid

Creator:
Graziano, Frank, 1955-
Abstract:
Consists of Frank Graziano's working files for Alejandra Pizarnik: A Profile (Durango, Colo.: Logbridge-Rhodes, 1987), his critical work on the Argentine poet.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0914

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Carlos Ribeiro Papers, 1938-1993 (bulk 1955-1967): Finding Aid

Creator:
Ribeiro, Carlos, 1908-1993.
Abstract:
Consists of the business and personal papers of Carlos Ribeiro, founder and owner of Livraria São José, a well-known bookstore and cultural center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0922

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Oscar Hermes Villordo Papers, 1972-1991: Finding Aid

Creator:
Villordo, Oscar Hermes, 1928-1994.
Abstract:
Consists of three diaries of Argentine writer Oscar Hermes Villordo, accompanied by typed transcriptions (in Spanish) by Alicia Dellepiane Rawson.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0839

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Juan García Ponce Papers, 1932-2004 (bulk 1965-2001): Finding Aid

Creator:
García Ponce, Juan.
Abstract:
Contains the personal and working papers of Juan García Ponce, a Mexican novelist, dramatist, storywriter, and critic.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0977

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Dolores Koch Collection of Reinaldo Arenas, 1974-2005 (bulk 1982-1993): Finding Aid

Collector:
Koch, Dolores
Abstract:
Dolores Koch is a noted translator and reviewer of Latin American literature. The materials in this collection were accumulated during her work with Reinaldo Arenas, a Cuban writer living in New York City. Koch translated two of Arenas's books and worked as part of a team handling publication and rights for his work after his death in 1990.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0984

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Gabriela Mora Collection of Elena Garro, 1974-1980: Finding Aid

Creator:
Mora, Gabriela.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence between Mexican author Elena Garro and critic Gabriela Mora.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0994

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Juan Abreu Papers, 1974-1975: Finding Aid

Creator:
Abreu, Juan, 1952-.
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts of A la Sombra del Mar and Libro de los Exhortaciones al Amor, notes, and one letter from Abreu to Reinaldo Arenas.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0999

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Selected Papers of Alberto Girri, 1960-1987: Finding Aid

Creator:
Girri, Alberto.
Abstract:
The Selected Papers of Alberto Girri consists of English translations of selected poems, poetry manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, and a collection of interviews of the Argentine poet Alberto Girri (1919-1991).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0259

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José Martínez Sotomayor Papers, 1929-1960 (bulk 1930-1932): Finding Aid

Creator:
Martínez Sotomayor, José, 1895-1980.
Abstract:
José Martínez Sotomayor was a Mexican lawyer, judge, and writer who published novels, short stories, and nonfiction. His personal papers includes correspondence and autograph and typescript manuscripts of three of Martínez Sotomayor’s books.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0830

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Margarita Aguirre Correspondence, 1958-1981: Finding Aid

Creator:
Aguirre, Margarita, 1924- .
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence between Chilean author Margarita Aguirre and novelist and fellow countryman José Donoso.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0267

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Sonja Karsen Papers, 1897-1993 (bulk 1950-1973): Finding Aid

Creator:
Karsen, Sonja.
Abstract:
Sonja Karsen, born in 1919, was a professor of Spanish at Skidmore College and intensively researched Jaime Torres Bodet and Guillermo Valencia, two Latin American politicians and poets. The Sonja Karsen papers contain much of her research on these two figures.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0813

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Virgilio Piñera Collection, 1941-1984: Finding Aid

Creator:
Piñera, Virgilio, 1912-1979.
Abstract:
Virgilio Pinera (1912-1979) was a Cuban novelist, playwright, and storywriter. The collection consists of his works, including manuscripts of various poems, an unfinished play, theatrical sketches, and prose essay. The collection also contains Piñera's extensive correspondence with Humberto Rodriguez Tomeu (1919-1994), a Cuban short story writer and translator, and Witold Gombrowicz’s correspondence with Rodriguez Tomeu.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0749

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Enrique Lihn Collection, 1965-2006 (bulk 1966): Finding Aid

Creator:
Lihn, Enrique, 1929- .
Abstract:
Consists primarily of letters written to Nathalie Waag by Enrique Lihn, a Chilean poet.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1170

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James East Irby Collection on José Bianco and Jorge Luis Borges, 1962-1973: Finding Aid

Creator:
Irby, James East, 1931-
Abstract:
Consists of papers on the Argentine writers José Bianco (1908-1986) and Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) collected or written by Princeton professor James East Irby.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0883

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Ann Tashi Slater Collection of Cuban Writings, 1979-1987: Finding Aid

Creator:
Slater, Ann Tashi, 1961-
Abstract:
The Ann Tashi Slater Collection of Cuban Writings contains 22 typed manuscripts, in Spanish, collected by American author, translator, educator Ann Tashi Slater (Princeton Class of 1984) on a trip to Cuba in 1987. Included are short stories and novels, primarily science fiction, by 12 different authors.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0799

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Augusto Monterroso Papers, 1921-2003 (bulk 1972-1996): Finding Aid

Creator:
Monterroso, Augusto, 1921-
Abstract:
This collection contains the manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, and other papers of twentieth-century Guatemalan author Augusto Monterroso, who spent most of his life as a writer in Mexico.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1109

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Antonio Benítez Rojo Papers, 1980-2005 (bulk 1980-1993): Finding Aid

Creator:
Benítez Rojo, Antonio, 1931-2005.
Abstract:
This collection consists of correspondence of Antonio Benítez Rojo, a Cuban writer and professor of Spanish at Amherst College from 1983 to 2005.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1099

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Liliane Hasson Collection of Reinaldo Arenas, 1983-1990: Finding Aid

Collector:
Hasson, Liliane.
Abstract:
Consists of 60 letters by Reinaldo Arenas from Miami and New York City to Hasson in Paris, France, from 1983 to 1990, and copies of three manuscripts by Arenas, Adiós á Mamá (1995), Viaje á la Habana (1990), and his autobiography, Antes que Anochezca (1992).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0807

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Reina María Rodríguez Papers, 1972-2007: Finding Aid

Creator:
Rodríguez, Reina Marí, 1952-
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence, poetry and prose manuscripts, notebooks, and miscellaneous material of the Cuban poet Reina María Rodríguez.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0915

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Henry Van Dyke Family Papers, 1694-1963 (bulk 1840-1950s): Finding Aid

Creator:
Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933.
Abstract:
The Henry Van Dyke Family Papers consists of papers of three generations of the prominent Van Dyke family of New York and Princeton, beginning with Henry Jackson Van Dyke (1822-1891) and his wife, Henrietta [Ashmead] Van Dyke (1820-1893), followed by their children, Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933) and Paul Van Dyke (1859-1933), and ending with Henry van Dyke's son Tertius Van Dyke (1886-1958).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0276

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Sir Frank Kermode Papers, 1919-2006: Finding Aid

Creator:
Kermode, Frank, 1919-
Abstract:
The collection represents the entire extant archive of Sir Frank Kermode, a distinguished British literary critic, and includes writings (reviews, essays, lectures, radio broadcasts), correspondence, photographs, and printed material, as well as material relating to public controversy about the funding for Encounter, which Kermode co-edited.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1149

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Exhibitions Collection, 1951-2006: Finding Aid

Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Abstract:
This collection consists of material from and about the exhibitions held by the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections in Firestone Library, primarily concerning subjects relating to American and English literature and art.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0918

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