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Abeel, Neilson, 1902-1949.

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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Abreu, Juan, 1952-.

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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Agee, James, 1909-1955.

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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Aguirre, Margarita, 1924- .

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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Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907.

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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Allison, Young Ewing, 1853-1932.

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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Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941.

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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Anthony, Edward, 1895-

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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Arenas, Reinaldo, 1943-1990.

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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Arrufat, Antón, 1935-

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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Asturias, Miguel Angel.

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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Austin, F. Britten (Frederick Britten), 1885-1941.

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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Ayala, Francisco, 1906-

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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Baird, Thomas, 1923-

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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Beach, Sylvia.

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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Bell, Madison Smartt.

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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Bennett, Joseph D. (Joseph Deericks), 1922-1972.

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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Benítez Rojo, Antonio, 1931-2005.

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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Bianco, José.

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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Biddle, Livingston, 1918-

"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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Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979.

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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Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979.

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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Bishop, John Peale, 1892-1944.

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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Blackmur, R. P. (Richard P.), 1904-1965.

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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Bodenheim, Maxwell, 1893-1954.

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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Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970.

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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Boker, George H. (George Henry), 1823-1890.

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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Bonner, Paul Hyde.

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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Boyd, James, 1888-1944.

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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Bragdon, Claude Fayette, 1866-1946.

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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Brandt & Brandt.

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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Briggs, William Harlowe, 1876-1952.

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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Brooks, John, 1920-

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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Bryan, J. (Joseph), 1904-

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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Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973.

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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Burgess, John Stewart, 1883-1949.

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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Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924

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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Burt, Maxwell Struthers, 1882-1954.

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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Burt, Nathaniel, 1913-

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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Butler, William Allen, 1825-1902.

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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Cabrera Infante, G. (Guillermo), 1929-

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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Campbell, C. Lawton (Charles Lawton), 1896-

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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Canal Feijóo, Bernardo, 1897-1982.

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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Carrighar, Sally.

"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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Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.

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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Centeno, Augusto, 1901- .

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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Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971.

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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Charles Scribner's Sons.

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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Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880

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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Claytor, Gertrude Boatwright, 1890?-1973.

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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