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Archives of Harold Ober Associates, 1913-2002 (inclusive) 1968-2002 (bulk)

Extent:
856 boxes and 400 linear feet
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. Also included are other organizational files, such as date books and financial ledgers.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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J. Bryan Papers, 1935-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:
10 boxes and 3.6 linear feet
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."

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Brandt & Brandt Contract Files, 1907-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:
51 boxes, 2 items, and 22.2 linear feet
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.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Ellen McCarter Doubleday Papers, 1930s-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:
13 boxes
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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.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Borgese Family Collection, 1937-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, postcards, and clippings of Elizabeth Mann Borgese, her husband, Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, and her mother, Katia Mann.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson Records, 1917-2012 (inclusive) 1960-2005 (bulk)

Extent:
403 boxes
Abstract:
Consists of the publishing and administrative records of Weidenfeld & Nicolson, a British publishing company founded by George Weidenfeld (1919-2016) and Nigel Nicolson (1917-2004), which specialized in literary fiction and nonfiction, with an emphasis on history, biographies and memoirs, books by world leaders and political figures, glossy illustrated books, travel guides, and reference books. The collection documents the operations of the firm from its establishment in 1948 through its sale in 1991, and also includes some later records from as recent as 2012 related to its continued operation as an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Renée Weiss Papers, 1939-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes and 2.42 linear feet
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Consists of professional and personal correspondence, travel diaries and related ephemera, notebooks, writings, and files relating to the Quarterly Review of Literature (QRL) of editor and writer Renée Karol Weiss (1923-2021). Some materials relate specifically to Renée's husband, poet and professor Theodore Weiss (1916-2003).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Madison Smartt Bell Papers, 1940s-2021 (inclusive) 1986-2003 (bulk)

Extent:
85 boxes and 60 linear feet
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Madison Smartt Bell (1957-) is an American novelist best known for his trilogy of novels about Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution, published between 1995 and 2004. His papers consist of writings, personal and professional correspondence, family documents, memorandum books, printed materials, and subject files, including drafts, galleys, and proofs for his novels, short stories, and other writings.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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E. Kimbark MacColl Papers, 1936-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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E. Kimbark MacColl has written extensively on the history and politics of Portland, Oregon. Consists of notes, outlines, correspondence, and chapter drafts for MacColl's Ph.D. thesis, "The Supreme Court and Public Opinion: A Study of the Court Fight of 1937" (1953).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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Archives of Henry Holt and Company, 1859-1981 (inclusive) 1890-1943 (bulk)

Extent:
191 boxes, 435 volumes, and 133 linear feet
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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 photographs, publicity materials, and clippings about Robert Frost.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Miriam Y. Holden Collection, 1930-1969 (bulk) 1676-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:
104 boxes and 45.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The Miriam Holden Collection consists of books, periodicals, manuscripts, clippings, photographs, cartoons, letters, and other materials about women and their achievements collected by Holden.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Heath Bowman Papers, 1923-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 boxes and 4.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Heath Bowman was a member of the Princeton University Class of 1931. After graduating, Bowman traveled extensively and later became a public affairs officer involved in Chile, Italy, France, and Yugoslavia. The papers consist of Bowman's 68 diaries from 1923 to 1989 and some of his photographs from the West Indies and South America.

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Princeton University Library Collection of Robert Bridges Materials, 1896-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:
12 boxes
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence and miscellany pertaining to Robert Bridges' editorial work at Charles Scribner's Sons, as well as material relating to Princeton (particularly his Class of 1879 and the Princeton Club of New York), the Century Club, and the Coffee House Club, in all of which Bridges was an active member.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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James Barnes Papers, 1894-1936 (inclusive) 1930-1936 (bulk)

Extent:
3 boxes
Abstract:
James Barnes, Class of 1891, was a writer and military historian. The collection consists primarily of correspondence to Barnes from friends and contemporary writers, such as Joseph Choate, William Lyon Phelps, and Edith Wharton. Also included are carbons of some of Barnes's letters, memorabilia and papers of other persons.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Papers, 1940-1958 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes and 2.3 linear feet
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Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh were a famous twentieth-century aviation couple. The papers consist of manuscripts of Charles's A Letter to Americans and Anne's The Wave of the Future, A Confession of Faith, with related correspondence.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Archives of Charles Scribner's Sons, 1786-2004 (inclusive) 1880s-1970s (bulk)

Extent:
1492 boxes, 66 items, 151 volumes, and 750 linear feet
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...(see more)

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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