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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]

Milton Halsey Thomas Papers, 1796-1977 (inclusive) 1930-1960 (bulk)

Extent:: 47 boxes, 2 items, and 20.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, photographs, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous research material of librarian/archivist Milton Halsey Thomas, including research material for several of his historical publications.

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

Sonya Rudikoff Papers, 1935-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 7.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Sonya Rudikoff (1927-1997) was a writer, literary critic, and independent scholar, active from the 1950s through the 1990s, who wrote primarily on Victorian literature, feminism, and Virginia Woolf. The papers include Rudikoff's professional and personal correspondence, including five decades of extensive correspondence from second-generation Abstract Expressionist painter Helen Frankenthaler; typescripts of Rudikoff's unpublished fiction and lectures; notebooks, papers, and diaries from her time at Bennington College in the late 1940s; along with a curriculum vitae and bibliography of her work and some related materials.

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

Rafael Fuentes Papers, 1936-1956 (bulk) 1928-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 3.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal and working papers of Mexican diplomat Rafael Fuentes.

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

Samuel Jackson Reid Letters, 1901-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of letters written by Samuel Jackson Reid (Princeton Class of 1906) to his mother, father, brother, and sister from 1901, the year before he entered Princeton, to his death in August, 1918, on a battlefield in France.

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

William Tipping Papers, 1688-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 2.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Conists of personal papers of William Tipping Esq, of Brasted Park, Sevenoaks, in Kent, and Avray near Paris. He was the son of the successful Liverpool merchant John Tipping, who in his twenties traveled extensively in Europe and the Middle East before turning to Tory politics and serving as director of the London and North Western Railway.

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

Ernest Hemingway Collection, 1918-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected material by and about the American author and Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway.

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

Clarence Brown Papers, 1907-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes and 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence, travel diaries, and photographs of former Princeton University comparative literature professor Clarence Brown (1929-2015) relating primarily to his scholarship on Russian writers Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam (1891-1938) and Nadezhda Mandelstam (1899-1980). Correspondence with writer and illustrator Guy Davenport as well as with poet W. S. Merwin, Princeton Class of 1948, is also included.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Logan Pearsall Smith Materials, 1897-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers, including manuscripts, research materials, and correspondence, of American-born British essayist and critic Logan Pearsall Smith.

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

Erich Kahler Papers, 1900-1989 (inclusive) 1940-1970 (bulk)

Extent:: 15 boxes and 5.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of writings, correspondence, and printed matter of the Jewish scholar, author, and lecturer Erich Kahler, including some magazines and newspaper articles collected for his research purposes. There is also material and correspondence assembled after his death by his wife, Alice Loewy Kahler.

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

Nikos Stangos Papers, 1953-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 20 boxes and 7.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal papers of Nikos Stangos, a prolific Modern Greek poet and one of the most influential figures in British art publishing. For more than 30 years he was responsible for some of the most important art books of the late 20th century. As a result, in his modest way, he helped shape the discipline of art history in Britain and the United States.

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

Moe Berg Papers, 1943-1958 (bulk) 1866-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 25 boxes and 19 linear feet
Abstract:: Morris "Moe" Berg (1902-1972) was a Major League Baseball player, linguist, and lawyer who became a spy in World War II. The papers are comprised of correspondence, notes, photographs, and miscellaneous and printed materials covering all aspects of his life and work, but relating primarily to Berg's work with multiple government agencies.

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

Thomas Hoving Papers, 1952-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:: 44 boxes and 45.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of material relating to the career of Thomas Hoving, who was director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City from 1967 to 1977, author, consultant, and the editor-in-chief of Connoisseur magazine from 1981 to 1991.

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

Liliane Hasson Collection of Latin American Writers, 1963-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains the letters of Reinaldo Arenas and other Latin American authors to the French translator Liliane Hasson. Also includes copies of manuscripts by Arenas and others, photographs, and audio recordings of interviews with Latin American writers.

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

Irving Malin Papers, 1955-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence with authors such as Gordon Lish, James Purdy, Cynthia Ozick, and Paul Bowles, among many others, along with some writings and publisher files of American literary critic and professor of literature Irving Malin (1934-2014).

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

Nikos Pappas and Rita Boumē Papa Papers, 1932-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 2.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal papers of the Greek poets and writers, Nikos Pappas and his wife, Rita Boumē Papa, including correspondence, autograph manuscripts and typescripts of published and unpublished poetry, articles, talks, clippings, and other printed material.

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

Valentine Bargmann Papers, 1908-1988 (inclusive) 1937-1979 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 boxes and 1.88 linear feet
Abstract:: The Valentine Bargmann Papers consists of personal and professional correspondence, personal papers, awards, medals, lectures notes, drafts and published writings, and documents pertaining to the Einstein Papers Project. Valentine Bargmann was an assistant to Albert Einstein at the Institute for Advanced Study and later became a Princeton University professor of mathematical physics.

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Carlos Ribeiro Papers, 1938-1993 (inclusive) 1955-1967 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 2.2 linear feet
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.

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

Robert Fagles Papers, 1951-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:: 28 boxes and 27.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Robert Fagles (1933-2008) was an American professor, poet, and academic, best known for his contemporary translations of ancient Greek and Latin classics, especially his acclaimed translations of the epic poems of Homer. The papers consist of professional and publishing correspondence, along with manuscript and typescript drafts, corrected proofs and galleys, notes, revisions, and other files regarding his English translations of ancient Greek and Latin texts, including Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid, Aeschylus's Oresteia, Sophocles's Three Theban Plays, as well as poems by Bacchylides and Pindar.

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Conrad Richter Papers, 1801-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 102 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of material relating to the American author Conrad Richter, including manuscripts, writing notebooks, notes, and galley proofs for several of his novels and other writings. Includes a substantial amount of personal and professional correspondence, as well as photographs.

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

Ernest Theodore DeWald Papers, 1916-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 boxes and 3.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Ernest Theodore DeWald (Princeton Class of 1916), professor in the Department of Art and Archaeology specializing in medieval Italian art and director (1946-1960) of the Princeton Art Museum.

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

Extent:: 3 boxes
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.

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John Lott Phillips Collection, 1776-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of material by and about John Lott Phillips, a graduate of Princeton (1774), a clergyman of the Church of England, and a loyalist to the British Crown.

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

Eugene O'Neill Collection, 1913-1993 (inclusive) 1913-1944 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.45 linear feet
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.

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

Eileen B. Simpson Papers, 1979-1991 (bulk) 1941-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
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.

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Richard Pleasant Papers, 1940-1960 (bulk) 1930-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes and 5.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of writings, correspondence, photographs, diaries, scrapbooks, press releases, newspapers, clippings, and miscellaneous material relating to Richard Pleasant, a founder of the Ballet Theatre.

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George Padmore Collection, 1933-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of original letters, essays, and articles of George Padmore (1903-1959), a leading Pan-Africanist, journalist, and author. Padmore played a crucial role in developing the Fifth, Pan African Congress, and was also instrumental in organizing black labor movements from the 1930s onwards.

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

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of letters and financial statements received by Walter D. Edmonds from his New York City literary agency, Harold Ober Associates.

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Howard C. Rice Collection on Saint-Mémin, 1951-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of research notes, correspondence, photographs, and drafts for three articles by Howard C. Rice (1904-1980), published in the Princeton University Library Chronicle (autumn 1951, summer 1959, spring 1971), concerning the French engraver, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin (1770-1852)

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Louis O. Coxe Collection, 1941-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 14 boxes and 5.4 linear feet
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.

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Gisèle Freund Correspondence, 1959-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Correspondence of the German-born French photographer and photojournalist Gisèle Freund (1908-2000) with her New York-based literary agents, Marie Rodell, Frances Collin, and Joan Daves, as well as her literary agents' correspondence with others involved in the publishing of Freund's works and some related chapter drafts, publishing agreements, photograph lists, and publicity materials.

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Arthur M. Greene Collection, 1902-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 2.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, and memorabilia of Princeton School of Engineering dean Arthur M. Greene, as well as papers of others about him.

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Monique Fong Wust Collection of Octavio Paz, 1961-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: The collection includes correspondence to and from Mexican poet and Nobel Prize Laureate Octavio Paz (1914-1998) and French translator and friend Monique Fong Wust. Other correspondents include Robert Lebel, Marie-Jo Paz, and Juan García de Oteyza. Also included are original English typescripts of Paz's essay, "The Centurions of Santiago" with corrections and additions from Paz and Fong Wust, an annotated and corrected printed copy of Paz's Apariencia desnuda. La obra de Marcel Duchamp for French translation, and various ephemera about related Paz events.

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Hugh MacNair Kahler Papers, 1900-1964 (inclusive) 1900-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 5.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of writings, correspondence, documents, photographs, and other miscellanea of the American editor, novelist, and storywriter Hugh MacNair Kahler.

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James P. Kimball Papers, 1860-1910s (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a variety of materials, including photographs, correspondence, reports, and ephemera, related to James P. Kimball's life and work as a geologist and engineer around the turn of the 20th century, primarily in the American West.

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Wright Family Papers, 1899-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes
Abstract:: The Wright Family Papers consist of correspondence received at Princeton University by Harry H. Wright, class of 1903, and his son Richard R. Wright, class of 1935, during their undergraduate years, as well as printed postcards and class directories, a songbook and Daily Princetonian style book. The Wright family owned a farm in Allentown, New Jersey, and the correspondence reflects family news, domestic and farm life at the turn of the twentieth century and again during the 1930s.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

W. Howard Adams Collection, 1962-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Collection consists of miscellaneous material relating to Black Mountain College and the Penland School of Arts and Crafts, collected by Adams, during his tenure as associate director of The Arts Council of America.

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

Douglas Goldring Collection, 1926-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence of Douglas Goldring, English writer and journalist.

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Howard C. Rice Correspondence with Alexander D. Wainwright, 1950-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of correspondence between Howard C. Rice, Jr., and Alexander D. Wainwright, dating mainly during the time that Rice was working at the Collège de L'Europe Libre, in Strasbourg, France. Rice was an associate professor at Princeton University and Assistant Librarian for the Special Collections. Wainwright was a librarian at Princeton University Library for many years, serving as currator of the Morris L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists and as Assistant University Librarian for Acquisitions.

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A.C. McClurg & Co. Letters from F. G. Browne to C. F. Cazenove, 1905-1906 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 47 letters from F. G. Browne on behalf of the Publishing Department at Chicago-based American publisher A.C. McClurg & Co. to the firm's London literary agent C. F. Cazenove, regarding the sale of American titles in England, financial transactions, and other business matters related to publishing.

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Dag Hammarskjöld Collection, 1958-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected copies of correspondence and manuscripts of Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish secretary-general of the United Nations (1953-1961) and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

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James Holly Hanford Correspondence, 1912-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected letters to American scholar and educator James Holly Hanford, most of them concerning his studies of John Milton.

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Margarita Aguirre Correspondence, 1958-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence between Chilean author Margarita Aguirre and novelist and fellow countryman José Donoso.

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Frederick Hudson Collection, 1967-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of selected correspondence between musicologists Frederick Hudson and J. Merrill Knapp regarding George Frideric Handel and other composers.

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Flannery O'Connor Letters to Ashley Brown, 1958-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of thirty-eight letters written by the Southern author Flannery O'Connor to her friend Ashley Brown.

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

Atlantic Monthly Press Author Files of Stanley Kunitz, 1965-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of Atlantic Monthly Press author files (1965-1983) of American poet Stanley Kunitz.

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

Thomas James Wise Collection, 1894-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence of Thomas James Wise, the English bibliographer and noted forger of the early 20th century

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Paul Elmer More Correspondence, 1916-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence between Paul Elmer More and the Princeton University Press, which published several of his books during the period from 1916 to 1936.

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Marianne Moore Collection, 1935-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists selected correspondence and manuscripts of celebrated American poet Marianne Moore.

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

Winthrop M. Daniels Collection, 1934 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the manuscript, page proofs, and correspondence (135 letters) related to "The Passing of the Old Economist," an article economist Winthrop M. Daniels published in the Harvard Business Review (April 1934).

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

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