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Toni Morrison Papers, 1970-2015 (bulk) 1908-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:

337 boxes and 16 items

Abstract:

Toni Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford, 1931-2019) was a Nobel prize-winning American author, editor, and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. The material described in this finding aid consists of manuscripts, drafts, galleys, and proofs of Morrison's novels and other writings; personal correspondence; editorial files relating to Morrison's work at Random House and later publication of two posthumous works by Toni Cade Bambara; academic and teaching files, particularly pertaining to SUNY Albany and Princeton University; working files; press clippings; published books, photographs, audiovisual materials, and awards and memorabilia.

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

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Carlos Fuentes Papers, 1830s-2012 (inclusive) 1950-2012 (bulk)

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381 boxes and 60 items

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The Carlos Fuentes Papers consists of personal and working papers of Fuentes (1928-2012), Mexican author, editor, and diplomat, including 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, clippings, and printed material.

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

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Françoise Kestsman Durrell Collection of Lawrence Durrell Materials, 1932-2005 (inclusive)

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3 boxes

Abstract:

Consists primarily of Françoise Kestsman Durrell's collection of manuscripts, many of them unpublished, by British author Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990).

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

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Archivo de Elena Garro, 1932-1998 (inclusive)

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7.21 linear feet ((15 containers))

Abstract:

El archivo de Elena Garro contiene manuscritos, correspondencia, cuadernos, diarios, fotografías, material impreso y un diario de la escritora mexicana Elena Garro (1916-1998). También se incluye correspondencia y documentos personales de la hija de Garro, la poeta Helena Paz Garro (1939-2014).

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

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Brewster Ghiselin Papers, 1936-1991 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.5 linear feet

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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.

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

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Brendan Behan Papers, 1943-1963 (bulk) 1943-1983 (inclusive)

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3 boxes

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Consists of selected manuscript and typescript drafts, notebooks, and notes, of 20th-century Irish author Brendan Behan (1923-1964), as well as some correspondence and ephemera. The papers constitute the principal archives of the manuscripts of Behan's writings.

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

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Clinton Wilder Collection, 1934-1979 (inclusive)

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20 boxes and 10.1 linear feet

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Clinton Wilder (Princeton Class of 1943) was an American theatrical producer. His collection consists of playbills he collected as well as typescripts and production materials of plays he produced.

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

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Evelyn Schuyler Schaeffer Family Papers, 1835-1969 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

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Consists primarily of manuscripts and correspondence of author Evelyn Schuyler Schaeffer (1846-1942). Also included in the collection are the papers of her father, George Washington Schuyler (1810-1888), and her maternal uncle, Charles Scribner (1821-1871), founder of the publishing firm Charles Scribner's Sons.

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

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Reginald Lawrence Papers, 1939-1967 (inclusive)

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14 boxes and 7.20 linear feet

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The Reginald Lawrence Papers consists primarily of typescripts of plays Lawrence (Princeton Class of 1921) wrote for theater, film, and television, as well as short stories, poetry, outlines and notes for various projects, some letters, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

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

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Selected papers of Louis E. Laflin, 1914-1966 (inclusive) 1916-1926 (bulk)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Consists of letters by Laflin (Princeton Class of 1924) to Helen D. Hill, covering his years at the Lawrenceville School and Princeton University, and typescripts of four of his plays based on religious themes.

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

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Tennessee Williams Manuscripts, 1947-1961 (inclusive)

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1 box, 6 items, and 0.45 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of early versions of seven works by American playwright, novelist, and storywriter, Tennessee Williams.

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

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Radio Broadcasting Collection, 1938-1959 (inclusive)

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11 boxes and 23.75 linear feet

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The Radio Broadcasting Collection consists of typescripts of scripts for "The Cavalcade of America" and "The Bookman" as well as promotional material for the major radio networks, such as ABC, CBS, NBC, the Mutual Broadcasting System, and the Municipal Broadcasting System (WNYC). Included is material regarding the coverage of news during the latter years of World War II and copies of clippings about the Orson Welles broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" in 1938.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

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Ezra Pound Translations of Greek Drama, 1957 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of typescripts, with holograph emendations, of American poet Ezra Pound's English translations of Sophocles' Electra and The Women of Trachis.

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

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

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4 boxes and 1.4 linear feet

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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]

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Radio Scripts Collection, 1938-1947 (inclusive)

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36 boxes and 15.40 linear feet

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The Radio Scripts Collection consists of typescripts of scripts for various radio programs such as "The Cavalcade of America" (represented by the most scripts), "The Eternal Light," "Books and Authors," "What's New in Books," "Pepper Young's Family," "The Goldbergs," and others.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

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Blaney Melodramas, 1896-1944 (inclusive)

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5 boxes and 2 linear feet

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Consists mainly of typescripts of melodramas written by American dramatist Charles E. Blaney.

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

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Channing Pollock plays, 1903-1944 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 2 linear feet

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Consists chiefly of typescripts of plays written by Pollock over a forty-year period but includes sheet music of songs containing his lyrics, playbills, and printed matter.

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

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Marquis James Collection on Alfred I. DuPont, 1901-1941 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.3 linear feet

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Consists of the manuscript and assorted materials written and assembled by the American journalist and author Marquis James (1891-1955) for his biography Alfred I. DuPont, The Family Rebel (1941).

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

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George C. Tyler Papers, 1899-1941 (inclusive)

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67 boxes and 30.4 linear feet

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Consists primarily of correspondence between Broadway producer George C. Tyler and many well-known theater people including dramatists Eugene O'Neill and Booth Tarkington.

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

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Alba Houghton Warren Papers, 1938-1940 (bulk) 1864-1940 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of selected papers of Alba Houghton Warren (Princeton Class of 1936), professor of English at Princeton (1945-1955), relating to his earlier work "Richard Hengist Horne: A Literary Biography," which apparently was never published.

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