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Channing Pollock plays, 1903-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 2 linear feet

Abstract:

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

Extent:

2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

Abstract:

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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Blaney Melodramas, 1896-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:

5 boxes and 2 linear feet

Abstract:

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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R. A. Walker Papers, 1930-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of papers of English editor R.A. Walker related to his edition of Letters of Aubrey Beardsley to Leonard Smithers (1937). Walker used the pseudonym of Georges Derry.

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

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James M. Ludlow Manuscripts, 1886-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet

Abstract:

The James M. Ludlow Manuscripts consist of assorted manuscripts and a small selection of miscellaneous material of the American Presbyterian clergyman, author, and Princeton graduate (Class of 1861), James Meeker Ludlow (1841-1932).

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

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

Extent:

3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

Abstract:

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

Extent:

3 boxes

Abstract:

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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Radio Scripts Collection, 1938-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:

36 boxes and 15.40 linear feet

Abstract:

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

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348 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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Reginald Lawrence Papers, 1939-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:

14 boxes and 7.20 linear feet

Abstract:

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]