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Theodore Ziolkowski Collection on Literature, 1906-2018 (inclusive) 1960-2001 (bulk)

Extent:

7 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence and printed materials collected by German studies and comparative literature scholar Theodore Ziolkowski (1932- ). The majority of the collection comprises Ziolkowski's files on Hermann Hesse, particularly pertaining to the reception of Hesse's work in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. Other materials relate more broadly to 20th and early 21st century literature, with a focus on modern German authors and authors writing in German.

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Straus Autograph Collection, 1637-1905 (inclusive) 1778-1850 (bulk)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Consists of Americana dating, primarily, from the period of the American Revolution and the thirty years immediately following, collected by Straus.

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Princeton University Library Collection of Stockton Family Materials, 1750-1820 (bulk) 1701-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Consists of selected material of various members of the prominent Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey, currently ranging from a 1701 deed to notes on Nassau Inn written in 1942.

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Von Hemert Autograph Collection, 1780-1803 (bulk) 1752-1908 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Consists of photostats of a collection compiled by A. Philippe Von Hemert.

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Max Gordon Papers, 1908-1971 (inclusive) 1950-1965 (bulk)

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37 boxes

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Max Gordon (1892-1978) was an American theatrical producer. His collection contains personal correspondence with theater and film notables spanning the years 1942-1971. Also included are production materials, such as correspondence, contracts, summaries of earnings, financial sheets, and miscellaneous notes of plays Gordon produced, including Born Yesterday, The Solid Gold Cadillac, My Sister Eileen, and the film, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, as well as letters and script reports relating to Columbia Pictures.

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Mavis Kalmar Papers, 1917-1946 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Mavis Kalmar was an English stage actress. Her collection consists of correspondence (1917-1946), two diaries (undated), two sketchbooks, and photographs.

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Clare Beecher Kummer Papers, 1890s-1955 (inclusive)

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21 boxes and 10.2 linear feet

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Consists of the papers of song-writer, playwright, and poet Clare Beecher Kummer. Included are manuscript plays, musical compositions, songs, verse, and correspondence.

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Ernest Lehman Screenplays Collection, 1955-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:

5 boxes

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Contains original manuscripts and multiple drafts for American screenwriter Ernest Lehman's works "North by Northwest" and "Somebody Up There Likes Me."

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Herbert Trench Correspondence with Joseph Holbrooke, 1907-1913 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists chiefly of letters by the Irish poet and playwright Herbert Trench to the English composer Joseph Holbrooke.

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J. Arthur Hutton Angling Notebooks, 1886-1891 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of two notebooks or scrapbooks dating from 1886 to 1891 kept by noted English angler, J. Arthur Hutton that include a series of essays read before the Manchester Anglers' Association and monthly entries of descriptions of fishing flies.

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