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Benedict Thielen Papers
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
An American novelist, Thielen was the author of such works as Deep Streets (1932), Dinosaur Tracks and Other Stories (1937), and Friday at Noon (1947).
The collection contains various drafts and/or corrected typescripts of short stories, articles, and five novels of Thielen (Princeton Class of 1923): Women in the Sun , Deep Streets, Deep Streets, Stevie, The Lost Men, and Friday at Noon. Included also is Thielen's correspondence with Gregory Mason, Ruth Fitch Mason, and Eliot Fitch Bartlett.
Additions to the collection include correspondence of Thielen, 1920s-1960s; manuscripts of early, unpublished novels and a play; part of a journal; drafts of unpublished, and copies of published, stories and articles; issues of Holiday magazine (1957-1966) containing Thielen pieces.
Series: I. Works--novels, short stories, articles; II. Correspondence; III. Unprocessed Additions.
The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.
Publications: Women in the Sun (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1933), Deep Streets (London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1934), Stevie (New York: Dial Press, 1941), The Lost Men (New York: D. Appleton-Century Co., Inc., 1946), Friday at Noon (Henry Holt and Co., 1947)
The additions were the gift of Eric W. Carlson in 2009.
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Collection Inventory
Corrected autograph outline and notes.
Physical Description2 folders
Corrected autograph outline and notes.
Physical Description3 folders
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description3 folders
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description3 folders
Corrected autograph outline and notes.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft and revisions in typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected carbon copy of typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
First draft in typescript.
Physical Description4 folders
Second draft in typescript.
Physical Description4 folders
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft I. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft II. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft I. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft II. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft I. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft II. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft I. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft II. Corrected typescript. (First page missing)
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript in two versions.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft I. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft II. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Carbon Copy of typescript
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Carbon Copy of typescript
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Autograph Manuscript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft I. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft II. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Carbon Copy of Typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Carbon Copy of Typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Carbon Copy of Typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft I and II. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft III. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Two drafts in typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft I and II. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft II. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Carbon Copy of Typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft I. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft I. Rewritten Carbon Copy of Typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft II. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft II. Final Version Corrected Typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft I and II. Corrected Carbon Copy of Transcript.
Physical Description1 folder
Carbon Copy of Typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft I. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft II. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Draft III. Corrected Carbon Copy of Transcript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Drafts I and II. Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
First Version. Corrected Carbon Copy of Typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Second Version. Corrected Typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Corrected typescript.
Physical Description1 folder
Articles
Physical Description1 folder
Articles
Physical Description1 folder
Articles
Physical Description1 folder
Articles
Physical Description1 folder
Articles
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1 folder
1 folder
1 box
1 box
1 box
Complete issues containing Thielen pieces.
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