Call Number:

C0166

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 1 box
• 0.4 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Selected Papers of Thomas W. Hotchkiss, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1891-1935 (inclusive)

Creator:

Hotchkiss, Thomas W. (Thomas Woodward), 1867-1953

Form:

Articles.

Abstract:

The Selected Papers of Thomas W. Hotchkiss consists of articles, notes, correspondence, and clippings of the American lawyer, editor, magazine writer, professional researcher, and Princeton graduate (Class of 1889) Thomas W. (Thomas Woodward) Hotchkiss (1867-1953).

Hotchkiss was a lawyer, editor, magazine writer, professional researcher, and Princeton graduate (Class of 1889).

The collection consists primarily of Hotchkiss' articles (in both manuscript and published form) on a variety of historical topics, with related newspaper clippings, correspondence, and notes. Included are "History of the Gracie Mansion," "The True General Grant," notes on the history of early American flags, and articles relating to the history of Princeton University in the January and December 1892 issues of the Magazine of American History and the January 1892 issue of Outing. Noteworthy items include letters, one each, from Hamlin Garland (n.d.), James Truslow Adams (1921), and Hjalmer Rued Holand (1909).

The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: TLS = typed letter signed, AMs = autograph manuscript, and TMs = typed manuscript.

The collection has been organized by material type.