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Selected Papers of A. Edward Newton
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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.
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Alfred Edward Newton (1863-1940) was an American essayist, bibliophile, and author.
The collection consists of letters by Newton, letters collected by him, and miscellaneous materials. Newton's correspondents include Baron Godfrey Rathbone Benson Charnwood, James L. Ford, Ronald Knox, Richard Le Gallienne, Shane Leslie, E. V. Lucas, Christopher Morley, Charles. G. Osgood, Agnes Repplier, Melancthon Woolsey Stryker, and Francis Wilson. In addition, there are autograph letters by Williams Hazlitt, Jr., Thomas Jefferson Hogg, William James Linton, and Theodosia Trollope. Among the miscellaneous materials is a typewritten copy of an article on Edward Bok's book Twice Thirty by Joseph Collins.
The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: ALS = autograph letter signed, TLS = typed letter signed, ANS = autograph note signed, AMsS = autograph manuscript signed, and TMsS = typed manuscript signed.
The collection was formed as a result of a departmental practice of combining into one collection manuscript material of various accessions relating to a particular author.
The collection is comprised of papers removed from the books donated to Princeton University by A. Edward Newton.
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This collection was processed by Rachel Jordan in 2004. Finding aid written by Rachel Jordan in 2004.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Author
- Rachel Jordan
- Finding Aid Date
- 2004
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Collection is open for research use.
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Collection Inventory
Consists of letters from individuals such as Christopher Morley, Louisa Ward Watkins, and Walter George Bell, as well as others.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
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Consists of letters and manuscripts related to individuals such as Oscar Wilde, Granville George Greenwood, and William James Linton, as well as others.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
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Consists of miscellaneous notes and letters.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
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Includes TL (carbon) by Newton to Claude Colleer Abbott, 1937, 4 photograph post cards of Hardwick Hall, "The Vanity of Mr. Bok" by Joseph Collins, TMs (carbon) made by Newton, and "Shakespeare's Expostulation" by Arthur Conan Doyle [from Cornhill Magazine, March 1909], AMs made by Newton 1937
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