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William Faulkner Collection
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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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The collection consists of manuscripts and letters of Faulkner and related materials, including manuscripts of Maurice Coindreau's translation into French of four Faulkner novels: As I Lay Dying, Requiem for a Nun, The Sound and the Fury, The Wild Palms. Among the eight letters included in the collection two are addressed to Coindreau, dated 1932 and 1937, in which Faulkner offers his assistance and gratitude to the translator. There is a small, pencil-drawn map in the hand of the author of the mythical town of Jefferson, along with eleven typed manuscripts of essays, speeches, and short stories, many of which have holograph corrections.
Among the manuscripts included in the collection are "Afternoon of a Cow," "Freedom American Style," "By the People," "Mississippi," "On Privacy," and "An Innocent at Rinkside." Miscellaneous materials include photographs of the author, copies of television plays of Faulkner's works, copies of essays and articles about Faulkner, and a large assortment of newspaper clippings pertaining to his literary career.
Arranged by box as follows: 1. Maurice Coindreau's French translations; 2. Manuscripts, correspondence, photographs; 3. Essays, clippings, miscellany about Faulkner.
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.
10 Faulkner transcripts are a gift of Harold Ober. Typed letter from Faulkner to Oates and 17 page typescript of "On Fear..." are a gift of Prof. Whitney J. Oates. Letter from Carl Van Vechten to Meriwether is a gift of James B. Meriwether. Microfilm of drafts of "There was a Queen" and "Sanctuary" is a gift of Linton Massey. Script of adaptation of "As I Lay Dying" is a gift of Lewis Freedman. Seven letters by Faulkner are a gift of Harry A. Decker. Various Faulkner, Dos Passos, and Larbaud manuscripts along with 2 Letters from Faulkner to Coindreau are a gift of Prof. M.E. Coindreau.
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
Folder inventory prepared by Alex Rodgers '2014 in 2011.
No appraisal information is available.
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Subject
- American fiction -- Translations into French
- Novelists, American -- 20th century
- Translators -- France -- 20th century
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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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