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Selected Papers of Alfred S. Dashiell
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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 Sheppard Dashiell was born on April 29, 1901 in Snow Hill, Maryland. Dashiell was a member of the Princeton University class of 1923 and went on to work for The Baltimore Evening Sun, New York World, Boston Transcript, and The New York Evening Post. He served as editor of Scribner's and Reader's Digest. Dashiell also wrote himself, producing several works including How Not to Write Short Stories and Editor's Choice. He passed away on October 5, 1970.
The collection consists of papers of Dashiell (Princeton Class of 1923) related to his editorial work at Scribner's and The Reader's Digest. There are several folders of Thomas Wolfe material, including letters, memorabilia, and four incomplete manuscripts, including one for "The Train and the City." Other authors represented in the collection, generally by one or two letters, include Struthers Burt, Henry Seidel Canby, Robert Frost, Hendrik Willem Van Loon, H. L. Mencken, James Thurber, Franklin P. Adams, Thomas Hornsby Ferril, John Dewey, and Carl Sandburg. A brief disclaimer in the hand of Ernest Hemingway, which appeared with the serialization of A Farewell to Arms, is also included.
The following sources were consulted during preparation of biographical note: Contemporary Authors Online.
Gift of Alfred S. Dashiell.
Biography written by Alyxandra Cullen, '09.
During 2022, restrictions on a note from Ernest Hemingway in were lifted as part of a restrictions review project.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2002
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The collection is open for research.
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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
Consists of correspondence with individuals such as T. Howard Kelly and Elizabeth Nowell, as well as others.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Physical Description2 boxes
1 folder
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Consists of manuscripts, photographs, and correspondence of Thomas Clayton Wolfe.
Arranged by genre of material.
Physical Description1 box
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1 folder
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Consists of clippings, a Commencement speech for Croton Harmon School, and other miscellaneous material.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Physical Description1 box
1 folder
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Consists of correspondence with Princeton University Terrace Club, the Princeton University Graduate Council, and Princeton University- Class of 1923.
Arranged by correspondent.
Physical Description1 box
1 folder
1 folder
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1 folder