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Vodrey Collection of Arthur Machen 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.
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Arthur Machen was a Welsh writer of tales, mystical, romantic, and macabre.
The collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence of Machen and an equal amount of manuscripts and correspondence of Machen admirers and collectors, particularly the members of the Machen Society, founded in 1948 after Machen's death. Included are Machen's The Secret Glory (London: M. Secker, [1922], page proofs), Ornaments in Jade (New York: Knopf, 1924, signed autograph manuscript), The Children of the Pool (London: Hutchinson, [1936], autograph and typed manuscript), The Cosy Room and Other Stories (London: Rich & Cowan, [1936], typed manuscript), various short works, such as introductions and prefaces, address books, and photographs of his residences, 1863-1930.
In addition, there is Wesley Sweetser's University of Colorado doctoral dissertation, Arthur Machen, His Writings (published in 1964), with its lengthy bibliography. Others amply represented in the collection are Nathan van Patten, first president of the Arthur Machen Society, and Joseph Kelly Vodrey and Adrian Goldstone, active members.
When Nathan van Patten, president of the Arthur Machen Society, died in 1956, Joseph Kelly Vodrey, Society member and Machen collector, acquired much of his Machen-related papers. The Vodrey Collection reflects both men's Machen material.
Gift of Joseph Kelly Vodrey.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2002
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Collection is open for research use.
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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
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Manuscript pp. 1-41, Typescript pp. 1-34
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Manuscript pp. 1-37, Typescript pp. 35-65
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Manuscript pp. 86-114, Typescript pp. 111-139
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Manuscript pp. 115-156, Typescript pp. 140-180
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Manuscript pp. 157-178, Typescript pp. 181-200
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Consists of manuscripts of other writings such as Ian Fytton Armstrong, Thomas Horan, and Captain Wesley Sweetser, as well as others.
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Consists of address books; photographs, including a photographic plate; clippings; a bibliography of Machen; an inventory of the Arthur Machen shelves of Joseph Kelly Vodney; tear sheets; and notes.
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Consists of correspondence with individuals such as Perry Michael, nathan Van Patten, and Joseph Kelly Vodren, as well as others.
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Most letters are to Henry Savage.
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Includes correspondence with Edmund William Gosse, Mr. Leippert, Michael Perry, and R.A.C. Wellesley
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Consists of material related to the Arthur Machen Society and correspondence regarding the collection.
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