Call Number:

C0252

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 14 boxes
• 5.2 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Jesse Lynch Williams Papers, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1892-1922 (inclusive)

Creator:

Williams, Jesse Lynch, 1871-1929

Form:

Diaries -- 20th century., Fiction., and Manuscripts (for publication)

Abstract:

Consists of selected manuscripts, diaries, and notebooks of American dramatist and novelist Jesse Lynch Williams.

A graduate of Princeton University (Class of 1892), Jesse Lynch Williams was an American dramatist and novelist. His work Why Marry? won the first Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1918.

The collection contains manuscripts, typescripts, and notes for several works of Jesse Lynch Williams (Princeton Class of 1892): an unfinished novel ( His Share of the World, 1901-1904), two plays ( Why Divorce? and Why Marry?), a collection of prose sketches about New York City life at the turn of the century, and several short works, both fiction and non-fiction. Also included are diaries, notebooks, and appointment books, 1890-1912.

Series: I. Writings--A. Novel, B. Plays, C. Short Fiction, D. Non-Fiction, E. Short Non-Fiction, F. Short Stories, Poems, G. Notebooks, Diaries, Appointment books, H. Miscellaneous.