Call Number:

C0255

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 30 boxes
• 9.7 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Aaron Marc Stein Mystery Novels, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1930-1984 (inclusive)

Creator:

Stein, Aaron Marc, 1906-1985

Form:

Fiction -- 20th century., Galley proofs -- 20th century, and Manuscripts for publication -- 20th century

Abstract:

Contains manuscripts for 47 mystery novels written by American detective fiction writer Aaron Marc Stein.

A graduate of Princeton University (Class of 1927), Aaron Marc Stein was a prolific detective fiction writer who wrote under the pseudonyms of George Bagby (the Inspector Schmidt series) and Hampton Stone (stories about N.Y. Assistant DA Jeremiah Gibson). Under his own name Stein created the archaeologist detectives Timm Mulligan and Elsie Mae Hunt. Stein died in 1985.

The collection contains typescripts and galley proofs of 47 of Aaron Marc Stein's mystery novels written under his own name and pseudonyms "George Bagby" and "Hampton Stone," one typescript and published edition of the short story "Stamped and Self-Addressed," and typescripts/offprints of five articles and one foreword. Also included is the original design for the jacket of the novel Her Body Speaks.

The manuscripts are arranged chronologically by publication date.