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John Brooks Novels

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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.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
C0298
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 4 boxes
  • 1.6 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); John Brooks Novels, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1947-1957 (inclusive)
Creator:
Brooks, John, 1920-1993
Form:
Drafts (documents) and Fiction.
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts for three novels by American writer John Brooks.

Brooks, John, 1920-1993

John Brooks grew up in Trenton, N.J., and graduated from Princeton University in 1942. In 1949 he joined The New Yorkeras a staff writer. Besides the three novels featured in this collection, Brooks authored ten nonfiction books on business and finance. He died in 1993.

The collection consists of the typed rough draft and corrected version, with editor's emendations and notes, for a novel by Brooks (Princeton Class of 1942), The Big Wheel (1949), as well as typed manuscripts with author's corrections and notes for A Pride of Lions (1954) and The Man Who Broke Things (1958).

Publications by Brooks: A Pride of Lions (New York: Harper, 1954), The Man Who Broke Things (New York: Harper, 1958), The Big Wheel (New York: Harper, 1949)

Donated by John Brooks Class of 1942 on June 5, 1969, appraised at $2,307 on December 10, 1936

Folder Inventory added by Kelly Rafey '16 in 2013

No appraisal information is available.

Subject

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

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

The Pride of the Lions, TS. with Author's Corrections pp. 1-99, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, TS. with Author's Corrections pp. 100-199, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, TS. with Author's Corrections pp. 200-299, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, TS. with Author's Corrections pp. 300-395, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, TS, 1920. 3 folders.
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3 folders

The Pride of the Lions, TS. and MS. Notes, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, TS. with Corrections pp. 1-99, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, TS. with Corrections pp. 100-199, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, TS. with Corrections pp. 200-299, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, TS. with pp. 300-396, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, MS. Fragment, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, TS. and MS. pp. 294-394, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, Notes Relating to the Work, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, Typescripts Relating to the Work, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, Clippings, Tearsheets, etc., 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Pride of the Lions, Correspondence, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Man Who Broke Things, MS. Notes, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Man Who Broke Things, TS. with Author's Corrections pp. 1-50, circa 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Man Who Broke Things, TS. with Author's Corrections pp. 51-100, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Man Who Broke Things, TS. with Author's Corrections pp. 101-149, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Man Who Broke Things, TS. with Author's Corrections pp. 150-199, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Man Who Broke Things, TS. with Author's Corrections pp. 200-276, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Man Who Broke Things, TS. Printer's Copy pp. 1-99, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Man Who Broke Things, TS. Printer's Copy pp. 100-199, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Man Who Broke Things, TS. Printer's Copy pp. 200-299, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Man Who Broke Things, TS. Printer's Copy pp. 300-406, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Big Wheel, Handwritten-Typed Notes, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Big Wheel, TMss. with Author's Corrections, Chapters 1-6, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Big Wheel, TMss. with Author's Corrections, Chapters 7-epilogue, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Big Wheel, TMss. with Author's and Editor's Corrections, pp. 1-100, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Big Wheel, TMss. with Author's and Editor's Corrections, pp. 101-199, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Big Wheel, TMss. with Author's and Editor's Corrections, pp. 200-299, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Big Wheel, TMss. with Author's and Editor's Corrections, pp. 300-324, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Big Wheel, Sketches and Paste-up Copy of Manuscript and Title Pages, 1920. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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