Main content

John Brooks Novels

Notifications

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

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

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Folder Inventory added by Kelly Rafey '16 in 2013

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Collection Inventory

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

3 folders

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

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

1 folder

Print, Suggest