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Edmund Wilson Letters to Helen Muchnic

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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:
C0316
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 2 boxes
  • 0.6 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Edmund Wilson Letters to Helen Muchnic, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1941-1972 (inclusive)
Creator:
Muchnic, Helen, 1903- . and Wilson, Edmund, 1895-1972.
Form:
Letters.
Abstract:
Consists of approximately 197 letters, mostly handwritten, by American literary critic Edmund Wilson to Helen Muchnic.

Wilson, Edmund, 1895-1972.

A graduate of Princeton (Class of 1916), where he befriended F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson became an important American literary critic, essayist, and journalist. Many consider Wilson the preeminent American literary critic of his day and, perhaps, of the twentieth century.

The collection consists of approximately 197 letters, mostly handwritten, by Wilson to Helen Muchnic. A large portion of the content focuses upon Wilson's longstanding fascination with Russia, its history and literature, as well as on the evolution of Muchnic's career as an author and professor of Russian literature at Smith College. Included are two Wilson manuscripts: "A Little Museum of Russian Language..." (TMs, carbon, 10 pp.) and "Notes on Pushkin" (TMs, carbon, 19 pp.).

The letters are arranged chronologically.

Gift of Rosalind Baker Wilson.

Container list prepared by Allyse Terrell '14 in 2011.

No appraisal information is available.

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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

Letters and Telegrams to Helen Muchnic, 1941-1942. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

4 letters, 4 telegrams

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters and Telegrams to Helen Muchnic, 1943. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

10 letters, 2 telegrams

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters and Postcards to Helen Muchnic, 1944. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

10 letters, 1 postcard

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters, Postcards and Telegrams to Helen Muchnic, 1945. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

2 telegrams 1 postcard, 4 letters

Physical Description

1 folder

Cards, Letters and Telegrams to Helen Muchnic, 1946. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

8 letters, 2 cards, 1 telegrams

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters to Helen Muchnic, 1947. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

5 letters

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters to Helen Muchnic, 1948. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

4 letters

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters and Postcards to Helen Muchnic, 1949-1953. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

8 letters, 2 postcards galley: Grgol the Deruon in the Overgrown Garden by E. Wilson 1 newspaper clipping

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters and Telegrams to Helen Muchnic, 1955-1956. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

17 letters, 1 telegram

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters and Postcards to Helen Muchnic, 1957-1959. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

20 letters, 3 postcards

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters and Postcards to Helen Muchnic, 1960-1961. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

8 letters, 3 postcards

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters and Postcards to Helen Muchnic, 1962-1963. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

18 letters, 1 postcard

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters and Postcards to Helen Muchnic, 1964. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

4 letters, 1 postcard

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters to Helen Muchnic, 1965-1966. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

5 letters

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters to Helen Muchnic, 1967-1968. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

8 letters

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters to Helen Muchnic, 1969. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

7 letters

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters and Notes to Helen Muchnic, 1970. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

letters, notes

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters to Helen Muchnic, 1971-1972. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

9 letters

Physical Description

1 folder

Color Copy of Typescript "A Little Museum of Russian Language Intended for Foreign Readers", Typescript "Notes on Rushkin", Cards and Newspaper Clippings, undated. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

"A Little Museum of Russian Language Intended for Foreign Readers" 10 pages; "Notes on Rushkin" 19 pages

Physical Description

1 folder

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