Call Number:

C0352

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 40 boxes
• 19.5 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

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

Date:

1878-1984 (inclusive)

Creator:

Steese, Edward

Form:

Architectural drawings., Diaries -- 20th century., and Manuscripts -- 20th century.

Abstract:

Consists of papers of American architect and poet Edward Steese, including diaries, manuscripts, and architectural drawings.

A graduate of Princeton University (Class of 1924), Edward Steese was an American architect and poet.

The collection consists of works, correspondence and related papers, architectural assignments, diaries (1915-1975), photographs, scrapbooks, miscellaneous papers, and newspaper clippings by Steese (Princeton Class of 1924). The works contain two autobiographical manuscripts, Reconstruction (1902-1920) and All in One Decade (1920-1930), a fictional work, The Two Anthonies, short stories, articles, essays, and two volumes of poetry, These Busy Years and Locked Doors (1984), compiled posthumously, as well as miscellaneous poems, including some written during his freshman year at Princeton (1920-1921). The collection includes drawings and photographs of his architectural projects, architectural notebooks, pencil sketches, blueprints, and the drawings for Steese's MFA degree (1927) from Princeton.

Series: I. Works; II. Correspondence and Related Papers--A. Chronological (1930-1969), B. Alphabetical, C. Subject Matter; III. Architectural Works; IV. Miscellaneous Papers; V. Clippings and Photographs; VI. Diaries and Scrapbooks; VII. Oversize Material.