Call Number:

C0535

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 2 boxes
• 1.65 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

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

Date:

1930-1957 (bulk) and 1880-1973 (inclusive)

Creator:

Pleadwell, F. L. (Frank Lester), 1872-1957

Form:

Correspondence -- 20th century, Libri amicorum., and photographs -- 20th century

Abstract:

Consists, for the most part, of letters received by American physician and collector F. L. Pleadwell and his wife, the former Laura Mell Stith, concerning Pleadwell's collection of autographs and books in the literary and historical fields, but includes an album of letters and other items collected from prominent associates in the medical field.

F. L. Pleadwell was an American naval medical officer, editor, and autograph collector.

The collection consists, for the most part, of letters received by Pleadwell and his wife, the former Laura Mell Stith, including letters by Roy M. Saunders, Thomas Shattuck, and Herbert F. West, concerning Pleadwell's collection of autographs and books in the literary and historical fields. The collection also contains an autograph album of letters, poems, photographs, and clippings of prominent associates in the medical profession, such as Joseph W. Courtney, Harvey Cushing, Sir William Osler, and Henry E. Sigerist; a photograph of Edwin J. Beinecke, a collector of Robert Louis Stevenson's works; two articles by Pleadwell, "Byron and the American Navy" and "Byron and His Americans"; a portrait of Pleadwell; and letters to his wife after his death and her remarriage to William C. Moore, including correspondence with Parke-Bernet regarding the sale of Pleadwell's collections.

Arranged in two alphabetical groups with a checklist for the second group.