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A. D. Power Collection

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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:
C0601
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 1 box
  • 0.2 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); A. D. Power Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1837-1946 (inclusive)
Creator:
Power, A. D. (Arnold Danvers)
Form:
Autographs., Correspondence., Letters., and Photographs.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of letters received by A. D. Power, who worked for the English publishing firms of Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons and W. H. Smith and Son.

Power, A. D. (Arnold Danvers)

A. D. Power worked for the English publishing firms of Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons and W. H. Smith and Son.

The collection consists primarily of letters received by Power, who worked for the English publishing firms of Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons and W. H. Smith and Son, from various associates, family members, members of the nobility, and bishops, including Lord Beatty, Charles L. Graves, George T. Hutchinson, and the Bishop of Chichester. Also present are photographs of English bishops (Archbishop of Canterbury, for example), autographs, and autographed memorabilia, such as programs and menus.

Arranged alphabetically.

No AM given.

Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

No appraisal information is available.

Organization
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

Letters A-B, 1858-1955. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 Letter from C.A. Alington, 3 from Robert Baden Powell, 1 from M.F. Baines, 2 from A.E. Bayly, 1 from Wyke Bayliss, 1 from Thomas J. Bainardo, 12 from Lord Beatty, 1 from Lord Belper, 1 from Nellie K. Blissero, 1 from Mr. Brotherton, 1 from Arthur Bryant, 1 from T. Burke, 1 from John Burns.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters C-D, 1852-1944. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 letter from Randall Cantuan, 2 from Cosmo Cantuan, 1 from William Cantuan, 1 from the Bishop of Chichester, 1 from A.C. Clauson, 1 from A. Cope, 1 from B. Costello, 1 from Paul Mary Teresa Craipie, 1from R.A. Christopher, 1 from Dame Rachel Crowdy, 1 from G.F.S. Danielle, 1 from Charles Darling, 1 from H. de Buffon.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters E-F, 1891-1908. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 letter from the Bishop of Falkland Islands, 1 from T.K. Fortescue, 1 from Ernest Fry.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters G-H, 1837-1946. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 letter from W.S. Gilbert, 1 from the Bishop of Gloucester, 1 from Lord Gorell, 1 from John Gott, 2 from Charles L. Graves, 2 from Lord Haldane, 2 from Beatrice Harraden, 1 from Harry Hems, 1 from Craven Hill, 1 from Vassall Holland, 2 from J.D. Hooker, 1 from H. Horne, 2 from George Thompson Hutchinson.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters I-J, 906-1933. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 letter from W.R. Inge, 1 from Lord Jellicoe, 1 from the Bishop of Jerusalem, 1 from Henry Arthur Jones.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters K-L, 1853-1935. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 letter from Arthur Kavanagh, 2 from A.H. Keane, 1 from Arthur Keith, 2 from Madge Kendall, 1 from F.G. Kenyon, 1 from John F. Kitto, 1 from Gerald M. Lane, 1 from Alice Leslie, 3 from Lord Leverhulme, 1 from Lord Lewisham, 1 from J.G. Lockhart, 1 from Lord Lugard.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters M-N, 1878-1937. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 letter from Rev. W.D. Maclegam, 1 from Iver McKay, 1 from W.R. Mathews, 1 from Herbert Maxwell, 1 from Ella Wheeler from Miller, 1 from Faith Murray, 1 from C.R.W. Nevinson, 1 from Henry Newbolt, 2 from Lord Northcliffe, 1 from Robert F. Norton, 2 from Cyril Norwood.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters O-P, 1875-1932. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 letter from G. Officer, 1 from Bishop of Oxford, 1 from J.M. Peard, 1 from Alfred Pitman, 1 from Jim Pitman, 1 from H. Douglas Powell.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters Q-R, 1890-1894. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 Letter from Bishop of Queensland, 1 from C.H. Russell.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters S-T, 1882-1939. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 letter from I.E. Sandys, 1 from Earl of Selbourne, 1 from George Bernard Shaw, 1 from Sir John Simon, 1 from Lord of Stamford, 1 from C.G. Stepney, 1 from Fred K. Stiffe, 2 from G.F. Still, 1 from Archibald Thorburn.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters W-Y, 1890-1940. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 letter from Hugh Walpole, 2 Edmond Wasse, 1 from Arthur Waugh, 1 from Evelyn Wellesley, 1 from Duchess of Wellington, 1 from Archbiishop of York, 1 from J.H. Yoxall.

Physical Description

1 folder

Miscellaneous: Autographs, envelopes, programs, verses, etc., 1894-1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Pictures and Photographs, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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