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William F. Gekle Collection of Arthur Machen
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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
William F. Gekle was an American businessman and author.
The collection consists primarily of correspondence of Gekle concerning his collection of Arthur Machen books and manuscripts. Included are letters by James Branch Cabell, August Derleth, Arthur Machen (four letters), Charles Parsons, Paul Seybolt, Vincent Starrett, Edwin Steffe, and Joseph Kelly Vodrey, as well as a separate section of Vodrey's correspondence. Also present are a few images of Machen (one photograph), bibliographies of his works, material on the Arthur Machen Society, reviews and publicity matter for Gekle's work Arthur Machen: Weaver of Fantasy (1949), a pamphlet entitled "A Machen Miscellany" (1957) by Gekle, and other miscellanea.
The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: ALS = autograph letter signed, TLS = typed letter signed, and ANS = autograph note signed.
Gift of William F. Gekle.
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.
This collection was processed by Ran Tao in 2004. Finding aid written by Ran Tao in 2004.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Ran Tao
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- 2004
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Collection is open for research use.
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Collection Inventory
Consists of the correspondence of William F. Gekle, including Arthur Machen and Edwin Steffe, as well as others.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
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Consists of a galley proof (fragment) of work by Gekle about Machen.
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These letters consist of copies in the form of TLs (carbons), with several typed consecutively on the same page.
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Consists of miscellaneous correspondence with persons other than Gekle or Machen.
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Consists of correspondence of persons other than Gekle or Machen.
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Consists of photographs (primarily of Machen) and printed material (Machen bibliographies, the Arthur Machen Society, and materials regarding works by Gekle on Machen).
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