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D. Van Nostrand Company Collection of Edward M. Crane

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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.

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Crane, Edward M. (Edward Matthews), 1922- .

Edward M. Crane, Jr. (Princeton University Class of 1945), was president of the D. Van Nostrand Company, publishers of trade, technical, and scientific books. Originally based in New York City, the company relocated to Princeton, New Jersey, in 1955. Crane was the fourth member of his family to head the company since 1888.

Consists of records compiled by Edward M. Crane, Jr., relating to the D. Van Nostrand Company. Included are letters by family and friends to David Van Nostrand (1811-1866), the founder of the company (1848); correspondence and documents of the Crane family, mainly concerning investments in the Van Nostrand Company; letters of congratulations for Edward M. Crane, Jr., on becoming president of the company in 1964; financial statements and ledgers; budget records; profit and loss statements; departmental breakdowns; director's and general meeting minutes; stock and bond certificates; personal and business photographs; catalogs of Edward M. Crane's rare book collection; D. Van Nostrand book catalogs; miscellaneous printed matter; a large framed architect's drawing (1955) for the D. Van Nostrand Company office building in Princeton, N.J.; publication budget files (1957-1962); business transactions with Elsevier Publishing Company; financial statements; Committee to Defend America files (1940s); information about Edward M. Crane's book collection; information about the Princeton University Library fund in memory of Edward M. Crane; speeches by Edward M. Crane, Jr.; and miscellaneous materials.

The collection is currently unprocessed, but materials have been roughly sorted into boxes by form and genre.

Gifts of Edward M. Crane Jr. '45: AM 2004-26, AM 1996-107, and AM 1992-130. Gift of Jean Crane: AM 2013-33.

This collection was processed by Barbara Volz and Karla J. Vecchia in 1996 and in 2004. Finding aid written by Barbara Volz and Karla J. Vecchia in 1996 and in 2004.

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Author
Barbara Volz; Karla J. Vecchia
Finding Aid Date
1996
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

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

Personal correspondence and miscellaneous financial papers, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Personal and family correspondence and documents, etc., dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Personal and financial correspondence and papers, dates not examined. 2 boxes.
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2 boxes

Financial papers, 1940s - 1960s. 1 box.
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1 box

Budget, 1927-1949. 1 box.
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1 box

Budget, 1950-1964. 1 box.
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1 box

GHG statements (profit and loss), 1927-1939. 1 box.
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1 box

GHG statements (profit and loss), 1940-1949. 1 box.
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1 box

GHG statements (profit and loss), 1950-1960. 1 box.
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1 box

Various financial papers, 1960-1964. 1 box.
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1 box

Director's meetings, 1926-1956 stock and miscellaneous papers, 1926-1956. 1 box.
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1 box

Departmental breakdowns, 1952-1963. 1 box.
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1 box

Financial statements, meeting minutes, 1888-1927. 1 box.
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1 box

Financial statements, meeting minutes, 1899-1968. 1 box.
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1 box

Summary for the year logbook, 1888-1968 and minutes, 1950s-1960s, 1888-1968. 1 box.
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1 box

Cancelled checks and bank statements, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Stock certificates, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Edward M. Crane, Jr., calendars, 1959-1969 and daily diaries, 1959-1969. 1 box.
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1 box

Photographs - family and business, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Printed matter - D. Van Nostrand book catalogs, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Printed matter - Edward M. Crane's rare book collection catalog, and miscellaneous, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Drawing of the "Office Building for the D. Van Nostrand Company, Princeton, N.J.," by J. Sanford Shanley, architect, 1955 April 26 (23 x 31 in.), 1955 April 26. 1 box.
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1 box

Publication budget files, 1957-1962. 2 boxes.
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2 boxes

Business transactions with Elsevier Publishing Company, dates not examined. 2 boxes.
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2 boxes

Financial statements, dates not examined. 2 boxes.
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2 boxes

Committee to Defend America files, 1940s. 2 boxes.
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2 boxes

Information about Edward M. Crane's book collection, dates not examined. 2 boxes.
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2 boxes

Information about the Princeton University Library fund in memory of Edward M. Crane, dates not examined. 2 boxes.
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2 boxes

Speeches by Edward M. Crane, Jr., dates not examined. 2 boxes.
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2 boxes

Miscellaneous materials, dates not examined. 2 boxes.
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2 boxes

2012 Accession: Miscellaneous Correspondence and Documents, 1869-1975. 1 box.
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1 box

Oil portrait of David Van Nostrand 1811-1886 founder and president of the D. Van Nostrand Company, by Samuel Mirsky, 1811-1886. 1 box.
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1 box

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