Subject: Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Craig House Medical Records on Zelda Fitzgerald, 1932-1934 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Zelda Fitzgerald, American socialite, novelist, painter, and wife of the American novelist and storywriter F. Scott Fitzgerald, wrote of their turbulent life and marriage in her novel Save Me the Waltz (1932). This collection consists of psychiatric evaluations, correspondence, and reports concerning Zelda Fitzgerald when she was a patient at Craig House, Beacon, N.Y., under the care of Dr. C. Jonathan Slocum.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Louis Kronenberger Papers, 1939-1980 (inclusive) 2011 June 17

Extent:: 6 boxes and 2.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Louis Kronenberger was an American literary critic, novelist, and biographer. Contains correspondence with notable literary figures as well as editorial requests and drafts of Kronenberger's writings.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Edmund Keeley Papers, 1910-2013 (inclusive) 1960-2011 (bulk)

Extent:: 278 boxes, 12 items, and 134.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Edmund Keeley (1928-) is an author, translator, and Charles Barnwell Straut Professor Emeritus of English at Princeton University, best known for his translations and writings on Greek poets C. P. Cavafy, George Seferis, Odysseus Elytēs and Giannēs Ritsos. The papers consist of Keeley's drafts and proofs of translations, fiction, and nonfiction, including novels, articles, essays, introductions, reviews, and other writings, as well as for works he edited, along with personal and professional correspondence, faculty material, files of the P.E.N. American Center and other institutions with which he was involved, awards and speeches, biographical materials, family papers, scrapbook and other printed materials, manuscripts of others, and photographs and photograph albums.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Stanley Kunitz Papers, 1960-2005 (bulk) 1900-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 209 boxes
Abstract:: The Stanley Kunitz Papers consists of the literary and personal papers of Stanley Kunitz (1905-2006). A prominent American poet, Kunitz was also a known editor, translator, essayist, and educator. Kunitz's diverse interests are evident in the collection, which includes manuscripts of his writings, extensive correspondence, special-interest files, teaching materials, travel files, documents, photographs, memorabilia, artwork, calendars, annotated books, audiocassettes, papers of others, and printed material.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

William Jovanovich Papers, 1950-1996 (bulk) 1815-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 61 boxes and 32.8 linear feet
Abstract:: William Jovanovich (1920-2001) was an American publisher, author, and businessman, who led the publishing firm Harcourt Brace Jovanovich from 1954 to 1991, as president and later as chief executive officer. The collection consists of Jovanovich's author and publisher files, including an extensive file on Charles A. Lindbergh, along with correspondence, writings, personal and family papers, memorabilia, and other files documenting his career as a major American publisher in the 20th century, his creative pursuits in fiction and nonfiction, and his interest in Yugoslav literature and textbook publishing.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Arthur Bartlett Maurice Correspondence, 1901-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of over 200 letters by American authors to to the American editor and author Arthur Bartlett Maurice (1873-1946, Princeton Class of 1894).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Preston Beyer Collection of John Steinbeck, 1970-1990 (bulk) 1939-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 19 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and ephemera by and relating to John Steinbeck collected by Preston Beyer, cofounder of the John Steinbeck Society of America. Included is a large amount of correspondence (circa 1939-1993) of Beyer with bibliographers, critics, collectors, biographers, universities, friends, and relatives concerned with the life and works of John Steinbeck.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Esar Levine Collection of Frank Harris, 1908-1976 (inclusive) 1920-1930 (bulk)

Extent:: 7 boxes, 2 folders, and 4.8 linear feet
Abstract:: The Esar Levine Collection of Frank Harris consists of the writings, correspondence, and printed matter of, and relating to, Frank Harris (1855-1931) as collected by Esar Levine (1899-?), Harris's disciple, agent and friend. Harris, an Irish-born, naturalized American citizen, was a prolific writer and journalist/editor who is perhaps best known for his scandalous autobiography, My Life and Loves, which was censored in America and parts of Europe.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Barton Wood Currie Collection, 1918-1948 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected letters by authors and publishers addressed to American reporter and editor Barton Currie and his wife, Florence.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Robert H. Davis Collection, 1907-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence of American writer and editor Robert H. Davis with his friend, lawyer Thomas Baskerville, who was amassing a collection of autographs of famous individuals.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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