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Creator:
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Title:
Donald and Robert M. Dodge Collection of Mary Mapes Dodge
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dz010q07j
Dates:
1814-1961 (mostly 1866-1936)
Size:
14 boxes and 5.00 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-14
Language:
English

Abstract

Mary Mapes Dodge was an author and editor of St. Nicholas magazine. This collection contains manuscripts, correspondence, financial records, and photographs of Mary Mapes Dodge, as well as an unfinished biography of her by Spencer Mapes.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection contains manuscripts, correspondence, financial records, and photographs of Mary Mapes Dodge, as well as an unfinished biography of her by Spencer Mapes--collected by Donald and Robert Mapes Dodge. Manuscripts of Mary Mapes Dodge include 4 pages of Donald and Dorothy, 11 pages of Hans Brinker, and 7 poems. In addition, there are poems by John Greenleaf Whittier, Charles Henry Webb, Celia Thaxter, Emily Huntington Miller, and Dora Read Goodale. Correspondents include Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Booker T. Washington. Included in the correspondence relating to the biography of Mary Mapes Dodge are letters from Faith Baldwin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Albert Payson Terhune, and Clement Wood.

Collection Creator Biography:

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905

Mary Mapes Dodge was an American children's writer and editor, best known for her novel Hans Brinker; or The Silver Skates, A Story of Life in Holland. In 1859 she began writing and editing, working with her father to publish two magazines, the Working Farmer and the United States Journal. Within a few years she had great success with a collection of short stories ns2:titled The Irvington Stories (1864). Dodge then wrote Hans Brinker, which became an instant bestseller. Later on she was an associate editor of Health and Home, edited by Harriet Beecher Stowe. She had charge of the household and children's departments of that paper. She became an editor in her own right with the children's magazine St. Nicholas, published by Charles Scribner' Sons, for she was able to solicit stories from a number of well-known writers including Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, and Robert Louis Stevenson. St. Nicholas became one of the most successful magazines for children during the second half of the nineteenth century, with a circulation of almost 70,000.. Dodge is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, at Hillside, New Jersey.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of Donald Dodge and Robert Mapes Dodge.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Biography written by Jessica Marati, '08.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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.

Credit this material:

Donald and Robert M. Dodge Collection of Mary Mapes Dodge; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dz010q07j
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-14