Summary
Overview
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905.
Wilkinson Collection of Mary Mapes Dodge
1703-1955 (mostly 1869-1900)
2.70 cubic feet, 6 boxes, 1 volume
Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
One Washington Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA
Abstract
Mary Mapes Dodge was an author and editor of St. Nicholas magazine. This collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence concerning St. Nicholas, and correspondence, documents, photographs, and memorabilia relating to the Dodge family.
Description
Description
The collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence concerning St. Nicholas magazine, and correspondence, documents, photographs (including daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes), and memorabilia relating to the Dodge family, particularly James Mapes Dodge--collected by Mrs. H. Bernard Wilkinson, granddaughter of Mary Mapes Dodge. The collection contains several pages of Mary Mapes Dodge's Hans Brinker, as well as manuscripts for Louisa May Alcott's Eight Cousins and Under the Lilacs (47 pp.), Frances Hodgson Burnett's Little Lord Fauntleroy, and a biography of Douglas Jerrold. Correspondents include Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Rudyard Kipling, Theodore Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Kate Douglas Wiggin. In addition, there is material about the Dodge Coal Storage Company, including a copy of its articles of incorporation, and various patents. Photographs include images of Mark Twain and family (some playful), Laurence Hutton, and James Mapes Dodge at the Onteora Club in the Catskills, as well as images of Douglas Jerrold, Celia Thaxter, and William Fayal Clarke.
Collection Creator
Biography
Mary Mapes Dodge was an author and editor of St. Nicholas magazine. Dodge attained her knowledge of English literature and the arts from her father, a noted scientist and author. She married William Dodge early in life, but his unexpected death forced her to return to her father's home with her two sons. She began writing and published Irvington Stores, a collection of short tales, and Hans Brinker, a volume of short serials. In 1870, she became an associate editor of Hearth and Home, a weekly magazine. She tapped to head St. Nicholas, a new magazine geared towards children, and turned it into one of the leading publications in the genre. Dodge died in 1905.
Collection History
Acquisition
Most of the collection is a gift of Mrs. H. Bernard Wilkinson. "Little Lord Fauntleroy" is a gift of Mrs. Penny Deupree.
Processing Information
Biography written by Jessica Marati, '08.
Access and Use
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. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Preferred Citation
Wilkinson Collection of Mary Mapes Dodge; 1703-1955 (mostly 1869-1900), Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
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