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Creator:
Poole, Ernest, 1880-1950
Collector:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Title:
Ernest Poole Collection
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/zp38wc69x
Dates:
1922-1927
Size:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of three manuscripts of American novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner Ernest Poole, as well as some other papers and correspondence..

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection contains three manuscripts of Poole (Princeton Class of 1902): a holograph, 283-page rough draft of his novel Millions (1922); Silent Storms (1927), 401 typed pages, with holograph corrections and additions; and "The Room with Ribboned Walls" (1925), 18 holograph pages. Also included are miscellaneous papers and correspondence.

Collection Creator Biography:

Poole, Ernest, 1880-1950

A graduate of Princeton University (1902), Ernest Poole was a journalist who promoted social reform and a prolific novelist. His Family (1917) won the first Pulitzer Prize for the novel in 1918.

Collection History

Acquisition:

"The Room with Ribboned Walls" purchased from "Mott". Manuscripts of "Millions" and "Silent Storms", gift of Ernest Cook Poole. Prints from "American Quaterly", gift of Henry Dan Piper. AM77-147, 14107-14108.

Custodial History

The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager '15 in 2013.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research/

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:

Ernest Poole Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/zp38wc69x
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1

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Existence and Location of Copies

Published as Millions (New York: Macmillan, 1930), Silent Storms (New York: Macmillan, 1927)

Subject Terms:
American fiction -- 20th century.
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Manuscripts.
Genre Terms:
Drafts (preliminary versions)
Fiction -- 20th century.