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Collector:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Title:
Princeton University Library Collection of Lawrance Thompson Materials
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/rf55z7748
Dates:
1894-1970 (mostly 1938-1964)
Size:
7 boxes, 2.6 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Boxes 1-5; B-000885; B-000886
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of selected papers of Lawrance Thompson, including manuscripts for his books on Robert Frost and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, lecture typescripts, and a small amount of correspondence (1936-1942) from the time he was Princeton University Library's Curator of Manuscripts and editor of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.

Princeton University Library Collection of Lawrance Thompson Materials Content List
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The Early Years, typescript with author's corrections1960-1966Box 1, Folder 1-5
Index for Robert Frost: The Early Years1960-1966Box 1, Folder 6
Table of Letters1960-1964Box 2, Folder 1
Photocopies of letters by Frost1894 August 22 - 1906 February 24Box 2, Folder 2
Selected Letters of Robert Frost, author's typescript1960-1964Box 2, Folder 3-5
Selected Letters of Robert Frost, author's transcript1960-1964Box 3, Folder 1
Lawrance Thompson Correspondence A-F1936 October 2 - 1941 November 17Box 4, Folder 1
Lawrance Thompson Correspondence G-M1938 June 9 - 1959 October 23Box 4, Folder 2
Lawrance Thompson Correspondence N-R1937 October 26 - 1941 April 30Box 4, Folder 3
Lawrance Thompson Correspondence S-Z1936 September 28 - 1969 July 26Box 4, Folder 4
Lawrance Thompson Correspondence, no surnames1938 August 6 - 1941 March 14Box 4, Folder 5
Lawrance Thompson to Lawton Patten Correspondence1940 July 23 - 1942 March 26Box 4, Folder 6
"American Literary Bibliography," transcript1935-1950Box 4, Folder 7
"Collectors in Colonial Massachusetts," typescript1936 May 12Box 4, Folder 8
An Inquiry into the importance of "Boston Prize Poems"1935-1950Box 4, Folder 9
Philobiblon Club, printed essay1940 October 24Box 4, Folder 10
Princeton Print Club1941Box 4, Folder 11
Princeton University Library Chronicle1938-1940Box 4, Folder 12
Yankee Romantic ( Young Longfellow)1938Box 4, Folder 13
Young Longfellow, typescript1938Box 4, Folder 14
Young Longfellow, page proof1938Box 4, Folder 15
Longfellow, Miscellaneous1935-1938Box 4, Folder 16
Drafts of writings on Robert Frost1940 January 10Box 5, Folder 1
Printed Matter1933-1940Box 5, Folder 2
Miscellaneous1938-1941Box 5, Folder 3
Lawrance Thompson Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson1964-1966Box 5, Folder 4
Lawrance Thompson "Four American Authors" Course Lectures1953-1970

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of selected papers of Lawrance Thompson assembled from various sources, including manuscripts for Thompson's books on Robert Frost and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, corrected typescripts of lectures, and a small amount of correspondence (1936-1942) from the time he was Princeton University Library's Curator of Manuscripts and editor of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Materials were assembled from various sources, including as gifts of the author in 1964 (AM 18232) and 1967 (AM 19239), a gift of Lawton M. Patten in 1975 (AM 22016), a transfer from the General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection (C0140) in 2009 (AM 90-19), and gifts of Mason Lowance in 2017 (AM 2017-98, AM 2017-108).

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Folder list written by Lisa Yankowitz '13 in January 2012. Finding aid updated by Kelly Bolding in February 2017.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is 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:

Princeton University Library Collection of Lawrance Thompson Materials; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/rf55z7748
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Boxes 1-5; B-000885; B-000886

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Existence and Location of Copies

Publications by Thompson: Robert Frost, the Early Years (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1966), Selected Letters of Robert Frost (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1964), Young Longfellow, 1807-1843 (New York: Macmillan, 1938)

Subject Terms:
Manuscripts. -- 20th century
Poets, American. -- Biography
Genre Terms:
Biographies. -- 20th century
Lectures. -- 20th century
Names:
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882)
Frost, Robert (1874-1963)
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882)
Thompson, Lawrance (1906-1973)