D. Van Nostrand Company Collection of Edward M. Crane 1834-1969

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

The D. Van Nostrand Company Collection of Edward M. Crane consists of correspondence, financial papers, documents, diaries, photographs, artwork, printed matter, and other papers of the American publishing consultant and former president of D. Van Nostrand Company Edward Matthews Crane (1922- ).

Description

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Description

Consists of records compiled by Edward M. Crane, Jr., relating to the D. Van Nostrand Company. Included are letters by family and friends to David Van Nostrand (1811-1866), the founder of the company (1848); correspondence and documents of the Crane family, mainly concerning investments in the Van Nostrand Company; letters of congratulations for Edward M. Crane, Jr., on becoming president of the company in 1964; financial statements and ledgers; budget records; profit and loss statements; departmental breakdowns; director's and general meeting minutes; stock and bond certificates; personal and business photographs; catalogs of Edward M. Crane's rare book collection; D. Van Nostrand book catalogs; miscellaneous printed matter; a large framed architect's drawing (1955) for the D. Van Nostrand Company office building in Princeton, N.J.; publication budget files (1957-1962); business transactions with Elsevier Publishing Company; financial statements; Committee to Defend America files (1940s); information about Edward M. Crane's book collection; information about the Princeton University Library fund in memory of Edward M. Crane; speeches by Edward M. Crane, Jr.; and miscellaneous materials.

Collection Creator Biography

Edward M. Crane, Jr. (Princeton University Class of 1945), was president of the D. Van Nostrand Company, publishers of trade, technical, and scientific books. Originally based in New York City, the company relocated to Princeton, New Jersey, in 1955. Crane was the fourth member of his family to head the company since 1888.

Collection History

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Acquisition

Gift of Edward M. Crane Jr. '1945.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Barbara Volz and Karla J. Vecchia in 1996 and in 2004. Finding aid written by Barbara Volz and Karla J. Vecchia in 1996 and in 2004.

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Access Restrictions

Please consult with Rare Books and Special Collections about having the portion of the collection at ReCAP recalled to Firestone Library for your use. This process normally requires 48-72 hours notice.

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

D. Van Nostrand Company Collection of Edward M. Crane; 1834-1969, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• Publishing history

Subject Terms

• Book collectors
• D. Van Nostrand Company
• New York (N.Y.)
• New York (State)
• Publishers and publishing
• Science publishing
• Technical publishing
• United States

Genre Terms

• Catalogs
• Correspondence
• Ledgers
• Minutes
• Photographs
• Stock certificates

Contents and Arrangement

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Arrangement

The collection is currently unprocessed, but materials have been roughly sorted into boxes by form and genre.

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	Title	Date	Container
	Personal correspondence and miscellaneous financial papers	undated	Box 1
	Personal and family correspondence and documents, etc.	undated	Box 2
	Personal and financial correspondence and papers	undated	Box 3-4
	Financial papers	1940s - 1960s	Box 5
	Budget	1927-1949	Box 6
	Budget	1950-1964	Box 7
	GHG statements (profit and loss)	1927-1939	Box 8
	GHG statements (profit and loss)	1940-1949	Box 9
	GHG statements (profit and loss)	1950-1960	Box 10
	Various financial papers	1960-1964 1968	Box 11
	Director's meetings, 1926-1956 stock and miscellaneous papers	1926-1956	Box 12
	Departmental breakdowns	1952-1963	Box 13
	Financial statements, meeting minutes	1888-1927	Box 14
	Financial statements, meeting minutes	1899-1968	Box 15
	Summary for the year logbook, 1888-1968 and minutes, 1950s-1960s	1888-1968 1950s-1960s	Box 16
	Cancelled checks and bank statements	undated	Box 17
	Stock certificates	undated	Box 18
	Edward M. Crane, Jr., calendars, 1959-1969 and daily diaries	1959-1969	Box 19
	Photographs - family and business	undated	Box 20
	Printed matter - D. Van Nostrand book catalogs	undated	Box 21
	Printed matter - Edward M. Crane's rare book collection catalog, and miscellaneous	undated	Box 22
	Drawing of the “Office Building for the D. Van Nostrand Company, Princeton, N.J.,“ by J. Sanford Shanley, architect, 1955 April 26 (23 x 31 in.)	1955 April 26	Box 23
	Publication budget files	1957-1962	Box 24-25
	Business transactions with Elsevier Publishing Company	undated	Box 24-25
	Financial statements	undated	Box 24-25
	Committee to Defend America files	1940s	Box 24-25
	Information about Edward M. Crane's book collection	undated	Box 24-25
	Information about the Princeton University Library fund in memory of Edward M. Crane	undated	Box 24-25
	Speeches by Edward M. Crane, Jr.	undated	Box 24-25
	Miscellaneous materials	undated	Box 24-25
	2012 Accession: Miscellaneous Correspondence and Documents	1869-1975	Box 25
	Oil portrait of David Van Nostrand 1811-1886 founder and president of the D. Van Nostrand Company, by Samuel Mirsky	1811-1886	Box GA B-Icon./H3