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Series 5: Printed Material, 1910-1922
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of books and articles by Coomaraswamy. The selection of books includes Domestic Handicraft and Culture: A Lecture Read before the Association of Teachers of Domestic Science, 28 May 1910 (1910), The Taking of Toll: Being the Dāna Līlā of Rājendra (1915) [English translation by Coomaraswamy], and Twenty-eight Drawings (1920). Also present are a variety of articles in journals, reprints, and clippings that cover the following topics: Chinese and Javanese theater; Indian sculpture, painting, architecture, texts, and religion; Eastern philosophy; book reviews; metaphysics; and poetry. Also consists of the book Dancing and the Drama East and West (1922) [introduction by Coomaraswamy] and articles by Bloch. The assorted articles in journals, reprints, and clippings cover the following topics: dance and theater; Siamese, Khmer, and Chinese art; and Buddhist texts.
- Arrangement
The correspondence, autograph notes, and photographs originally included with the printed material is now located in Series 2: Correspondence or Series 4: Photographs, as appropriate.
Collection History
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Karla J. Vecchia in 2002. Finding aid written by Karla J. Vecchia in 2002.
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:
Series 5: Printed Material; Stella Bloch Papers Relating to Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, C0822, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box 7-8
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- Bibliography
Some of the drawings found in the collection came to print in the following publications: Coomaraswamy: 3: His Life and Work by Roger Lipsey (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1977), and Twenty-eight Drawings by Coomaraswamy (New York: Sunwise Turn, 1920).
- Names:
- Bloch, Stella, 1898-1999
Bloch, Stella, 1898-1999