Alexander D. Wainwright Collection of Thomas Wolfe 1924-1989

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

Alexander D. Wainwright (Princeton Class of 1939) was an avid bookman and collector. He had a lengthy career at the Princeton University Library, serving as assistant university librarian for collection development and as curator of the Morris L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists. His collection consists of of manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, and related material by and about Thomas Wolfe, the American novelist, playwright, and storywriter.

Description

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Description

The collection consists of Wainwright's collection of manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, and related material by and about Thomas Wolfe, the American novelist, playwright, and storywriter. The collection contains a selection of Wolfe's papers (writings, correspondence, documents, and drawings), adaptations by others of some of his works, papers relating to Wolfe, and correspondence of Wainwright concerning the collection.

Collection Creator Biography

A member of the Princeton Class of 1939, Wainwright was an avid bookman and collector. He had a lengthy career at the Princeton University Library, retiring in 1982 as assistant university librarian for collection development. He continued working part-time for the rest of his life in the Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections as curator of the Morris L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists.

Collection History

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Acquisition

Gift of Alexander D. Wainwright and niece Christine Wainwright.

Access and Use

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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

Alexander D. Wainwright Collection of Thomas Wolfe; 1924-1989, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• American literature

Subject Terms

• Archives
• Novelists, American

Genre Terms

• Correspondence
• Drawings
• Manuscripts

Contents and Arrangement

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Series 1: Thomas Wolfe Collection, 1758-2000 June

• Subseries 1A: Writings, 1936 March 14-1968
• Subseries 1B: Correspondence, 1930 February 8-1967 December 21
• Subseries 1C: Documents, 1938 April 30-1943 August 10
• Subseries 1D: Drawings, undated
• Subseries 1E: Photographs, 1930-1992 January
• Subseries 1F: Adaptations of Thomas Wolfe's Work, 1947 April 17-1978 August 29
• Subseries 1G: Papers of Others About Thomas Wolfe, 1924 November 3-2000 June
• Subseries 1H: Miscellaneous Material, 1758-1994 April
• Subseries 1I: Oversize Material, 1937 April 14-1991

Series 2: Correspondence of A. D. Wainwright Relating to Thomas Wolfe, 1941-1998