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Correspondence with E.D.H. (Dudley) Johnson, 1963-1996
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The majority of the correpondence was written by E. D. H. (Dudley) Johnson to Robert L. Patten as Patten completed independent work for his Ph.D. and saught positions in academia, first at Bryn Mawr and later at Rice University. Some letters from Patten to Johnson are interspersed. Sticky notes denote topics Patten identified in the letters as he worked on a eulogy for Johnson in 1996. Topics include work, reading, art collecting, and family.
Collection History
- Appraisal
Two graduate student papers created by students other than Robert L. Patten were separated from this collection during processing.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Phoebe Nobles in June, 2022. Finding aid written by Phoebe Nobles in June, 2022.
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The collection is open for research.
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- Credit this material:
Correspondence with E.D.H. (Dudley) Johnson; Robert L. Patten Papers, AC307, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript LibrarySeeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 1