Patrick Hemingway Papers, 1927-1961

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Hemingway, Patrick.

Title:

Patrick Hemingway Papers

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/5138jd866

Dates:

1927-1961

Size:

5 boxes, 3 linear feet

Storage Note:

This is stored in multiple locations.
Firestone Library (scahsvm): Box 4-5
Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-3

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, and miscellanea of Ernest Hemingway's middle son, Patrick (1928- ), and the Hemingway family.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of photographs covering a wide variety of subjects, including Patrick Hemingway, Ernest (alone and with others), various scenes, and a large quantity of miscellaneous images, mostly of outdoor sports (fishing primarily) and leisure time with family and friends. The collection includes two photographs by Man Ray. The collection also contains a selection of family correspondence between Ernest, Patrick ["Mouse"], Gregory [Ernest's second son with Pauline, "Gigi"], Jack [Ernest's first son with first wife Elizabeth Hadley Richardson, "Bumby"], and Pauline. Included are letters of Pauline's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pfeiffer, Martha (Gellhorn) Hemingway [Ernest's third wife], Mary (Welsh) Hemingway [Ernest's fourth wife], Elizabeth Hadley (Richardson) Hemingway Mawre [Ernest's first wife], Virginia Pfeiffer [Pauline's sister], and Winston Guest, as well as 21 letters received by Ernest and Pauline on the occasion of their wedding (1927). Other materials in the collection include Ernest's will, Pauline's passports, ephemera, Patrick's school papers, postage stamps, postcards, negatives, and assorted clippings.

Collection Creator Biography:

Hemingway, Patrick.

Patrick Hemingway was born on 28 June 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri, the second son of Ernest Hemingway, and the author's first child with second wife Pauline Pfeiffer. Patrick was affectionately known within the family as "Mouse," a nickname given to him by his father. He lived in East Africa for most of his adult life, running a safari firm in the savanna called Tanganyika Tour Safaris. Patrick was a White Hunter and a big-game guide, taking European princes, wealthy adventurers, and curious tourists on hunting expeditions in the bush. During dangerous political times, he served as honorary game warden for the nations of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. He became so familiar with the wild that he was appointed by the United Nations to teach game conservation in Africa. After his retirement, he moved to Montana, to a small house at the edge of the Bridger Mountains, where he has lived in relative seclusion for the past quarter-century. He is happily married to a former university professor, Carol, and is the father of a grown-up daughter, Mina.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of Patrick Hemingway March 1, 1979 (AM 79-151). Hemingway had loaned it to Princeton University Library as deposit January 31, 1966.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Ran Tao '06 in 2003. Finding aid written by Ran Tao '06 in 2003.

During 2022, restrictions on correspondence relating to the Pfeiffer family, Ernest Hemingway's will, and Man Ray photographs were lifted as part of a restrictions review project.

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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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