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Letter, 1899 May 19

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Collection Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections and Doubleday, Frank Nelson (1862-1934)
Dates:
1899 May 19
Located In:
Box 12, Folder 5/72
Extent:
1 folder
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

Kipling to FND. Morristown, New Jersey, Thursday [19 May 1899, added in pencil]. Has decided not to include "Edge of the East" letters, as they cover ground thoroughly dealt with in "From Sea to Sea." They are "rot." Distribute type and charge to charge to me. A rawish day and can't go fishing.

[Note: Princeton University Library has, in Gen. Mss. Misc., following letter: RK to Miss Margaret Ryerson. Cold Spring. 9 June 1899. Acknowledges her letter. "We are now at Cold Spring Harbor in the middle of what is the longest heat-wave that I remember but so far the kiddies are quite well. John's war-song is 'Swing Slow' which he sings waving his arms and stamping his feet to the time. I am very fairly well but now and again I get a small stitch in my side when the temperature changes too much. I haven't been writing of doing any sort of work at all and even now it seems a little strange to have my pen in hand." Met your Mrs. Lee's daughter at Morristown. Encloses the letter (official) which may be of use in your practice. We hope to sail S. S. Teutonic, 14th June.]

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Credit this material:

Letter; Frank N. Doubleday and Nelson Doubleday Collection, C0162, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (mss): Box 12
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.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Anna Bialek in July and August of 2005. The finding aid was written by Anna Bialek in the summer of 2005, incorporating detailed calendars compiled by Howard C. Rice, Jr., in 1961, which he revised in 1964.

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Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Kipling to FND. Morristown, New Jersey, Thursday [19 May 1899, added in pencil]. Has decided not to include "Edge of the East" letters, as they cover ground thoroughly dealt with in "From Sea to Sea." They are "rot." Distribute type and charge to charge to me. A rawish day and can't go fishing.

[Note: Princeton University Library has, in Gen. Mss. Misc., following letter: RK to Miss Margaret Ryerson. Cold Spring. 9 June 1899. Acknowledges her letter. "We are now at Cold Spring Harbor in the middle of what is the longest heat-wave that I remember but so far the kiddies are quite well. John's war-song is 'Swing Slow' which he sings waving his arms and stamping his feet to the time. I am very fairly well but now and again I get a small stitch in my side when the temperature changes too much. I haven't been writing of doing any sort of work at all and even now it seems a little strange to have my pen in hand." Met your Mrs. Lee's daughter at Morristown. Encloses the letter (official) which may be of use in your practice. We hope to sail S. S. Teutonic, 14th June.]

Arrangement

Arranged by volume.

Collection History

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Anna Bialek in July and August of 2005. The finding aid was written by Anna Bialek in the summer of 2005, incorporating detailed calendars compiled by Howard C. Rice, Jr., in 1961, which he revised in 1964.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

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:

Letter; Frank N. Doubleday and Nelson Doubleday Collection, C0162, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (mss): Box 12

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Related Materials

The Ellen McCarter Doubleday Papers (C0747) contains additional Doubleday family papers. Included is correspondence of both Ellen and Nelson Doubleday with Thomas Costain, Noel Coward, Daphne Du Maurier, Edna Ferber, Ellen Glasgow, Sinclair Lewis, W. Somerset Maugham, Kenneth Roberts, Booth Tarkington, and other Doubleday authors; Du Maurier's typescript for a play entitled "Mother" and a photocopy of her notebook for Rebecca (1938); a great deal of social correspondence with English and American friends; correspondence with their children and other family members; correspondence with doctors and others concerning Nelson Doubleday's illness and letters of condolence on his death; and documents concerning the estates of Frank Nelson Doubleday and Nelson Doubleday and various trust disputes.

Bibliography

Former Assistant Librarian for Special Collections Howard C. Rice, Jr., wrote about the Princeton Doubleday collection in two articles in the Princeton University Library Chronicle: Volume XXII (spring 1961), pp. 105-117, and Volume XXIV (spring 1963), pp. 191-196.

Names:
Doubleday, Doran & Company
Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924)
Doubleday, Nelson
Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett) (1851-1928)
Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936)
Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936)
Maugham, W. Somerset. (William Somerset) (1874-1965)