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Collection Overview

Creator:
Grubb, Davis (1919-1980)
Title:
The Watchman by Davis Grubb
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/r781wg083
Dates:
1961
Size:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of drafts of The Watchman, a novel by Davis Grubb.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of both the final, corrected draft and the corrected carbon of the final draft of The Watchman, a novel by Grubb.

Collection Creator Biography:

Grubb

Davis Grubb was an American novelist and storywriter. His first novel, The Night of the Hunter, was an immediate best-seller, and the film version is considered a classic.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of the author. AM18054

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager '15 in 2013.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

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:

The Watchman by Davis Grubb; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/r781wg083
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1

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Existence and Location of Copies

Published under same title (New York: Scribner, 1961)

Subject Terms:
American fiction. -- 20th century
Novelists, American. -- 20th century
Genre Terms:
Fiction. -- 20th century
Manuscripts (for publication). -- 20th century