- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Bridges, Robert, 1858-1941
- Collector:
- Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
- Title:
- Princeton University Library Collection of Robert Bridges Materials
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/vm40xr62r
- Dates:
- 1896-1939
- Size:
- 12 boxes
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-12
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of correspondence and miscellany pertaining to Robert Bridges' editorial work at Charles Scribner's Sons, as well as material relating to Princeton (particularly his Class of 1879 and the Princeton Club of New York), the Century Club, and the Coffee House Club, in all of which Bridges was an active member.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence and miscellany pertaining to Bridges' editorial work at Charles Scribner's Sons, as well as material relating to Princeton (particularly his Class of 1879 and the Princeton Club of New York), the Century Club, and the Coffee House Club, in all of which Bridges was an active member. Included in the collection are numerous letters from a variety of authors, hopefuls, and others, as well as notes, clippings, and memoranda relating to the Scribner firm. Virtually every letter is accompanied by a carbon of Bridges' response. Persons represented in the collection include Ray Stannard Baker, Eleanor Roosevelt, Michael Pupin, Edith Wharton, Bernadotte Schmitt, Bernard Baruch, A. S. Dashiell, the Scribners, Corrinne Roosevelt Robinson, and Whitney Darrow.
- Arrangement
Arranged as follows: General Correspondence (A-Z), Miscellany--Century Club, Coffee House Club, Ivy Club, McCosh Memorial, Saint Andrew's Society, University Club, Princeton Class of 1879, Princeton Club, Miscellaneous Material.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Bridges, Robert, 1858-1941
A graduate of Princeton (1879), Robert Bridges was literary critic of the comic weekly Life. He was on the staff of the New York Evening Post (1881-1887), and served as assistant editor (1887-1914) and editor (1914-1930) of Scribner's Magazine, the highly successful literary magazine of the New York City publisher Charles Scribner's Sons. He was a literary adviser and director of the firm until 1939.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Gathered and sent to Princeton by David Randall of Scribner.
The collection was formed as a result of a departmental practice of combining into one collection manuscript material of various accessions relating to a particular author.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Part of the General Correspondence in this collection was reprocessed by Chloe Pfendler in June 2019. Finding aid updated by Chloe Pfendler in June 2019.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
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. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
- 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:
Princeton University Library Collection of Robert Bridges Materials; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/vm40xr62r
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-12
Find More
- Subject Terms:
- Authors and publishers -- United States -- 20th century.
Authors, American -- 20th century.
Publishers and publishing -- New York (N.Y.) -- 20th century - Names:
- Charles Scribner's Sons.
College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.). Class of 1879.
University Club (New York, N.Y.)
Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York
Ivy Club
Princeton Club of New York
