- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
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- 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 and 4.8 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): 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
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 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:
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:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-12
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- 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