- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Subseries 2B: General Correspondence, 1910-1968
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
This subseries consists of letters to Richter from friends and acquaintances, literary associates, and readers of his works. There are also carbon copies of letters Richter sent in response.
- Arrangement
This subseries is arranged in several ways: by last name (for individuals with more extensive correspondence with Richter), by year for correspondence that is of more diffuse origin, and by subject, as retained by Richter himself.
Collection History
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2003 and the original finding aid was written in 2003. Sylvia Yu processed the collection again starting in September 2010 through 2012. Jill Baron processed the final additions of materials to the collection and completed the finding aid in 2012, with great assistance from Lauren Hoffman '15.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- 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:
Subseries 2B: General Correspondence; Conrad Richter Papers, C0216, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box 32-43
Find More
- Existence and Location of Originals
The Pennsylvania State University Special Collections Library in University Park, PA, holds 9.4 cubic feet of other papers of Conrad Richter. Link to their finding aid online: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/digital/findingaids/2491.htm