Vodrey Collection of Arthur Machen Papers, 1915-1972

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Machen, Arthur (1863-1947)

Title:

Vodrey Collection of Arthur Machen Papers

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/qr46r084t

Dates:

1915-1972

Size:

4 boxes, 120 items, and 2.74 linear feet

Storage Note:

Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-4

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of manuscripts and correspondence of Welsh writer Arthur Machen collected by Joseph Kelly Vodrey. It also contains an equal amount of manuscripts and correspondence of Machen admirers and collectors, particularly the members of the Machen Society, founded in 1948 after Machen's death.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence of Machen and an equal amount of manuscripts and correspondence of Machen admirers and collectors, particularly the members of the Machen Society, founded in 1948 after Machen's death. Included are Machen's The Secret Glory (London: M. Secker, [1922], page proofs), Ornaments in Jade (New York: Knopf, 1924, signed autograph manuscript), The Children of the Pool (London: Hutchinson, [1936], autograph and typed manuscript), The Cosy Room and Other Stories (London: Rich & Cowan, [1936], typed manuscript), various short works, such as introductions and prefaces, address books, and photographs of his residences, 1863-1930.

In addition, there is Wesley Sweetser's University of Colorado doctoral dissertation, Arthur Machen, His Writings (published in 1964), with its lengthy bibliography. Others amply represented in the collection are Nathan van Patten, first president of the Arthur Machen Society, and Joseph Kelly Vodrey and Adrian Goldstone, active members.

Collection Creator Biography:

Machen

Arthur Machen was a Welsh writer of tales, mystical, romantic, and macabre.

Collection History

Acquisition:: Gift of Joseph Kelly Vodrey.
Custodial History: When Nathan van Patten, president of the Arthur Machen Society, died in 1956, Joseph Kelly Vodrey, Society member and Machen collector, acquired much of his Machen-related papers. The Vodrey Collection reflects both men's Machen material.
Appraisal: No appraisal information is available.

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