Series 1: Works, 1917-1940
This series contains writings by Richard Halliburton, including books, such as Complete Book of Marvels and The Flying Carpet, articles and short works, such as "The Elephants and the Alps" and "Experiments in Assination," and some early works.
Arranged into three subseries by genre.
The Flying Carpet, 1930-1931
Chapters 1-33, undated
Copybooks 1-14, 1931
Flying Carpet Logbooks, 1931
2 Legionnaire Programmes, 1931
"Shepard Life in Palestine", undated
"Unknown", by Sig___X, undated
Bromide Paper, 2 plates, undated
The Glorious Adventure, undated
New Worlds to Conquer, undated
Prologue, undated
Chapters 1-33, undated
Copybooks 1-4, undated
Copybooks 5-18, undated
Copybooks 19-21, undated
Devil's Island Works by Prisoners, undated
Table of Contents, undated
Publisher's Note, undated
Chapters 1-17, undated
Chapters 18-21, undated
First Complete Galley, 1940
Chapters 1-37, undated
Miscellaneous, 1919-1922
Promotional Materials, 1927
Introduction, undated
Chapters 1-34, undated
Copybooks 1-14, undated
Copybooks 15-19, undated
Galley Sheets, undated
"I Killed the Czar", undated
Cairo Guide, undated
Dutch and London Follies, undated
The Elephants and the Alps, undated
Experiments in Assination, undated
For Swimmers Only, undated
The Glorious Adventure, undated
Hints to Travelers - 250 BC, undated
Idyll from the Indes, undated
Jerusalem's Greatest Secret, undated
The Lady of Delight, undated
The Luxor Circus, undated
Missolonghi and Skyros, undated
The Oasis of the Oracle, undated
On to Siberia, undated
Otto and Ophelia, undated
The Pageant of Peking, undated
The Prince of Bagdad, undated
Rambling Down the Rhine, undated
The Singular Siamese, undated
"...Sinking the Merrimac", undated
Tiburons, undated
Toledo, undated
The Two Slaves, undated
The Well of Death, undated
Without Lawrence in Arabia, undated
"Disillusioned", undated
The Lawrence "1917 Class Ode", 1917
"Three Days", 1919 March 18
"Drifting", 1919 May
The Vagabond, 1920
Ruskin: Apostle of Nature, undated
Far Away Children, undated
Tragedie's Child, undated
The Happy Hunting Ground, undated
Byron the Inspiring, undated
French Exercises and Notes, undated
Art Notes, undated
Unidentified Notes, undated
This series contains the correspondence of Richard Halliburton with his parents during his travels, correspondence with prisoners on Devil's Island, correspondence regarding Rupert Brooke, as well as some miscellaneous letters.
Arranged into four file groups by type of correspondence.
Zoutfoy, Armour, 1929 June 9
Mave, Yvonne, 1939 June 30
Du Fresnoy, Jr., 1929 July 16
S. Marie, 1929 July 21
Haulard, Leonice, 1929 August 21
Paul, 1929 August 22
Haulard, Leonce, 1929 September 19
Abrio, Josephine, 1929 September 20
Paul, 1929 September 20
Feifuetz, Emile, 1929 September 21
Jean Romain, L., 1929 September 22
Feifuetz, Emile, 1929 October 18
Paul, 1929 October 18
Jean Romain, L., 1929 October 30
Haulard, Leonce, 1929 November 18
Haulard, Leonce, 1929 December 4
Belburoitz, 1929 December 10
Qeiling, Henry Max, 1929 December 20
Fiquet, Emile, 1930 January 2
Van Rompaey, Leon, 1930 January 7
Haulard, Leonce, 1930 June 23
D., Paul, 1930 April
Haulard, Leonce, 1930 December 10
Farey, Marcel, 1931 February 5
Van Rompaey, Leon, 1930 April 2
Sarawak, Sylvia A., 1932 Spring
Bonamy, L., 1933 December 8
Duprat, Jean, undated
Signet, Messr. E., undated
Envelope and note, 1929
[Belbenoit], Rene, undated
Note to Leonce Haulard, undated
By Richard Halliburton, 1927
Abercrombie, Lescelles, undated
Asquith, Arthur, undated
Baynes, F.G., undated
Brooke, Mrs., undated
Brooke, Justin, undated
Brown, Maurice, undated
Cornford, Mrs., 1927
de la Mare, Colin, undated
de la Mare, Walter, undated
Dent, E.J., Professor, undated
Doty, G.L., undated
Drinkwater, John, undated
Flakins, W.B., undated
Forster, Arnold, Mrs., 1927
Foster, Rev. H.C., undated
Freyberg, Bernard, Colonel, undated
Grant-Watson, E.L., undated
Hartley, General, undated
Hubback, Eva, undated
Kelly, J. Mary, undated
Keynes, Geoffrey, Dr., 1927
Knox, Ronald, Father, undated
Lindsay, Gertrude, undated
Lucas, St. John, undated
Macauley, Rose, undated
Mansel, Muriel L., undated
Marsh, Edward, undated
Masefield, John, 1927
Miles, Colonel J. Wardlaw, 1927
Nesbitt, Cathleen, undated
Nevinson, H.W., undated
Pye, Sybil, undated
Salter, Helen, undated
Strachey, James, undated
Ward, Dudley, undated
Waugh, Alec, undated
Williams, Iolo, undated
Wilson, Lady, undated
Woolf, Virginia, undated
Abercrombie, Lascelles, undated
Baynes, F.G., 1927
Brooke, M. R., Mrs., 1925-1927
Button, Bill, undated
Carmichael, D.E.G., 1936
Clark, Howard, 1929
Clemens, Cyril, 1936
Cornford, Frances C. (Darwin), 1927
Dalton, Hugh, 1927
de la Mare, Colin, 1927
de la Mare, Walter John, 1927
Dent, Edward J., 1927
Doty, George L., 1927
Drinkwater, John, 1927
Forster, K. Arnold, 1927
Foster, Henry C., 1927
Fry, Geoffrey, undated
Gibson, Wilfred Wilson, 1927
Greene, Alexander, 1933
Greenham, Kelly, 1927
Hornby, Hon. (St. John), 1927
Kelly, Mary, 1927
Keynes, Geoffrey, 1927
Lindsay, Gertrude, 1927
Lucas, F.L., 1912
Lucas, St. John, 1928
Macauley, Rose, 1927
Mansel, Muriel, 1927
McClelland and Stewart, 1933
McHugh, Kay, 1927
Mirril, Maurice, undated
Nesbitt, Cathleen, undated
Nevinson, Henry W., undated
Nichols, Beverly, 1927
Pye, Sybil, 1927
Richards, Noel Olivier, 1927
Robertson, D.H., 1927
Salter, Helen M.G., 1927
Scott, Winfield, undated
Sherrand, Brynhild, 1927
Sidgewick, Frank, 1927
Thompson, Sydenham, 1938
Volk, Conrad (Clayton Grey), 1927
Ward, Dudley, 1927
Watson, El Grant, undated
Waugh, Alec, 1927
Williams, Iolo A., 1927
Woolf, Virginia, 1927
Unidentified Sources, 1927-1928
Stringer, Arthur, 1946
Chamber, Lawrence, 1925-1938
Halliburton, Wesley, undated
Halliburton, Richard, 1900-1939
Singer, Frances, undated
Stetson, D. D., Mrs., undated
Stuck, Charles A., undated
Watson, Hy. S., undated
R. Halliburton's Publishers, undated
A-G (fan mail), 1927-1928
H-Z (fan mail), 1927-1928
Unidentified Correspondence, undated
This series consists of personal documents, clippings of articles and other printed materials about Halliburton's life and travels, and various memorabilia he kept, such as event programs, clippings, maps, and artwork.
Arranged into three subseries by material type.
Passports, 1934
Fishing License - Montana, 1920
Publishers' Contracts, 1932
The Omelet, 1922 June
The Broadcaster, 1933
Promotion Bill, 1934
Daily Sketch, 1935 July 23
Published Short Biographies, 1953
Deffaa Clippings, 1973
Miscellaneous Clippings, 1920-1943
Notes and Addresses, circa 1930s
Maps, 1930-1947
Series 4: Photographs, 1918-1939
This series consists of a significant group of photographic materials extensively documenting Halliburton's international travels in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, including journeys described in his published books, and to a lesser extent his friends at Princeton and his home. Black-and-white photographic prints, nitrate and acetate negatives, glass show slides, and glass plate negatives are all present. While photographic materials have been physically stored by type for preservation purposes, they are listed by subject in the finding aid.
Arranged into two subseries.
The Flying Carpet, 1930-1939
Baghdad, 1930-1932
Bali, 1930-1932
Borneo, 1930-1932
Egypt, 1930-1932
Elly Beinhorn, 1932
Europe, 1930-1932
Foreign Legion, 1931
Greece, Photographs, circa 1930-1932
Istanbul, 1930-1932
In and Near Persia, 1930-1932
Java, Photographs, circa 1930-1932
Jerusalem, 1930-1932
Manila, Photographs, circa 1930-1932
Morocco, 1930-1932
Mountains, 1930-1932
Petra, 1930-1932
Sahara, 1930-1932
Sea of Galilee, 1930-1932
Taj Mahal, 1930-1932
Timbuctoo, 1930-1932
Turkey, Photographs, circa 1930-1932
"Sundry Negatives", 1939
Athens, 1925-1927
Corfu, Photographs, circa 1925-1927
Delphi and Parnassus, 1925-1927
Greece, Photographs, circa 1925-1927
Hellespont, 1925-1927
Ithaca, Photographs, circa 1925-1927
Olympus, 1925-1927
Palmyra and Baalbec, 1925-1927
Tempe, 1925-1927
Troy, 1925-1927
Wonders of the World, 1925-1927
Works of Art, 1925-1927
New Worlds to Conquer, 1928-1929
Devil's Island, 1928-1929
Machu Picchu, 1928-1929
Mexico, 1928-1929
Monkey, Photographs, circa 1928-1929
Panama Canal, 1928-1929
Robinson Crusoe, 1928-1929
Well of Death, 1928-1929
Royal Road to Romance, 1919-1935
Agrrides, 1919-1925
Angkor, 1919-1925
China and Japan, 1919-1925
France, 1919-1935
Germany, 1919-1933
Gibraltar, 1922
Holland, 1919-1925
India, 1919-1925
Kashmir, 1919-1925
Leh, Photographs, circa 1919-1925
London, 1919-1925
Malay and Siam, 1919-1925
Matterhorn, 1921
Spain, 1922
Venice, Photographs, circa 1919-1925
Promotional Photographs, 1927
Seven League Boots, 1932-1935
Arabia, 1932-1935
Athos, Photographs, circa 1932-1935
Bones of Columbus, 1932-1935
Christophe's Citadel, 1934
Crusaders, 1932-1935
Elephant Trip, Photographs, 1935
Ethiopia, 1932-1935
Fort Jefferson, 1932-1935
Gozo, Photographs, circa 1932-1935
Middle East, 1932-1935
Moscow, 1932
Romanov Massacre, 1932-1935
Russian Schools, 1932
Vladivostok, 1932-1935
Miscellaneous, 1932-1935
This series consists of papers of others collected by Richard Halliburton, including papers of Rupert Brooke and Wesley Halliburton, and papers regarding John Wilkes Booth and Richmond Pearson Hobson.
Arranged into three subseries by person.
Works, 1904 May-1919
The Bastille, A Prize Poem, 1905
1914 and Other Poems, 1915
Poems, 1913
The Pyramids, 1904 May
A Souvenir of Lenzerheide, 1909-1910
Unpublished Poems, undated
Copybooks 1-10, 1910s
Cotterill, Erica, 1911
Cox, Katherine, 1914
Darwin, Gwen (Raverat), 1911-1914
Drinkwater, John, 1912-1915
Eckersley, Arthur, undated
Garnett, David, 1911
H., Geoffrey, 1906-1913
Helena (NLN), 1914
Hornby, Hon., undated
Loines, Russell, 1913
Lucas, St. John, 1905-1907
Nesbitt, Cathleen, 1913-1915
Pye, Sybil, 1911-1915
Raverat, Jacques, 1908-1915
Rothstein, undated
Wells, Chauncey, 1913
Wells, Chauncey, Mrs., 1914
Abercrombie, Lascelles, 1913
Barker, H. Granville, 1909-1913
Beerbohm, Max, undated
Benson, M., 1913
Cannan, Gilbert, 1913
Darwin, Frances C., undated
Drinkwater, John, 1912-1915
Ervine, St. John G., 1913
Flecker, James Elroy, 1910
Forster, F.M., 1910
Gosse, Edmund, 1915
Horniman, A.E.F., 1913
Huffer, Ford Madox, 1909
James, M.N., 1913
Lytton, Neville, 1909
Masefield, John, 1912-1915
Monra, Harold, 1913
Russell, Bertrand, undated
Sidgewick, Frank, 1914
Trevelyan, undated
Yeats, W.B., 1913
Browne, Denis, to Parents, 1914-1915
Wells, Chauncey, to E. Marsh, 1916
Miscellaneous Letters, undated
Poems about Rupert Brooke, 1913
Cuttings on Rupert Brooke, 1915
Memorials for Rupert Brooke, undated
Memorabilia, 1915-1932
Clippings, 1929
Rupert Brooke, Photographs, undated
John Wilkes Booth Clippings, 1938
Lord Byron, Photographs, undated
Lord Byron, Negatives, undated
Hobson, Now and Then, undated
- Scope and Contents
The papers span Halliburton's short but adventurous life, from his Lawrenceville School essay, "Disillusioned," through his Princeton University years (Princeton Class of 1921), his years of worldwide travel, lecturing, and writing, to his posthumously-published "autobiography" of letters to his parents (1940). Autograph and/or typescript drafts of seven of his books, The Royal Road to Romance (1925), The Glorious Adventure (1927), New Worlds to Conquer (1929), The Flying Carpet (1932), Seven League Boots (1935), A Book of Marvels (1937), and Second Book of Marvels (1938), are present, as are some short stories, essays, and notes from his school days. There are also passports, publishing contracts, memorabilia, maps, and newspapers clippings. Halliburton's numerous letters to his parents (1919-1939) provide a vivid account of his travels, and they are supplemented by a large quanitity of photographic prints and negatives documenting the locations he visited, many of which were never published in his books. Correspondence of others includes letters from Devil's Island prisoners, with some manuscripts. Also present are Halliburton's research materials for a biography of Rupert Brooke that he never wrote, including his correspondence with Brooke's friends and acquaintances and summaries of interviews he had with them, as well as copies of Brooke's works and correspondence, some clippings, and photographs.
- Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following five series: Works; Correspondence; Biographical Materials; Photographs; and Papers of Others.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Halliburton
Richard Halliburton was an American traveler, adventurer, and author, whose books about his exploits captured the romantic spirit of his generation. He followed Ulysses' route through the Mediterranean and emulated Lord Byron by swimming the Hellespont. He swam the Panama Canal, ran from Marathon to Athens, visited the penal colony at Devil's Island, and climbed the Matterhorn, Mount Olympus, and Mount Fuji. These and other experiences became the basis for Halliburton's romantic narratives; and his literary career developed out of his meticulous logging of events that occurred on his adventures. However, in March 1939, Halliburton left Hong Kong aboard a motor-powered Chinese junk called the "Sea Dragon", which he had built, en route to San Francisco. Both he and his boat disappeared after encountering a severe typhoon, some 1,200 miles west of Midway Island.
- Acquisition:
Papers of Halliburton are a gift of Wesley Halliburton. Collection of letters and telegrams from Halliburton to his editor is a gift of Thomas Orchard. Photographs are a gift of William C. Wilson. Misc. manuscripts, documents, correspondence are a gift of the First National Bank of Memphis. 3 Letters from Halliburton to P.L. Williams were purchased in 2005. An inscribed copy of The Royal Road to Romance was a gift of Patricia A. Oakes in 2017.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Finding aid updated and all photographic materials rehoused by Kelly Bolding in 2016, with assistance from Fiona Bell '18.
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Copyright and literary rights for materials created by Richard Halliburton in this collection are held by the Trustees of Princeton University. 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, any copyright vested in the donor has passed to The Trustees of Princeton University and researchers do not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with use of donor-created materials within the collection. For materials in the collection not created by the donor, or where the material is not an original, the copyright is likely not held by the University. In these instances, 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. 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 a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting 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:
Richard Halliburton Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pg15bd901
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- This is stored in multiple locations.
- Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes 1-34; 40-52; B-000880; P-000018; L-000008; P-000047; P-000050; P-000048; L-000009; P-000049; P-000017
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 35-39
- Existence and Location of Copies
Publications: All of Halliburton's books were published by Bobbs-Merrill of Indianapolis: The Royal Road to Romance (1925), The Glorious Adventure (1927), New Worlds to Conquer (1929), The Flying Carpet (1932), Seven League Boots (1935), A Book of Marvels (1937), Second Book of Marvels (1938), Richard Halliburton: His Story of His Life's Adventures (1940).
- Subject Terms:
- Adventure and adventurers. -- 20th century
Authors and publishers -- United States. -- 20th century
Fathers and sons -- United States. -- 20th century
Prisoners' writings, French -- French Guiana -- Devil's Island. -- 20th century
Schools, Russian. -- photographs
Seri Indians. -- photographs
Students -- Soviet Union. -- photographs
Travelers, American. -- 20th century
Travelers. -- Maps
Voyages and travels. -- 20th century
Voyages around the world. -- 20th century - Genre Terms:
- Contracts.
Correspondence
Drafts (preliminary versions)
Maps.
photographs -- 20th century. - Names:
- France. Armée de terre. Légion étrangère
Brooke, Rupert (1887-1915) - Places:
- Angkor (city). -- photographs
Athens (Greece) -- photographs
Athos (Greece) -- photographs
Baalbek (Lebanon). -- photographs
Bagdad (Iraq). -- photographs
Bali (Indonesia). -- photographs
Borneo (Malaya). -- photographs
Boulder Dam (Colo.). -- photographs
Corfu Island (Greece) -- photographs
Dardanelles. -- photographs
Devil's Island (French Guiana). -- photographs
Egypt. -- photographs
Ethiopia. -- photographs
Fort Jefferson (Fla.). -- photographs
Gibraltor. -- photographs
Greece -- photographs
Iguazu Falls (Brazil). -- photographs
Iran. -- photographs
Istanbul (Turkey). -- photographs
Ithakē (Greece). -- photographs
Java (Indonesia). -- photographs
Jerusalem (Israel). -- photographs
Kasmir (India). -- photographs
Ladakh (India). -- photographs
Leh (India). -- photographs
Macchu Picchu (Peru). -- photographs
Manila (Philippines). -- photographs
Morocco. -- photographs
Moscow (R.S.F.S.R.). -- photographs
Olympus, Mount (Greece). -- photographs
Petra (Jordan). -- photographs
Saint Petersburg (Russia). -- photographs
San Salvador. -- photographs
Taj Mahal (Agra, India). -- photographs
Taorima (Sicily). -- photographs
Tempe (Greece). -- photographs
Thailand. -- photographs
Tiberias Lake (Israel). -- photographs
Timbuctoo (Mali). -- photographs
Vladivostok (Russia). -- photographs