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Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Sr., was a graduate of the Princeton Theological Seminary (1845) and pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. His papers include manuscripts of sermons (1844-1891), essays, speeches, Bible lessons, and theological notes. The correspondence subseries contains many letters to Van Dyke from clergymen, parishioners, friends, and family, often regarding the controversy caused by his publication of The Character and Influence of Abolitionism, the Reunion movement in the Church, and matters of the General Assembly. Men such as N. C. Burt, Howard Crosby, Cyrus Dickson, William H. Green, James O. Murray, E. D. Prime, and Nathaniel West are representative of Van Dyke's correspondents.
This series is arranged into seven subseries: Works, Correspondence, Journals, Photographs, Documents and Receipts, Memorabilia and Printed Matter, and Papers of Persons Other than Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Sr.
Subseries 1A: Works, 1844-1891
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Wells, John P, 1866-1869
Wells, John D, 1870-1872
Wells, John D, 1873-1879
Wells, John D, 1880-1891
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The papers of Henrietta (Ashmead) Van Dyke, Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Sr.'s wife, consist of one subseries dedicated to her correspondence with friends and family, such as Albert Ashmead, Lizzie Brown, Andrew Reid, and various Van Dykes.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Henry Van Dyke, Jr., was the first son of Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Sr., and a member of the Princeton Class of 1873, as well as a poet, author, minister, professor, diplomat, and fisherman. His papers include thousands of letters, often with carbons of Van Dyke's replies, that document the literary, religious, and political life of which he was a part. Many notable names in American literature represent the extent and variety of his correspondence, such as Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, Lyman Abbott, Struthers Burt, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Hamlin Garland, Robert Underwood Johnson, James Whitcomb Riley, Lord Tennyson, and numerous others. His Princeton connections are fully recorded-from his early days as a student, then a Murray Professor of English Literature, and later as an annual lecturer-with letters from James McCosh, John Grier Hibben, Francis L. Patton, Allan Marquand, and Woodrow Wilson. There is also a large file of correspondence written while he was Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg at the Hague, 1913-1917. As pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York (1883-1899), chaplain for the U.S. Navy, and moderator of the General Assembly, he became a religious leader with a far-reaching influence. He maintained correspondence with clergymen, presidents, nobility, fellow anglers, school children, family, friends, and strangers. Some examples are John E. Parsons, W. G. T. Shedd, Grover Cleveland, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lord Bryce, Jules Jusserand, Helen Keller, R. B. Marston, Ernest Thompson Seton, Andrew Carnegie, J. P. K. Bryan, and Henry Jackson Van Dyke.
This series is arranged into eight subseries: Works, Correspondence, Journals, Photographs, Documents, Memorabilia, Printed Matter, Papers of Persons Other than Henry Van Dyke, Jr.
Subseries 3A: Works, 1869-1931
Books, 1907-1930
Lectures, 1927
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An American Schoolmistress: The Life of Eliza B. Masters by Marion B. Shelton, dates not examined
The Poetic and Dramatic Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Houghton Mifflin Co., dates not examined
Reviews Of, 1881-1919
Sermons, 1880-1931
Speeches, 1884-1929
Anglimania, 1927
Dragons' Teeth, 1921
Honor to France, 1920
The Ideal Society, 1905
Jusserand, 1909
Memorial Festival, 1919
Of Fame, 1921
Restore France, 1919
Thomas Jefferson, 1921
YMCA The Hague, 1914
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General, 1862-1933
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Subseries 3C: Journals, 1868-1933
Albums, 1861-1917
Album: 1909-1917 fishing and camping trips, Henry Van Dyke, Gibson and Reid families, 1909-1917
Works About HvD, 1906 May
Miscellaneous, 1890-1910
Paul Van Dyke was the second son of Henry Van Dyke, Sr., a member of the Princeton Class of 1881, as well as a historian, minister, author, and Princeton professor. His papers include typed manuscript for Catharine de Medicis, Queen of France; some lecture notes on astronomy; poems; and correspondence with Darwin G. Eaton, William Cheesman, Princeton University, and family members. Also present are his school reports, recipts, and a certificate from Legion d'Honneur.
Arranged by genre of material.
Tertius Van Dyke was a son of Henry Van Dyke, Jr., a member of the Princeton Class of 1908, and a minister and headmaster of the Gunnery School. His papers include research material and manuscripts for Henry Van Dyke: A Biography, several short articles, and verse. The subseries of correspondence is mostly related to the acquisition of information and anecdotes for the biography and includes letters of Herbert Brookes, Margaret Deland, Frank C. Eaton, Charles Erdman, Theodore Marburg, Edwin Mims, Robert Haven Schauffler, and others. Also present are documents, memorabilia, printed matter, and papers of others, including a file of correspondence of Elizabeth Cannon Van Dyke (1958-?) and a letter by Henry Van Dyke, son of Tertius Van Dyke.
This series is arranged into seven subseries:
- Scope and Contents
The Henry Van Dyke Family Papers consists of papers of three generations of the prominent Van Dyke family of New York and Princeton, beginning with Henry Jackson Van Dyke (1822-1891) and his wife, Henrietta [Ashmead] Van Dyke (1820-1893), followed by their children, Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933) and Paul Van Dyke (1859-1933), and ending with Henry Van Dyke's son Tertius Van Dyke (1886-1958). Writings, correspondence, journals, and printed matter of Henry Van Dyke, Jr., constitute most of the collection, but there are also photographs, documents, receipts, memorabilia, newspapers clippings, and miscellanea.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Van Dyke
Presbyterian clergyman, poet, minister to the Netherlands, and longtime Princeton professor (1899-1913, 1919-1923) of English literature, Henry Van Dyke is perhaps best remembered for his Christmas story The Story Of The Other Wise Man (1896).
- Acquisition:
Many of Henry Jackson Van Dyke's papers came from the archives of Spencer Memorial Church, Brooklyn, New York. (Most were lost in a fire in 1891). Henry Van Dyke's lifetime accumulation of papers were presented to the library by his executors, Tertius Van Dyke, Struthers Burt, and John H. Finley. Additional material was given by Mrs. Tertius (Elizabeth Cannon) Van Dyke, as well as various other gifts and purchases.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Barbara Volz in 2003. Finding aid written by Barbara Volz in 2003.
- 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:
Henry Van Dyke Family Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/vq27zn433
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes 1-178; 160A
- Existence and Location of Copies
Some of the manuscripts and notes found in draft form in the collection came to print in the following publications: 1) by Henry Van Dyke, Jr.: Camp-fires and Guide-posts (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921), Companionable Books (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922), Days Off (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907), Fighting for Peace (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917), The Golden Key (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926), Gratitude (New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1930.), Half-told Tales (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925), The House of Rimmon (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908), Light My Candle (New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1926), The Story of the Other Wise Man (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899), Out of Doors in the Holy Land (New York: Arno Press, 1908), The Spirit of America (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1910), The Toiling of Felix (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900), The Travel Diary of an Angler (New York: The Derrydale Press, 1929), The Unknown Quantity (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920), and The Valley of Vision (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919); 2) by Paul Van Dyke: Caterine de Medicis, Queen of France (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922); 3) by Tertius Van Dyke: Henry Van Dyke: A Biography (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1935).
- Subject Terms:
- Ambassadors -- United States. -- 20th century
Authors, American. -- 20th century
Christian literature, American. -- 20th century
Christian poetry, American. -- 20th century
Clergy -- United States. -- 19th century
Clergy -- United States. -- 20th century
Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Netherlands. -- 20th century
Fathers and sons -- New Jersey -- Princeton. -- 20th century
Fathers and sons -- New York (State) -- New York. -- 19th century
Literature -- History and criticism.
Poets, American. -- 20th century
World War, 1914-1918 -- Diplomatic history. - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence
Family papers
Manuscripts.
Sermons, American. - Names:
- College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.). Class of 1873.
First Presbyterian Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Brick Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.)
League to Enforce Peace (U.S.)
Presbyterian church in the U.S.A.
Princeton University
de Médicis, Catherine, Queen (1519-1589)
Van Dyke, Henrietta (1820-1896)
Van Dyke, Henry J. (Henry Jackson) (1822-1891)
Van Dyke, Paul (1859-1933)
Van Dyke, Tertius (1886-1958)
