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Series 1: Writings, 1843-1961 (mostly 1882-1957)

16 boxes
Collection Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections and Lowrie, Walter (1868-1959)
Dates:
1843-1961 (mostly 1882-1957)
Extent:
16 boxes
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

This series consists of the writings of Walter Lowrie, including books, translations, articles, reviews, sermons, addresses, reports, autobiographical writings, scrapbooks, and juvenalia. Autobiographical materials include diaries and self-reflective notes. Drafts for Lowrie's writings, including for The Enchanted Island, The Resurrection of Mrs. Ponsonby, The Soul of Plants, and A Short Life of Kierkegaard, are also present, as are his sermon outlines from 1891 to 1951, along with various shorter articles, reports, and other writings.

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.

Credit this material:

Series 1: Writings; Walter Lowrie Papers, C0286, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (mss): Box 1-16
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.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Donald Hardie Fox, Jennifer Bowden, Jennifer Groom, and Jennifer Maloney in 1976, 1993 , 1998, and 1999. Donald Hardie Fox first processed the collection in 1976 and created a detailed finding aid. In the 1990s, at the discretion of the manuscripts curator, the correspondence series was re-processed and organized into an alphabetical format, and some of the other material was re-sorted into a new series organization. The folder inventory was updated to reflect this later arrangement scheme by Kristine Gift (GS) in 2015.

Custodial History

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.

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

This series consists of the writings of Walter Lowrie, including books, translations, articles, reviews, sermons, addresses, reports, autobiographical writings, scrapbooks, and juvenalia. Autobiographical materials include diaries and self-reflective notes. Drafts for Lowrie's writings, including for The Enchanted Island, The Resurrection of Mrs. Ponsonby, The Soul of Plants, and A Short Life of Kierkegaard, are also present, as are his sermon outlines from 1891 to 1951, along with various shorter articles, reports, and other writings.

Arrangement

Writings are grouped roughly by genre.

Collection History

Custodial History

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

During 2015 re-processing, a copy of a dissertation by the original processor of the collection, Donald Fox, and explanatory correspondence related to later donations were separated from the collection and placed in the collection file.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Donald Hardie Fox, Jennifer Bowden, Jennifer Groom, and Jennifer Maloney in 1976, 1993 , 1998, and 1999. Donald Hardie Fox first processed the collection in 1976 and created a detailed finding aid. In the 1990s, at the discretion of the manuscripts curator, the correspondence series was re-processed and organized into an alphabetical format, and some of the other material was re-sorted into a new series organization. The folder inventory was updated to reflect this later arrangement scheme by Kristine Gift (GS) in 2015.

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:

Series 1: Writings; Walter Lowrie Papers, C0286, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
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Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (mss): Box 1-16

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Bibliography

The Complete Bibliography of Walter Lowrie Illustrated with Selections from His Wit and Wisdom, edited by Donald Hardie Fox, Fox Head Press, 1979. The Long Life of Walter Lowrie by Donald Fox (thesis for Princeton Theological Seminary, May 1985)

Names:
The Episcopal Church
Johnson, Howard A. (Howard Albert) (1915-1974)
Kierkegaard, Søren (1813-1855)