- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
- Find Related Materials
Contents and Arrangement
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Brooks, John (1920-1993)
- Title:
- John Brooks Novels
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/s1784k80d
- Dates:
- 1947-1957
- Size:
- 4 boxes, 1.6 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP - Remote Storage (scarcpxm)
- Boxes 1-4
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of manuscripts for three novels by American writer John Brooks.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the typed rough draft and corrected version, with editor's emendations and notes, for a novel by Brooks (Princeton Class of 1942), The Big Wheel (1949), as well as typed manuscripts with author's corrections and notes for A Pride of Lions (1954) and The Man Who Broke Things (1958).
- Collection Creator Biography:
Brooks, John (1920-1993)
John Brooks grew up in Trenton, N.J., and graduated from Princeton University in 1942. In 1949 he joined The New Yorkeras a staff writer. Besides the three novels featured in this collection, Brooks authored ten nonfiction books on business and finance. He died in 1993.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Donated by John Brooks Class of 1942 on June 5, 1969, appraised at $2,307 on December 10, 1936
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Folder Inventory added by Kelly Rafey '16 in 2013
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:
John Brooks Novels; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/s1784k80d
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP - Remote Storage (scarcpxm)
- Boxes 1-4
Find More
- Existence and Location of Copies
Publications by Brooks: A Pride of Lions (New York: Harper, 1954), The Man Who Broke Things (New York: Harper, 1958), The Big Wheel (New York: Harper, 1949)
- Subject Terms:
- Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Manuscripts.
- Genre Terms:
- Drafts (documents)
Fiction.
