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Collector:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Title:
Princeton University Library Collection of Lawrance Thompson Materials
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/rf55z7748
Dates:
1894-1970 (mostly 1938-1964)
Size:
7 boxes and 2.6 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes 1-5; B-000885; B-000886
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of selected papers of Lawrance Thompson, including manuscripts for his books on Robert Frost and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, lecture typescripts, and a small amount of correspondence (1936-1942) from the time he was Princeton University Library's Curator of Manuscripts and editor of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of selected papers of Lawrance Thompson assembled from various sources, including manuscripts for Thompson's books on Robert Frost and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, corrected typescripts of lectures, and a small amount of correspondence (1936-1942) from the time he was Princeton University Library's Curator of Manuscripts and editor of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Materials were assembled from various sources, including as gifts of the author in 1964 (AM 18232) and 1967 (AM 19239), a gift of Lawton M. Patten in 1975 (AM 22016), a transfer from the General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection (C0140) in 2009 (AM 90-19), and gifts of Mason Lowance in 2017 (AM 2017-98, AM 2017-108).

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Folder list written by Lisa Yankowitz '13 in January 2012. Finding aid updated by Kelly Bolding in February 2017.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

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:

Princeton University Library Collection of Lawrance Thompson Materials; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/rf55z7748
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes 1-5; B-000885; B-000886

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Existence and Location of Copies

Publications by Thompson: Robert Frost, the Early Years (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1966), Selected Letters of Robert Frost (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1964), Young Longfellow, 1807-1843 (New York: Macmillan, 1938)

Subject Terms:
Poets, American -- Biography.
Genre Terms:
Biographies -- 20th century.
Lectures -- 20th century.
Manuscripts -- 20th century.
Names:
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882.
Thompson, Lawrance, 1906-1973