Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Harvey Smith Novels
Smith, Harvey (1894-1969)
C0638
/repositories/5/resources/2934
3 boxes
1.8 linear feet
1941-1965
Consists of manuscripts and related material for four works of fiction by American novelist Harvey Smith (Princeton Class of 1917).
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English
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Scope and Contents
The collection consists of manuscripts and related material for four works of fiction by Smith (Princeton Class of 1917). Included are corrected page proofs, reviews, and related correspondence for Shelter Bay (1964), tales of the Quebec north shore in the 1920s; a typescript, publicity matter, a scrapbook of clippings, and related correspondence for The Gang's All Here (1941), a humorous satire on college reunions; and typescripts for Twin Pines and Other Highlights in the Lives of the Horace W. Osbornes (1947), and Nine to Five (1944).
Arrangement
Arranged as follows: Shelter Bay--page proofs, correspondence, clippings; Twin Pines . . .--typescripts; Nine to Five--typescripts; The Gang's All Here--typescript, correspondence, printed matter, scrapbook (in flat box).
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to Princeton University by Landon Raymond '17 in 1946.
Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
Existence and Location of Copies
Publications by Smith: The Gang's All Here (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1941), Nine to Five (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944), Twin Pines and Other Highlights in the Lives of the Horace W. Osbornes (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947), and Shelter Bay (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1964).
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Harvey Smith Novels, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Processing Information
Folder inventory added by Kelly Rafey '16 in 2013.
Smith, Harvey (1894-1969)
Biographical / Historical
Harvey Smith was an American novelist and storywriter.
Class reunions. -- 20th century -- Fiction
Novelists, American. -- 20th century -- Correspondence
Quebec (Province) -- History. -- 20th century -- Fiction
Correspondence -- 20th century
Manuscripts. -- 20th century
Shelter Bay, Proofs with Corrections/repositories/5/archival_objects/8473291 folder196411Letters About Shelter Bay/repositories/5/archival_objects/8473301 folder1964-196512Correspondence, Mostly on Shelter Bay/repositories/5/archival_objects/8473311 folder1941-196913Shelter Bay: Reviews, Proofs, Newspaper Clippings, Photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/8473321 folder196514Twin Pines Transcript/repositories/5/archival_objects/8473331 folder2 bindersundated15Nine to Five, Tyescript of Novel/repositories/5/archival_objects/8473341 folderundated21The Gang's All Here, Carbon Copy of Typescript/repositories/5/archival_objects/8473351 folder1 binderundated22Correspondence Concerning The Gang's All Here/repositories/5/archival_objects/8473361 folder1941-195223Newspaper Clippings for The Gang's All Here and Printed Matter/repositories/5/archival_objects/8473371 folder194124Scrapbook for The Gang's All Here/repositories/5/archival_objects/8473381 folder194131