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Collection Overview

Creator:
Brecher, Edward M. (Edward Moritz) (1911-1989)
Title:
Ruth E. and Edward M. Brecher Collection on William F. Mannix
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/4x51hj05j
Dates:
1950-1965
Size:
4 boxes and 4.5 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-4
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of papers gathered and generated by Ruth E. and Edward M. Brecher while researching the life of William Francis Mannix (1870?-1920), a journalist, soldier of fortune, grafter, and literary forger, for a proposed biography that was never completed. Included are manuscript drafts, correspondence and documents relating to Mannix's background, psychopathic personalities, and literary forgeries.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of papers gathered and generated by Ruth E. and Edward M. Brecher while researching the life of William Francis Mannix (1870?-1920), a journalist, soldier of fortune, grafter, and literary forger, for a proposed biography that was never completed. Included are manuscript drafts; correspondence with Ralph D. Paine, Mabel Scudder, Mrs. Mannix, and others about Mannix; copies of his birth, marriage, and army records; and other letters, notes, and clippings on Mannix's background, psychopathic personalities, and literary forgeries.

Also present is material concerning the book Memoirs of Li Hung Chang (1913), edited by Mannix, which later proved to be a fabrication, and about a collection of love letters supposedly written by Abraham Lincoln to Ann Rutledge, published by the Atlantic Monthly in 1929, and later thought to have been forged by Mannix.

Arrangement

This is an unprocessed collection and remains in its original arrangement.

NOTE: The collection consists of four record-center cartons. This contents list was created mainly from labels affixed to placards separating the materials in each box.

Collection Creator Biography:

Brecher

Edward Moritz Brecher (1911-1989) was an American editor, science and medical writer, and journalist.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of Jeremy Brecher.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This is an unprocessed collection. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory.

The collection inventory was created by Michael Heist in August 2007.

Access & Use

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:

Ruth E. and Edward M. Brecher Collection on William F. Mannix; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/4x51hj05j
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-4