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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989.
- Title:
- Daphne Du Maurier Letters to Douglas Black
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/5q47rn79v
- Dates:
- 1947-1976
- Size:
- 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box 1
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of letters and cards by British novelist Daphne Du Maurier to her American publisher, Douglas Black, who was president of Doubleday &Co.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The collection consists of letters and cards by Du Maurier to her American publisher, Douglas Black, who was president of Doubleday & Co. from 1946 to 1963. There are 15 letters concerning literary and personal matters, and 13 Christmas cards, spanning the years 1947 to 1976. Also present are several photographs of Du Maurier and her home in Cornwall, England, an invitation to her daughter Flavia's wedding, and three letters by her husband, Sir Frederick Browning, to the Black family.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989.
Daphne du Maurier was a noted British author of plays, novels, and short stories.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
This collection was purchased from David J. Holmes, Autographs, in 1999.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.
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.
- Credit this material:
Daphne Du Maurier Letters to Douglas Black; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/5q47rn79v
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box 1
