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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Williams, Jonathan, 1929-2008
- Title:
- Jonathan Williams Collection
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gt54kn074
- Dates:
- 1980-2002
- Size:
- 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box 1
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists primarily of letters by Jonathan Williams (or under the name of his poet's press, Jargon Society) to author and philanthropist Barnabas McHenry.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The collection consists primarily of letters by Williams (or under the name of his poet's press, Jargon Society) to author and philanthropist Barnabas McHenry. Some of the letters are promotional, often soliciting funds for the Jargon Society. There is also one card by "Tom" to McHenry.
- Arrangement
Organized as follows: Correspondence, Miscellaneous.The correspondence files are arranged chronologically, with undated material at the beginning.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Williams, Jonathan, 1929-2008
Jonathan Williams (Princeton Class of 1951) founded the Jargon Society, a poet's press, in 1951 and has served as its editorial director, publisher, and designer.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
The materials in this collection were a gift to the University from Barnabas McHenry.
- 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:
Jonathan Williams Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gt54kn074
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (mss): Box 1
