Collection View
Correspondence, undated
Organized as follows: Correspondence, Miscellaneous.The correspondence files are arranged chronologically, with undated material at the beginning.
Correspondence, 1980-1989
Organized as follows: Correspondence, Miscellaneous.The correspondence files are arranged chronologically, with undated material at the beginning.
Correspondence, 1990-1999
Organized as follows: Correspondence, Miscellaneous.The correspondence files are arranged chronologically, with undated material at the beginning.
Correspondence, 2002
Organized as follows: Correspondence, Miscellaneous.The correspondence files are arranged chronologically, with undated material at the beginning.
Organized as follows: Correspondence, Miscellaneous.The correspondence files are arranged chronologically, with undated material at the beginning.
- Scope and Contents
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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
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:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
