Arthur and Sylvia Mandy Collection of Philip Wylie, 1947-1957

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Collection Overview

Collector:

Mandy, Arthur J.

Title:

Arthur and Sylvia Mandy Collection of Philip Wylie

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/4q77fr364

Dates:

1947-1957

Size:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Storage Note:

ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of material by and about Philip Wylie collected by Arthur and Sylvia Mandy during the course of their friendship with the American writer.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

This collection contains typescripts of three essays by Philip Wylie, correspondence between the Wylies and Arthur and Sylvia Mandy, two manuscripts by Arthur Mandy, and clippings.

Collection Creator Biography:

Mandy, Arthur J.

Arthur J. Mandy was a doctor of psychiatry who lived and practiced in Baltimore, Maryland. He and his wife, Sylvia, maintained a close friendship with writer Philip Wylie during the 1940s-1950s.

Prolific author of both fiction and nonfiction, Philip Wylie is best remembered for his science fiction which partially inspired the comic book character Superman, his social criticism ( Generation of Vipers, 1942), and his interest in marine biology.

Collection History

Acquisition:: Gift of Sarah M. Kern in 2007 .
Appraisal: No appraisal information is available.
Processing Information: This collection was processed by Danielle Ford on February 6, 2007. Finding aid written by Danielle Ford on February 6, 2007.

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