Collection View
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of selected correspondence and manuscripts of Sherwood Anderson. The bulk of his correspondence is addressed to his friend, historical novelist James Boyd. In these letters Anderson writes about friendly matters, his work, and about other authors. Also included are three autograph letters by Anderson to Elmer Adler, one of which contains some biographical information.There is a letter from Mrs. Eleanor Anderson to Elmer Adler, dated August 20, 1943, requesting the return of a page of her husband's poem "The Mink." In addition, there is a photocopy of a letter by Anderson to Irving Dillard, dated April 28, 1922.
Included are an autograph manuscript page of "The Mink" and an autograph manuscript copy (8 pp.) of "Being Published," which was printed in The Colophon in February 1930. (A printed copy accompanies the manuscript.)
- Collection Creator Biography:
Anderson
Sherwood Anderson was an American fiction writer, best known for his short story cycle Winesburg, Ohio (1919). That work had a profound influence on American fiction, and its literary voice can be heard in Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, John Steinbeck, and others. Anderson also wrote novels including Windy McPherson's Son and Marching Men. He married three times. Eleanor Anderson was his third wife.
James Boyd was an American historical novelist. His first book, Drums (1925), is considered by some scholars to be the best novel written about the American Revolution.
- Acquisition:
Letters to James Boyd were a gift of Mrs. James Boyd in November 1947 (AM15128, 22084, 1999-108).
- Custodial History
The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Dina Britain on April 24, 2009. Finding aid written by Lauren Kustner on April 28, 2009. Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (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:
Sherwood Anderson Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/3j333232w
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
