Selected Papers of Edward T. Chase, 1904-2002 (mostly 1979-2002)

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Chase, Edward T. (Edward Tinsley)

Title:

Selected Papers of Edward T. Chase

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/k930bx10f

Dates:

1904-2002 (mostly 1979-2002)

Size:

4 boxes, 1 folder, 3.67 linear feet

Storage Note:

ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-4

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of selected papers of Edward T. Chase (1919-2005) including correspondence, manuscripts and other documents relating to Chase's professional career as a book editor at several New York publishing companies spanning the years 1972-1995.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of selected papers of Edward T. Chase, primarily correspondence and editorial files documenting Chase's career as an editor at various publishing companies (1964-1994) and as a freelance writer and editor (until 2002). There is also a small amount of material tracing back to the Chase family's connections to the artist's colony in Woodstock, N.Y., including a 1904 letter containing pen-and-ink drawings by Chase's father, the American painter and illustrator Edward Leigh Chase (1894-1965), to his own mother.

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Collection Creator Biography:

Chase, Edward T. (Edward Tinsley)

Edward Tinsley (Ned) Chase (1919-2005), Princeton Class of 1941, was a book editor and writer whose professional career spanned almost 50 years in New York City--at the Hyperion Press (1946-1949), The New Yorker magazine (1949-1952), Cunningham & Walsh (Vice President for Public Affairs, 1953-1964), the New American Library (Editorial Vice President, 1964-1972), G. P. Putnam's Sons and Berkley Books (Vice President, 1972-1978), Times Books (Senior Editorial Vice President, 1978-1983), Macmillan Publishing, and Charles Scribner's Sons (Senior Editor, 1983-1994). Chase was best known for editing books on public affairs and policy.

Collection History

Acquisition:: Gift of the Chase family in 2009-2010 (AM2010-61, 2010-137, 2011-21, 2011-27).
Appraisal: No appraisal information is available.
Processing Information: This collection was processed by Sylvia Yu in March 2010. Finding aid written by Sylvia Yu in April 2010.

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