Contents and Arrangement Expanded View

Collection Overview

Creator:
Dennis, Frederic
Title:
Frederic Dennis Papers on Sylvia Beach
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/cr56n375v
Dates:
1890s-1988 (mostly 1955-1988)
Size:
5 boxes and 4.09 linear feet
Storage Note:
Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes B-000805, B-000992 to B-000993, P-000089
Language:
English

Abstract

This collection consists of selected papers of Frederic Dennis regarding Sylvia Beach, including correspondence of Sylvia Beach and members of her family, as well as letters from Noël Riley Fitch from 1977-1988, photographs of Sylvia Beach, Shakespeare and Co., her friends and family, and assorted clippings and other miscellany.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Description:

This collection consists of selected papers of Frederic Dennis regarding Sylvia Beach, including various letters from Sylvia, as well as the correspondence of her family including her sister Holly and her father; a large collection of photographs that range from Beach family photograph albums and childhood photographs of the Beach sisters to images of Shakespeare and Company and photographs of some of the more famous literary associates of Sylvia Beach, such as James Joyce and Ezra Pound; a group of letters and postcards from Beach scholar Noël Riley Fitch regarding the Beach family; and various newsclippings and other assorted miscellany.

Collection Creator Biography:

Dennis, Frederic

Frederic Dennis was the nephew of Sylvia Beach, the founder and owner of the bookstore Shakespeare and Company. His mother, Holly Beach Dennis, was the oldest sister of Sylvia Beach.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of Lloyd Mills in 2016 (AM 2017-55) and 2017 (AM 2017-130)(AM 2017-158).

Appraisal

Nothing was removed from the collection during 2016-2017 processing.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Chloe Pfendler in November 2016. Finding aid written by Chloe Pfendler in November 2016. Finding aid updated by Kelly Bolding in March 2017. Finding aid updated again by Chloe Pfendler in July 2017.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

This 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:

Frederic Dennis Papers on Sylvia Beach; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/cr56n375v
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
Firestone Library (scamss): Boxes B-000805, B-000992 to B-000993, P-000089