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Collection Overview

Creator:
Stromberg, Oliver
Title:
Oliver Stromberg Collection of William Beebe Book Collecting Files
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/zk51vm53g
Dates:
1912-1993
Size:
1 box
Storage Note:
Firestone Library (mss): Box B-001207
Language:
English

Abstract

Materials collected by book collector Oliver Stromberg in preparation to write a book on American naturalist and explorer, William Beebe. Collection primarily consists of orders, invoices, book catalogs, and correspondence from booksellers.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Description:

Collection primarily consists of orders, invoices, book catalogs, and correspondence from booksellers related to William Beebe's book purchases. Additionally, there is one folder that consists of materials about Beebe that was collected by Stromberg in prepartion to write a book.

Collection Creator Biography:

Beebe, William

William Beebe (1877-1962) was an American naturalist, marine biologist, explorer, and writer. After attending Columbia, Beebe was appointed to the New York Zoological Society as curator of ornithology and then later as the director of the Department of Tropical Research. Throughout his lifetime Beebe led several successful expeditions to support his research and writing. He is credited alongside engineer Otis Burton as being the designer of the bathysphere, a diving vessel that allowed Beebe to observe marine life in the deep sea.


Stromberg, Oliver

Oliver Stromberg was a Maryland book collector interested in writing a book on American naturalist and explorer, William Beebe.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Purchase, 2018 (AM 2018-75).

Custodial History

Collection was purchased by Oliver Stromberg from Peacock Books in Massachusetts in 1993. Seller acquired the materials from an unnamed bookseller with ties to Mrs. Beebe.

Appraisal

No materials were removed from the collection during 2018 processing beyond routine appraisal practices.

Processing Information

Collection was processed by Sara Rogers in August 2018. Finding aid written by Sara Rogers in August 2018.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

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:

Oliver Stromberg Collection of William Beebe Book Collecting Files; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/zk51vm53g
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
Firestone Library (mss): Box B-001207

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Related Materials

Parts of William Beebe's library are held by Princeton University.

William Beebe Papers (C0661)

Subject Terms:
Book collecting.
Booksellers and bookselling
Natural history.
Oceanography.
Rare books.
Genre Terms:
Bibliographies
Correspondence -- 20th century
Sales records.
Names:
Beebe, William