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The Bettencourt: A Christmas Story, circa 1956

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Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Carbon typescript of an unpublished short story, 'The Bettencourt/ A Christmas Story', inscribed at head in ink "With Christmas/ wishes dear Frere/ from/ John Steinbeck/ 1956", with additional autograph note "I hope the analogy and symbolism of the season are not too apparent to limit pleasure in the story for its own sake. J.S."

Collection History

Custodial History

Former owner: Alexander Stuart Frere (1892-1984).

Appraisal

No materials were removed from the collection during 2026 processing.

Access & Use

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:

The Bettencourt: A Christmas Story; John Steinbeck Collection, C1819, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
Firestone Library (mss)
Boxes P-000242

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Related Materials

The Huntington has in its library collections letters written by John Steinbeck from England around the same time as correspondence in this collection. See the finding aid for the John Fearnley Collection on John and Elaine Steinbeck.