Details

Subject(s)

• Authors—New Jersey—Princeton—Exhibitions [Browse]
• Literary landmarks—New Jersey—Princeton—Exhibitions [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Correspondence [Browse]
• Photographs, Original [Browse]

Compiled/​Created

1892-1971 1967-1968

Restrictions note

Collection is open for research use.

Summary note

• The "Literary Landmarks of Princeton" Exhibition Collection consists of author files and miscellaneous materials related to the "Literary Landmarks of Princeton" exhibition curated by Alfred L. Bush in 1967. The exhibition chronicled works of fiction, drama, and poetry written in Princeton by over 100 authors from the early 18th century to the mid-1960s.
• The collectino consists primarily of author files related to the "Literary Landmarks of Princeton" exhibition curated by Alfred L. Bush in 1967, which include his correspondence with and about "Princeton" authors, information about the authors, and some photographs of the authors or their homes in Princeton. The correspondence often provides unusual anecdotes about the authors, or their reaction to the exhibition and catalogue. There is also a small series of files for authors not included in the exhibition, and miscellaneous files that contain general notes and information associated with the production of the exhibition and the printed exhibition catalogue.

OCLC

1450413475

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