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Manuscript and Named Collections
Special collections in The Rare Book & Manuscript Library are comprised of books, pamphlets, literary manuscripts, and scattered issues of journals, as well as prints, photographs, slides, and a wide range of mixed media including artifacts. In these integrated collections also may be found both rare books and recent ephemera. The collections are subject oriented but most frequently named by authors collected or the collector.
There are over 100 named special collections located in The Rare Book & Manuscript Library, ranging in size from .1 cu. ft. to 100.0 cu.ft. (Wells) or 125.0 cu. ft. (Sandburg), as well as scattered issues of journals, prints, photographs, slides, and a wide range of mixed media including artifacts.
In the past, the word "special" sometimes designated formats which did not fit the mainstream of cataloging practice and book processing. These were generally archival in nature, contained mixed media, or were in languages or scripts which required additional time and expertise to access. These collections and others which need special handling are among the collections of The Rare Book & Manuscript Library. There is no complete item count of "special" collections. Some are minimally processed and must be accessed with a variety of catalogs and finding aids. Some are in basically the arrangement and condition when acquired. On-line finding aids are being added on a regular basis.
Selected Manuscript and Named Collections
ALLINGHAM, WILLIAM (1824-1899)— PAPERS, 1846-1920 2.0 cu. ft.
Papers of William Allingham, an Irish poet, editor of Fraser's Magazine and a supporter of the Pre-Raphaelite movement in art and literature, and his wife, Helen Patterson Allingham (1848- 1926), an artist, including notes, sketches, portraits, documents, letters and holograph manuscripts.
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BALDWIN, T.W., and REGINA ELISABETH—LIBRARY, 5800+ vols.
The library collection consists of more than 5,800 volumes of 16th-, 17th-, and 18th-century texts of classical authors, commentaries, Bibles and prayer books, rhetorics, histories, and English literature, particulary of the Elizabethan period. The catalog groups books by subject, listing author, short title, and place and year of publication; shelfmarks and other annotations have been added in manuscript.
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BASKETTE, EWING C. (1903-1959)— COLLECTION, 1894-1959 1.5 cu. ft.
Papers of Ewing C. Baskette, lawyer, librarian and bibliographer. Includes 19th century speeches, letters and manuscripts on cases dealing with anarchism, the Centralia case, communal living, syndicalism, socialism, the International Workers of the World, freedom of expression and censorship. A supporting book collection on censorship and intellectual freedom contains approximately 10,000 volumes.
BENTLEY, RICHARD AND SON— PAPERS, 1806-1915 29.0 cu. ft.
The files of Richard Bentley and Son, a London publishing house, 1829-1898: Richard Bentley, 1794-1871; George Bentley, 1828-1895 and Richard Bentley II, 1854-1936. Includes literary and business correspondence; ledgers, minutes of company meetings and legal agreements; personal and business diaries; authors' manuscripts; clippings and advertisements relating to literary, legal and business matters; the Henry Colburn publishing firm (1806-35), subscription and publication lists. Correspondents listed in Gordon N. Ray, "The Bentley Papers" in The Library, 5:7:3: 178-200 (September 1952).
CAVAGNA COLLECTION, 1116-1913 90 cu. ft.
Collection of Count Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani di Gualdana (1843-1913), Italian nobleman, writer and bibliophile. Consists of 138 portfolios of unbound manuscripts arranged alphabetically by place, 290 bound volumes of manuscript material (ca. 50 items earlier than 1600) and 100 volumes of later transcripts from Italian archives.
EVANS, CHARLES (1850-1935)— PAPERS, 1869-1935 3.0 cu. ft.
Papers of Charles Evans, librarian, bibliographer and author of American Bibliography, 1639-1820; his wife, Lena Y. Evans; and his sons Charles Evans, Jr., Eliot H. Evans and John Evans. Includes letters, scrapbooks, bankbooks, published and unpublished literary and scholarly manuscripts, manuscript speeches, ledger books, personal documents, notes and photos, graphs relating to the preparation of American Bibliography, American Antiquarian Society and the Bibliographical Society of America.
GROEBER, GUSTAV (1844-1911)—COLLECTION
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Collection of books and pamphlets gathered by Gustav Groeber, Professor of Romance Philology at the University of Strassburg. Strong collection of books bearing on the Romance languages and literature; particularly rich in linguistics and in Provencal and Italian literature. Pamphlets include practically every brochure published in Germany on Romance topics. Also contains approximately 6,400 volumes.
HERON, FLODDEN W.— COLLECTION, 1876-1895 .1 cu ft.
Collection of Flodden W. Heron relating to Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson) including letters, photographs and memorabilia.
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HOLLANDER, JACOB H. (1871-1940)— COLLECTION .3 cu. ft.
Collection of Jacob H. Hollander, American economist, author and professor of political economy at Johns Hopkins University (1900-1935). Includes letters dealing with economics, chiefly nineteenth-century English economics. A supporting collection of books in the history of economics is also available.
JONES, JAMES (1921-1977)— COLLECTION, 3.0 cu.ft.
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Collection of Gloria Jones Papers related to James Jones, American author of From Here To Eternity, which was published in 1951 and won the National Book Award for fiction that year. The collection includes letters, books, manuscripts, documents, photographs and serials pertaining to his life as a soldier fighting in World War II and as a member of the Handy Writers Colony at Robinson, Illinois.
JONES, SAMUEL A. (1834-1912)— PAPERS, 1860-1905 3.0 cu. ft.
Papers of Samuel A. Jones, homeopathic physician and scholar of American Transcendentalism. Includes personal records; diaries; reading logs; records of book acquisitions; documents and correspondence pertaining to his service as a Civil War surgeon; records of homeopathic drug provings; manuscripts of medical lectures; manuscripts and proofs of published works; unpublished poems and essays.
MAXWELL, WILLIAM (1908-2000)— PAPERS, 1928-1998.
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This collection contains the papers of William Maxwell (1908-2000), American author and editor of The New Yorker from 1936-1976. Contents include the manuscripts of published works, reviews, poetry and novels of Maxwell and other writers, as well as newspapers and journal clippings and items from his personal library. Literary and personal correspondence constitutes a large part of this collection. Correspondents include such literary figures as Mary McCarthy, Vladimir Nabokov, J.D. Salinger, John Updike, Eudora Welty and William Carlos Williams.
MEINE, FRANKLIN J. (1896-1968)— COLLECTION, 1890-1965 .1 cu. ft.
Collection of Franklin J. Meine concerning Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) including letters and clippings. Supporting collections in American Wit and Humor and the Mississippi Valley region, and regional American Humor, and the Robert B. Downs Collection of American Wit and Humor. The collection contains approximately 9,000 volumes.
MERWIN, W.S. (1927 - )—PAPERS
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Pulitzer Prize winning poet, translator, and environmental activist; the archive consists of books, notes, manuscripts, correspondence, ideas for poems, published and unpublished works, translations of other author's works, critical writings by Merwin, and select writings about Merwin. The Merwin archive presents the opportunity to study the poet's work, for research into the overall development of American poetry in this century, and an increased understanding of the poetic process.
MOTLEY COLLECTION
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The Motley Collection contains costume plates, scene design renderings, production plans and notes of the celebrated British theater design team, "Motley." The collection contains more than 5,000 items from 104 productions performed from the 1930s to 1960s. Digital images for most of the items are available here.
MUDIE, CHARLES E. (1818-1890)— COLLECTION, 1816-1897 .3 cu. ft.
Collection of Charles E. Mudie, English collector and proprietor of Mudie's Circulating Libraries. Includes letters, photographs, broadsides, passports and a travel diary (1859), regarding subscriptions to Mudie's Circulating Library, 19th century books, the book trade, British politics, Italian unification, European travel, opening of Mudie's Great Hall in 1860, literary matters, family genealogy and personal matters.
PROUST, MARCEL (1871-1922)— CORRESPONDENCE. 1189 items.
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The correspondence of French author Marcel Proust provides a look at the man and his times. Proust had a large and varied number of correspondents, and his letters include an important source of information about Parisian life and French culture at the turn of the century.
RICHARDS, GRANT (1872-1936)—PAPERS, 30.2 cu. ft.
Papers of Grant Richards, British publisher and author. Includes correspondence; incomplete typescripts of novels and other personal papers; advertisements; book reviews; photographs; account books; early agreements, 1905-1920; publication ledger, 1897-1902; and author agreements, 1906-1930 relating to routine publishing house business, copyright problems and other legal and literary matters.
SANDBURG, CARL (1878-1967)— COLLECTION, 1898-1962 125.0 cu. ft.
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Papers of Carl Sandburg, American poet and author. Includes typescripts and corrected galley proofs of Sandburg's works and correspondence (1916-62) with literary and public figures, scholars and admirers about writing, American folk songs, Abraham Lincoln, journalism and lecture tours. The collection also contains a Spanish-American War diary (1898), lectures (1908- 09), recordings and transcriptions of Sandburg's radio broadcasts and lectures and magazine articles and newspaper clippings by and about him. The papers also include Lombard College publications (1898-1902), material concerning the Chicago Daily News (1917-32) and a supporting book collection of approximately 5,000 volumes.
SANDBURG COLLECTION-ASHEVILLE TRANSFER
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The Asheville transfer is the most recent addition to the Sandburg collection, obtained in 1996 upon the death of Margaret Sandburg, the eldest daughter of Carl and Paula Sandburg. This collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, clippings, books, documents, and miscellaneous material belonging to Margaret and related to her life as her father's reference librarian. Also included in this collection is the Encyclopedia Sandburgiana, a scrapbook of photographs, clippings and correspondence kept by Margaret about her father's life, arranged chronologically by year.
SLADE, LEONARD A., JR. (1942-) —COLLECTION, 379 items.
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Born in 1942, Slade received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1972. Leonard Slade is a distinguished professor of English at Kentucky State University (1965-1988) and State University of New York at Albany (1988-present). In addition to academic activities, which include various administrative responsibilities, he has also published several volumes of poetry and won numerous awards for writing and teaching. The Slade collection includes books, clippings, correspondence, documents, manuscripts, photographs, and some miscellaneous items. The Slade Correspondence and Quick Inventory databases are available to search.
SPANISH CIVIL WAR COLLECTION
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The Spanish Civil War collection is a compilation of material documenting the U.S. literary and military involvement in Spain's fight against fascism. Emphasized are the American writers who participated in and reported the events and who interpreted their experiences through poetry, prose, and art. The collection comprises about 20 subcategories focused on members of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, including: Edwin Rolfe, Milton Wolff, John Tisa, Frank Lister, Milton Felson, and John Gates. It includes books, broadsides, clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, serials, and miscellaneous items relating the experiences of American volunteers in Spain. The collection contains many references to the cultural and political context in which the Americans were placed, including posters and propaganda material. The Rare Book & Manuscript Library's Baskette Collection contains other examples of political activism and freedom of expression issues related to the Spanish Civil War.
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WELLS, HERBERT G. (1866-1946)—PAPERS, 81.5 cu. ft.
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Papers of Herbert G. Wells, English novelist and essayist. Includes correspondence about business and legal affairs; letters to the press; diaries, journals, drawings, publication records, manuscripts and proofs of published works; speeches; unpublished material; photographs. A catalog of correspondence, arranged alphabetically by correspondent, from and to Wells is published in Volume 11 of the Catalog of the Rare Book Room, University Library, University of Illinois (G. K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1972, 547 pp.) and in a supplement 1978 edition. The main collection was acquired in two parts, labelled WELLS-1 and WELLS-2. WELLS-1 consists of over 2,500 letters from Wells and 65,000 to Wells. WELLS-2, a major collection added in 1990, supplements the extensive book collection from Wells' personal library, personal and business correspondence, and criticism. Wells-3 is the Kennard Collection which includes correspondence between H.G. Wells and Annajane Kennard and Amber Reeves. Wells-9 is a collection of supplementary items purchased separately, on an ongoing basis. WELLS-2, 3, and 9 are accessed using an in-house database finding aid with access points including names, dates, language, etc.
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