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F. Wallis Armstrong Collection
of
Christopher Morley
1914-1945
A
Finding Aid
Prepared
by
Ran Tao, Princeton Class of 2006
Manuscripts Division
Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Princeton University Library
2004
Introduction
The F. Wallis Armstrong Collection of Christopher Morley consists of writings and assorted miscellanea of the American poet, essayist, and novelist Christopher Morley (1890-1957) collected by the American engineer Francis Wallis Armstrong (1907-1956).Range of Collection Dates: 1914-1945
Size: 0.4 linear feet (1 archival box)
Provenance: These materials were collected by F. Wallis Armstrong, Jr.
Photocopying, literary rights, and citation: 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. Permission to publish material from the collection
must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books
and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of
literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining
any questions of copyright. Citations should be as follows: F. Wallis Armstrong
Collection of Christopher Morley, Box #, Folder #, Department of Rare Books
and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Collection Description
Scope NoteConsists primarily of Morley manuscripts, letters, galley proofs, and miscellany. Most of the collection is comprised of both autograph and typed manuscripts, the majority of which are signed by the author. Manuscripts of essays include "A Brief Case," "Off the Deep End," and "The Century." There are also two autograph manuscripts of verse, "Of a Child That Had a Fever" and "A Basement Love Song." Among the galley proofs are The Case of Bouck White and Internal Revenue; the latter has been corrected by the author. In addition, there is Armstrong correspondence concerning his acquisition of the Morley material, and page proofs of Alfred P. Lee's A Bibliography of Christopher Morley.
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged in the following sections: Writings, Miscellaneous Material.
Added Entries
The following added entries have been assigned to this collection to highlight significant sources (other than the main entry), subjects, and forms of the collection's materials. Where possible Library of Congress Subjects Headings have been used, and the forms of names reflect international cataloging standards. As a result, all of these entries may be searched in the Library's online catalog, the Department's database (MASC), and other bibliographic catalogs, to find related material.
Person:
Armstrong, F. Wallis (Francis Wallis), 1907-1956
Subject Headings (in uppercase) / Form Headings (in upper and lower case):
Authors, American--20th century--Manuscripts
Collectors and collecting--United States--20th
century--Correspondence
Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957--Bibliography
Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957--Manuscripts
Folder Listing
| Folder | The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: ALS = autograph letter signed, TLS = typed letter signed, AMsS = autograph manuscript signed, and TMsS = typed manuscript signed. |
| Writings | |
| 1 | "An Apology for the Decameron," AMsS, 23 pp., n.d. |
| 2 | "The Bowling Green," corrected galley |
| 3 | "A Brief Case," AMsS, 7 pp., n.d. |
| 4 | The Case of Bouck White:
Letters regarding The Case of Bouck White: 2 TLsS by Fred Anthoensen to James Shields, 1927 TLS by Shields to Anthoensen, 1927 TL (copy) by [Morley] to [?] Holloway, 1927 ALS by Morley to Shields, 1927 Proofs Galleys |
| 5 | "The Century," AMsS, 7 pp., n.d. |
| 6 | "Chills and Fevers," AMsS, 2 pp., n.d. |
| 7 | "Comments," AMsS and TMs, 7 pp., n.d. |
| 8 | "Dominion over Experience," AMsS and TMs, 7 pp., n.d. |
| 9 | "Etiquette," TMsS with autograph corrections, 6 pp., n.d. |
| 10 | "The Folder," AMsS and TMs, 8 pp., n.d. |
| 11 | "Granules from an Hour-Glass," AMsS and TMs, 9 pp., [1928]
included within above "On Time," TMs, 6 pp., [1928] |
| 12 | Internal Revenue:
Letter regarding Internal Revenue: TLS by Gertrude Hollander to Frederick V. L. Pindar, 1933 Corrected galleys |
| 13 | "Off the Deep End," AMsS, 10 pp., n.d.
"Off the Deep End, II," AMsS, 10 pp., n.d. "Off the Deep End, III," AMsS, 10 pp., n.d. "Off the Deep End, IV," AMsS, 10 pp., n.d. "Off the Deep End, V," AMsS, 8 pp., n.d. |
| 14 | "The Sun Machine," TMsS with autograph corrections and AMs, 9 pp., n.d. |
| 15 | Review of Youth of Parnassus by Logan Pearsall Smith, TMs with autograph corrections, 3 pp., n.d. |
| 16 | Miscellaneous writings:
"Books and Characters," by Lewis Titterton, TMs (carbon) based on Morley's Human Being, 12 pp., n.d. "Excerpt from Broadcast of Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.--14 June, 1935," TMs, 4 pp., 1935 Review of Movieland by Ramón de la Serna, TMs, 2 pp., n.d. "'Salamis' and the Ugly Duckling," TMs (carbon), 3 pp., 1926 |
| 17 | Miscellaneous writings:
"A Basement Love Song," AMsS, 1 pp., n.d. "The Bowling Green," AMsS, 6 pp., n.d. "Of a Child That Had Fever," AMs, 1 pp., n.d. List of secondhand book shops compiled by Morley for P. A. Beach, 1920 |
| Miscellaneous Material | |
| 18 | Letters by Christopher Morley to:
Janvier, Meredith, TLS, 1914 Rosenbach, [?], ALS, n.d. Shields, James, TLS, 1922 Tise, Clare, TLS, 1934 |
| 19 | Christmas cards by Christopher and Helen Morley, 1921-1925, 1930 |
| 20 | F. Wallis Armstrong talk on Morley
AMs, TMs, and TMs (carbon), 1935 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous letters between F. Wallis Armstrong and dealers regarding the formation of Armstrong's Morley collection, 1931-1945 |
| 22 | Page proofs for Alfred P. Lee's A Bibliography of Christopher Morley, with ANS dedication by Morley, n.d. |
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Last Modified: September 07 2004
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