William F. Gekle  Collection of Arthur Machen (C0649) 1936-1965	Montgomery Evans, Mrs. Machen, Arthur Machen, Bertram Rota (London, 1937)
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 Collection Description Box/Folder Listing

Introduction

Range of Collection Dates: 1936-1965

Size: 0.4 linear feet (1 archival box)

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: William F. Gekle Collection of Arthur Machen, Box #, Folder #, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Collection Description

Consists primarily of correspondence of Gekle concerning his collection of Arthur Machen books and manuscripts. Included are letters by James Branch Cabell, August Derleth, Arthur Machen (four letters), Charles Parsons, Paul Seybolt, Vincent Starrett, Edwin Steffe, and Joseph Kelly Vodrey, as well as a separate section of Vodrey's correspondence. Also present are a few images of Machen (one photograph), bibliographies of his works, material on the Arthur Machen Society, reviews and publicity matter for Gekle's work Arthur Machen: Weaver of Fantasy (1949), a pamphlet entitled "A Machen Miscellany" (1957) by Gekle, and other miscellanea.

Arrangement

The collection has been arranged as follows: William F. Gekle Correspondence, Galley Proof, Letters by Arthur Machen, Joseph Kelly Vodrey Correspondence, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 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:

    Vodrey, Joseph Kelley, 1905-1975

    Subject Headings (in uppercase) / Form Headings (in upper and lower case):

    ARTHUR MACHEN SOCIETY
    Collectors and collecting--United States--20^th century--Correspondence
    Machen, Arthur, 1863-1947
    Machen, Arthur, 1863-1947--Photographs
    Novelists, Welsh--20^th century--Correspondence

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