Philip Wylie Papers

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Manuscripts Division
Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Princeton University Library

Biographical Sketch

Philip Gordon Wylie was born in Beverly, Mass., in 1902. He attended Princeton University during 1920-1923. A writer of fiction and nonfiction, his output included hundreds of short stories, articles, serials, syndicated newspaper columns, novels, and works of social criticism. He also wrote screenplays while in Hollywood, was an editor for Farrar & Rinehart, served on the Dade County (Fla.) Defense Council, was a director of the Lerner Marine Laboratory, and at one time was a special advisor to the chairman of the Joint Committee for Atomic Energy. Most of his major writings contain critical, though often philosophical, views on man and society as a result of his studies and interest in psychology, biology, ethnology, and physics. He died in 1971.

Series

				Boxes

I. Works
	A. Novels			1-43
	B. Nonfiction			44-74
	C. Scripts			75-85
	D. Serials			86-92
	E. Short Stories
		1. A-Z		93-107
		2. Crunch and Des, A-Z		108-116
	F. Articles
		1. A-Z		117-150
		2. Lerner Marine Laboratory
			a. Typed manuscripts	151
			b. Photographs & printed material		152
		3. Off My Chest		153-155
	G. Autobiographical & Biographical Material			156
		1. Father and Son: A Reminiscence		157
		2. That Boy: Father of this Man		157
	H. Book Reviews (& bio. sketches, forewords, etc.)			158
	I. Comic Strip and Poetry			159
	J. Speeches and Lectures			160-161
	K. Miscellaneous Works
		1. Misc. ms. notes		162
		2. Unidentified fiction typescripts		163-166
		3. Unidentified non-fiction typescripts		167-168

II. Correspondence
	A. A-Z and unidentified			169-230
	B. Fan Mail
		1. 1930-1971		231-251
		2. Unsorted		252-257

III. Documents				258-262

IV. Photographs				263-263d

V. Printed Matter
	A. Pamphlets			264-265
	B. Magazine Clippings of P. W.'s articles and stories			266
	C. Newspaper Clippings			267

VI. Magazines
	A. A-Z			268-278
	B. A-Z, oversize cartons			279-280

VII. Works by Persons Other Than Philip Wylie, A-Z				281-283a

VIII. Scrapbooks
	A. Newspaper Clippings of Selected Works, oversize carton			284
	B. Letters re: Generation of Vipers			285
	C. Newspaper Clippings, misc.			oversize

IX. Non-Print Media				286-287

X. Papers of Frederica Wylie
	A. Correspondence			288-289
	B. Bank Statements & Canceled Checks (1971-1981)			290
	C. Documents and Misc.			291
	D. Printed Matter			291
	E. Papers of Others			291

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