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George A. Plimpton Papers, 1634-1956 24 linear feet 58 boxes: 52 document boxes, 2 half document boxes, 1 custom-made box, 2 flat boxes, 1 shoe box; and 2 map drawers

Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936
The George A. Plimpton Papers consist largely of personal and professional correspondence, financial and real estate records, personal diaries and albums, writings, and lectures produced by or for George Arthur Plimpton. But the Papers also contains not only the correspondence and records of Plimpton's colleagues at Ginn and Company, the publishing house that Plimpton led for decades, but also correspondence and records relating to the dozens of other institutions and organizations that Plimpton helped lead. In addition to extensive correspondence relating to Plimpton's collecting of rare books, manuscripts, and historical artifacts, the Papers also contain such diverse items as autographs of presidents, handwriting specimens, studies of medieval manuscripts, and documents relating to the American slave trade.
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Harry Thurston Peck papers, 1878-1933 0.5 linear feet 1 manuscript box

Peck, Harry Thurston, 1856-1914

This is a collection of material relative to the life and career of Prof. Peck. The collection centers around the breach of promise suit brought by Miss Esther Quinn against Dr. Peck and his subsequent dismissal from the university in 1910. The material includes numerous clippings and letters from, to, and relating to Peck from President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia, Dr. Robert Arrowsmith of the American Book Company, and others. There are also letters relative to Peck's early teaching career and his life after leaving Columbia. Also, correspondence and other materials relating primarily to Prof. Peck's editorship of THE BOOKMAN, 1895-1907, and of two encyclopedias, THE INTERNATIONAL CYCLOPEDIA and THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA.

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