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Brander Matthews Papers,
1877-1962.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Brander Matthews Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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Summary Information
At a Glance
Bib ID: | 4078376 View CLIO record |
Creator(s): | Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929. |
Title: | Brander Matthews Papers,
1877-1962.
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Physical description: | ca. 14,500 items (65 boxes).
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Language(s): | In English
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Arrangement
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 6 series:
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Scope and Content
Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and printed material. Among his correspondents represented in the collection by at least 75 items are: William Archer, Hobart C. Chatfield-Taylor, Augustin Daly, Austin Dobson, Hamlin Garland, Bronson Howard, William Dean Howells, Henry Arthur Jones, Henry Cabot Lodge and Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury. There are bound volumes of letters from Henry C. Bunner, Andrew Lang, Rudyard Kipling, Theodore Roosevelt, miscellaneous letters to Matthews, and Matthews' editorial correspondence with the North American Review. There are three boxes of manuscripts, including poems by 21 authors; essays on drama; and plays by Henry Arthur Jones, Don Marquis, and Matthews; bound volumes of manuscripts of Matthews' plays and his book, "Development for the Drama." Also included are 17 boxes of his manuscript notes for his many lectures, articles, and books; and memorabilia, primarily from the theatre and from his life at Columbia. Material on the Dunlap Society, which was devoted to printing works relating to the theater, of which Matthews was co-founder with Laurence Hutton, includes documents and correspondence, much of which is between then secretary Evert J. Wendell and members on meetings and other Society business around 1914. In addition, there are notes and correspondence of Herbert Kleinfield relating to his research on Matthews.
Series I: Cataloged Correspondence, 1876-1926
Matthews was an influential figure in the literary and dramatic worlds of New York, Paris, and London in the late nineteenth, early twentieth century. Among his correspondents represented in the collection are William Archer, Hobart C. Chatfield-Taylor, Augustin Daly, Austin Dobson, Hamlin Garland, Bronson Howard, William Dean Howells, Henry Cabot Lodge and other prominent figures from the worlds of theater, literature, politics and society. 10 linear ft.
Series II: Writings
This series contains notes, typescripts, contracts, book reviews, articles and clippings. The material is arranged chronologically within 9 subseries: Fiction, Plays, Verse, Biographies, Essays and Critiques, Pamphlets, Books edited, Introductions, Articles and Lectures. 1871-1923, 3.5 linear feet
Subseries II.1: Bibliography
Subseries II.2: Fiction
Subseries II.3: Plays
Subseries II.4: Verse
Subseries II.5: Biographies
Subseries II.6: Essays and Criticism
Subseries II.7: Pamphlets
Subseries II.8: Books edited
Subseries II.9: Introductions
Subseries II.10: Articles and Lectures
Series III: Notes, 1872-1924
This series is divided into three subseries: Author files, Subject files and Drama. It contains notes, clippings and articles on subjects in which Matthews had an interest. The notes are often written on small scraps of paper. Matthews would jot down any idea as soon as it occurred to him and throw it into a drawer "where I keep all such stray thoughts." Eventually he would organize these scraps and file them in envelopes. He considered each envelope "a story, or an essay in process of hatching." The files are arranged alphabetically within subseries. 6 linear feet
Subseries III.1: Author Files
Subseries III.2: Subject Files
Includes articles, clippings, exams and notes
Subseries III.3: Drama files
Series IV: Works by Others, 1879-1923
This series contains articles, manuscripts, poetry, essays, and autographs by other authors. 0.5 linear feet
Series V: Personal files, 1827-1962
This series contains photographs, menus, ticket stubs, club rosters, scrapbooks, and other Matthews memorabilia. It includes items Matthews used to refresh his memory when writing his autobiography
These Many Years
. There are also research notes from a 1961-1962 study by Herbert Kleinfeld. 2 linear feet.
Series VI: Scrapbooks
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This collection has no restrictions.
This collection is located on-site.
Restrictions on Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Brander Matthews Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Return to top About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries. Rare Book and Manuscript Library; machine readable finding aid created by Columbia University Libraries Digital Library Program Division
Processing Information
Papers entered 05/--/1986
Biographical materials entered 05/--/1986
Biographical material entered 05/--/1986
Irving/Stoker a.l.s. to Rolt Cataloged 08/04/1993 HR
BM essay: On the length of Cleopatra's nose. Cataloged 03/17/1994 HR
16 a.l.s. from Matthews to Clifford Smyth Cataloged 01/13/2000 HR
Machine readable finding aid generated from MARC-AMC source via XSLT conversion June 26, 2009
Finding aid written in English.
2010-02-16
Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.
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The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows.
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Columbia University.--Dramatic Museum. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
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Photoprints | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
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American literature. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Archer, William, 1856-1924. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Bunner, H. C. (Henry Cuyler), 1855-1896. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Chatfield-Taylor, H. C. (Hobart Chatfield), 1865-1945. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Columbia University.--Dept. of English and Comparative Literature. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Henderson, Harold Gould. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Howard, Bronson, 1842-1908. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Jones, Henry Arthur, 1851-1929. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Kelinfield, Herbert L. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Lounsbury, Thomas Raynesford, 1838-1915. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Theater--England--London. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Theater--New York (State)--New York. | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
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Biographical Note
Author, critic, and member of the Columbia English Department Faculty from 1891-1924. Matthews was an influential figure in the literary and dramatic worlds of New York and London from the 1880s throughtout his life. He was a member of numerous social and literary organizations, serving as president of the Dunlap Society, the Modern Language Association, and the National Institute of Arts and Letters, among others.
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