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Summary InformationAt a Glance
ArrangementArrangementSelected items cataloged; remainder arranged.
DescriptionScope and ContentA collection of letters and manuscripts of English and American authors, including one item from each of the following: Pearl S. Buck, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Thomas De Quincey, Thomas Frognall Dibden, Charles Dickens, William Ewart Gladstone, Edmund Gosse, Hester Thackeray Ritchie Fuller, Rockwell Kent, Charles Kingsley, Edward George Bulwer Lytton, John Masefield, Clinton Scollard, William Wordsworth and Walt Whitman. In addition, there are 8 letters from Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) to Mr. and Mrs. Horace Twiss (Annie Sterky Greenwood Twiss), photographs of Alan and Margaret Kempner and miscellaneous Kempner items.
Using the CollectionRare Book and Manuscript Library Restrictions on AccessYou will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account. This collection is located on-site. This collection has no restrictions. Terms Governing Use and ReproductionReaders must use microfilm of materials specified above. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Librarian for Rare Books and Manuscripts. Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron. Preferred CitationIdentification of specific item; Date (if known); Alan H. Kempner papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library. AccrualsMaterials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information. Alternate Form AvailablePearl S. Buck letter is on: microfilm. Ownership and Custodial HistoryGift of Alan H. Kempner, 1975; Gift of Margaret L. Kempner, 1986. Immediate Source of AcquisitionLiterary letters and mss: Source of acquisition--Kempner, Alan H. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1975. Accession number--M-1975. Literary letters and mss: Source of acquisition--Kempner, Margaret L. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--01/02/86. Accession number--M-86-01-02. 4 books: Source of acquisition--Kempner, M.L. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--01/02/86. Accession number--M-86-01-02. About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library Processing InformationLiterary letters and mss Processed BRC 06/--/86. Literary letters and mss Processed BRC 06/--/86. 4 books Processed HR 02/12/93. Revision Description2009-06-26 File created. 2012-04-17 EAD created by PTL 2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration. Subject HeadingsThe 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. Genre/Form
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History / Biographical NoteBiographical sketchAlan Kempner (Columbia A.B., 1917) was a stockbroker, publishing executive, book collector and philanthropist who donated books, manuscripts and drawings to Columbia University Libraries. |