W.W. Norton & Company records, 1923-1967

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged remainder arranged.

• Series I. Correspondence
• Subseries I.1 Catalogued Correspondence and Manuscripts
• Subseries I.2 Arranged Correspondence
• Series II. Arranged Files
• Subseries II.1 General Files
• Subseries II.2 Editorial Files
• Subseries II.3 Manufacturing Files
• Subseries II.4 Norton Library
• Subseries II.5 International Publishers Association and American Book Publishers Council
• Subseries II.6 Book Reviews
• Subseries II.7 Canceled and Out-of-Print Files
• Subseries II.8 Contract Files
• Subseries II.9 Miscellaneous Manuscripts
• Subseries II.10 Personal Files, 1939-1946
• Series III. Boni and Liveright, Inc./Horace Liveright, Inc.
• Series III.1 Accounts, 1920-1960s [arranged by book title]
• Series III.2 Catalogues
• Series III.3 William Warder Norton personal papers
• Series III.4 Mary Dows Herter Norton Crena de Iongh literary papers

Description

Summary

Records of publisher W.W. Norton & Co, as well as the records of Boni and Liveright, Inc. and Horace Liveright, Inc.

• Series I. Correspondence

• Series II. Arranged Files

• Series III. Boni and Liveright, Inc./Horace Liveright, Inc.

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

You 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.

Cataloged correspondence (Series I.1, boxes I.1 - I.33) and Boni and Liveright, Inc./Horace Liveright, Inc. records (Series III, boxes III.1-III.14) are located on-site. The remainder of the collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

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 Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); W.W. Norton & Company records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Alternate Form Available

william C. Williams letters are on: microfilm.

I.A. Richards correspondence on: microfilm.

Pearl S. Buck letters are on: microfilm.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--W. W. Norton & Co. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1967. Accession number--M-67.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/1989.

Revision Description

2021-05-21 PDF replaced with encoded finding aid. cml/kws

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