W.W. Norton & Company records, 1923-1967
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0938
- Bib ID:
- 4079171 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 209.5 linear feet (457 boxes)
- Language(s):
- English .
- 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.
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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.
Description
Summary
Records of publisher W.W. Norton & Co, as well as the records of Boni and Liveright, Inc. and Horace Liveright, Inc.
Arrangement
Selected materials cataloged remainder arranged.
- Series I. 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.
Using the Collection
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
Reproductions 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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