Adele C. Brockhoff letters, 1946-1981

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.

• Series I: Manuscripts
• Series II: Books (Catalogued in the Rare Book Collection)

Description

Summary

Correspondence including twenty letters from Helen Keller and her companion Polly Thomson, letters from Pauline Hemingway and her son Patrick M. Hemingway, from Patricia Nixon, Nancy Reagan, and from Harry Emerson Fosdick. These are all of a personal nature. There are also several books by and about Helen Keller and by Ernest Hemingway, some of which are first editions and some inscribe by the author.

• Series I: Manuscripts

• Series II: Books (Catalogued in the Rare Book Collection)

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Conditions Governing Access

The books are cataloged in the Rare Book Collection.

This collection is located on-site.

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); Adele C. Brockhoff letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Brockhoff, Adele C. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1984. Accession number--M-84.

Gift of Adele C. Brockhoff, 1984.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/12/89.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2012-02- 13 EAD created by PTL

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

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