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Summary Information
Access Restrictions
Biographical Note
Arrangement/Organization
Scope and Content Note
Indexing Terms
Administrative Information
Content List
Collection 1846-1962

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Appleton-Century mss

Records, 1846-1962, of D. Appleton-Century Company at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Electronic finding aid encoded by Beth Benda.

Indiana University Digital Library Program © 2004

Summary Information

Repository:
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Indiana University

1200 E. Seventh St.

Bloomington, IN 47405-5500

Phone: 812-855-2452

Fax: 812-855-3143

Email: liblilly@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly 

Creator:
D. Appleton-Century Company.

Title:
Appleton-Century mss.,1846-1962  

Collection No.:
LMC 1023

Extent:
6,249 items

Language:
Materials are in English.

Abstract:
Consists of the office files of the publishing company, its two predecessors, D. Appleton & Co., and the Century Co., and to a small extent its successor, Appleton-Century Crofts, Inc. The papers in the collection consist of contracts with authors for the publication of their works, and for dramatizations, motion picture rights, foreign editions, and translations of books published by the firm; business correspondence with authors, executors of their estates, publishers and others; royalty statements; copies of the wills of some of the authors; and other business papers.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

D. Appleton & Co. was founded in 1825 by Daniel Appleton who in that year opened a general store which featured books among other things. In 1831 he began to publish books. In 1933 this company merged with the Century Co., founded in 1881, to form the D. Appleton-Century Co. A consolidation of this company with the F.S. Crofts Co., founded in 1924, was effected in 1948 under the name Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc. In 1960 this firm was bought by the Meredith Publishing Co., but the name was not changed.

Arrangement/Organization

Arranged alphabetically by author or illustrator.

Scope and Content Note

The papers in the collection consist of contracts with authors for the publication of their works, and for dramatizations, motion picture rights, foreign editions, and translations of books published by the firm; business correspondence with authors, executors of their estates, publishers and others; royalty statements, copies of the wills of some of the authors; and other business papers.

The collection also contains a letter from Ulysses Simpson Grant to J.H. Work, December 22, 1881; corrected galley proof of Bess Streeter Aldrich's A lantern in her hand, and Miss Bishop; galley and page proofs of Edith Wharton's Age of innocence, and A backward glance; photographs of Edith Wharton and Harold Bell Wright; and printed promotional material (both unbound and mounted in 7 scrapbooks) for Harold Bell Wright's books.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in IUCAT , the IU Libraries' online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the catalog using these terms.

Names

  • D. Appleton and Company.
  • Appleton-Century-Crofts, inc.
  • Century Company.
  • Aldrich, Bess Streeter, 1881-1954.
  • Barbour, Ralph Henry, 1870-1944.
  • Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.
  • Byrne, Donn, 1889-1928.
  • Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William), 1865-1933.
  • Cox, Palmer, 1840-1924.
  • Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900.
  • Gale, Zona, 1874-1938.
  • Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908.
  • Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.
  • Lincoln, Joseph Crosby, 1870-1944.
  • London, Jack, 1876-1916.
  • Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir), 1829-1914.
  • Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946.
  • Stockton, Frank Richard, 1834-1902.
  • Westcott, Edward Noyes, 1847-1898.
  • Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937.
  • Wright, Harold Bell, 1872-1944.
  • Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916.
  • View All (12 more...)

Topics

  • Publishers and publishing --United States.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information:
Purchase. 1964

Usage Restrictions:
Prior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.

Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly Library.

Preferred Citation:
[Item], Appleton-Century mss, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

 
Series: Collection 1846-1962   

 
Scope Note: Arranged alphabetically by author or illustrator.
Box 1  
Ade, George. Letters, 1901-1911 
 
Adler, Felix. Letters, 1932   

 
Aldrich, Bess Streeter  

 
letters and papers, 1928-1957   

 
A Lantern in her hand Galley proofs, undated   

 
Miss Bishop Galley proofs, undated   

 
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey. Letters and papers, 1899   

Box 2  
Allen, James Lane. Letters and papers, 1914-1933 
 
Astor, John Jacob. Letters and papers, 1894-1921   

 
Atherton, Gertrude Franklin. Letters and papers, 1897-1953   

 
Badeau, Adam. Letters and papers, 1866-1884   

 
Bancroft, George. Letters and papers, 1874-1921    (2 folders)
 
Banner Play Bureau. Letters and papers, 1926-1927   

 
Barbour, Ralph Henry. Letters and papers, 1899-1930    (2 folders)
 
Barton, Clara Harlowe. Letters and papers, 1904-1932   

 
Belloc, Hilaire. Letters and papers, 1912-1961   

 
Bennett, Arnold. Letters and papers, 1909-1911   

 
Bennett, John. Letters and papers, 1897-1959    (2 folders)
 
Benton, Thomas Hart. Letters and papers, 1855-1857   

 
Bernhardt, Sarah, letters and papers, 1903-1923   

 
Bettner, George. Papers, 1848 Oct 4   

 
Birdsall, Katharine N. Papers, 1902-1929   

 
Bixby, John M. Papers, 1851 Oct 29   

 
Boutet de Monvel, Bernard. Letters and papers, 1904-1911   

Box 4  
Broun, Heywood Campbell. Letters and papers, 1918-1943 
 
Bryant, William Cullen. Letters and papers, 1854-1936    (3 folders)
 
Burnett, Frances Eliza. Letters and papers, 1906-1953   

 
Butler, Glentworth Reeve. Letter, 1902   

 
Butterworth, Hezekiah. Letters and papers, 1890-1926    (2 folders)
 
Byrne, Donn. Letters and papers, 1921-1961    (4 folders)
 
Caine, Sir Hall. Letters and papers, 1892-1936    (2 folders)
Box 5  
Chambers, Robert William. Letters and papers, 1921-1914   (11 folders)
Box 6  
Chambers, Robert William. Letters and papers, 1915-1961;  printed materials (14 folders)
Box 7  
Chittenden, Lucius Eugene. Letter, 1864 
 
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne. Letters and papers, 1889-1902   

 
Cocteau, Jean. Letters and papers, 1924-1956   

 
Cleveland, Grover. Letters and papers, 1901-1904   

 
Conrad, Joseph. Letters and papers, 1895-1941   

 
Cooke, John Esten. Letters and papers, 1875   

 
Cooper, James Fenimore. Letters and papers, 1871   

 
Cox, Palmer. Letters and papers, 1887-1894;  photographs and drawings  (5 folders)
 
Crane, Stephen. Letters and papers, 1895-1960    (5 folders)
 
Cuyas, Arturo. Letter, 1902   

Box 8  
Deleth, August William. Letters and papers, 1939-1950 
 
Deutsch, Babette. Letters and papers, 1925-1955   

 
Dixon, Thomas, letter, undated   

 
Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge. Letters and papers, 1926   

 
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. Letters and papers, 1894-1944    (2 folders)
 
Dreiser, Theodore. Letters and papers, 1913-1934   

 
Ferber, Edna. Letters and papers, 1925-1956   

 
Flammarion, Camille. Letters and papers, 1903-1950    (2 folders)
 
Fleury, Maurice, comte. Letters and papers, 1906-1933    (2 folders)
 
Fuller, Henry Blake. Letters and papers, 1891-1909   

Box 9  
Gale, Zona. Letters and papers, 1919-1961   (4 folders)
 
Garland, Hamlin. Letters and papers, 1892-1942   

 
George, Henry. Letters and papers, 1925-1929   

 
Gillespie, William Mitchell. Papers, Apr. 20, 1858   

 
Gissing, George. Letters and papers, 1895-1926   

 
Gorki, Maksim. Letters and papers, 1906-1955    (2 folders)
 
Grant, Ulysses Simpson. Letters and papers relating to, 1881-1940   

 
Gray, David. Letters and papers, 1898-1911   

 
Hale, Edward Everett. Agreement, Feb. 17, 1906   

 
Halleck, Fitz Greene. Papers, 1846-1858   

Box 10  
Harris, Joel Chandler. Letters and papers, 1889-1931   (7 folders)
Box 11  
Harris, Joel Chandler. Letters and papers, 1932-1950;  printed material (7 folders)
Box 12  
Hawkins, Anthony Hope. Letters and papers, 1896-1928   (2 folders)
 
Hay, John Milton. Letters, 1901-1904   

 
Henderson, Archibald. Letters and papers, 1923-1950    (2 folders)
 
Henty, George Alfred. Letters, 1897   

 
Herbert, Henry William. Memorandum of agreement, 1849   

 
Henford, Oliver. Letters and papers, 1894-1930   

 
Hobson, Richard Pearson. Letters and papers, 1898-1956    (2 folders)
 
Hough, Emerson,  

 
Miscellaneous pages and letters, May 2, 1916    

 
The Covered Wagon   (Galley, proofs)
 
Howells, William Dean. Letters and papers, 1915-1957   

 
Hudson, William Henry. Letters and papers, 1894-1908   

 
Huxley, Thomas Henry. Agreement, 1892   

 
Johnston, Joseph Eggleston. Letters and papers, 1872-1891   

 
Jones, John William. Letters and papers, 1874-1886   

 
Keller, Helen Adams. Letters and papers, 1907-1951   

 
Kemble, Edward Windsor. Letters and papers, 1856-1903   

 
Kerensky, Aleksandr Fyodorovich. Letters and papers, 1927-1932   

Box 13  
Kipling, Rudyard. Letters and papers, 1892-1930;  Kipling readers, edited by Grace Shoup, undated   (8 folders)
Box 14  
Lecky, William Edward Hartpole. Letters and papers, 1897-1932 
 
Lee, Fitzhugh. Letters and papers, 1894-1922   

 
Lincoln, Joseph. Letters and papers, 1901-1962    (8 folders)
 
Lincoln, Natalie Sumner. Letters and papers, 1935-1938   

Box 15  
Lindsay, Nicholas Vachel. Letters and papers, 1922-1958 
 
London, Jack. Letters and papers, 1904-1951    (4 folders)
 
McEnery, Sarah S. Letter, 1933 Nov. 1   

 
McKenzie, Sir Compton. Letters and papers, 1911-1952   

 
McKinley, William. Letters and papers, 1893-1922   

 
Maclay, Edward Stanton. Letters and papers, 1901-1902   

 
McLellan, James Alexander. Letters and papers, 1894-1918   

 
Mahan, Alfred T. Letters and papers, 1892-1920   

 
Marquis, Don. Letters and papers, 1915-1941    (2 folders)
 
Masters, Edgar Lee. Letters and papers, 1928-1955   

 
Matthews, Brander. Papers, 1910   

 
Maurois, André. Letters and papers, 1930-1961    (2 folders)
 
Merrick, Leonard. Letters and papers, 1901-1913   

Box 16  
Mitchell, Silas Weir. Letters and papers, 1892-1955   (4 folders)
 
Moore, George. Letters and papers, 1898-1955    (2 folders)
 
Morley, Christopher Darlington. Letters and papers, 1921-1961   

 
Muir, John. Letters and papers, 1895-1956    (2 folders)
 
Nicolay, John George and Hay, John Milton. Letters and papers, 1883-1950   

 
Nye, Frank Wilson. Letters and papers, 1926-1933   

 
O'Neill, Eugene Gladstone. Letters and papers, 1920-1960   

 
Osbourne, Lloyd. Letters and papers, 1893-1935   

 
Parker, Sir Gilbert, Bart. Letters and papers, 1893-1940    (2 folders)
 
Parker, Theodore. Papers, May 21, 1881   

 
Peary, Robert Edwin. Letters and papers, 1917   

 
Perry, Matthew Galbraith. Papers, 1855   

Box 17  
Porter, David Dixon. Letters and papers, 1884-1906 
 
Post, Emily (Price). Letters and papers, 1905-1916   

 
G.P. Putnam & Co. Letters and papers, 1852-1854   

 
Pyle, Howard. Letters and papers, 1894-1950   

 
Rackham, Arthur. Letters and papers, 1911-1941   

 
Reed, John. Agreement, 1914   

 
Remarque, Erich Maria. Letters and papers, 1946-1952    (2 folders)
 
Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan and Rice, Cale Young. Letters and papers, 1902-1961    (2 folders)
 
Riley, James Whitcomb. Letters and papers, 1892-1912   

 
Roosevelt, Theodore. Letters and papers, 1888-1961    (2 folders)
 
Roseman, M.J. Letter, Feb. 1, 1902   

 
Royce, Josiah. Agreement, 1897   

Box 18  
Sadleir, Michael. Letters and papers, 1940-1952 
 
Santos-Dumont, Alberto. Letters and papers, 1903   

 
Schley, Winfield Scott. Letters and papers, 1904-1909   

 
Seton, Ernest Thompson. Letters and papers, 1888-1953    (3 folders)
 
Seward, Frederick William. Letters and papers, 1876   

 
Seward, William Henry. Letters and papers, 1872   

 
Sherman, General William Tecumseh. Letters and papers, 1875-1947   

 
Sigourney, Lydia Howard (Huntley). Letters and papers, 1864   

 
Sinclair, Upton, Beall. Letters and papers, 1902-1906   

Box 27  
Squier, Ephraim George. Letters and papers, 1851 
Box 18  
Spencer, Herbert. Letters and papers, 1903-1936 
 
Stanton, Theodore. Letters, undated   

 
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Letters and papers, 1895   

Box 19  
Stockton, Frank Richard. Letters and papers, 1886-1962   (4 folders)
 
Stoker, Bram. Letters and papers, 1895-1912   

 
Stong, Philip Duffield. Letters and papers, 1931-1945   

 
Stuart, Ruth (McEnery). Letters and papers, 1896-1938   

 
Tarkington, Booth. Letters and papers, 1922-1943   

Box 20  
Taylor, Bayard. Letters and papers, 1872-1878 
 
Thompson, James Maurice. Letters and papers, 1884-1900   

 
Todd, Margaret Georgina. Letters and papers, 1902   

 
Traubel, Horace. Letters and papers, 1907-19117   

 
Ward, Elizabeth Stuart (Phelps). Letter, 1902   

 
Watson, Henry Brereton Marriott. Letter, undated   

 
Weik, Jesse William. Letters and papers, 1891-1944   

 
Wells, Herbert George. Letters and papers, 1902-1942   

 
West, Rebecca. Letters and papers, 1917-1945   

 
Westcott, Edward Noyes. Letters and papers, 1898-1958;  printed materials  (6 folders)
Box 21  
Wharton, Edith Newbold. Letters and papers, 1902-1925   (7 folders)
Box 22  
Wharton, Edith Newbold. Letters and papers, 1926-1933   (8 folders)
Box 23  
Wharton, Edith Newbold. Letters and papers, 1934-1962   (9 folders)
Box 24  
Wharton, Edith Newbold. Age of Innocence (page proof and galley proof); A Backward Glance (page proof and galley proof) (9 folders)
Box 27  
Wharton, Edith Newbold. Photograph by Taponier of Paris
Box 25  
Whitman, Walt. Letters and papers, 1907-1931 
 
Wiley, Belle. Card regarding copywright, 1932   

 
Wright, Harold Bell,  

 
Letters and papers, 1920-1957    (2 folders)
 
Printed,  

 
Biographical material  

 
Exit  

 
God and the Groceryman  

 
Helen of the Old House   (7 folders)
Box 26  
Helen of the Old House, duplicates of I and II (2 folders)
 
The Re-Creation of Briant Kent  

 
The Sheperd of the Hills  

 
A Son of his Father and duplicate  (2 folders)
 
That Printer of Udell's  

 
The Winning of Barbara Worth, one page, undated   

Box 27  
Photographs (3)
 
Photograph with inscription by Wright, Sept. 1921   

 
Promotional, Helen of the Old House, 1921   

 
Promotional, Exit  

 
Scrapbooks,  

 
1. Exit, 1930   

 
2. God and the Groceryman, 1927   

 
3. Helen of the Old House, 1921   

 
4-6. The Mine with the Iron Door, 1923   

 
7. A Son of the Father, 1925   

Box 26  
Wright, John Henry. Letter, July 7, 1902 
 
Yarmolinskiy, Avrahm. Letters and papers, 1925-1957   

 
Young, Stark. Letters and papers, 1921-1947   

 
Zangwill, Israel. Letters and papers, 1896