James R. Vitelli Collection on Van Wyck Brooks and Elmer Adler, 1910-1993 (bulk 1951-1985).

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James R. Vitelli Collection on Van Wyck Brooks and Elmer Adler, 1910-1993 (bulk 1951-1985).

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This collection consists of materials collected by Dr. James R. Vitelli during his research on Van Wyck Brooks and Elmer Adler. Included are correspondence with Van Wyck Brooks and others, drafts of Brooks's book FROM THE SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAIN, Vitelli's notes on Elmer Adler, and printed materials. In addition, there are folders of material on Adler's involvement with the Puerto Rican museum on fine printing and book design Casa del Libro and the Stephen Crane Society of Lafayette College.

1.0 linear ft. (2 archival boxes, 1 half-size archival box)

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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Casa del Libro (San Juan, P.R.)

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Stephen Crane Society

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Adler, Elmer, 1884-1962

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Elmer Adler worked in his family's clothing firm in Rochester, N.Y. while developing an avocation as a book and print collector. In 1922 he came to New York City and established the Pynson Printers; he began to makea reputation as a book designer. Adler served as a typographic consultant to several magazines and to The New York Times. From 1930 to 1940 he published The colophon : a book collector's quarterly. In 1940 he was invited to establish a Department of Graphic Arts at Princeton Universit...

Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963

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American author and critic. From the description of Typed letter signed : Westport, Ct., to Stark Young, 1937 Apr. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874884 Van Wyck Brooks was an author and educator, known for his study of, and influence on, American culture. After graduating from Harvard, he sought a literary career in New York and London, writing chiefly for magazines. While teaching at Stanford he developed his first books of criticism, leading up to his first signifi...

Vitelli, James R. (James Robert), 1920-2006.

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Born in Trenton, N.J., on November 15, 1920, James R. Vitelli was a professor of English at Lafayette College and chairman of the English Department from 1977 to 1983. His published works include VAN WYCK BROOKS (1969), VAN WYCK BROOKS: A REFERENCE GUIDE (1977), and RANDOLPH BOURNE (1980). Dr. Vitelli died in 2006. From the description of James R. Vitelli Collection on Van Wyck Brooks and Elmer Adler, 1910-1993 (bulk 1951-1985). (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 181...