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Pearl Buck Collection http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt038nc96p No online items Guide to the Pearl Buck Collection Processed by Mary Koch, 2007 Ella Strong Denison Library Scripps College 1090 Columbia Avenue Claremont, CA 91711 Phone: (909) 607-3941 Fax: (909) 607-1548 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.scrippscollege.edu/denison/ © 2007 Guide to the Pearl Buck Collection D2003.1 1 Pearl Buck Collection Collection number: D2003.1 Ella Strong Denison Library Scripps College Claremont, California Processed by: Processed by Mary Koch Date Completed: 2007 September Encoded by: Kelley Wolfe Bachli © 2007 Descriptive Summary Title: Pearl Buck collection Dates: 1923-2000 Bulk Dates: 1923-1968 Collection number: D2003.1 Creator: Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 Collector: Van de Water, Gordon Collection Size: 6 boxes Repository: Claremont Colleges. Library. Ella Strong Denison Library. Claremont, CA 91711 Abstract: The collection contains letters written by Pearl Buck, her passport from 1967, articles written by or about Pearl Buck, movie lobby cards and other movie memorabilia relating to Pearl Buck books, photographs, and Pearl Buck memorabilia, such as First Day Covers and figurines. Physical location: Please consult repository. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection open for research. Publication Rights All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Pearl Buck collection. Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College. Acquisition Information Gift of Gordon Van de Water, 2003 Biography / Administrative History Pearl Buck (1892-1973) was reared in China by her missionary parents and later taught in a Chinese university. Her first book to reach a wide audience was The Good Earth (1931, Pulitzer Prize), describing the struggles of a Chinese peasant and his slave wife. Sons (1932) and A House Divided (1935) followed; the trilogy was published as The House of Earth (1935). Among her later works are short stories, novels (including five under the pseudonym John Sedges), and an autobiography. She received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. Excerpted from Britannica Encyclopedia Online, http://search.eb.com/ebc/article-9358201, September 11, 2007 Scope and Content of Collection The collection contains letters written by Pearl Buck, her passport from 1967, articles written by or about Pearl Buck, movie lobby cards and other movie memorabilia relating to Pearl Buck books, photographs, and Pearl Buck memorabilia, such as First Day Covers and figurines. Guide to the Pearl Buck Collection D2003.1 2 Arrangement The collection is organized into 9 series: Series 1: Articles about or related to Pearl S. Buck Series 2: Book Reviews of Pearl S. Buck works Series 3: Fiction articles by Pearl S. Buck Series 4: Nonfiction articles by Pearl S. Buck Series 5: Motion picture materials Series 6: Correspondence Series 7: General Topics Series 8: Images of Pearl S. Buck Series 9: Pearl S. Buck Memorabilia Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century Popular literature -- United States -- History and criticism Related Material Denison Library also has a Pearl Buck book and periodical collection, donated by Gordon Van de Water in 2003. Articles about or related to Pearl S. Buck Box 1 , Folder 1 Photocopy of "Mrs. Buck Under Fire as a Heretic," The Literary Digest, May 6, 1933 Box 1 , Folder 2 Photocopy of "Pearl Buck Finds that East and West Do Meet," The New York Times Magazine, November 20, 1938 Box 1 , Folder 3 Photocopy of "Pearl Buck Talks of Her Work," The New York Times Book Review, March 10, 1940 Box 1 , Folder 4 Photocopy of "Pearl S. Buck: Author," Wisdom, May 1959 Box 1 , Folder 5 Photocopy of "Pearl Buck and the Good Earth of Vermont," The Saturday Evening Post, Spring 1972 Box 1 , Folder 6 Photocopy of "Green Hills Farm, Home of Pearl S. Buck," Spinning Wheel, Jan-Feb 1981 Box 1 , Folder 7 "Actress: Pearl Buck Novel to Be Perfect Movie for Two Cultures," Philadelphia Inquirer, June 28, 1999 Box 1 , Folder 8 "A Biographical Sketch of Pearl S. Buck," booklet signed by Pearl S. Buck Box 1 , Folder 9 Photocopy of "'The Good Earth' and the Bad Breaks," New York Times November 17, 1998, theater review Box 1 , Folder 10 Photocopy of "What's So Bad About "The Good Earth,'" Education About Asia, Winter 1998 Box 1 , Folder 11 Photocopy of "A Biographical Sketch of Pearl S. Buck" and "Bookmark", Chronicle of Higher Education, March 12, 1999 Box 1 , Folder 12 Photocopy of "Forgotten Treasure," The Intelligencer (Bucks County PA), August 15, 1999, article about an unpublished manuscript "The Day at Dawn" by Pearl S. Buck Box 1 , Folder 13 Moon, Chan-Joo, "The Children are Pearl S. Buck's Legacy," The Reporter, March 7, 2000 Box 1 , Folder 14 Day, John, "A Biographical Sketch of Pearl S. Buck," pamphlet Box 1 , Folder 15 Photocopy of picture of Pearl S. Buck and First Page of "Essay on Myself" by Buck Box 5 , Folder 0 "Pearl Buck at 79," article from unidentified source Box 5 , Folder 0 "Former residence of american writer opens to visitors," Xinhua News Agency, June 1, 2000 Box 5 , Folder 7 "A Letter from Pearl Buck," Sunday Oregonian, February 14, 1943 Book Reviews of Pearl S. Buck works Guide to the Pearl Buck Collection D2003.1 3 Book Reviews of Pearl S. Buck works Box 1 , Folder 16 Photocopy of "Mr. Rogers Turns Book Critic," The New York Times, March 7, 1932 Box 1 , Folder 17 Photocopy of "A Sequel to the 'Good Earth'," The New York Times Books Review, September 25, 1932 Box 1 , Folder 18 Photocopy of "A Novel of Love: Pearl S. Buck's 'Pavilion of Women,'" The Saturday Review of Literature, November 23, 1946 Box 1 , Folder 19 Photocopy of "Afterward to the Reader's Digest edition of 'The Good Earth,'" Reader's Digest, 1992 Box 1 , Folder 20 Photocopy of "A Chinese Classic," Asia, January 1934, review of "All Men are Brothers" Box 5 , Folder 0 "Pearl S. Buck: A cultural biography," by Robert Shaffer, The Nation, December 16, 1996 Box 5 , Folder 0 "A Sequel to "The Good Earth"," The New York Times Book Review, September 25, 1932 Fiction articles by Pearl S. Buck Box 1 , Folder 21 "The Solitary Priest," Asia, January 1926 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 22 "A Chinese Woman Speaks," Asia, April 1926 and "A Chinese Woman Speaks II," Asia, May 1926 [photocopies] Box 1 , Folder 23 "The Wandering Little God," Asia, April 1928 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 24 "The Revolutionist," Asia, September 1928 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 25 "Father Andrea," Asia, Aug 1929 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 26 "The First Wife," Asia, December 1931 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 27 "The First Wife"(second installment) Asia January 1932 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 28 "The Young Revolutionis" (five installments), Boyland January 31, Feb 7 and 21, Mar 20, and Apr 10 1932 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 29 "Sons," Cosmopolitan, May 1932 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 30 "The Old Chinese Nurse," The Fortnightly, June 1932 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 31 "The Frill," Woman's Home Companion, March 1933 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 32 "Hidden is the Golden Dragon," Asia, June 1933 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 33 "Shanghai Scene," Asia, Feb 1934 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 34 "The Dance," Collier's, March 23, 1935 [photocopy-color] Box 1 , Folder 35 "Heat Wave," American Mercury, April 1935 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 36 "Hearts Come Home," Ladies Home Journal, August 1935 [photocopy-color] Box 1 , Folder 37 "The Exile," Woman's Home Companion, October 1935 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 38 "No Other Gods," Pictorial Review, November 1936 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 39 "Faithfully," Redbook, January 1937 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 40 "The Woman Who Was Changed," Redbook, August 1937 [photocopy] Box 1 , Folder 41 Photocopy of "American Legend (Part 3)," Good Housekeeping, February 1939 Box 1 , Folder 42 Photocopy of "Revenge in a Beauty Shop," Strand, January 1940 Box 1 , Folder 43 Photocopy of "Stay as You Are," part one, Cosmopolitan, March 1940 Box 1 , Folder 44 Color photocopy of "The Face of Gold," Saturday Evening Post, August 24, 1940 Box 1 , Folder 45 Color photocopy of "John, John Chinaman," American, February 1942 Box 1 , Folder 46 Photocopy of "Chinese Incident," a radio play, Asia, May 1942 Box 1 , Folder 47 Photocopy of "The Long Way Round," Cosmopolitan, September 1942 Box 1 , Folder 48 Photocopy of "The Enemy," Harper's, November 1942 Box 1 , Folder 49 Photocopy of "China Speaks to America," a radio play, Asia, July 1943 Box 1 , Folder 50 Photocopy of "Journey for Life," The American, January 1944 Box 1 , Folder 51 Photocopy of "Sun Yat-sen," a short play, Asia, April 1944 Box 1 , Folder 52 Photocopy of "The Real Thing (Conclusion)," Cosmopolitan, June 1944 Box 1 , Folder 53 Photocopy of "Will This Earth Hold?," a radio play, Asia, November 1944 Box 1 , Folder 54 Photocopy of "Begin to Live," Woman's Home Companion, April 1945 Box 1 , Folder 55 Photocopy of "Home to Heaven," '47 The Magazine of the Year, March 1947 Box 1 , Folder 56 Photocopy of "The Unwritten Rules," Collier's, August 7, 1953 Box 1 , Folder 57 Photocopy of "Moon Over Manhattan," McCall's, September 1953 Box 2 , Folder 1 Photocopy of "A Husband for Lili," Woman's Home Companion, November 1953 Box 2 , Folder 2 Photocopy of "Shield of Love," Collier's, January 22, 1954 Guide to the Pearl Buck Collection D2003.1 4 Fiction articles by Pearl S.
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