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John Hinsdale Thompson Collection of James Joyce Materials Mssthompsonj http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8988f82 No online items John Hinsdale Thompson Collection of James Joyce Materials mssThompsonj The Huntington Library March 2021 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org John Hinsdale Thompson mssThompsonj 1 Collection of James Joyce Materials mssThompsonj Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library Title: John Hinsdale Thompson collection of James Joyce materials Creator: Thompson, John Hinsdale Identifier/Call Number: mssThompsonj Physical Description: 2.42 Linear Feet(2 boxes and 1 volume) Date (inclusive): 1901-1973 Abstract: A collection of James Joyce material assembled by John Hinsdale Thompson, American professor and bookseller. The collection includes both original Joyce manuscripts and correspondence as well as correspondence related to Joyce scholarship and collecting. Language of Material: Materials are in English. Conditions Governing Access Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information. RESTRICTED. Box 1 and volume 1: Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time. Conditions Governing Use The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. John Hinsdale Thompson collection of James Joyce materials, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Immediate Source of Acquisition Purchased from Mrs. Jill Thompson Perkins, March 1974. Biographical / Historical John Hinsdale Thompson (1907-1973) was a Michigan bookseller and literature professor at Stephens College, Missouri. Thompson had a strong interest in Irish novelist, poet and literary critic James Joyce (1882-1941); he began collecting Joyce's manuscripts and limited editions in the early 1930s. Thompson also corresponded with other scholars and booksellers regarding Joyce and his works. Scope and Contents The collection contains original James Joyce material with additional material concerning James Joyce scholarship and John Hinsdale Thompson's collecting of the James Joyce material. The first series of the collection contains 73 original items (1901-1938, mssHM 41118-41190), either written by or about James Joyce and include: Joyce's translation of Gerhart Hauptmann's Before sunrise; a corrected typescript of a portion of Penelope; and various poems. Also included are autograph letters by Joyce to various recipients, and the correspondence of Donald S. Friede concerning his publication and the copyright of Joyce's Work in progress. The second series includes 169 items of supporting material (1939-1973) which consists chiefly of correspondence between John Hinsdale Thompson, booksellers, and other Joyce scholars; the majority of these letters are addressed to Thompson. Also contains manuscripts, printer's material, printed material, and ephemera concerning Joyce scholarship. Processing Information Processed by Huntington Library Staff in 1976-1977; in 2021, Gayle Richardson reprocessed the collection, rehoused the material, and created the finding aid. This material was formerly titled: John Hinsdale Thompson papers. Arrangement Organized in the following series: 1. James Joyce materials; 2. James Joyce scholarship materials. General Individual call numbers included in the collection: mssHM 41118-41190. Separated Materials A group of 132 books written by and related to James Joyce were part of this acquisition; the books were transferred to the Rare Books Department (438105-438238). Related Materials The manuscript mssHM 41122: "Ulysses: a portion of "Penelope" forms part of: duplicate partial typescript of the first part of "Penelope" (18) episode for "Ulysses;" University of Buffalo (mssV.B.16.a.ii). John Hinsdale Thompson mssThompsonj 2 Collection of James Joyce Materials mssThompsonj Subjects and Indexing Terms Authors, Irish -- 20th century Collectors and collecting -- United States Novelists, Irish -- 20th century Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century Manuscripts -- 20th century Poems -- 20th century Anderson, Chester G. Beach, Sylvia Borach, Georges, 1892-1934 Conner, Benjamin Howe, 1878-1953 Dalton, Jack, 1908- Ellmann, Richard, 1918-1987 Friede, Donald Gallup, Donald, 1913-2000 Glasheen, Adaline Hart, Clive Hauptmann, Gerhart, 1862-1946 -- Vor Sonnenaufgang Hayes, Richard J., 1902-1976 Higginson, Fred H. Hill, Creighton J. Hodgart, Matthew John Caldwell Jolas, Eugène, 1894-1952 Jolas, M. Joyce, James, 1882-1941 -- Ulysses Joyce, James, 1882-1941 -- Work in progress Joyce, Nora Barnacle, 1884-1951 Léon, Paul L. (Paul Léopoldovitch), 1893-1942? Mathews, Elkin, 1851-1921 Mayo, Robert D. (Robert Donald), 1910-1998 Paul, Elliot, 1891-1958 Peery, William Wallace, 1910-1964 Rodker, John, 1894-1955 Scholes, Robert, 1929- Schuman, Henry Schwartz, Jacob Shaw, Leroy R. (Leroy Robert), 1923- Slocum, John J. Solberg, Thorvald, 1852-1949 Spoerri, James Fuller, 1899-1969 Staley, Thomas F. Stein, Jess M. Tindall, William York, 1903-1981 Weaver, Harriet Shaw John Hinsdale Thompson mssThompsonj 3 Collection of James Joyce Materials mssThompsonj James Joyce materials 1901-1938 James Joyce materials 1901-1938 Physical Description: 2.0 Linear Feet(1 box and 1 volume) Scope and Contents Material includes mssHM 41117-41190; the manuscripts and letters are written by James Joyce unless otherwise noted. The Donald S. Friede material consists mainly of typewritten carbon copies which are brittle and fragile, with some damage but no loss of text. Arrangement Material is arranged chronologically. Volume 1 "Before Sunrise:" translation of Gerhart Hauptmann's Vor Sonnanaufgang HM 41118 1901 July 23 Scope and Contents Autograph manuscript signed in a small black oil-cloth-covered notebook. Box 1, Folder 1 Chamber Music HM 41119 1901-1903 Scope and Contents Autograph manuscript signed in a small black oil-cloth-covered notebook. Box 1, Folder 2 "Come out to where the youth is met…:" poem HM 41120 1904 Scope and Contents Autograph manuscript signed in a small black oil-cloth-covered notebook. Box 1, Folder 3 Postcard to Elkin Mathews HM 41178 1907 September 9 Scope and Contents Autograph manuscript signed in a small black oil-cloth-covered notebook. Box 1, Folder 4 Letter to John Rodker HM 41179 1920 August 13 Scope and Contents Paris, France. Box 1, Folder 5 Letter to John Rodker HM 41180 1920 September 6 Scope and Contents Paris, France. Box 1, Folder 6 Letter to John Rodker HM 41181 1920 September 29 Scope and Contents Paris, France. Box 1, Folder 7 Letter to John Rodker HM 41182 1920 October 2 Scope and Contents Paris, France. Box 1, Folder 8 Letter to John Rodker HM 41183 1920 November 10 Scope and Contents Paris, France. Box 1, Folder 9 Ulysses: a portion of Penelope HM 41122 1921 Scope and Contents Typewritten, purple carbon copy, with corrections and additions on all pages in ink by Joyce and notes by the printer in pencil. The 20 pages are numbered 1-12, 14, 17-18, 21, 23-26, these pages fill the gaps of the typescript at the University of Buffalo (mssV.B.16.a.ii). John Hinsdale Thompson mssThompsonj 4 Collection of James Joyce Materials mssThompsonj James Joyce materials 1901-1938 Box 1, Folder 10 Maria McDonald Jolas letter to Donald S. Friede HM 41169 1927 January 31 Scope and Contents Paris, France. Box 1, Folder 11 Donald S. Friede cablegram to Sylvia Beach HM 41132 1927 June 20 Box 1, Folder 12 Donald S. Friede letter to Sylvia Beach HM 41133 1927 September 8 Box 1, Folder 13 Creighton J. Hill letter to Donald S. Friede HM 41152 1927 November 11 Scope and Contents Wellesley, Massachusetts. Includes a transcription of a cablegram from Elliot Paul, November 11, 1927. Box 1, Folder 14 Creighton J. Hill letter to Donald S. Friede HM 41153 1927 November 15 Scope and Contents Wellesley, Massachusetts. Box 1, Folder 15 Creighton J. Hill letter to Donald S. Friede HM 41154 1927 November 17 Scope and Contents Wellesley, Massachusetts. Box 1, Folder 16 Donald S. Friede cablegram to Elliot Paul HM 41143 1927 December 14 Box 1, Folder 17 Donald S. Friede letter to Creighton J. Hill HM 41134 1927 December 17 Box 1, Folder 18 Creighton J. Hill letter to Donald S. Friede HM 41155 1927 December 23 Scope and Contents Wellesley, Massachusetts. Box 1, Folder 19 Creighton J. Hill letter to Donald S. Friede HM 41156 1927 December 27 Scope and Contents Wellesley, Massachusetts. Includes transcription of cablegram from Elliot Paul to Creighton J. Hill, December 27?, 1927. Box 1, Folder 20 Creighton J. Hill letter to Donald S. Friede HM 41157 1927 December Scope and Contents In pencil. Box 1, Folder 21 Pomes Penyeach HM 41121 1927 Scope and Contents Includes: a manuscript which consists of ten of thirteen poems and the title page, with typescripts; autograph manuscript of seven poems on eight oblong sheets of paper; also, dated and numbered typescripts of all thirteen poems with some duplicates. Box 1, Folder 22 Van Rees Press to Donald S. Friede HM 41177 1927-1928 Scope and Contents New York, New York. Bills for the composition and printing of "Work in Progress Part I." Box 1, Folder 23 Donald S. Friede letter to Creighton J. Hill HM 41135 1928 January 3 Box 1, Folder 24 Donald S. Friede letter to Creighton J. Hill HM 41136 1928 January 3 Scope and Contents Slightly damaged, with no loss of text. Box 1, Folder 25 A. A. Jacobs letter to Donald S. Friede HM 41167 1928 January 5 Box 1, Folder 26 Elliot Paul telegram to Donald S. Friede HM 41173 1928 January 6 Scope and Contents Paris, France. John Hinsdale Thompson mssThompsonj 5 Collection of James Joyce Materials mssThompsonj James Joyce materials 1901-1938 Box 1, Folder 27 Donald S. Friede letter to Creighton J. Hill HM 41137 1928 January 7 Box 1, Folder 28 Creighton J. Hill letter to Donald S. Friede HM 41158 1928 January 9 Scope and Contents Wellesley, Massachusetts. Box 1, Folder 29 Donald S.
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