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Additional authors

1. Adams, Herbert B. (Herbert Baxter), 1850-1901.
2. Bigelow, John, 1817-1911.
3. Bowen, Clarence Winthrop, 1852-1935.
4. Bowker, R. R. (Richard Rogers), 1848-1933.
5. Clark, Thomas Frederic, 1845-
6. Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899.
7. Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937.
8. Ford, Rosalie.
9. Ford, Kathleen.
10. Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941.
11. Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943.
12. Hitchcock, Ripley, 1857-1918.
13. Holt, Henry, 1840-1926.
14. Cameron, Beatrice, 1868-1940.
15. Mansfield, Richard, 1857-1907.
16. Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901.
17. Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918.
18. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
19. Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902.
20. Skeel, Emily Ellsworth Ford, 1867-1958.
21. Swift, Lindsay, 1856-1921.
22. Thomas, Edith Matilda, 1854-1925.
23. American Historical Association.
24. Dodd, Mead & Company.
25. Harper & Brothers.
26. Historical Printing Club (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
27. G.P. Putnam's Sons.
28. Charles Scribner's Sons.

Description

1. 16.5 linear feet (42 boxes)

Summary

1. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence and Ford's writings with some miscellaneous papers and press clippings.

Uniform title

1. Library journal.

Subject

1. Novelists
2. Stage adaptations
3. Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902
4. Photoprints
5. Dramatists
6. Publishers and publishing > New York (State) > New York
7. History > Research
8. Bibliography
9. Editors
10. Theater > Production and direction
11. Ford family
12. Journalism > Editing
13. Historians

Genre/Form

1. Photoprints.

Call number

1. MssCol 1043

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Source (note)

1. Ford Family

Biography (note)

1. Paul Leicester Ford (1865-1902) was a historian, novelist and playwright. The son of Gordon Lester Ford and Emily Ellsworth Ford, he was educated privately with access to his father's vast library of Americana. He edited, wrote or published many scholarly and bibliographical works including editions of the writings of John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson, bibliographies of Alexander Hamilton and Jefferson, and biographies of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. His novels, especially The Honorable Peter Stirling, were successful, and one of the several plays he wrote was produced. Ford also was associated with R.R. Bowker in editing Library Journal.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902.

Title

1. Paul Leicester Ford papers, 1869-1902, bulk (1885-1895)

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

1. Paul Leicester Ford (1865-1902) was a historian, novelist and playwright. The son of Gordon Lester Ford and Emily Ellsworth Ford, he was educated privately with access to his father's vast library of Americana. He edited, wrote or published many scholarly and bibliographical works including editions of the writings of John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson, bibliographies of Alexander Hamilton and Jefferson, and biographies of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. His novels, especially The Honorable Peter Stirling, were successful, and one of the several plays he wrote was produced. Ford also was associated with R.R. Bowker in editing Library Journal.

Indexes

1. Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Historians.
2. Novelists.
3. Dramatists.
4. Editors.

Added author

1. Adams, Herbert B. (Herbert Baxter), 1850-1901.
2. Bigelow, John, 1817-1911.
3. Bowen, Clarence Winthrop, 1852-1935.
4. Bowker, R. R. (Richard Rogers), 1848-1933.
5. Clark, Thomas Frederic, 1845-
6. Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899.
7. Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937.
8. Ford, Rosalie.
9. Ford, Kathleen.
10. Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941.
11. Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943.
12. Hitchcock, Ripley, 1857-1918.
13. Holt, Henry, 1840-1926.
14. Cameron, Beatrice, 1868-1940.
15. Mansfield, Richard, 1857-1907.
16. Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901.
17. Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918.
18. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
19. Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902.
20. Skeel, Emily Ellsworth Ford, 1867-1958.
21. Swift, Lindsay, 1856-1921.
22. Thomas, Edith Matilda, 1854-1925.
23. American Historical Association.
24. Dodd, Mead & Company.
25. Harper & Brothers.
26. Historical Printing Club (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
27. G.P. Putnam's Sons.
28. Charles Scribner's Sons.

Added title

1. Library journal.

Research call number

1. MssCol 1043