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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. Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902
2. Ford family
3. History -- Research
4. Publishers and publishing -- New York (State) -- New York
5. Journalism -- Editing
6. Stage adaptations
7. Theater -- Production and direction
8. Bibliography

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