- Additional Authors
- Description
- .7 linear foot (2 boxes)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Photographic prints.
- Posters.
- Access (note)
- Source (note)
- Gilder, Mrs. Rodman (L. Comfort); Rosamund Gilder
- Biography (note)
- Rodman Gilder (1877-1953) was an American editor and author. He was editor of Criterion and Credit Monthly and wrote on various subjects. The best known of his literary works is The Battery New York, a History (1935). He was also the archivist of Century Associates.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- MssCol 1156
- Author
Gilder, Rodman, 1877-1953.
- Title
Rodman Gilder papers, 1895-1953.
- Summary
Collection consists of notes and sources for Gilder's writings, papers relating to the history and business operations of the Century Company between 1913 and 1914, and some personal papers. Materials for Gilder's writings include correspondence, typescripts of articles, and research notes for biographies of Don Marquis and Joan of Arc. Century Company papers contain copies of memoranda and letters, circulation analyses for the Century and St. Nicholas magazines, financial records, by-laws, published histories, catalog of publications for 1913, two posters illustrated by Maxfield Parrish and Henry McCarter, and printed matter. Gilder's personal papers include some correspondence, memorabilia and photograph of his father, Richard Watson Gilder.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
Rodman Gilder (1877-1953) was an American editor and author. He was editor of Criterion and Credit Monthly and wrote on various subjects. The best known of his literary works is The Battery New York, a History (1935). He was also the archivist of Century Associates.
- Indexes
Finding aid available in repository.
- Occupation
Authors.
Editors.
- Added Author
Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909.
Marquis, Don, 1878-1937.
Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966.
McCarter, Henry, 1866-1942.
Century Company.
- LCCN
ms 69000876
- Research Call Number
MssCol 1156