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Ellis Parker Butler papers

Title
Ellis Parker Butler papers, 1899-1936.
Author
Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937.
Supplementary Content
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Additional Authors
  • Beach, Rex, 1877-1949.
  • Bloom, Sol, 1870-1949.
  • Browne, Porter Emerson, 1879-1934.
  • Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916.
  • Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940.
  • Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963.
  • McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928.
  • Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.
  • Poole, Ernest, 1880-1950.
  • Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942.
  • Sedgwick, Ellery, 1872-1960.
Description
1.4 linear feet (4 boxes).
Summary
The Ellis Parker Butler papers consist of correspondence, a typescript of his story “The Goldfish Mystery” (1935), and a few pieces of ephemera.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Manuscripts for publication.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Source (note)
  • Butler, Mrs. Ellis Parker
Biography (note)
  • Ellis Parker Butler (1869-1937) was an American author best known as the author of the story "Pigs is Pigs."
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 441
OCLC
NYPW89-A381
Author
Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937.
Title
Ellis Parker Butler papers, 1899-1936.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Ellis Parker Butler (1869-1937) was an American author best known as the author of the story "Pigs is Pigs." Butler wrote 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays during his lifetime, and helped found the Authors' League of America. He worked as a banker in Flushing, New York where he resided with his family, and was active in local civic affairs.
Finding Aids
Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Related collections include the Papers of Ellis Parker Butler; University of Iowa Libraries, Special Collections Department, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Occupation
Authors.
Bankers.
Humorists.
Politicians.
Added Author
Beach, Rex, 1877-1949.
Bloom, Sol, 1870-1949.
Browne, Porter Emerson, 1879-1934.
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916.
Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940.
Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963.
McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928.
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.
Poole, Ernest, 1880-1950.
Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942.
Sedgwick, Ellery, 1872-1960.
LCCN
ms 68001092
Research Call Number
MssCol 441
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