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Ellis Parker Butler papers

Title
  1. Ellis Parker Butler papers, 1899-1936.
Author
  1. Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937

Collection information

Finding aid

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Beach, Rex, 1877-1949
  2. Bloom, Sol, 1870-1949
  3. Browne, Porter Emerson, 1879-1934
  4. Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916
  5. Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940
  6. Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963
  7. McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928
  8. Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
  9. Poole, Ernest, 1880-1950
  10. Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942
  11. Sedgwick, Ellery, 1872-1960
Description
  1. 1.4 linear feet (4 boxes).
Summary
  1. The Ellis Parker Butler papers consist of correspondence, a typescript of his story “The Goldfish Mystery” (1935), and a few pieces of ephemera.
Subject
  1. Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937
  2. Authors' League of America
  3. Authors' Guild (U.S.)
  4. Atlantic monthly (Boston, Mass. : 1857)
  5. Authors, American -- 20th century -- Political and social views
  6. American literature -- 20th century
  7. Civic improvement -- New York (State) -- New York
  8. Intellectual property
  9. Journalism -- United States
  10. Flushing (New York, N.Y.)
Genre/Form
  1. Manuscripts for publication.
Call number
  1. MssCol 441
Language
  1. English
Access (note)
  1. Restricted access;
Source (note)
  1. Butler, Mrs. Ellis Parker
Biography (note)
  1. Ellis Parker Butler (1869-1937) was an American author best known as the author of the story "Pigs is Pigs."
Processing action (note)
  1. Surveyed
  2. Cataloging updated
Author
  1. Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937.
Title
  1. Ellis Parker Butler papers, 1899-1936.
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
  1. 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
  1. Finding aid available in repository and on internet.
Location of other archival materials
  1. Related collections include the Papers of Ellis Parker Butler; University of Iowa Libraries, Special Collections Department, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Occupation
  1. Authors.
  2. Bankers.
  3. Humorists.
  4. Politicians.
Added author
  1. Beach, Rex, 1877-1949.
  2. Bloom, Sol, 1870-1949.
  3. Browne, Porter Emerson, 1879-1934.
  4. Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916.
  5. Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940.
  6. Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963.
  7. McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928.
  8. Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.
  9. Poole, Ernest, 1880-1950.
  10. Sarg, Tony, 1882-1942.
  11. Sedgwick, Ellery, 1872-1960.
LCCN
  1. ms 68001092
Research call number
  1. MssCol 441
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