Series I: Notes on Children's Periodical
Contains materials related to Isadore Mudge Gilbert's work with children's periodicals during her time at Columbia. The series includes signed copies of British Literature: A Critical Survey and 232 Author Bibliographies by Fred B. Millett and The American Library Directory, 1927, both addressed to Mudge. It also includes card files of titles that the Columbia University Libraries Cataloging Department later used to prepare a catalog for the Historical Collection of Children's Literature. In addition, receipts from domestic and international book sellers and photocopies of various magazine pages appear in this series, as well as correspondence related to children's periodicals and bibliographical notes and lists regarding the library's collections.
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Millett, Fred B., British Literature: A Critical Survey and 232 Author Bibliographies, Harcourt, Brace, and Company: New York, NY, 1935 (signed to Mudge by author), 1935
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Photostats of Magazine Titles and of Selected Pages
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Bibliographical Notes and Lists on Children's Magazines, 1787 (typed copy) -- 1941 undated, 1787, 1941 undated
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Book Dealers Receipts, 1913 -- 1940 undated, 1913, 1940 undated
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Letters, 1924 -- 1943 undated, 1924, 1943 undated
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American Library Directory, 1927 (Signed to Mudge by Urban), 1927
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Card File of Titles
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Card File of Titles
(used by Columbia University Libraries Cataloging Department to prepare cards forHistorical Collection Children's Literature)
Series II: Manuscript
Consists of a typed, unpublished manuscript entitled The Career of Isadore G. Mudge, submitted as a dissertation for a Doctorate in Library Science by John Waddell in 1973.
Series III: Correspondence
Includes correspondence with Isadore G. Mudge and her family regarding her life and work as well as unidentified letters. The letters written by or to Mudge consist primarily of correspondence regarding research questions and the origins of various quotations, the publications of books and articles, including the George Eliot Dictionary and an edition of "Romola" edited by Mudge, and administrative correspondence with officers of Columbia University. The series also contains two accounts of the blitz during World War II, written in Quantock, Essex in 1940 and 1941. Letters to the Mudge family are also included in the series and primarily discuss gifts made to Columbia and Johns Hopkins in memory of Isadore G. Mudge, letters of condolences upon her passing, and requests for biographical information about Mudge. Most of these letters are addressed to Eugene Mudge, nephew of Isadore G. Mudge. The series also contains letters addressed to Mary G. Mudge and Alfred E. Mudge and an obituary from the UCLA Librarian, as well as unidentified letters.
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Correspondence, 1910 -- 1957 undated, 1910, 1957 undated
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Correspondence from George Cabel regarding the Blitz, Quantock, Essex, 1940 -- 1941, 1940, 1941
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Correspondence to and from the Mudge Family regarding Isadore G. Mudge, 1910 -- 1968, 1910, 1968
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Correspondence and Notices regarding her Death, 1957
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Correspondence, Miscellaneous, 1897 -- 1950 undated, 1897, 1950 undated
Series IV: Writings and Printed Materials
Contains a variety of writings and printed materials including various funeral notices, legal and financial documents, and drawings and photographs of landscapes and literary figures Library-related publications as well as reference guides, articles, and speeches by Mudge throughout the course of her career appear in this series, as do invitations to and correspondence regarding a dinner held in her honor in 1942. The series also includes passports and a travel diary from Isadore G. Mudge's trips abroad, a personal calendar, a copy of James Shotwell's "The Way" signed to Mudge, and miscellaneous notes and writings.
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Biographical and Family Information, 1875 -- 1977, 1875, 1977
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Certificates, 1927 -- 1954, 1927, 1954
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Funeral Notices, 1833 -- 1932, 1833, 1932
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Library-Related Publications, 1930 -- 1953, 1930, 1953
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Legal and Financial Documents, 1909 -- 1943, 1909, 1943
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Miscellaneous Notes and Writings, undated
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Passports, 1921 and 1932, 1921, 1932
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Personal Calendar, undated
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Photographs and Drawings, undated
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Program and Correspondence regarding Dinner to Honor Isadore G. Mudge, January 1942
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Reference Guides written by Isadore G. Mudge, 1911 -- 1937, 1911, 1937
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Speeches and Articles by Isadore G. Mudge, 1934 -- 1942 undated, 1934, 1942 undated
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Shotwell, James, "The Way," Given to Isadore G. Mudge, undated
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Travel Journal for European Trip, 1939