Adele C. Brockhoff letters, 1946-1981

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0148
Bib ID:
4079484 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Brockhoff, Adele C.; Keller, Helen, 1880-1968
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

The books are cataloged in the Rare Book Collection.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

Correspondence including twenty letters from Helen Keller and her companion Polly Thomson, letters from Pauline Hemingway and her son Patrick M. Hemingway, from Patricia Nixon, Nancy Reagan, and from Harry Emerson Fosdick. These are all of a personal nature. There are also several books by and about Helen Keller and by Ernest Hemingway, some of which are first editions and some inscribed by the author.

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

The books are cataloged in the Rare Book Collection.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Adele C. Brockhoff letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Brockhoff, Adele C. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1984. Accession number--M-84.

Gift of Adele C. Brockhoff, 1984.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/12/89.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2012-02- 13 EAD created by PTL

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Autographs (manuscripts) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Correspondence CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Fosdick, Harry Emerson, 1878-1969 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hemingway, Patrick CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Nixon, Pat, 1912-1993 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Pfeiffer, Pauline CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Reagan, Nancy, 1921-2016 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Thomson, Polly CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID