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Archives related to: Ullman, James Ramsey, 1907-1971
| title | James Ramsey Ullman Papers, 1915-1971, Bulk [1935-1970] ©2007 Princeton University Library | repository | Princeton University |
| description | The papers of Ullman (Princeton Class of 1929) contain manuscripts of most of his major works, many shorter works, correspondence, and subject files. Included are nine nonfiction works, such as HIGH CONQUEST, AMERICANS ON EVEREST, and MAD SHELLEY; ten novels, including THE DAY ON FIRE, based on the life of Rimbaud, THE SANDS OF KARAKORUM, and THE WHITE TOWER; twelve plays; and numerous articles, short stories, and poems. In addition, there are diaries (1920-1971), financial papers, documents, photographs, magazines containing his works, and papers of other persons, where plays produced by Ullman, but written by Lynn Root, Irving Ramsdell, and others, have been filed. Ullman’s correspondence contains letters of fellow adventurers, family, and friends, such as Norman Dyhrenfurth, Temple Fielding, Robert Kaufman, J. Monroe Thorington, and Alexander F. Ullman (his father, who lived in New York City), as well as fan mail from 1935 to 1971. The subject files reflect his interests in mountaineering, Robert Kaufman, world travel, and literature, and include notes, letters, and printed matter pertaining to the American Mt. Everest expedition (1963), of which Ullman was a member, the American Field Service, Broadway shows of the 1930s, and travel brochures and itineraries to the South Pacific, Africa, South America, and other global points. Biographical/Historical note: James Ramsey Ullman was an American novelist, theatrical producer, world traveler, and mountain climber. Location: Rare Books: Manuscripts Collection (MSS) Call number: C0268 |
| extent | 109 archival boxes, 2 oversize boxes = 37.03 cubic feet |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Photographs Writings Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restictions |
| record link | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/q811kj644 |
| bibliography | Nine nonfiction works, including High Conquest (Phila.: J.B. Lippincott, 1941), Mad Shelley (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1930), and Where the Bong Tree Grows (Cleveland: World Publishing Co., 1963); nine novels, including The Day on Fire (Cleveland: World Publishing Co., 1958), The Sands of Karakorum (Phila.: J. B. Lippincott, 1953), and The White Tower (Phila.: J. B. Lippincott, 1945) |
| record source | http://catalog.princeton.edu |
| finding aid | Online and in repository Finding Aid Published in 2003, |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:54 |
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