A Guide to the Thomas Sigismond Stribling Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 6485
University of Virginia Library
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.
Preferred Citation
Thomas Sigismond Stribling Collection, Accession 6485, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Deposit 1961 Mar 15
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- C. M. Meredith
- Curtis Brown
- Edith Haggard
- Frank Stone
- H. E. Maule
- M. C. Peterson
- Maybeth Mitchell
- The Cruise of the Drydock
- Thomas Sigismond Stribling
- Thomas Sigismond Stribling
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Florida
- Germany
- New Orleans
- New York
- New York City
Item Listing
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Description of Thomas Sigismond Stribling by Frank Stone1937 Nov 12TMs, 1 p.
[Describes how Stribling came to the Chemical Bank & Trust Company , New York , to pick up a copy of a check list of his publications compiled by Stone; says that Stribling promised Stone one of his manuscripts as payment for Stone's labor of love in compiling Stribling's work; says that Stribling talked about his new novel The Parade of The Wooden Soldiers he had just delivered to Doubleday Doran for publication and he got information on investment trust stocks.]
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Story, " The Dip "[1939]TMs, 28 p. (carbon)
[Addressed to Curtis Brown . ]
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Frank Stone to Thomas Sigismond Stribling1937 Jan 16TL, 1 p. (carbon)
[Discusses his collection of Stribling first editions; encloses a clipping from the Herald Tribune with rare praise of Stribling as a result of the uproar connected with Maybeth Mitchell 's book; offers to do a bibliography of Stribling's first editions.]
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Thomas Sigismond Stribling to [Fred] Frank Stone1937 Feb 2TLS, 1 p. w/env
[Gives him permission to do a bibliography of his "firsts"; talks of an upcoming trip to New Orleans . ]
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Thomas Sigismond Stribling to Frank Stone1937 May 24TLS, 1 p. w/env
[Answers questions in regard to his early publications; suggests second hand book store in New York for rare copies, especially one of Red Sand ; names the magazines in which he published children's stories; offers to have a look at Stone's check list; announces plans to come to New York in the summer.]
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Frank Stone to Thomas Sigismond Stribling1937 Jun 2TL, 1 p. (carbon)
[Encloses a 2 page, typed list of Stribling's works; discusses his progress with the bibliography; says he has not found a copy of Red Sand yet; hopes to get more information from the Library of Congress ; asks for more information regarding Stribling's other work.]
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Frank Stone to Messrs. Reilly and Lee1937 Jun 8TL, 1 p. (carbon)
[Tries to get publishing company's help in regard to Stribling's The Cruise of The Drydock , to be published by their predecessor, Reilly & Britton , 1917; presents specific questions.]
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M. C. Peterson , Reilly & Lee Co. , to Frank Stone1937 Jun 8TLS, 1 p.
[Says he is unable to locate the records of Reilly & Britton regarding the publication of the book and that on longtime employee says only one edition was issued; tells him that the plates were destroyed some years ago.]
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Frank Stone to Thomas Sigismond Stribling1937 Jun 8TL, 1 p. (carbon)
[Expresses gratitude for the return of the checklist, the catalogue and a list of short stories that Stribling prepared; says the checklist will appear in Publisher's Weekly ; promises to have more questions for him at their meeting in the summer.]
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H. E. Maule to Frank Stone1937 Jun 9TLS, 1 p.
[Says that the company's records show that there was an edition of 350 copies of Unfinished Cathedral prior to publication in 1934; says there were 250 signed copies, 1935, prior to publication and that no copies of the advance edition are left; suggests advertising in Publishers Weekly . ] (includes autograph note)
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Frank Stone to M. C. Peterson1937 Jun 10TL, 1 p. (carbon)
[Thanks him for the information in regard to The Cruise of the Drydock . ]
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Frank Stone to H. E. Maule1937 Jun 10TL, 1 p. (carbon)
[Thanks him for information given in regard to Stribling's two books and for the advice given to advertise in Publisher's Weekly . ]
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Frank Stone to Jacob [Nathaniel] Blanck1937 Jun 14TL, 1 p. (carbon)
[Sends the checklist; says he has not been able to find a copy of Red Sand ; apologizes for sending him a carbon copy; wants to hang on to the original as Thomas Sigismond Stribling made notations on it.]
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Frank Stone to Thomas Sigismond Stribling1937 Jul 8TL, 1 p. (carbon)
[Promises him copies of Publisher's Weekly when the checklist appears in it; says he located a brand new copy of Cruise of The Drydock at a bookshop in New York City ; requests some information on he publishing of the book to put it the bibliography.]
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Frank Stone to Thomas Sigismond Stribling1937 Aug 28TL, 1 p. (carbon)
[Sends him a copy of Publisher's Weekly which contains a checklist of his works; looks forward to the compilation of the bibliography; says he will ask for information on the location of manuscripts.]
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C. M. Meredith to Frank Stone1937 Sep 24ALS, 1 p. w/env
[Informs Stone that he has two different copies of Thomas Sigismond Stribling 's book Fombombo and gives a detailed description of the books; forwards this information because Stone's checklist does not mention a "first" and a "later" issue.]
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Frank Stone to C. M. Meredith1937 Sep 29TL, 1 p. (carbon)
[Says he would like to purchase the copy of Fombombo bound in grey cloth with green lettering; promises to make further checks on the publication of the book.]
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Thomas Sigismond Stribling to Frank Stone1938 Apr 12TLS, 1 p. w/env
[Expresses pleasure that Stone likes Three Bars of Flesh ; mentions a complimentary review of it in the New York Times ; writes from Florida where he is doing short stories; plans to go to Germany this summer for a lengthy stay.]
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Thomas Sigismond Stribling to Frank Stone1939 Feb 23TLS, 1 p.
[Says he will send a manuscript with Easter greetings for Stone's collection; says the story will appear in the Saturday Evening Post . ]
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Edith Haggard to Frank Stone1939 Feb 28TLS, 1 p.
[Sends him Thomas Sigismond Stribling 's manuscript, " The Dip " and a letter, according to Stribling's instructions.]