Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 and Van de Water, Gordon
- Abstract:
- The collection contains letters written by Pearl Buck, her passport from 1967, articles written by or about Pearl Buck, movie lobby cards and other movie memorabilia relating to Pearl Buck books, photographs, and Pearl Buck memorabilia, such as First Day Covers and figurines.
- Extent:
- 6 boxes
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Pearl Buck collection. Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains letters written by Pearl Buck, her passport from 1967, articles written by or about Pearl Buck, movie lobby cards and other movie memorabilia relating to Pearl Buck books, photographs, and Pearl Buck memorabilia, such as First Day Covers and figurines.
- Biographical / historical:
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Pearl Buck (1892-1973) was reared in China by her missionary parents and later taught in a Chinese university. Her first book to reach a wide audience was The Good Earth (1931, Pulitzer Prize), describing the struggles of a Chinese peasant and his slave wife. Sons (1932) and A House Divided (1935) followed; the trilogy was published as The House of Earth (1935). Among her later works are short stories, novels (including five under the pseudonym John Sedges), and an autobiography. She received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938.
Excerpted from Britannica Encyclopedia Online, http://search.eb.com/ebc/article-9358201, September 11, 2007
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Gordon Van de Water, 2003
- Arrangement:
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The collection is organized into 9 series:
- Series 1: Articles about or related to Pearl S. Buck
- Series 2: Book Reviews of Pearl S. Buck works
- Series 3: Fiction articles by Pearl S. Buck
- Series 4: Nonfiction articles by Pearl S. Buck
- Series 5: Motion picture materials
- Series 6: Correspondence
- Series 7: General Topics
- Series 8: Images of Pearl S. Buck
- Series 9: Pearl S. Buck Memorabilia
- Physical location:
- Please consult repository.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Pearl Buck collection. Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College.
- Location of this collection:
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1030 Columbia Avenue, #2031Claremont, CA 91711, US
- Contact:
- (909) 607-3941