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The Christopher Ward Papers
Manuscript Collection Number: 107
Accessioned: Gift of Mrs. Christopher Ward, 1947.
Extent: 11.5 linear ft.
Content: Correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, poetry, essays, speeches, stories, novels,
galley proofs, and maps.
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: Reprocessed December 1995 by Jennifer Paul; revised July 1996 by Anita Wellner.
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Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
(302) 831-2229
Table of Contents
Contents List
Series I. Literary Works, 1913-1936
Series II. Historical Works, 1930-1952
- The Delaware Tercentenary Almanak, 1937
- Delaware Continentals 1776-1783, 1941
- The War of the Revolution, 1952
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Contents List
1 Series I. Literary works, 1913 - 1936 Series I.1. Novels, 1926-32 Jonathan Drew: A Rolling Stone, 1932 Includes complete holographic manuscript of published book. F1 Chapters 1-4, 74 pp. F2 Chapters 5-8, 81 pp. F3 Chapters 10-13, 104 pp. F4 Chapters 29-31, 86 pp. F5 Chapters 33-35, 97 pp. F6 Chapters 36-37, 72 pp. 2 The Other Man, 1926 Includes typescript manuscript. F7 Chapters 1-10, 81 pp. F8 Chapters 11-20, 86 pp. F9 Chapters 21-26, 62 pp. F10 Chapters 27-31, 61 pp. F11 Chapters 1-18, typescript F12 Chapters 19-31, typescript 3 Memoirs of a Rascal, 1932 Includes complete typescript of unpublished work. F13 Book 1, chapters 1-9, 91 pp. F14 Book 2, chapters 1-6 and 8-13, 131 pp. F15 Book 3, chapters 1-2 and 4-5, 59 pp. F16 Book __, chapters 1-9, 114 pp. F17 Book 6, chapters 1-6 and 8-11, 102 pp. F18 Book 6, chapters 12, 14-15, 17, 19-26, 107 pp. F19 Miscellaneous chapters, 18 pp. F20 General research, 5 pp. 4 F21 Third Book, chapters 1-4, 45 pp. F22 Fourth Book, chapters 1-3, 29 pp. F23 Fifth Book, chapters 1-9, 86 pp. F24 Sixth Book, chapters 1-5, with miscellaneous pages and rewrites, 150 pp. F25 Seventh Book, chapters 1-4, 45 pp. F26 Eighth Book, chapters 2-4, 28 pp. F27 Ninth Book, chapters 1-2 and 4, 24 pp. F28 Tenth Book, chapters 1-7, 44 pp. F29 Eleventh Book, chapters 1-6, 45 pp. F30 Twelfth Book, chapters 1-4, 29 pp. 5 F31 Part I, books 1-4, 157 pp. F32a Part II, books 5-7, 156 pp. F32b Part III, books 8-12, 184 pp. F33a Part I, 129 pp. 6 F33b Part II, 100 pp. F33c Part III, 177 pp. F34 Part I, books 1-3, 123 pp. F35 Part II, books 4-6, 152 pp. 7 Series I. Literary works (cont'd) Series I.1. Novels (cont'd) Memoirs of a Rascal (cont'd) F36 Part III, books 7-12, 213 pp. Series I.2. Short stories, 1923-1935 Includes typescripts of four original short stories. Although "Master of the Zodiac" and "The Signs of the Zodiac" are identical in plot, they differ dramatically in narrative style. Publication information regarding the short stories is unavailable. F37 "Easy Street," 77 pp. F38 "Master of the Zodiacs," 32 pp. F39 "The Signs of the Zodiacs," 47 pp. F40 "So Red the Rose," 5 pp. F41 "Wages of Sin," 99 pp. F42 Untitled stories, 50 pp. Series I.3. Poetry, 1924-1936 Includes the manuscripts for Ward's Sir Galahad and Other Rimes (1936). Many of these rimes, as well as others, first appeared in the New York Herald Tribune column "Conning Tower," (1934-1936). The poems are arranged according to chapters in Sir Galahad, followed poems which appeared only in "Conning Tower" and miscellaneous poems. Sir Galahad and Other Rimes F43 "Arthur and His Knights," [1934-1936] Sir Lancelot du Lake Sir Gareth Sir Tristram King Arthur Sir Galahad 8 F44 "A Classical Sequence," [1934-1936] Paris and Helen Agamemnon Achilles Pius Aeneas Odysseus F45 "Some Shakespeare," [1934-1936] Romeo and Juliet General John Macbeth Julius Caesar Prince Hamlet A Merchant of Venice Note: No manuscript for "King Lear" is present. F46 "A Few Novels," [1934-1936] Vanity Fair David Copperfield Jane Eyre Sieur d'Artagnan Ivanhoe The Count of Monte Cristo Note: No manuscript for "Les Miserable" is present. F47 "Americana," [n.d.] Phineas Taylor Barnum Note: No manuscript for "Yankee Doodle Dandy" is present. F48 "The Merry Adventures of Billy the Kid" [n.d.] F49 "Ballads, Songs, and Snatches," The Ballad of Benjamin Bones The Ballad of Inchcape Light Note: No manuscripts are present for "Ye Olde Beauty Shoppe," "Golf," "Discovery," and "Evensong." 8 Series I. Literary works (cont'd) Series I.3. Poetry (cont'd) F50 "Conning Tower," 1934-1936 A Rime of Actaeon A Rime of Daedalus A Rime of Jason A Rime of Medea A Rime of Midas A Rime of Perseus and Medusa A Rime of Perseus and Andromeda A Rime of Pyramus and Thisbe A Rime of Theseus F51 Miscellaneous manuscripts, [n.d.] The first five manuscripts were part included in Ward's comic opera "Mr. Powhatan." Alibi, 2 pp. Second Thoughts, 2 pp. Then and Now, 2 pp. The English Emigrant's Lament, 1 p. Motor Car, 1 p. The Daring Young Man on the Flying Typewriter, 6 pp. A Rime of Othello, 3 pp. A Rime of Phaeton, 4 pp. The Twelve Labors of Hercules, 10 pp. Some Unnatual History, 16 pp. Untitled, 7 pp. Series I. 4. Plays, 1913-1928 F52 "The Highwayman," 1913 Bound typescript (carbon) script, 40 pp. F53 "Mr. Powhatan," [1928] Typescript (carbon) of the script for this comic opera, which bears autograph revisions. See F51 for some autograph poems which were included in the opera. 9 Series II. Historical works, 1930-1952 Complete holographic manuscripts of Ward's published works on the Delaware Regiment in the American Revolution, colonial Delaware history, and military history. Series II.1 The Delaware Tercentenary Almanak, 1937 Historical timeline published to coincide with the tercentenary celebration of the Dutch and Swedish settlements in Delaware Valley. Includes sketches signed by Andrew Wyeth. F54 47 sketches, 17 pp. Series II.2 Delaware Continentals 1776-1783, 1941 Includes holographic chapters of Ward's history of the Delaware Regiments' participation in the Revolutionary War, their contributions in battle and their inovations in military strategy. With the exception of a few missing pages, the manuscript is complete. F55 Chapters 1-5, 113 pp. F56 Chapters 6-11, 96 pp. F57 Chapters 12-18, 102 pp. F58 Chapters 19-24, 119 pp. 10 F59 Chapters 25-30, 110 pp. F60 Chapters 31-35, 91 pp. F61 Chapters 36-42, 116 pp. F62 Chapters 43-48, 106 pp. F63 Chapters 49-52, 92 pp. F64 Chapters 53-54, 23 pp. 11 Appendices, [n.d.] Postscripts, analyses, and afterthoughts on the Delaware Continentals. F65 Chapters 3, 4, 7-22, 116 pp. F66 Postscripts, 56 pp. "Principal Authorities consulted" Lists of sources used while researching the Delaware Continentals. F67 A-D, 111 pp. F68 E-F, 89 pp. F69 G-H, 110 pp. 12 F70 I-K, 124 pp. F71 L-R, 71 pp. F72 S-W, 84 pp. Miscellaneous materials Bibliographies, outlines, and summaries used in Delaware Continentals. F73 Other bibliographic references, 38 pp. F74 Outlines, 102 pp. F75 Summaries, 112 pp. 13 General research Holographic research notes for the Delaware Continentals. F76 Autograph notes, 77 pp. F77 Autograph notes, 66 pp. F78 Autograph notes, 141 pp. 13 Series II. Historical works (cont'd) Delaware Continentals, 1776-1783 (cont'd) Bound typescripts F79 Volume 1 14 F80 Volume 2 F81 Unbound sheets from first printing 15 "Delaware Troops in the American Revolution," [n.d.] Holographic chapter drafts. F82 Chapters 1-5, 58 pp. F83 Chapters 6-9, 48 pp. F84 Chapters 10-12, 40 pp. Typescripted chapter drafts F85 Introduction, 34 pp. F86 Chapters 8, 14-16, 130 pp. F87 Chapters 7-14, 87 pp. F88 Chapters 15-"After Eutaw," 53 pp. "The Delaware Regiment in the Battle of Long Island," [n.d.] Holographic chapter draft F89 Part 1, 49 pp. F90 Part 2, 42 pp. F91 Miscellaneous draft pages, 43 pp. 16 Series II. Historical works (cont'd) Series II.3. The War of the Revolution, 1952 Holographic drafts of Ward's history of the Delaware Regiment's movement and strategy during the Revolutionary War. The book was published posthumously in 1952 and is a companion to Delaware Continentals. See also Series VIII for maps used by Ward in research for The War of the Revolution. F92 Chapters 1-4, 90 pp. F93 Chapters 5-7, 100 pp. F94 Chapters 8-9, 147 pp. F95 Chapters 10-12, 84 pp. F96 Chapters 13 and 17, 94 pp. F97 Chapters 14-16, 108 pp. 17 F98 Chapters 17-21, 92 pp. F99 Chapters 22-25, 102 pp. F100 Chapters 26-29, 82 pp. F101 Chapters 30-33, 105 pp. F102 Chapters 34-37, 103 pp. F103 Chapters 38-40, 59 pp. 18 F104 "Hancock's Bridge" to "The Seige of Savannah," 105 pp. F105 "The Indians Strike Back" to "Cowpens," 111 pp. F106 "Conrwallis Pursues Morgan" to "The Battle at Guilford Courthouse," 120 pp. F107 "Cornwallis Abandons the Carolinas" to "The Siege of 1796," 98 pp. F108 "The Battle of Eutaw Springs" to "The Ravaging of Virginia," 126 pp. 19 F109 "Washington Resumes Operations" to "Cherry Valley," 99 pp. F110 "Valcour" to "Canada," 87 pp. F111 "Bennington" to "Danbury and McCrea," 94 pp. F112 "Freeman's Farm" to "Saratoga," 93 pp. F113 "Charleston" to "King's Mountain," 194 pp. 20 F114 Appendicies, 39 pp. F115 Principal authorities consulted, A-Z, 85 pp. F116 Principal authorities examined and miscellaneous pages, 114 pp. F117 Research notes, 99 pp. F118 Research notes, 106 pp. F119 Research notes, 92 pp. 21 F120 Research notes, 85 pp. F121 "Summaries of authorities up to 1775," 132 pp. F122 "Letters in Universal Magazine re American Revolution-1777," 161 pp. F123 Photocopies of letters from General Greene and Colonel Williams, ca. 50 pp. F124 Lists of maps and a sketch of the Siege of Savannah, 8 pp. 22 Series II. Historical works (cont'd) Series II.3. The War of the Revolution (cont'd) Typescript (carbon) manuscript F125 Pages 1-201, plus notes F126 Pages 202-354, plus notes and added pages F127 Pages 355-538, plus additional pages 23 F128 Pages 539-759, plus additional pages F129 Appendix, ca. 125 pp. F130 Notes, ca. 100 pp. F131 Content lists and miscellaneous pages, 57 pp. F132 Galley proofs of maps, 11 sheets Removed to oversize Box 35. F133 Galley proofs of text, 337 pp. Removed to oversize Box 35. F134 Clippings and photograph related to Ward and The War of the Revolution
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