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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24 Series III. Correspondence, 1894-1966
Following the series order, the correspondence is arranged by writing
projects, followed by correspondence related to contracts and royalties,
correspondence with magazines, and personal letters.
NOTE: A more detailed index of correspondence
is available in print in Special Collections.
F135 Gentleman Into Goose, 1923Sep - 1924 Feb
F136 "The Three Blueberrys," 1923 Dec - 1924 Jan
Triumph of the Nut and Other Parodies, 1924
Correspondence regarding Ward's parody of Sherwood Anderson's
Triumph of the Egg (1922).
F137 1923 May-Sep
F138 1923 Oct - 1924 Sep
24 F139 Twisted Tales, 1924 Apr - 1925 Jun
F140 Foolish Fiction, 1925 Mar - 1926 Jun
25 One Little Man, 1926
Correspondence regarding Ward's first full-length novel, published by
Simon and Shuster in 1926.
F141 1925 Jul - 1926 Mar
F142 1926 Apr - 1930 Feb
F143 The Starling, 1926 Jan - 1929 Jul
F144 The Saga of Cap'n John Smith, 1927 Nov - 1932 Feb
F145 "Mr. Powhatan," 1928 May-Nov
26 Jonathan Drew: A Rolling Stone, 1932
Correspondence regards Simon and Schuster's publication of Ward's
second full-length novel, which follows the adventures of a young
American traveller from 1820-1824.
F146 1930 Mar - 1931 Nov
F147 1931 Nov - 1932 Mar
F148 1932 Apr - 1935 Apr
F149 A Yankee Rover, 1931 Nov - 1933 Jan
Sequel to Jonathan Drew: A Rolling Stone, which continues the young man's
travels from 1825-1829.
27 Series III. Correspondence (cont'd)
F150 Sir Galahad and Other Rimes, 1935 Jul - 1936 Aug
The Dutch and the Swedes on the Delaware, 1609-1664, 1930
Ward's comprehensive history of the original Dutch and Swedish
settlements along the Delaware River.
F151 1929 Jun - 1930 Aug
F152 1930 Sep - 1931 Jan
F153 1931 Feb - 1938 Jun
28 The Delaware Continentals, 1776-1783, 1941
Correspondence regarding Ward's history of the activities of the Delaware
Regiment during the Revolutionary War.
F154 1940 Oct - 1941 Jun
F155 1941 Jul-Aug
F156 1941 Sep - 1942 May
The War of the Revolution, 1952
Historical work written by Ward and published posthumously. Includes
correspondence among Ward's son, publishers, and historians, regarding
completion of the project.
F157 1940-1941
F158 1942
29 F159 1943-1949
F160 1950-1953
F161 Bills and receipts for books and research material, 1934-1942
29 Series III. Correspondence (cont'd)
Contracts and Royalties, 1923-1941
Literary contracts with publishing companies and royalty statements made
out to Ward.
F162 Henry Holt and Co., 1923 May - 1932 Apr
F163 Harper and Brothers, 1925-1930
F164 Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1932-1937
F165 T. Werner Laurie, Ltd., 1924 Feb - 1927 Apr
F166 University of Pennsylvania Press, 1930-1941
30 Journals and Magazines, 1922-1935
Correspondence with journals and magazines who either published or
considered for publication some of Ward's literary work.
F167 The Literary Review, 1922 Feb - 1923 May
F168 The New Yorker, 1930 Mar - 1934 Dec
F169 The Saturday Review, 1923-1935
Personal correspondence, 1894-1966
Correspondence between Ward and friends, colleagues, and fans of his
work, as well as several letters from others to his wife.
F170 Carl and Irita Van Doren, 1924-1932
F171 J.L. French, 1923-1924
F172 Rollin Kirby, 1928-1929
F173 Isabel Paterson, 1925
F174 Miscellaneous, 1894-1942
F175 Letters to Mrs. Ward, 1945-1966
31 Series IV. Newspapers and magazine clippings, 1923-1936.
F176 Triumph of the Nut, 1923
F177 Gentleman Into Goose, 1924
F178 Twisted Tales, 1924
F179 Jonathan Drew, 1932-1933
F180 A Yankee Rover, 1932
F181 Sir Galahad and Other Rimes, 1936
F182 Miscellaneous, 1923-1933
Series V. Scrapbooks, 1922-1926
The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, catalogs, letters of
congratulations and encouragement from literary figures, programs, as
well as poems and a speech on patriotism written by Ward.
F183 Scrapbook regarding Triumph of the Nut, 1922-1925
32 F184 Scrapbook regarding Twisted Tales, 1924
33 F185 Scrapbook regarding Foolish Fiction and One Little Man, 1924-1926
Series VI. Speeches written and delivered by Ward, 1919-1935
F186 Dinner of Epsilon Chapter of D.K.E., 1919 Apr 11
Typescript of speech delivered at the D.K.E. Club in New York, 10 pp.
F187 Williams College Alumni Dinner, 1920 Feb 13
Typescript of speech delivered at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 9 pp.
F188 Williams College Alumni Dinner, 1935 Jan 11
Typescript (carbon) of speech delivered at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 20 pp.
Series VII. Portrait of Christopher Ward, [n.d.]
F189 Photograph of a painting, [n.d.]
Removed to oversize Box 35.
33 Series VIII. Legal documents concerning Ward's estate, 1918-1944
F190 Documents related to the sale of Realty Associates, Inc. stock, 1918-1944
Includes affidavit, stock certificates, and Equitable Trust Company documents
which are related to the sale of stock by the executrix of the will of Christopher
Ward. Also present is the original volume of unissued stock certificates for
Realty Associates, Inc., as well as the receipt stubs for stock certificates issued.
Series IX. Maps
Includes 84 maps collected by Ward and used as primary research
materials for his military histories and fiction. Six of the maps are
hand-drawn by Ward and trace the movements of his fictional
characters in the Jonathan Drew novels. 27 of the maps are
original proofs of the reduced maps in the War of the Revolution.
The Ward maps are accompanied by a map index which was
compiled by librarian William D. Lewis in 1947. This original
index (available in print in Special Collections) has been retained as an
appendix to this finding aid, but annotations have been added to accurately
reflect the current contents of the map collection, and to supply location
information.
The Ward maps are housed in two oversize boxes (Boxes 34 and
35) and a map drawer, as indicated in the index.
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