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Creator
Pinker, James Brand, 1863-1922
Call number
Berg Coll MSS Pinker
Physical description
40 items
Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Repository
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Access to materials
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This is a synthetic collection consisting of portraits, legal documents, a manuscript and typescript, and correspondence.

Biographical/historical information

James B. Pinker was an English literary agent.

Scope and arrangement

This is a synthetic collection consisting of portraits, legal documents, a manuscript and typescript, and correspondence. The portrait is a photograph with Joseph Conrad. There are agreements between George Gissing, or Pinker as agent, and Cassell & company, and agreements from various theatrical agencies concerning Pinker. The correspondence includes drafts of letters to George Gissing, letters to Messrs. Hurst & Blackett, to William Wymark Jacobs, and to Eric Pinker relating to Joseph Conrad. There are also letters from various correspondents relating to James B. Pinker.

The James B. Pinker collection of papers are arranged in four series:

Administrative information

Custodial history

The bulk of the materials was formerly owned by Arthur Pforzheimer, as well as Doubleday and Co. and the American Play Company.

Source of acquisition

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Processing information

Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.

Using the collection

Location

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 320

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.