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Joseph Wharton Lippincott manuscripts

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Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206

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Joseph Wharton Lippincott (1887-1976) worked at the publication house of J.B. Lippincott Company for fifty years and led that company as President for twenty-one years. He also wrote seventeen nature books for children, including The Wahoo Bobcat (1955).

This collection consists of manuscripts of Joseph W. Lippincott, including a manuscript of The Wahoo Bobcat; and manuscripts and typescripts of Black Wings, Phantom Deer, and Wildernss Champion. The manuscripts are not illustrated.

Gifts of Joseph Wharton Lippincott, 1954-1959.

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Finding Aid Author
Cléemence Scouten
Finding Aid Date
2015 June 12
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This collection is open for research use.

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Black Wings, manuscript, undated.
Box 1 Folder 1
Black Wings, typescript, undated.
Box 1 Folder 2
The Wahoo Bobcat, manuscript, undated.
Box 1 Folder 3
The Phantom Deer, typescript, undated.
Box 2 Folder 1-2
The Phantom Deer, manuscript, undated.
Box 2 Folder 3
Wilderness Champion, manuscript, undated.
Box 2 Folder 4-5
Wilderness Champion, typescript, undated.
Box 2 Folder 6

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