Collection inventory

Overview of the Collection
Creator:	Coit, Margaret L.
Title:	Margaret L. Coit Papers
Inclusive Dates:	1957
Quantity:	4.0 linear ft.
Abstract:	Manuscript of Margaret Coit's biography of Bernard Baruch entitled Mr. Baruch.
Language:	English
Repository:	Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center

Biographical History

Margaret L. Coit (1919-2003) was an American historian. Her books include biographies of Andrew Jackson, Bernard Baruch, and John C. Calhoun as well as more general historical works. She also taught at Fairleigh Dickinson University, the University of Colorado, and at numerous workshops.

Bernard Baruch (1870-1965) was an American financier, stock investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant. Among others, he advised U.S. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt on economic matters.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Margaret L. Coit Papers consist of manuscript drafts, including deleted pages and galleys of Mr. Baruch, her biography of Bernard Baruch. According to correspondence in our files, Ms Coit had completed the manuscript of her book when a falling-out with Baruch forced her to rewrite it. The manuscript version thus differs considerably from the final version published by Houghton Mifflin.

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Arrangement of the Collection

The original manuscript of Mr. Baruch and three revisions are followed by the publisher's corrected galley and the final proof copy.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Margaret L. Coit Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Margaret L. Coit 1958.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: MRC
Date: 7 Apr 2010
Revision history: 10 Mar 2017 - processed (PRB)

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Inventory

	Writings
		Mr. Baruch
Box 1			Original manuscript (10 folders)
Box 2			Original manuscript (4 folders)
Box 2			Manuscript version 1 (4 folders)
Box 3			Manuscript version 1 (5 folders)
Box 3			Manuscript version 2
Box 4			Manuscript version 2 (7 folders)
Box 5			Manuscript version 3 (6 folders)
Box 6			Manuscript version 3 (3 folders)
Box 6			Discarded pages (2 folders)
Box 6			House corrected galley
Box 7			House corrected galley (2 folders)
Box 7			Galley with house corrections incorporated (3 folders)
Box 7			Publisher's proof
Box 8			Publisher's proof (5 folders)

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