TITUS, EDWARD W., B. 1880.
Edward W. Titus collection, 1928-1932
Edward W. Titus collection, 1928-1932
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
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rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/9kq7m
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
Creator: | Titus, Edward W., b. 1880. |
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Title: | Edward W. Titus collection, 1928-1932 |
Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 1175 |
Extent: | .25 linear ft. (1 box) |
Abstract: | Collection of materials related to Edward W. Titus, publisher and founder of the Black Manikin Press, including correspondence and a proof copy of his library bearing the imprint of the Black Manikin Press. |
Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Purchase, 2011
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Edward W. Titus collection, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
Processed by Elizabeth Roke, March 3, 2011.
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Collection Description
Biographical Note
Edward W. Titus (1870-1952), publisher and founder of the Black Manikin Press. A Polish-born American citizen, he set up a bookshop in Paris in 1924 called At the Sign of the Black Manikin, which became a gathering place for expatriate writers. He had married cosmetics businesswoman Helena Rubeinstein in 1908 and profits from her business subsidized the Black Manikin. Titus began publishing books under the imprint Black Manikin Press in 1926, including a version of Lady Chatterley's Lover in 1929. Titus also assumed ownership and editorship of the magazine This Quarter in 1929. Both the press and the magazine were short-lived and ended in 1932. The press had published twenty-five books by this time. His marriage to Rubinstein ended in 1937. They had two sons, Roy (born in 1909) and Horace (1909-1958).
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains materials related to Edward W. Titus from 1928-1932. The collection includes a proof copy of his library bearing the imprint of the Black Manikin Press and correspondence. The correspondence is primarily from Edward O'Brien and concerns the publication of This Quarter.
Arrangement Note
Arranged by record type.
Container List
Box | Folder | Content |
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1 | 1 | Correspondence, 1928-1932 |
1 | 2 | "Rough Draft of the Catalog of Books in English, French, and other languages; Manuscripts, and Autographs in the Library of Edward W. Titus," undated |