Toni Morrison's papers going to Princeton

Toni Morrison's papers going to Princeton
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The papers of Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison will be housed at Princeton, the school announced Friday. Morrison, 83, taught at the university for 17 years, from 1989 to 2006.

The collection will include a wide range of documents, including early outlines and proofs of Song of Solomon and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beloved. Over the next year, archivists will prepare the documents for research use, Time reports.

"Toni Morrison's place among the giants of American literature is firmly entrenched," Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber said in a statement. "This extraordinary resource will provide scholars and students with unprecedented insights into Professor Morrison's remarkable life and her magnificent, influential literary works."

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Catherine Garcia

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.