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Philip Wylie Papers, 1920-1984 (inclusive) 1930-1971 (bulk)

Extent:: 304 boxes and 162.0 linear feet
Abstract:: A writer of fiction and nonfiction, Philip Gordon Wylie (Princeton Class of 1924), authored hundreds of short stories, articles, serials, syndicated newspaper columns, novels, and works of social criticism. His collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence representing his life work, ranging from Dormitory Ditties, published during his college days (circa 1920), to The End of the Dream, a novel published posthumously in 1972.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Edward Livingston Papers, 1683-1877 (inclusive) 1764-1836 (bulk)

Extent:: 178 boxes and 120 linear feet
Abstract:: The Edward Livingston Papers document the career of American lawyer, diplomat, statesman, and legal theorist Edward Livingston. The collection also contains domestic, financial, and property records of some three dozen others, mostly members of the Livingston/Beekman branch of the Hudson River Valley Livingstons and the Montgomery, Davezac, Barton, and Hunt families; the family surveyor/agent John Cox, Jr.; and an Albany-area merchant Benjamin French, whose forfeited estate ended up in Edward Livingston's hands for debt collection.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Violette Leduc Manuscripts and Correspondence with Simone de Beauvoir, 1945-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.6 linear feet and 4 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of nearly 300 letters from Simone de Beauvoir to Violette Leduc documenting their literary friendship spanning four decades, along with 23 notebooks containing manuscript drafts of Leduc's autobiography, La Bâtarde (1964).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Princeton University Library Collection of Stephanos Stournaras Photographs, circa 1880

Extent:: 1.3 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection of Stephanos Stournaras photographs of Greece.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Alexandre Dumas Proofs, circa 1874

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 half manuscript box)
Abstract:: Consists of hand-corrected proofs of Alexandre Dumas père's 1854 play, La Jeunesse de Louis XIV, as revised by Alexandre Dumas fils, circa 1874. Written by Dumas père while he was in exile in Belgium, the play was rejected by censors in Paris. Although it was published in the Michel Lévy's edition of Dumas père's Théâtre Complet, the play had only been performed in Brussels, Belgium. This version by Dumas fils contains rewrites, additions, and cuts throughout, and was performed in Paris in 1874.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Archivo de Roberto Gottardi, circa 1960-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16.71 linear feet
Abstract:: La colección consiste mayormente en materiales relacionados con los diversos proyectos/obras de Roberto Gottardi y materiales relacionados con sus actividades docentes como profesor de arquitectura. Incluye apuntes, modelos y esquemas, planes de clases y material de estudio, material impreso, correspondencia, material fotográfico, planos arquitectónicos y otros materials.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Anne Fitzgerald Papers, 1982-2021 (inclusive) 2000-2021 (bulk)

Extent:: 9.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, drafts of poems, ephemera, and photographs documenting the working career of the Irish poet, Anne Fitzgerald.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Princeton University Library Collection of Simos Menardos Materials, 1884-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of autograph manuscript notes, notebooks, correspondence, and a copy of a legal document.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Bernard McSherry and Richard Coale Tavern Ledgers, 1784-1791 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of two tavern ledgers kept by Bernard (Barney) McSherry (1764-1796) and Richard Coale (1760-1834), brothers-in-law who both operated taverns in Libertytown, Frederick County, Maryland. The ledgers document the sale of liquor and alcoholic drinks, as well as the hosting of games, dinners, shows, and other entertainment. Patrons listed in the ledgers include American Revolutionary War officers Ely Dorsey (1744–1803), Lilburn Williams (1748–1794), and William Lamar (circa 1755-1838), as well as members of the local free African American community.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Renée Weiss Papers, 1939-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 2.42 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of professional and personal correspondence, travel diaries and related ephemera, notebooks, writings, and files relating to the Quarterly Review of Literature (QRL) of editor and writer Renée Karol Weiss (1923-2021). Some materials relate specifically to Renée's husband, poet and professor Theodore Weiss (1916-2003).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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