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Yanni Posnakoff Papers, 1953-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.15 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, original sketches by Yanni Posnakoff, personal documents, photographs, exhibition catalogs, and printed material regarding the life and work of the artist in the United States.

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

Collection of Ōdeion Athēnōn 1871 Concert Programs, 1930-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 folders and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: The collection contains playbills of the Ōdeion Athēnōn featuring symphony and popular concerts from 1930 to 1937.

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

Scrapbook collection of playbills,, 1808-1967 (inclusive) 1880-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box, 483 volumes, and 48.79 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 486 scrapbooks of playbills covering not only theater but also opera, ballet, and music.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Miscellaneous Playscripts Collection, 1882-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 85 boxes and 34 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection includes some playscripts stamped or addressed by theater agencies in Chicago, New York City, and Hollywood, while others were used at McCarter Theater or by the Princeton University Players. There are wartime scripts from both world wars, as well as government plays from the Federal Theater Project, the Works Progress Administration, and the Department of Agriculture's War Food Commission.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Arthur Friedman Collection of Programs and Playbills, 1893-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes, 13 volumes, and 7 linear feet
Abstract:: Arthur Friedman is an American collector in music and theater. His collection consists of bound scrapbooks of opera programs and playbills for theater and concert performances covering eighty years of regular attendance by Friedman in New York City at the Metropolitan Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, and various legitimate theaters.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Radio Broadcasting Collection, 1938-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 boxes and 23.75 linear feet
Abstract:: The Radio Broadcasting Collection consists of typescripts of scripts for "The Cavalcade of America" and "The Bookman" as well as promotional material for the major radio networks, such as ABC, CBS, NBC, the Mutual Broadcasting System, and the Municipal Broadcasting System (WNYC). Included is material regarding the coverage of news during the latter years of World War II and copies of clippings about the Orson Welles broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" in 1938.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Words Press Records, 1970-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.2 linear feet and 5 boxes
Abstract:: Words Press is a British publishing imprint specializing in poetry that has been operated by Julian Nangle (1947- ) since the 1970s. The collection includes extensive correspondence with authors, publishers, and booksellers, submission and proof copies and other publishing materials related to serials produced by the press, author files, prospectuses and ephemera related to other small publishers, and administrative records.

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

Alice Cort Holden Papers, 1870-1978 (inclusive) 1870-1919 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence and printed material, along with two diaries from 1926, a matted postcard, a photogravure plate, and a piece of hair jewelry. These family papers primarily center on Alice Holden (née Cort), as the correspondence are letters between members of the Cort family, or letters to her from her children. The collection largely documents the relationships of the Holden and Cort families in New York state between the 19th and 20th centuries.

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

Haynes McMullen Data Cards for American Libraries before 1876, circa 1960-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 boxes and 25.21 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of librarian Charles Haynes McMullen's data cards (numbering about 10,000) that McMullen compiled for his publication American Libraries before 1876 (2000).

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

Joseph O'Connor Papers, 1981-2020 (inclusive) 1989-2020 (bulk)

Extent:: 23.2 linear feet, 18 boxes, 25.4 gb, and 762 digital files
Abstract:: Joseph O'Connor is an Irish novelist, screenwriter, playwright, journalist, broadcaster, poet, and professor of creative writing. The collection consists of drafts, research, publicity, and recordings related to O'Connor's books and plays for radio, screen, and stage; as well as notebooks and diaries, correspondence, business and publicity files, and photographs.

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

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