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Levering Cartwright Collection on "Death Valley Scotty", 1939-1973 (inclusive) 1963-1971 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.60 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of journalist Levering Cartwright (Princeton University Class of 1926) relating to the association of "Death Valley Scotty" (Walter Scott, 1872-1954), an eccentric prospector, Wild West show entertainer, and hoaxer, with his friend and financier, Albert M. Johnson, an insurance company executive.

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

Emily Ann Brown Daybook and Travel Papers, 1861-1874 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Emily Ann Brown was born in 1841. In 1873-1874, she went on a grand tour of Europe. Consists of one daybook with entries dated 1861-1862, one travel passport dated 1873, one travel diary chronicling her grand tour in 1873 and travels on the Rhine in 1874, and Brown's handwritten translation from the German of "A Forest Fable."

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

Alexander Scotland Collection, 1869-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, documents, photographs, a diary (1869), and a journal (1888) of Alexander Scotland (Princeton Class of 1874), most of which reflects the life he led in Colorado mining areas after leaving the East because of tuberculosis.

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

James Agee Letters, 1932-1938 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected letters by the American author, journalist, and screenwriter James Agee, addressed to his first wife, Olivia Saunders. Several of them date from the period Agee was in Alabama working on what would become Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (1941).

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

Fulton McMahon Collection, 1882-1884 (bulk) 1882-1911 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of academic documents of American politician Fulton McMahon while he was attending the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).

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

Princeton University Collection of Willa Cather Materials, 1933-1944 (bulk) 1933-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, a typed manuscript, and printed material related to Willa Cather, one of the most respected American women novelists of the early twentieth century.

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

William Targ Postcards from Samuel Beckett, 1972-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of 47 postcards from Irish author Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) to American book editor and publisher William Targ (1907-1999).

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

Nikos Kavvadias Papers, 1949-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Nikos Kavvadias, a Greek poet who spent most of his life traveling the world as a wireless operator on ocean freighters.

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

Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., Files of Hemingway and Pound, 1932-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected files from the offices of Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., New York City publishers.

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

Fredric Warburg Publishing Files, 1945-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a small archive of files from English publisher and author Fredric Warburg (of Secker & Warburg).

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

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