Philadelphia Area Archives

British library catalog, 1853-1860 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: The British library catalog dates from 1853 to 1860 and documents the 145 holdings of a largely Christian library, possibly from a Sunday school in Yorkshire, England. The catalog's creator was possibly the Sunday school's teacher. The volume also contains the owner's diary entries detailing the 1953 deaths of her sister and mother.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Holy Land trip diary and slides, 1955

Extent:: .2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection contains a diary and slides documenting a 1955 trip to Europe, Egypt, and the Holy Land.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Bessie Fossett record of books, 1923-1924 (inclusive)

Extent:: .1 linear_foot (1 volume)
Abstract:: Bessie Fossett, a young woman who was probably a sophomore in high school in 1923, recorded the books that she read, both for pleasure and for school. For each book read, Fossett wrote a brief abstract of the book, and often, her impressions of the book.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Limehouse recipe book, not before 1822

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This volume contains 206 culinary, medicinal, and household recipes written and compiled by Mrs. Jolip[?] in Limehouse, England as early as 1822, and likely into the 1830s. Based on this location, it seems as if the creator could have been from a middle or working-class background. The beginning portion of this volume contains mathematics exercises and practice and the remainder of the volume consists of culinary, medicinal, and household recipes.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Kōstas Kazazēs Papers, 1924-1995 (inclusive) 1979-1985 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence with Modern Greek poets, autograph manuscripts of poems, and printed material.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Nikolaos, Prince of Greece, 1872-1936 Materials, 1890

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence (ALS) with Prince Nikolaos's parents and sister while his was in Petroupoli and several other places; an autograph diary book; and a notebook containing a handwritten text titled "To taxeidi mou eis tēn Rōssian to 1916" (My trip in Russia in 1916).

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

David Schankler Papers on the Vietnam Antiwar Movement, 1967-2013 (inclusive) 1967-1971 (bulk)

Extent:: .75 linear feet (2 boxes) and 1 digital file (.44 gb)
Abstract:: Consists of various literature, ephemera, correspondence of, and a video interview with, Princeton alumni and anti-war activist David Schankler '71 concerning the antiwar movement of the period 1967-1971 broadly as well as related events and activities at Princeton University while he was a student.

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

Robert J. Sommers 1928 Alaska Tour Album and Related Materials, 1921-1972 (inclusive) 1928 (bulk)

Extent:: 1.75 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a photograph album, loose photographs, and clippings belonging to Robert J. Sommers (1881-1972), primarily documenting his work as a highway engineer in Alaska in the late 1920s, as well as some materials related to his personal life and career as a civil engineer and businessman involved in construction. Of note is a photograph album documenting a tour of Alaska made in 1928 by Sommers with Governor George A. Parks and Major Malcolm Elliott.

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

S. Victor Papacosma Collection of Greek Elections Slides, 1981-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a collection of slides documenting the Greek legislative elections of 1981, 1985, and 1989.

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

Collection of Press Photographs of African American Civil Rights Leaders and Politicians, 1960s-1980s (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a collection of forty-eight publicity and wire service press photographs of African American civil rights leaders and politicians issued between the 1960s and the 1980s.

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