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George A. Hulett Papers, 1909-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes, 1 folder, and 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:
George A. Hulett (Princeton Class of 1892) was a professor of chemistry at Princeton (1909-1935) and authority on "standard cells." The collection consists of his works, correspondence, documents, photographs, and printed matter.

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

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Charles Mackay Correspondence, 1857-1872 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists chiefly of letters to Charles Mackay and George Routledge from 19th-century English and American poets giving permission for their poems to appear in the Mackay/Routledge illustratedd poetry anthology The Home Affections Pourtrayed by the Poets (1858).

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

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Photographs of North American Indians, 1840s-circa 1879 (inclusive)

Extent:
10 boxes and 13.0 linear feet
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Consists of two disbound photograph albums containing 1,025 mounted albumen photographs of North American Indians, including portraits of delegates to Washington, D.C.; expedition photographs; and early Western studio portraits by American photographers. Most of the photographs in the albums are described in William Henry Jackson's Descriptive Catalogue of the Photographs of North American Indians (1877). This collection is included in the Princeton University Digital Library.

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

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Ira Owen Wade Collection, 1914-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:
13 boxes
Abstract:
Ira Owen Wade (Princeton Class of 1924) was a professor of French in Princeton's Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. His collection consists of typescript of his writings on Voltaire, professional correspondence, research notes, and some student work.

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

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Benson Lossing Collection, 1853-1889 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and printed material of the nineteenth-century American author and illustrator Benson Lossing.

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

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Izcue y Arias (Firm) Records, 1786-1842 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes and 2.2 linear feet
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Consists of 15 bound volumes (1786-1842) of commercial records/transactions from the Lima (Peru) merchantile firm of Izcue y Arias.

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

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James L. Stanton Correspondence, 1883-1886 (bulk) 1879-1922 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence and a few related writings documenting the work of attorney James L. Stanton as Chief Pardon Clerk (1882-1884) and General Agent (1884-1885) under Attorney General Benjamin Harris Brewster in the United States Department of Justice during the administration of President Chester A. Arthur. Among the many cases and events the letters document are those surrounding the Star Routes scandal, which involved fraud by United States postal officials. Frequent correspondents include Benjamin Harris Brewster, Brewster Cameron, and William Haight.

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Henry Robert Taylor Family Papers, 1849-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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Consists of a group of family papers documenting Henry Robert Taylor's role in a California gold prospecting company called Cunningham & Co. from 1849 to 1851, his travels in South America from 1852 to 1857, his survey work in the Nebraska Territory in 1858 and 1859, and his family's efforts to publish his travel journals in the early 20th century.

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James M. Ludlow Manuscripts, 1886-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
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The James M. Ludlow Manuscripts consist of assorted manuscripts and a small selection of miscellaneous material of the American Presbyterian clergyman, author, and Princeton graduate (Class of 1861), James Meeker Ludlow (1841-1932).

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Samuel J. Wilson Papers, 1860-1886 (bulk) 1856-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:
7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence, diaries, memorabilia, and printed matter of Samuel J. Wilson, a ninteenth-century clergyman and teacher at the Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny, Pa.

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

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W. B. Yeats Collection, 1888-1937 (bulk) 1888-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of selected material by and about the Irish poet and dramatist William Butler Yeats, including correspondence, a poetry manuscript, photographs, family items, and Cuala Press ephemera.

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R.A. Walker Papers, 1930-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of papers of English editor R.A. Walker related to his edition of Letters of Aubrey Beardsley to Leonard Smithers (1937). Walker used the pseudonym of Georges Derry.

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John Anstis Collection, 1700-1715 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists chiefly of family documents of John Anstis (1639-1714) of Lunna in the parish of St Neot in Cornwall, including materials regarding his daughter, Mary Hooper.

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Stephen French Whitman Collection, 1880-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists primarily of manuscripts of Stephen French Whitman (Princeton Class of 1901), as well as correspondence and documents concerning their publication and the career of the author.

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Joseph Howard Scrapbooks, 1875-1908 (inclusive)

Extent:
14 boxes and 16.5 linear feet
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The Joseph Howard Scrapbooks collection consists of journalist Joseph Howard's scrapbooks of press clippings and articles he wrote over the years for several New York City newspapers.

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Ezra Pound Collection on Japanese Drama, circa 1916-1917 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Contains five typescript translations by American poet Ezra Pound of Japanese Noh plays by Zeami Motokiyo (1363-1443), H. Monogatei, and others, and several essays and miscellaneous notes by Pound.

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A. D. Power Collection, 1837-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists primarily of letters received by A. D. Power, who worked for the English publishing firms of Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons and W. H. Smith and Son.

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Melvin M. Tumin Papers, 1942-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 boxes and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:
Melvin Tumin was a professor of sociology and anthropology at Princeton University. Consists of correspondence, articles, papers, and book reviews by Melvin Tumin, including his dissertation research on the ladino and Pokomám Maya population of San Luis Jilotepeque in Eastern Guatemala. The collection is especially notable for Tumin's correspondence with writers Saul Bellow, Iris Murdoch, and Philip Roth.

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Newton Lacy Pierce Papers, 1937-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 boxes
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Consists of articles, correspondence, and related materials on astronomy of Newton Lacy Pierce, a professor of astronomy at Princeton University.

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Ottavio Falconieri Papers, 1661-1674 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of selected papers of the Italian humanist and cleric Ottavio Falconieri (1636-1675). Included are thirteen manuscripts (either autograph drafts or secretarial copies) of texts mostly written in Rome, 1661-74, and 135 autograph drafts and secretarial copies of outgoing letters from Falconieri to Cardinal Francesco Barberini (1597-1679) and others, chiefly written from Brussels between February 1673 and December 1674.

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Pierre Matraire Naval Journal and Documents, 1813-1827 (bulk) 1792-1827 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of a journal and other documents of French second class naval officer Pierre Matraire (b. 1791), regarding his service as an accountant on the frigate L'Adrienne (also known as L'Aurore), and later, under Governor of Egypt Muhammad 'Alī Bāshā (1769-1849) with the Turkish-Egyptian fleet during the Greek War of Independence.

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Julia Burt Atteberry Papers, 1829-1979 (inclusive) 1911-1973 (bulk)

Extent:
5 boxes and 1.8 linear feet
Abstract:
Julia Burt Atteberry was the daughter of Maxwell Struthers Burt (Princeton Class of 1904) and Katharine Newlin Burt, who were both writers and established one of the first "dude" ranches in the West. This collection consists of correspondence between various members of the Burt family and some of their manuscripts, miscellaneous correspondence, documents, and journals.

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