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Edward Coles Papers, 1797-1881 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Edward Coles was a prominent anti-slavery political figure, who most notably served as governor of Illinois when the state became officially anti-slavery through a referendum vote. These papers include personal notes from Coles, correspondence to and by Coles with friends, colleagues, and family, documents about Coles, and the writings of other people.

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

Antōnēs Dekavalles Papers, 1935-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:: 30 boxes and 4 items
Abstract:: This collection consists of papers of Antōnēs Dekavalles, a Greek poet, professor at Fairleigh Dickenson University, and editor of The Charioteer, A Review of Modern Greek Culture. Included are: correspondence, autograph manuscripts and typescripts, drafts, miscellaneous notes, and files related to his affiliated organizations.

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

Silvia S. Bennet Collection on the Olyphant Family, 1764-1897 (inclusive)

Extent:: 13 boxes and 5.3 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of genealogist Silvia S. Bennet's works about, and research papers of, various members of the Olyphant family of Charleston, South Carolina, and New York State.

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

General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, 1502-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 120 boxes and 67.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of over 3000 miscellaneous items of primarily American literary, historical, and political figures, including business and personal letters, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and official documents.

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

Sonya Rudikoff Papers, 1935-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 7.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Sonya Rudikoff (1927-1997) was a writer, literary critic, and independent scholar, active from the 1950s through the 1990s, who wrote primarily on Victorian literature, feminism, and Virginia Woolf. The papers include Rudikoff's professional and personal correspondence, including five decades of extensive correspondence from second-generation Abstract Expressionist painter Helen Frankenthaler; typescripts of Rudikoff's unpublished fiction and lectures; notebooks, papers, and diaries from her time at Bennington College in the late 1940s; along with a curriculum vitae and bibliography of her work and some related materials.

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

Struthers Burt Papers, 1911-1954 (bulk) 1845-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 33 boxes and 19.42 linear feet
Abstract:: Struthers Burt was a noted poet, prose writer and rancher in the first half of the twentieth century. The collection includes various copies of some of Burt's own works, correspondence with family and friends from his days at Princeton University, and assorted materials about his family and genealogy.

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

T. H. Vail Motter Papers, 1912-1969 (bulk) 1901-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 boxes and 7.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts and correspondence reflecting the historical and literary interests of American military historian T. H. Vail Motter (Princeton Class of 1922).

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

Neilson Campbell Hannay Collection of William Cowper, 1711-1965 (inclusive) 1750s-1799 (bulk)

Extent:: 10 boxes, 6 items, 10 volumes, and 5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of poetry manuscripts, documents, pictorial works, correspondence, and miscellanea relating to the English poet William Cowper (1731-1800), and to his circle of family, friends, and editors, collected by Neilson Campbell Hannay.

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

Harrison S. Morris Papers, 1895-1935 (bulk) 1784-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 341 boxes and 34 items
Abstract:: Consists of the personal papers of Philadelphia author, businessman, and philanthropist Harrison S. Morris.

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

Weidenfeld & Nicolson Records, 1917-2012 (inclusive) 1960-2005 (bulk)

Extent:: 403 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of the publishing and administrative records of Weidenfeld & Nicolson, a British publishing company founded by George Weidenfeld (1919-2016) and Nigel Nicolson (1917-2004), which specialized in literary fiction and nonfiction, with an emphasis on history, biographies and memoirs, books by world leaders and political figures, glossy illustrated books, travel guides, and reference books. The collection documents the operations of the firm from its establishment in 1948 through its sale in 1991, and also includes some later records from as recent as 2012 related to its continued operation as an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group.

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

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