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Godfrey Winham Writings on Music, 1958-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:
14 boxes and 6.7 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of Princeton music professor Godfrey Winham's unpublished writings on music, which have been edited, collated, and indexed by Roger Maren.

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

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Edward Steese Papers, 1878-1984 (inclusive)

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40 boxes and 19.5 linear feet
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Consists of papers of American architect and poet Edward Steese, including diaries, manuscripts, and architectural drawings.

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

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H. L. Mencken Collection, 1908-1956 (inclusive) 1924-1942 (bulk)

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21 boxes, 38 items (reels), and 12.5 linear feet
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Consists primarily of microfilm and transcripts of letters by American essayist and journalist H. L. Mencken, compiled by Princeton University historian and librarian Julian Boyd for his proposed book of Mencken's letters.

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

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George Willing Clymer Papers, 1814-1919 (inclusive)

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6 boxes and 3.87 linear feet
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George Willing Clymer (1804-1881), Princeton Class of 1823, and his father-in-law, William B. Shubrick (1790-1874), together served in the United States Navy for more than fifty years during the nineteenth century. Clymer served as a naval surgeon to the Mediterranean, Pacific, African, West India and South Atlantic Blockading Squadrons from 1829 to 1866 and Shubrick served as an officer and naval diplomat from the time of his entry in the United States Navy in 1806 until his retirement in 1861. Their families (Clymer, Shubrick, Wethered, and Willing) maintained close communication during frequent separations and developed a strong network of extended family bonds. This collection provides documentation of the United States Navy during the early and mid nineteenth century; and in particular, naval medicine, diplomacy, and rank. In addition, the collection documents the families of naval officers, both from the perspective of the officer, and the family who remained at home, coping...(see more)

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

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Nikos Pappas and Rita Boumē Papa Papers, 1932-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes and 2.4 linear feet
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Consists of personal papers of the Greek poets and writers, Nikos Pappas and his wife, Rita Boumē Papa, including correspondence, autograph manuscripts and typescripts of published and unpublished poetry, articles, talks, clippings, and other printed material.

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

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H. H. Hess Papers, 1932-1969 (inclusive)

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34 boxes
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The H. H. Hess Papers consists of professional papers, correspondence, and related materials of the American geologist and educator Harry Hammond Hess (1906-1969).

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

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Diamela Eltit Papers, 1943-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 boxes
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A collection of manuscript and typescript drafts of and notebooks related to Eltit's works, personal and work-related correspondence mostly from the mid-1980s to 1990s, and other miscellaneous personal and work-related papers.

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

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Frank Jewett Mather Papers, 1906-1948 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes and 28 items
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Consists primarily of correspondence of the American educator, art critic, and museum director Frank Jewett Mather (1868-1953).

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

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James Gould Cozzens Papers, 1878-1978, 1878-1978 (inclusive) 1940s-1960s (bulk)

Extent:
50 boxes and 22.50 linear feet
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The collection illustrates the literary and military careers of James Gould Cozzens in manuscripts, notebooks, diaries (1920-1970), war journals (1911-1945), correspondence (general, family, and business), documents, memorabilia, clippings, and photographs.

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

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Philip Wylie Papers, 1920-1984 (inclusive) 1930-1971 (bulk)

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304 boxes and 162.0 linear feet
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A writer of fiction and nonfiction, Philip Gordon Wylie (Princeton Class of 1924), authored hundreds of short stories, articles, serials, syndicated newspaper columns, novels, and works of social criticism. His collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence representing his life work, ranging from Dormitory Ditties, published during his college days (circa 1920), to The End of the Dream, a novel published posthumously in 1972.

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

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Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker Papers, 1910-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:
60 boxes and 25.8 linear feet
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Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker was an American historian who taught at Princeton from 1910 to 1947. He was internationally recognized and wrote a number of important historical works. In 1947, he was president of the American Historical Association. His papers consist of Wertenbaker's works, correspondence, photographs, miscellaneous material, and printed matter.

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

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Jimmy Stewart Collection, 1930-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes, 107 items, and 2.0 linear feet
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The Jimmy Stewart Collection consists of newspaper and magazine clippings about the life and career of American actor, James Stewart (Princeton Class of 1932). Also included in the collection are film stills and other photographs.

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

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Sarah Bernhardt Collection, 1878-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 boxes, 230 items, and 2.0 linear feet
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The Sarah Bernhardt Collection consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, theater programs and playbills, photographs, and other materials on French actress Sarah Bernhardt.

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

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Joseph Jefferson Collection, 1823-1976 (inclusive) 1829-1905 (bulk)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905) was an American actor and author. His collection consists of biographical newspaper clippings, 2 copies of his Autobiography, theatrical criticism and approbation, and clippings on family matters.

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

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Agrarian Issues in Peru, III, 1920-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 1 linear feet
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This collection contains pamphlets, bulletins, posters, and other miscellaneous items addressing a variety of agrarian issues in Peru, including farming techniques and practices, environmental concerns, land reform, political-economic aspects of agriculture, and the controversy over coca production.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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Edmund Kean Collection, 1814-1933 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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Consists of theater programs, newspaper clippings, and articles on English actor Edmund Kean, as well as portraits of Kean in various dramatic roles.

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

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Princeton University Art Museum Teaching Materials, Spring 2024, January 2024

Extent:
692 items (flat works)
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Consists of approximately 692 flat works from the collections of the Princeton University Art Museum, temporarily transferred to the Princeton University Library for use in Princeton University courses during the Spring 2024 semester.

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

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Henry Martin Papers, 1949-2003 (inclusive) 1980s-1990s (bulk)

Extent:
9 boxes and 1 folder
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Consists of scrapbooks of tearsheets and clippings, original artwork in pencil and in pen and ink, correspondence, financial documents, periodicals, permission agreements, and contracts spanning Henry Martin's career as a cartoonist and illustrator.

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

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Uel Merrill Fisk Lectures, 1856-1868 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear feet and 1 box
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Consists of a series of manuscript lectures by U. M. (Uel Merrill) Fisk, a white Universalist pastor and lecturer on the radical abolitionist lecture circuit in New York and New England in the years leading up to and during the American Civil War. The lectures in the collection from this period argue for the abolition of slavery, and another from the Reconstruction Era advocates for voting rights for Black men.

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

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Alexandre Dumas Proofs, circa 1874

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0.2 linear feet (1 half manuscript box)
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Consists of hand-corrected proofs of Alexandre Dumas père's 1854 play, La Jeunesse de Louis XIV, as revised by Alexandre Dumas fils, circa 1874. Written by Dumas père while he was in exile in Belgium, the play was rejected by censors in Paris. Although it was published in the Michel Lévy's edition of Dumas père's Théâtre Complet, the play had only been performed in Brussels, Belgium. This version by Dumas fils contains rewrites, additions, and cuts throughout, and was performed in Paris in 1874.

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

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Ulises Carrión Address Cards, 1975-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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Consists of an address book of over 1,300 index cards belonging to Ulises Carrión, a conceptual artist known for his role in the mail art movement and for conceptualizing the artistic genre of the artists' book.

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

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Constantine Tsaldaris Papers, 1920-1929 (inclusive) 1921-1922 (bulk)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of an unpublished archive pertinent to Tsaldari's activities as Commander-in-Chief of Crete, Greece during the years 1921-1922. It comprises mainly correspondence, incoming and outgoing, official and personal documents, the political movements of the time, Anti-Venizelist activity (political opponents of Venizelos), speeches, telegrams and generally everything he sent or received during his tenure in Crete.

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

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Collection of Blackfeet Nation and Glacier National Park Photographs, 1915

Extent:
0.2 linear feet
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This collection consists of 77 silver print photographs by William C. Anderson, a photographer and photojournalist active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection also includes 24 real photo and pictorial postcards, and one convention handbook with photo illustrations provided by Kiser Photo Company.

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

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Federal Theatre Project Collection, 1935-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:
7 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
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The Federal Theatre Project Collection consists of bulletins, reports, speeches, catalogues, play programs, information releases, notices and reviews, clippings, protest leaflets, performance details, and other materials of the Federal Theatre Project established by the Works Progress Administration during the Depression, with Hallie Flanagan as the national director.

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

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Anonymous Playscripts Collection, 1890s-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:
29 boxes and 11.6 linear feet
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Consists of miscellaneous anonymous playscripts, arranged alphabetically by title, that are largely undated but appear to range from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century (1942).

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

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The Catholic Church in Cuba, 1996-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
99 items and 1.5 linear feet
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This collection contains pamphlets and serials published and distributed by the Catholic Church and affiliated organizations throughout Cuba between 1996 and 2000.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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French Press Photographs, 1930s-1990s (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear foot (1 box)
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Consists of several hundred print photographs (most are captioned) primarily from various French news outlets and agencies documenting people and events of numerous countries and geographic regions spanning the mid to late 20th century.

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

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Emily Brown Reports and Memoranda for the War Relocation Authority and the Federal Security Agency, 1871-1988 (inclusive) 1944-1946 (bulk)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Primarily consists of reports, memoranda, and drafts of speeches and press releases created in the course of Emily Brown's work for various government agencies during and following World War II, in particular, the War Relocation Authority, where she worked in the Reports Division, and the Federal Security Agency.

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

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First AME Church of Pasadena Ledger Books, 1930-1938 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear feet
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Consists of two ledger books kept by the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Pasadena, California, the oldest Black congregation of this denomination in Pasadena. The ledger books document the quarterly meetings, board meeting minutes, reports, and events of the church from 1930-1938.

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

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Geographical Playbills Collection, 1832-1980 (inclusive) 1925-1965 (bulk)

Extent:
242 boxes and 105.61 linear feet
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The Geographical Playbills Collection consists chiefly of playbills from the United States, but Great Britain, Canada, Bermuda, France, Germany, and Japan are also represented. Although this is a collection of playbills, there are also some letters, documents, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.

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

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Fausto Laginha dos Ramos Papers, 1961-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.6 linear feet and 2 boxes
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Consists of reports, correspondence, maps, and some ephemera and printed material of the Portuguese army officer Lieutenant Colonel Fausto Laginha dos Ramos from during the Portuguese Colonial War where he fought for the colonial forces in the wars of independence in both Angola and Guinea-Bissau (then Guiné).

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

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James Stewart Collection, 1936-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
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The James Stewart Collection contains seventeen screenplays of films in which starred American actor, Jimmy Stewart (Princeton Class of 1932).

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

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