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William S. C. Webster Collection, 1862-1887 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence and several manuscripts of Princeton student William Stewart Cross Webster.

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

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Princeton University Broadsheets Collection, circa 1807-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 1 folder

Abstract:

This collection comprises broadsides, posters and similar single-sided oversize printed objects created by or for Princeton University.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Princeton at the World's Columbian Exhibition Records, 1893 (inclusive)

Extent:

4 boxes and 1 folder

Abstract:

Princeton University, then known as the College of New Jersey at Princeton, mounted an exhibition booth at the World's Columbian Exposition, a world's fair held in Chicago from May to October 1893. The collection includes three certificates from the U.S. Congress honoring Princeton for the exhibit, three copies of a photograph of Dr. and Mrs. McCosh seated in the exhibit booth, a written proposal for the exhibit, layout plans for the exhibit, and two bound registers containing the autographs and home cities of visitors to the exhibit.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Joseph Henry Collection, 1834-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence and documents of Joseph Henry (1797-1878), the American physicist, inventor, and first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution.

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

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Joseph Bloomfield Collection, 1794-1813 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists chiefly of correspondence between New Jersey mayor and governor Joseph Bloomfield and Nicholas Biddle, David Brearley, Aaron Burr, Thomas P. Johnson, Samuel McLane, Edward Miller, and Rev. Andrew Hunter.

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

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Theodore W. Tallmadge Papers, 1840-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box, 1 volume, and 0.3 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of letters by Theodore W. Tallmadge (Princeton Class of 1846), the bulk of which were sent to members of his family, especially to his parents, Darius and Sara Ann Tallmadge, from the College of Augusta in Kentucky (1841-1842), Ohio University (1842-1843), and Princeton (1844-1846).

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

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Walter Minto Collection, 1787-1793 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence and documents of the eighteenth-century Scottish mathematician Walter Minto, who was one of Princeton University's earliest teachers of mathematics.

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

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Bache and Hodge Family Papers, 1790-1890 (bulk) 1783-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of correspondence representing five generations of the Bache and Hodge families as well as members of the Scott and Wistar families of Princeton and Philadelphia.

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

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Jonathan Rhea Legal Papers, 1774-1892 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of correspondence and legal documents of eighteenth-century lawyer and legal clerk Jonathan Rhea (1758-1815), of Trenton, New Jersey, as well as legal records created by others following his death. The materials mainly reference land transactions, lawsuits, and the collecting of debts in the Trenton area, but also extending to New Brunswick, Burlington, Monmouth County, and other localities.

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

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Pennsylvania Collection, 1728-1809 (bulk) 1728-1908 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence and documents from the state of Pennsylvania, the bulk of which date from the eighteenth century. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in 1681 in order to establish a safe haven for the English Quakers, who were being persecuted in England at the time.

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