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

Extent:

7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet

Abstract:

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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Smith Ordway Collection, 1880-1927 (inclusive)

Extent:

4 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of diaries written by Smith Ordway while he was an undergraduate at Princeton (1880-1884), a seminarian (1885-1888) at Auburn Theological Seminary (N.Y.), a traveler to Europe and the Middle East (1907), and a Presbyterian minister to congregations mainly in New York State (1888-1923). The collection also contains an album of photographs of members of the Class of 1884, scenes of Princeton, and Ordway family members.

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

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DuBois S. Morris and Alice Morris Papers, circa 1882-1997 (inclusive) 1895-1930 (bulk)

Extent:

11.65 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of correspondence, photograph albums, lantern slides, printed material, sermon drafts, and film reels documenting the years DuBois S. Morris (Class of 1893) spent as a Presbyterian missionary in Eastern China during the late 1800s through the 1920s.

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

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Henry Van Dyke Family Papers, 1694-1963 (inclusive) 1840-1950s (bulk)

Extent:

179 boxes and 75.9 linear feet

Abstract:

The Henry Van Dyke Family Papers consists of papers of three generations of the prominent Van Dyke family of New York and Princeton, beginning with Henry Jackson Van Dyke (1822-1891) and his wife, Henrietta [Ashmead] Van Dyke (1820-1893), followed by their children, Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933) and Paul Van Dyke (1859-1933), and ending with Henry van Dyke's son Tertius Van Dyke (1886-1958).

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

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Green Family Collection, 1771-1969 (inclusive) 1810-1895 (bulk)

Extent:

3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

Abstract:

The Green Family Collection consists of correspondence, documents, and printed matter of the Green family of Trenton and Mercer County, New Jersey, including Henry Woodhull Green (Princeton Class of 1820), his parents, Elizabeth and Caleb Green, his brother, John Cleve Green, and his son, Charles Ewing Green.

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

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John Hamilton Townley Family Papers, 1836-1855 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of family papers of New Jersey Presbyterian minister John Hamilton Townley (Princeton Class of 1837).

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

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Charles Woodruff Shields Papers, 1839-1905 (inclusive)

Extent:

8 boxes and 4.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of personal papers of Charles W. Shields (Princeton Class of 1844), professor of philosophy and history at Princeton from 1865 to 1903.

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

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Robert Warren Anthony Papers, 1937-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

Abstract:

The Robert Warren Anthony Papers consists of diaries, notes, reports, correspondence, and photographs of the American Presbyterian clergyman Robert Warren Anthony (1880-1960, Princeton Class of 1902).

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

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Pierson Family Documents, 1800-1880 (bulk) 1713-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of documents representing at least three generations of the Pierson family of Orange, New Jersey, including Isaac Pierson (1770-1833, Princeton Class of 1789), a physician, his son William (1796-1882, Princeton Class of 1816), a physician and first mayor of Orange, and William's sons Edward (d. 1882, Princeton Class of 1854), a lawyer, and William, Jr. (1830-1900), also a physician.

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

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Henry F. Lee Family Correspondence, 1890-1930 (inclusive)

Extent:

4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet

Abstract:

Contains correspondence of Henry F. Lee (Princeton Class of 1855), a pastor of the Mariners' Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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