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Princeton University Library Collection of Ashbel Green Materials, 1744-1958 (inclusive) 1783-1844 (bulk)

Extent:
13 boxes and 4.84 linear feet
Abstract:
Ashbel Green (1762-1848) was a prominent Presbyterian minister, eighth president of the College of New Jersey, and co-founder of the Princeton Theological Seminary. The bulk of the papers consist of Green's personal writings, including diaries and sermons. The papers of Green's father, the Reverend Jacob Green (1722-1790) are also included.

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

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Benedict Jaeger Collection, 1825-1886. (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of works, correspondence, and printed matter of Benedict Jaeger, professor of natural history and modern languages at Princeton (1832-1843), as well as some papers of others.

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

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Benjamin Harris Brewster Papers, 1820-1887 (inclusive)

Extent:
25 boxes
Abstract:
Consists mainly of correspondence and legal documents of Benjamin Harris Brewster (Princeton Class of 1834), much of it related to the Star Route prosecutions during Brewster's tenure as attorney general under President Chester Alan Arthur.

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

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James Clement Moffat Collection, 1832-1861 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected manuscripts and corresondence of the nineteenth-century Scottish-born church historian and educator James Clement Moffat.

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

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Joseph Lea Correspondence, 1799-1802 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence (approximately 125 letters) between Joseph Lea (Princeton Class of 1802) and his father, Thomas Lea.

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

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Lincoln Gilmore Smith Collection, 1950-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of miscellaneous material of Lincoln Gilmore Smith, a physicist and professor of physics at Princeton University, relating to his construction and use of mass spectrometers.

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

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Granville Wilcox Correspondence, 1852-1857 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists chiefly of letters sent by Granville Wilcox to members of his family in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, while he was a student at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) as a member of the Class of 1856.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [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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Laurence Hutton Papers, 1880-1895 (bulk) 1817-1904 (inclusive)

Extent:
32 boxes
Abstract:
The Laurence Hutton Papers consists of materials of editor and essayist Laurence Hutton. Included are bound volumes, such as letterbooks (1868-1904), clippings of Hutton's contributions to the press, and several volumes of family photographs.

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

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