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William R. Weeks Papers, 1746-1897 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
The Papers of William R. Weeks, Esq., consist of three folders of material researched and correspondence written for the furtherance of a book on Princeton University's early history Weeks planned to write. The title of the book was to be, "History of the First Endowment of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University." It is highly doubtful that the book was ever written; there is no copy of it on record.

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Princeton University Student Clubs Records, 1821-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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Princeton students have formed clubs for social, charitable, religious, political and other purposes nearly since the school's founding. Princeton University Student Clubs Records, 1821-1926 consists of bound volumes including minute books, financial ledgers, and other record books from student-organized campus clubs including the Nassau Hall Education Society (1821-1839), Literary Sharpshooters (1887-1888), the Philosophical Club (1889-1894), the Hill Club (1900-1904), and the Internaional Polity Club (1914-1926).

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Steward and Refectory Records, 1782-1869 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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The Steward and Refectory records relate to various expenses incurred by students while at Princeton. They are divided into two series. The first, refectory accounts, consists predominantly of lists of students and the amounts due from each for itemized expenses including room and board, tuition, library, servant wages, washing, damages and fuel. Other materials include bills, various accounts and reports, an inventory of furniture belonging to the kitchen in 1816, and bills, accounts and reports relating to the building of a new refectory in 1834-35. The second series consists of accounts, vouchers, correspondence, receipts and statements of expenses relating to the University Steward. The 1869 Steward's file consists of a list of local boarding houses and the owners, student residents and payments.

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Samuel Beach Family Collection, 1783-1884 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.95 linear feet
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Consists of eighteenth-century correspondence and documents of Princeton graduate (Class of 1783) Samuel Beach and mostly 19th-century material relating to the Beach and Jones families.

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Office of the Controller Records, 1769-2009 (inclusive) 1921-2009 (bulk)

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70 boxes and 173 volumes
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Established in 1920, the Office of the Controller is responsible for the preparation of the University's annual audited financial statements, as well as financial and tax reports to several government agencies including the Internal Revenue Service. Consists of records produced by the Office of the Controller that document University financial matters.

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Ogden Family Collection, 1682-1853 (inclusive)

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2 boxes, 6 items, and 0.6 linear feet
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Consists of miscellaneous letters and documents--originals as well as copies--relating to multiple generations of the Ogden family of Elizabeth (formerly Elizabethtown), New Jersey.

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Joseph Henry Collection, 1834-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of selected correspondence and documents of Joseph Henry (1797-1878), the American physicist, inventor, and first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution.

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Princeton University Library Collection of John Maclean Family Materials, 1795-1874 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
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Consists of selected personal and family papers of John Maclean (1771-1814), Princeton's first professor of chemistry, including correspondence and documents of Maclean and other family members, including John Maclean Jr. (1800-1886), Archibald Maclean (1810-1894), William Bainbridge (1774-1833), Phebe Bainbridge Maclean, and Mary B. Maclean, as well as a genealogy of the Maclean, Bainbridge, and Taylor families.

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Speer Family papers, 1802-1982 (inclusive) 1883-1943 (bulk)

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39 linear ft.
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The Speer Family papers represent four generations of that family, with the bulk of material attributed to the last two generations, especially Robert Elliott Speer and his wife and three of his five children: Emma Bailey, Elliott, Margaret Bailey, and William Speer. The family was active in the Presbyterian Church, serving that institution in a variety of different capacities. The children, in addition to their religious roles, held prominent positions in academic administration. The family's papers primarily consist of the personal papers of the family, although they also contain the professional correspondence of Emma Bailey and Margaret Bailey Speer, both Bryn Mawr College alumnae. This collection, which dates from 1802 to 1982, contains letters, diaries, speeches, publications, awards, and photographs, although the vast majority of the material is the letters between family members.

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Junior and Senior Orations Collection, 1835-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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Consists of programs for orations given at commencement, oration contests held by the American Whig and Cliosophic Societies, and other orations given on campus. The programs generally contain the date of the orations, lists of participants, and the subjects to be covered.

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Faculty and Professional Staff files, Subgroup 5: F, 1764-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
76 boxes
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Princeton University's Dean of the Faculty is the senior administrator responsible for the quality and well-being of the faculty and professional staff of the university. The collection consists of personnel files for nearly every individual at one time employed as a member of Princeton University's faculty or professional staff.

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Nassau Hall Bible Society Records, 1813-1877 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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The Nassau Hall Bible Society was a student religious organization at the College of New Jersey, active from 1813 through the 1840s and from 1864 through the 1880s. It distributed Bibles and New Testaments throughout New Jersey and across the country. These records contain minutes and financial records of the Society's work.

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Student Dances Collection, 1838-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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Dances at Princeton, especially popular in the years prior to the Second World War, were generally held in the gymnasium and were organized by a committee of faculty and staff. This collection consists of materials documenting dances attended by the students of Princeton University in the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Princeton Artwork Collection, circa 1820-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 boxes and 3 folders
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This collection comprises paintings, drawings, prints, cartoons, and other original artwork and reproductions representing the Princeton campus, its dezinens, sporting and other events, and symbols of the school.

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Varnum Lansing Collins Papers, 1842-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:
11 boxes
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Varnum Lansing Collins was a Princeton alum of the Class of 1893 and served as the University's Secretary from 1917 to 1936. Throughout his life Collins exhibited a special interest in Princeton's history and he authored a number of works relating to that theme. The Varnum Lansing Collins Papers consist primarily of materials generated by Collins while writing several of his most well-known works on Princeton history.

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Benedict Jaeger Collection, 1825-1886. (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet
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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.

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

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13 boxes and 4.84 linear feet
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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.

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Benjamin Harris Brewster Papers, 1820-1887 (inclusive)

Extent:
25 boxes
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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.

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Charles Godfrey Leland Collection, 1841-1902 (inclusive)

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2 boxes, 10 items, and 2.4 linear feet
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The Charles Godfrey Leland Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and miscellanea of the American editor, humorist, essayist, and folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland (1824-1903).

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Jeter A. and Elizabeth Riggs Isely Collection, 1842-1940 (inclusive)

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5 boxes and 2.1 linear feet
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The Jeter A. and Elizabeth Riggs Isely Collection consists of manuscripts, notes, notebooks, and correspondence relating to research by the American historian and Princeton professor Jeter A. (Jeter Allen) Isely (1913-1954) and his wife, Elizabeth ["Lisette"] Riggs Isely (1914-1957).

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James Clement Moffat Collection, 1832-1861 (inclusive)

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

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Carlos Baker Collection of Ernest Hemingway, 1800s-1987 (inclusive) 1918-1967 (bulk)

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36 boxes and 16.4 linear feet
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Consists primarily of Carlos Baker's working papers and biographical files used in preparation of his biography Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story (1969). This was the fourth book on Hemingway written or edited by Baker (1909-1987), a Princeton professor and author. Also present are manuscripts for a novel and book of poetry by Baker, unrelated to his work on Hemingway.

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Faculty and Professional Staff files, Subgroup 11: N, 1764-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
220 boxes
Abstract:
Princeton University's Dean of the Faculty is the senior administrator responsible for the quality and well-being of the faculty and professional staff of the university. The collection consists of personnel files for nearly every individual at one time employed as a member of Princeton University's faculty or professional staff.

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Faculty and Professional Staff files, Subgroup 9: L, 1764-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
219 boxes
Abstract:
Princeton University's Dean of the Faculty is the senior administrator responsible for the quality and well-being of the faculty and professional staff of the university. The collection consists of personnel files for nearly every individual at one time employed as a member of Princeton University's faculty or professional staff.

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Faculty and Professional Staff files, Subgroup 8: I - K, 1764-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
127 boxes
Abstract:
Princeton University's Dean of the Faculty is the senior administrator responsible for the quality and well-being of the faculty and professional staff of the university. The collection consists of personnel files for nearly every individual at one time employed as a member of Princeton University's faculty or professional staff.

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Graduate Alumni Records, 1839-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
792 boxes
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The records consist of the academic files of former graduate students of Princeton University. The information contained in each file varies greatly but can include grades cards, Graduate School applications, a photograph of the student, letters of recommendation, as well as biographical information, lists of achievements, news clippings, and obituaries. Please see "Other Finding Aids" under "Find More" for a list of the five finding aids to the Graduate Alumni Records, divided by time period.

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Charles H. McIlwaine Papers, 1707-1946 (inclusive) 1894-1946 (bulk)

Extent:
5 boxes
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Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The American Revolution (1923), Charles H. McIlwaine (Princeton Class of 1894) was a professor of history and government at both Princeton (1905-1910) and Harvard University (1926-1946). His papers include notes, lectures, and other miscellaneous personal papers.

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

Extent:
3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
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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.

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Arnold Guyot Collection, 1829-1928 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.93 linear feet
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Consists of selected correspondence, documents, and related material by and about Arnold Guyot, the Swiss-born American geologist, geographer, and educator whose extensive meteorological observations led to the founding of the U.S. Weather Bureau.

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John S. Hart Papers, 1826-1875 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
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The John S. Hart Papers contains speeches, essays, English lectures, sermons, and poems written by Hart (Princeton Class of 1830), as well as family correspondence and letters which reflect Hart's professional role in teaching and administration at the Edgehill School, Central High School in Philadelphia, the State Normal School of New Jersey, and at Princeton University.

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