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Pyne-Henry Collection, 1747-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: The Pyne-Henry Collection is a diverse group of documents, letters and writings relating to Princeton University, covering an array of topics primarily concerning student life and administrative activities. The collection consists of letters, essays and orations, reports, memoranda, minutes, proclamations, accounts and class lists, and other documents written by students, faculty and administrators which, along with other administrative records and Trustee Minutes, constitute the earliest records and documentary history of the University. Most of these papers and records were amassed by Princeton alumni Moses Taylor Pyne (Class of 1877) and Bayard Henry (Class of 1876) during the latter half of the nineteenth century.

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

Historical Photograph Collection, Class Photographs Series, 1851-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:: 61 boxes, 1 folder, and 6 items
Abstract:: The collection consists of group portraits and other photos of Princeton University classes. Though some photographs depict the classes while their members were students, the majority of the photographs are from alumni reunions.

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

Alumni and Faculty Offprint Collection, circa 1800-1997 (inclusive) 1915-1955 (bulk)

Extent:: 54 boxes and 42 folders
Abstract:: This collection consists of offprints of articles written by Princeton alumni and faculty; however, in some instances the articles are written about an individual alumni or faculty member. The offprints generally consist of journals, published articles, speeches, lectures, sermons, memorials, and articles from scientific journals and magazines.

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

Samuel Beach Family Collection, 1783-1884 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.95 linear feet
Abstract:: 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.

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

Selected Papers of Ulric Dahlgren, 1864-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of writings, correspondence, and subject files of Ulric Dahlgren (Princeton Class of 1894), a professor in Princeton's Department of Biology.

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

Samuel Davies Collection, 1752-1759 (bulk) 1752-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and several manuscript sermons of Samuel Davies, fourth president of Princeton University.

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

Robert Bernard Martin Papers, 1852-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 23 boxes and 9.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of two distinct groups of papers of author Robert Bernard Martin: material relating to his scholarly research and writings on the English novelist and clergyman Charles Kingsley and manuscripts of eight of Martin's published novels and works of non-fiction.

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

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]

Woodrow Wilson Collection, 1837-1986 (inclusive) 1883-1924 (bulk)

Extent:: 17 volumes, 107 boxes, and 43 folders
Abstract:: The Woodrow Wilson Collection consists of Wilson holdings which have been acquired by the Princeton University Library Special Collections gradually over many years by purchase and gifts from many sources. The collection is rich in material prior to Wilson's presidential years, although it is not limited to this period; researchers will find materials documenting both the public and private life of Woodrow Wilson. Various types of information written by or about Wilson are present in the collection, including manuscripts, addresses, articles, correspondence, telegrams, legal documents, booklets, pamphlets, photographs, portraits, cartoons, newspapers and scrapbooks.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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