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Shippen Family Collection, 1750-1783 (bulk) 1750-1810 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of several members of the prominent Shippen family of Philadelphia during the colonial, revolutionary, and early federal periods. Portions of the material are related to the College of New Jersey and its move from Newark, N.J. to Princeton, N.J.

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

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Oliver Ellsworth Collection, 1775-1883 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence, engravings, documents, and printed material related to Oliver Ellsworth, the eighteenth-century Connecticut senator and jurist.

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

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John Beatty Family Collection, 1768-1804 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists primarily of 18th-century letters and documents of Princeton graduate (Class of 1769) and New Jersey politician John Beatty and other Beatty family members.

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

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Nassau Hall Iconography, 1760-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:
The collection contains representations of Nassau Hall and other historic buildings of Princeton University. Most of them are reproductions, some photographic.

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

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Jonathan Belcher Collection, 1747-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 1 folder
Abstract:
Jonathan Belcher, was a merchant and colonial governor of the Provinces of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey and was instrumental in the founding of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). The Jonathan Belcher Collection consists of collected research materials regarding Jonathan Belcher's relation to the history of Princeton University and consist of correspondence, articles, clippings, and copies of original materials from Belcher collections held at Princeton and elsewhere.

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

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Miriam Y. Holden Collection, 1930-1969 (bulk) 1676-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:
104 boxes and 45.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The Miriam Holden Collection consists of books, periodicals, manuscripts, clippings, photographs, cartoons, letters, and other materials about women and their achievements collected by Holden.

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

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New Jersey Collection, 1648-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:
10 boxes and 3.75 linear feet
Abstract:
The New Jersey Collection, dating from 1648 to 1931, is a grouping of material relating to New Jersey history, with emphasis on some of the more notable people involved in politics, government, and the legal system. The collection includes correspondence, legal records, financial records, land records, estate records, government records, and military records.

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

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Elmer Adler Papers, 1651-1961 (inclusive) 1925-1955 (bulk)

Extent:
464 boxes
Abstract:
Elmer Adler was a printer, publisher, editor, and author. This collection consists of the personal papers of Adler as well as the business archives of the Pynson Printers and The Colophon.

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

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