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Fine Press Printing Ephemera Collection, 1898-2010 (inclusive) 1924-1948 (bulk)

Extent:: 12 boxes and 14.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of book prospectuses, invitations, greeting cards, and other items printed by private and small presses in the United States, and various countries throughout the world.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Graphic Art Collection [Contact Us]

Mexican Postcards Collection, 1890-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 25 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of postcards relating to Mexican tourism.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Graphic Art Collection [Contact Us]

Performing Arts Serials Collection, 1869-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 28 boxes and 15.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Performing Arts Serials Collection consists of serial printed material concerning the performing arts, including circus, dance, film, opera, radio, speech, television, theater, and vaudeville. For the most part, publications are represented by a sample or two issues.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Theater People Subject Files, 1850s-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 26 boxes and 16 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of files (clippings, programs, books, caricatures, etc.) on people involved in theater, from the mid-19th century through the late 1980s, including actors, dramatists, directors, scholars, and designers.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Hobart Family Collection, 1791-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of family correspondence of John Henry Hobart, a bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

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

Stephen Thurston Farwell Collection, 1856-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists mainly of diaries of Stephen Thurston Farwell, a retail clerk living in Chicago during the Civil War who later travels overland to Denver.

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

Ford Madox Brown Collection, 1854-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence of the English painter Ford Madox Brown with his daughter and several art friends and colleagues.

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

James McNeill Whistler Collection, 1892-1903 (bulk) 1868-1910 (inclusive) 1952 January 9 1953 April 1955 February 23 1956 November 19 1993 October

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of selected autograph letters and notes of the American-born, England-based painter and etcher James McNeill Whistler addressed to his friend Jonathan Sturges, Princeton Class of 1885, the majority of which relates to the affair of the "Baronet and the Butterfly," a public scandal which concerned an oil portrait of Lady Eden.

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

Hale Family Collection, 1884-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected family papers of Princeton resident and historian Henry Ewing Hale.

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

George Pretyman Collection, 1741-1886 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of material of British clergyman and bishop George Pretyman (also known as George Pretyman Tomline) related to William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) and others.

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

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