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Vardaman Collection, 1881-1927 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 boxes and 4 linear feet
Abstract:: Mansel V. Boyle (1877-1945) was a popular vaudeville performer best known by the stage name Vardaman. Active on the vaudeville circuit from 1901 through 1925, Vardaman was billed as a female impersonator, often appearing on programs as "Vardaman, the Gay Deceiver" or "Vardaman, the Auburn-haired Beauty." The collection consists of papers of Vardaman, including personal and business correspondence, appointment books, route sheets, contracts, scripts, photographic materials, clippings, and playbills, as well as photographs and printed materials documenting other vaudeville, minstrel, and burlesque performers active from the 1880s through the 1920s.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Robert Frost Materials, 1924-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence, poetry, photographs, and printed material of and relating to 20th-century American poet Robert Frost.

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

Bliss Perry Collection, 1899-1938 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected manuscripts and correspondence of Bliss Perry, an American scholar and editor especially noted for his work in American literature.

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

Edwin Grant Conklin Papers, 1897-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:: 98 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: An ardent evolutionist, Edwin Grant Conklin specialized in embryology and cytology and was Chairman of the biology department at Princeton from 1908-1933. His collection consists of personal and professional correspondence, documents, manuscripts and notes of articles, lectures, and speeches, many of which reflect his life-long interest in three organisms, crepidula, cynthia (styla), and amphioxus, as well as Darwinism, and heredity and environment.

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

Miscellaneous Playscripts Collection, 1882-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 85 boxes and 34 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection includes some playscripts stamped or addressed by theater agencies in Chicago, New York City, and Hollywood, while others were used at McCarter Theater or by the Princeton University Players. There are wartime scripts from both world wars, as well as government plays from the Federal Theater Project, the Works Progress Administration, and the Department of Agriculture's War Food Commission.

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

Dance Subject Files, 1900-1980s (inclusive)

Extent:: 31 boxes and 12.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Dance Subject Files consist of dance-related subject files from early 20th century through 1980s. Among the material are clippings, photos, programs, promotional materials, and dance school brochures.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Children's Publishers' and Retailers' Catalogs, circa 1913-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 3 linear feet
Abstract:: Advertising material, mostly catalogs, from publishers and sellers of children's books, toys and educational products.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Cotsen Children's Library [Contact Us]

Scrapbook collection of playbills,, 1808-1967 (inclusive) 1880-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box, 483 volumes, and 48.79 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 486 scrapbooks of playbills covering not only theater but also opera, ballet, and music.

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

Playbills Printed on Satin, 1803-1923 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box, 2 items, and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:: The Playbills Printed on Satin collection comprises 46 playbills printed on satin fabric.

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

George C. Fraser Collection, 1886-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of twelve diaries (1886-1922) containing typed or hand-written notes, approximately 2,110 photographs, approximately 350 lantern slides, and 100 postcards of Fraser (Princeton University Class of 1893) relating to his trips to the Southern and Southwestern United States and Canada with different family members and one (1886-1889) from several trips as a youth to Europe and the Middle East.

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

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