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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]

Scrapbook Collection, 1843-1954 (inclusive) 1860-1920 (bulk)

Extent:: 340 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: This collection contains scrapbooks created by Princeton students which document their social and academic activities while undergraduates.

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

Historical Photograph Collection, Student Photograph Albums, 1851-1995 (inclusive) 1860-1920 (bulk)

Extent:: 209 boxes
Abstract:: The Student Photograph Albums Series of the Historical Photograph Collection (HPC) contains 180 photographic albums created by Princeton University students. These albums, along with the other photograph collections in the University Archives, help document the experiences of students, faculty, and staff at Princeton University. The albums date from 1851 to 1995, although the bulk date from the 1860s to the 1910s. New accessions are added regularly to the collection.

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

Princeton University Publications Collection, circa 1748-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 156 boxes, 6 digital files, and 1 website
Abstract:: The Princeton University Publications collection contains issues of nearly 150 different periodicals published by the university and related organizations, as well as a few items published by others about the university, that have not been cataloged individually.

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

Albany Fonblanque Collection, 1784-1875 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters sent to Albany Fonblanque as editor of the Examiner (London).

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

German Authors Collection, 1772-1930 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Cnsists of autograph letters and occasional manuscripts of various, primarily 19th-century, German writers, including Hermann Bahr, Richard Dehmel, Marie Ebner-Eschenbach, Carl Hauptmann, Arno Holz, Heinrich Laube, Max Mell, and Arthur Schnitzler.

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

Jonathan Rhea Legal Papers, 1774-1892 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of correspondence and legal documents of eighteenth-century lawyer and legal clerk Jonathan Rhea (1758-1815), of Trenton, New Jersey, as well as legal records created by others following his death. The materials mainly reference land transactions, lawsuits, and the collecting of debts in the Trenton area, but also extending to New Brunswick, Burlington, Monmouth County, and other localities.

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

William Dean Howells Collection, 1863-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and selected manuscripts of the American critic, novelist, poet, and playwright William Dean Howells.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Stockton Family Materials, 1750-1820 (bulk) 1701-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected material of various members of the prominent Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey, currently ranging from a 1701 deed to notes on Nassau Inn written in 1942.

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

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]

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