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DeWitt Family Collection, 1836-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence and documents of members of the DeWitt family, particularly William Radcliffe DeWitt, a nineteenth-century Pennsylvania clergyman.

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

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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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Princeton University Library Collection of Stereographs of Greece, 1903-1905 (inclusive)

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1 box

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Consists of stereoscopic images of Athens by the Neue Photographische Gesellschaft A.G. [New Photographic Society] and White Co, H.C.

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

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Winthrop M. Daniels Correspondence, 1911-1942 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Contains selected correspondence of economics professor Winthrop M. Daniels (Princeton Class of 1888).

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

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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]

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Theater Photographs Collection, 1901-1976 (inclusive) 1925-1955 (bulk)

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133 boxes

Abstract:

The Theater Photographs Collection contains still photographs of American actors and actresses as well as scenes from plays and includes clippings and printed matter.

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

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Princeton Greek Manuscripts Collection, 1601-1900 (inclusive)

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57 volumes and 6.8 linear feet

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Consists of an open collection of bound Greek manuscripts dating from the 17th to the 19th century.

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

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Joseph Reade Letters, 1795-1796 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of nineteen autograph letters sent by Joseph Reade to his father, John Reade, while he was a student at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) as a member of the Class of 1796.

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

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W. S. Merwin Collection, 1964-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and galler proofs of W. S. Merwin, one of the most influential American poets of the latter 20th century.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Frédéric Boissonnas Photographs , circa 1900-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 1.7 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of an open collection of photographs sites in Greece by Swiss photographer Frédéric Boissonnas.

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