Creator: Princeton University. Library. Special Collections / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1846">1846</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Princeton University Library Collection of Western Americana Photographs, 1870-1915 (bulk) 1840-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:: 144 boxes and 123 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a closed collection of more than 5,000 Western Americana photographs, consisting mostly of documentary photographs of the Trans-Mississippi West from the late 1860s to early 1900s, largely from the perspective of white photographers and settlers. Subjects include American Indians (especially studio portraits), natural wonders, cities, towns, buildings, and economic activities (mining, railroads, logging, and agriculture). Some photographs relate to the Indigenous populations of Mexico and Central America. The dimensions, physical formats, and photographic processes of the photographs vary widely.

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

Memorabilia Collection, 1775-2010 (inclusive) 1866-1997 (bulk)

Extent:: 227 boxes and 21 items
Abstract:: This collection contains over 1,800 items including mugs, pipes, canes, banners, hatbands, pins, jewelry, and other material collected by many individuals that document reunions, sporting events, student traditions, and other aspects of University life.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [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 Subject Files Collection, 1746-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:: 442 boxes, 21 folders, and 8 items
Abstract:: The Historical Subject Files Collection documents Princeton University history and related topics from 1746 to the present. The collection consists of documents in almost every two-dimensional format: articles, books and booklets, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, non-photographic images, notes, pamphlets, posters, and reports.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Church Slavic Manuscripts, circa 1700-1899 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 items and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Includes 2 Russian Orthodox tropers and 2 quadriptychs dating from the 18th-19th centuries.

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

Washington Irving Collection, 1831-1858 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected manuscripts, correspondence, and documents of Washington Irving, often called the first American man of letters.

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

George Maxwell Robeson Collection, 1842-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence of George Maxwell Robeson, attorney general of New Jersey, relating to his appointment as Secretary of the Navy in June 1869.

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

Tennent Family Papers, 1770-1795 (bulk) 1755-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.65 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of miscellaneous eighteenth-century papers of several members of the Tennent family of New Jersey and South Carolina.

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

Edward Everett Collection, 1828-1865 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence of the nineteenth-century American statesman Edward Everett.

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

Samuel Beach Family Collection, 1783-1884 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.95 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of eighteenth-century correspondence and documents of Princeton graduate (Class of 1783) Samuel Beach and mostly 19th-century material relating to the Beach and Jones families.

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

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