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Historical Photograph Collection, Campus Life Series, circa 1850-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:

410 boxes, 8 oversize folders, and 66 items

Abstract:

The Campus Life series contains photographs documenting aspects of life as experienced by students, faculty, and staff at Princeton University.

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John Cleve Green Collection, 1866-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

Abstract:

John Cleve Green was a Princeton-area businessman and investor who was a notable benefactor of Princeton College primarily during the administration of President James McCosh. The John Cleve Green Collection consists of research materials compiled regarding the life of John Cleve Green and his contributions to Princeton University.

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Princeton University at Exposition Universelle Internationale Records, 1900 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes

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Princeton University mounted an exhibition booth including photographs and information about the school at the Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, a world's fair held in Paris, France between April and November 1900. The collection includes photographs, graphic charts, and wall labels used in the exhibition, as well as an official certificate awarded to Princeton University for its exhibition.

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Princetoniana Collection, circa 1870-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:

850 linear feet

Abstract:

Each volume or set of volumes in the Princetoniania Collection is represented in the Princeton University Library Main Catalog, which is searchable by title, author, or call number.

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Princeton University Athletics Scrapbooks and Clippings Collection,, circa 1914-1967 (inclusive) 1914-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes

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Organized competitive athletics appeared on the Princeton campus in the 1850s and 1860s through the formation of intramural and intercollegiate athletics clubs which evolved over the ensuing century into the modern collegiate athletic system. The collection consists of scrapbooks and sets of clippings about sports and athletes at Princeton.

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Student Dances Collection, 1838-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

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Dances at Princeton, especially popular in the years prior to the Second World War, were generally held in the gymnasium and were organized by a committee of faculty and staff. This collection consists of materials documenting dances attended by the students of Princeton University in the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Richardson Auditorium programs, 1987-2021 (inclusive)

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8 boxes

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Richardson Auditorium (formerly known as Alexander Hall) is Princeton University's premiere performance venue for a wide variety of events including concerts, plays, lectures, and dance performances. The collection consists of programs for performances and other events held at Richardson Auditorium.

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Princeton Artwork Collection, circa 1820-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:

9 boxes and 3 folders

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This collection comprises paintings, drawings, prints, cartoons, and other original artwork and reproductions representing the Princeton campus, its dezinens, sporting and other events, and symbols of the school.

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Princeton University Websites Collection, 2015-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 websites

Abstract:

The collection, assembled by staff of the University Archives, contains captures of public websites created and maintained by various units at Princeton University, primarily those serving administrative or academic functions. The collection does not contain exhaustive captures of all public websites, but rather captures those select websites whose provenance is not directly linked to an existing collection (e.g., Dean of the College, School of Engineering).

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Historical Photograph Collection: Slides series, circa 1899-1980 (inclusive)

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42 boxes

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Consists of several hundred lantern slides containing images of Princeton University, primarily the campus and buildings.

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Princeton University Presidents Oral History Collection, 2004-2009 (inclusive)

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1 box and 26 items

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The Princeton University Presidents Oral History Project consists of two projects undertaken by the Princeton University Archives in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary to document the recollections and reminiscences of Princeton University's 16th president and seventeenth Presidents Robert F. Goheen and William G. Bowen. Consists of taped interviews with former Princeton Presidents Robert F. Goheen William G. Bowen and accompanying transcripts, as well as a Goheen video retrospective titled 'Reflections of a President' produced for a 2006 Princeton University Library exhibit.

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Historical Postcard Collection, circa 1890-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:

5 boxes

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The Historical Postcard Collection documents the buildings and environs of the Princeton University campus in the form of picture postcards. Featuring both monochrome and color postcards, the bulk of the collection ranges in date from 1900 through the 1960s. Many of the postcards have been digitized and are searchable through Digital PUL.

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Princeton University Architectural Presentation Boards, 1929-2005 (inclusive) 1971-2001 (bulk)

Extent:

1 folder and 726 items

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This collection contains presentation boards related to the design, construction, renovation and expansion of Princeton's grounds and buildings. In addition, the boards include those used for planning purposes, student housing strategies, insurance purposes and recording of features such as fallout shelters, and electrical feeders. The boards primarily include floorplans, artistic renderings, elevations and campus footprints.

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Princeton University Doctoral Dissertations, 1877-2010 (inclusive) 1950-2010 (bulk)

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1242 linear feet

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The dissertations represent doctoral work in over forty graduate departments. They date from 1877 to the present and they are arranged chronologically.

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Master's Theses Collection, 1894-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:

2100 volumes

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Graduate work in a formal sense emerged at Princeton in the 1870s when President James McCosh added new faculty and graduate fellowships. This collection consists of theses submitted toward the fulfillment of requirements for master's degrees at Princeton University.

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Class Reunion Books Collection, 1867-2021 (inclusive)

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2763 items

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The collection consists of class yearbooks that are published to mark class reunions and to provide updates on the lives of alumni.

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General Princeton Theater Collection, 1883-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:

7 boxes and 1 folder

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There are several well-known Princeton theatrical groups, but students and faculty have also organized many smaller groups over the decades, both short-term and long-lived. The collection consists of posters, programs, photographs, news clippings, and a very small amount of design and planning materials gathered about campus theatrical groups that are not already represented in dedicated archival collections.

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Lecture Notes Collection, 1772-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:

80 boxes

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This collection contains over 600 sets of student notes taken from lectures given by members of Princeton's faculty. They represent the broad range of courses taught at Princeton University (known as the College of New Jersey prior to 1896) and include the works of numerous famous faculty and students.

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Princeton University Library Collection of Logan Pearsall Smith Materials, 1897-1953 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 1.4 linear feet

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Consists of selected papers, including manuscripts, research materials, and correspondence, of American-born British essayist and critic Logan Pearsall Smith.

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Princeton University Library Collection of F. Jay Haynes Photographs, 1877-1880s (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 3.2 linear feet

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Consists of an assembled collection of photographs by Yellowstone National Park and Northern Pacific Railway photographer F. Jay Haynes (1853-1921), mostly from the late 1870s and 1880s, including albums of albumen prints of various Yellowstone National Park sites and scenes along the Columbia River in Oregon, as well as stereograph views of Yellowstone National Park, wheat farmers in the Dakota Territory, and locations along the route of the Northern Pacific Railway.

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Coventry Patmore Collection, 1803-1935 (inclusive) 1823-1896 (bulk)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Consists primarily of some 200 letters written to and by English poet and critic Coventry Patmore.

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James Clement Moffat Collection, 1832-1861 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of selected manuscripts and corresondence of the nineteenth-century Scottish-born church historian and educator James Clement Moffat.

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Hamilton Cottier Papers, 1752-1977 (inclusive)

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17 boxes and 8 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, account books (1925-1975), financial papers, and printed matter of Hamilton Cottier (Princeton Class of 1922, professor of English, 1925-1962), and material relating to "Southlawn," the home of his father, Alonzo Cottier, in Scarsdale, N.Y.

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George H. Boker Collection, 1847-1888 (inclusive)

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6 boxes, 3 volumes, and 2.6 linear feet

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Consists chiefly of manuscripts of poems and plays by George H. Boker, a nineteenth-century American dramatist and poet.

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Princeton University Library Collection of John Davidson Materials, 1879-1945 (inclusive) 1890-1909 (bulk)

Extent:

4 boxes and 1.4 linear feet

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John Davidson was a late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Scottish poet hailed for his provincial, melancholy body of work. This collection contains letters, manuscripts, reports, galley proofs with Davidson's holograph corrections, documents, and clippings pertaining to his literary career.

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Drake Bros. Studio Photograph Collection, 1863-1969 (inclusive)

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5 boxes and 4.5 linear feet

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Consists of photographs (and related material) by June D. Drake, which provides a visual record of Silverton, Oregon, and surrounding areas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Mirhan Iranyan Photographs Collection, circa 1880 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.85 linear feet

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This is an open collection of photographs by Mirhan Iranyan. Currently, there are 73 photographs of Constantinople [Istanbul], Turkey.

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Edward Raymond Ames Family Collection, 1823-1855 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of diaries and family correspondence of itinerant clergyman Edward Raymond Ames.

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Lee Family Collection, 1780-1886 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected letters and documents by and about members of the Lee family of Virginia. The Lee family is a historically significant Virginia political family, whose many prominent members are known for their accomplishments in politics and the military. They are descended from the Lees of Shropshire, England, and became prominent in colonial America when Colonel Richard Lee emigrated to Virginia and made his fortune in tobacco. Members of the family represented in this collection include Francis Lightfoot Lee (1734–1797) and Richard Henry Lee (1732–1794), both signers of the Declaration of Independence, Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee (1756-1818), and, most famously, Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), commander of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War.

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James Carnahan Collection, 1802-1858 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence, documents, and a fragment of a sermon by James Carnahan, ninth president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton).

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Boudinot Family Collection, 1772-1852 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes and 2.6 linear feet

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The collection consists of correspondence and documents of various members of the Boudinot family of New Jersey, regarding family, business, and political affairs. Most of the correspondence is related to Elias Boudinot IV (Trustee of Princeton University, 1772-1821) and his brother Elisha but many other family members are also represented.

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Selected Papers of Edward Naumburg, 1882-1993 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 3.04 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence, files relating to collecting interests, and miscellanea of the American stockbroker and manuscripts collector Edward Naumburg (Princeton Class of 1924).

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Hunt and Guild Families of New Jersey Collection, 1755-1878 (inclusive) 1755-1858 (bulk)

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2 boxes and 0.60 linear feet

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Consists of eighteenth and nineteenth-century correspondence, letters, and documents of the Hunt and Guild families of New Jersey.

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Eugene O'Neill Collection, 1913-1993 (inclusive) 1913-1944 (bulk)

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1 box and 0.45 linear feet

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Eugene O'Neill, the celebrated American playwright, was a director of the Provincetown Players and a founder of the Theatre Guild. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Strange Interlude (1928) and, posthumously, for Long Day's Journey Into Night (1956). The collection consists of fifteen manuscripts of O'Neill, most of which are first drafts of plays and include preliminary notes.

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Samuel Ladd Howell Family Collection, 1797-1838 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of selected eighteenth- and nineteenth-century papers of Samuel Ladd Howell and other members of the Howell family of Woodbury, Gloucester, and Princeton, New Jersey.

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Thomas A. Edison Collection, 1880-1925 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists primarily of correspondence, both original and photocopies, of Thomas A. Edison, the most influential American inventor of the twentieth century.

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Princeton University Library Collection of William Sharp Materials, 1887-1907 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and manuscripts of the Scottish author William Sharp, who is best known for the mystical tales of the Celtic world that he published under the pen name "Fiona Macleod."

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Historic, Descriptive and Subject Files Relating to or About the William Seymour Theatre Collection, Covering the Years of Operation as a Separate Library Unit, 1936-2000 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet

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Files include correspondence about the founding of Princeton University Libray's William Seymour Theatre Collection, the gala dinner opening night, efforts to enlarge the collection in the 1940 to 1960s, and descriptive writings about the collection by the various curators.

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Mormons and Mormonism Collection, 1831-1975 (inclusive)

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4 boxes

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Consists of a collection of miscellaneous material, both originals and copies, related to Mormons, Mormonism, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

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Princeton University Library Collection of James Payn Materials, 1891-1894 (bulk) 1864-1898 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet

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Consists primarily of letters by James Payn, the English novelist and editor, to William Morris Colles, his literary agent, regarding the possible sale of his stories and books.

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Ewing Family Collection, 1797-1844 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and documents of the nineteenth-century New Jersey chief justice Charles Ewing and two other family members.

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Richard and Cosima Wagner Letters, 1858-1901 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected letters of both German composer Richard Wagner and his second wife, Cosima Wagner, chiefly about Wagner's operatic works.

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Princeton University Library Collection of N. Zōgraphos Photographs, 1930 (inclusive)

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1 box and 2.1 linear feet

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Consists of an open collection of photographs by the Greek photographer N. Zōgraphos.

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John Macpherson Berrien Collection, 1768-1932 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of several letters and a few family documents of John MacPherson Berrien, Princeton graduate (Class of 1796) and senator from Georgia.

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John Newton Collection, 1763-1801 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected manuscripts and letters of eighteenth-century English clergyman and hymnist John Newton.

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Princeton University Library Collection of J. A. Johnson Photographs, 1908 (inclusive)

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1 box and 1.25 linear feet

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Consists of an open collection of photographs by American photographer J. A. Johnson, who was active in the early 20th century. Subjects include American Indians, primarily chiefs from the Sioux Nation, and cowboys in the American West.

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Nicholas Biddle Collection, 1800-1838 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.5 linear feet

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Consists of material, primarily correspondence, relating to Nicholas Biddle, one of the first directors of the Bank of the United States and author of the official Lewis and Clark narrative.

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Félix de Beaujour Collection, circa 1805-1810 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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The collection consists of two batches of manuscripts and documents of de Beaujour pertaining to the Amercian economy and commercial opportunities for France in the U.S. during the administration of Thomas Jefferson: 1) French manuscript entitled "Coup-d'oeil sur la Caroline du Nord" (18 pp., ca. 1805), which provides an overview of North Carolina history and suggests ways in which France might develop and improve commercial relationships with the state, with a printed article from an American journal (1807) about a legal claim by the French government concerning a South Carolina frigate; 2) several manuscripts regarding general topgraphy and geographic areas (Northwest, South), with numerous statistical tables showing, for example, value of exports (by state), population, agriculture, and industries of all the states. Some of these tables begin with data from the 18th century.

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Fidel Castro Photographs Collection, 1950s-1980s (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.3 linear feet

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This collection contains approximately 200 black and white photographs of Cuban prime minister, lawyer, and revolutionist Fidel Castro and associates.

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Massachusetts Elementary School Student Compositions Collection, 1866-1880 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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The Massachusetts Elementary School Student Compositions Collection consists of short, nineteenth-century essays on a variety of topics written by children from Wilbraham, Massachusetts.

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