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Frank N. Doubleday and Nelson Doubleday Collection, 1734-1966 (inclusive) 1890s-1940s (bulk)

Extent:

33 boxes, 1 item, and 14 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of papers of Frank Nelson Doubleday and his son, Nelson, relating to their personal and business relationships with prominent authors and artists published under the Doubleday imprint, such as Joseph Conrad, A. B. Frost, Rudyard Kipling, T. E. Lawrence, and W. Someset Maugham.

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

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Augusto Monterroso Papers, 1921-2003 (inclusive) 1972-1996 (bulk)

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53 boxes and 24.6 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection contains the manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, and other papers of twentieth-century Guatemalan author Augusto Monterroso, who spent most of his life as a writer in Mexico.

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

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General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, 1502-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:

120 boxes and 67.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of over 3000 miscellaneous items of primarily American literary, historical, and political figures, including business and personal letters, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and official documents.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Albert Einstein Materials, 1930-1955 (bulk) 1913-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:

5 boxes and 3.7 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of a wide range of miscellaneous material by or about the Nobel Prize-winner and world famous physicist Albert Einstein, including correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, drawings, ephemera, medical records, and printed material.

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

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Aubrey Beardsley Collection, 1890-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:

17 boxes

Abstract:

Aubrey Beardsley was an English draughtsman and author. The collection includes some of his Art Nouveau work, book illustrations, borders, chapter headings, title pages, and posters. Also included are various notes for his writing and holograph manuscripts of "Under the Hill" and "The Ivory Piece." Correspondence with friends and colleagues completes the collection.

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

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María Rosa Oliver Papers, circa 1899-1997 (inclusive) 1930-1975 (bulk)

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9 boxes, 54 items, and 4.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of writings, correspondence, documents, drawings, photographs, papers of others, and printed material of María Rosa Oliver (1898-1977), Argentine essayist, short story writer, literary critic, and translator.

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

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Alison Frantz Papers, 1940-1980 (bulk) 1916-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:

83 boxes

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Consists of papers and photographs of Alison Frantz (1903-1995), a classicist who was the photographer and specialist in Early Christian and Byzantine archaeology for the Agora excavations at Athens from 1933 to 1968 for the American School of Classical Studies.

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

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Robert H. Taylor Collection of English and American Literature, 1280s-1958 (inclusive) 1800s-1930s (bulk)

Extent:

51 boxes, 229 items, and 13 volumes

Abstract:

The Robert H. Taylor Collection consists of over 4,000 3,300 manuscripts illustrating in their wide range the scope of English literature from the fourteenth century to the 1940s. This finding aid focuses on the modern manuscripts, both bound and unbound, in the collection, which is designated "RTC01" within the Manuscripts Division of the Special Collections Department of the Princeton University Library.

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Lehmann Family Papers, 1649-1990 (inclusive) 1930-1975 (bulk)

Extent:

173 boxes

Abstract:

John Lehmann was an English author, poet, journalist, editor, and publisher. His papers consist of letters from his literary friends, the correspondence of his family since the nineteenth century, manuscripts of his publications, financial and domestic files, and personal memorabilia.

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

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Vivian Burnett Collection of Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1844-2003 (inclusive) 1885-1937 (bulk)

Extent:

22 boxes and 17.6 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of material relating to the British-born, American author Frances Hodgson Burnett (FHB), collected by her younger son, Vivian Burnett (VB), including manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, and artwork.

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