Form: Correspondence and Manuscripts. / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1944">1944</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

General Manuscripts Collection, 1870-2003 (inclusive) 1900-1960 (bulk)

Extent:: 17.83 linear feet ((23 containers))
Abstract:: The General Manuscripts Collection is largely composed of materials related to United States politics and government, including personal and business correspondence, manuscripts, memorabilia, pamphlets, and reports. The collection includes the papers of many individuals, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and other United States presidents, government officials, authors and journalists, bankers and businessmen, and Princeton University alumni.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

Melvin A. Hall Papers, 1895-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:: 18 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:: Melvin A. Hall's renaissance career as adventurer, aviator, soldier, agent, financial administrator and author spanned four and a half decades, and is well represented in this collection. The materials include: diaries; personal and business correspondence; official documents, reports and correspondence from his tenure with the American Financial Mission in Persia; copies of his published writings, including drafts of his books Journey to the End of an Era and Bird of Time; articles, reviews, speeches and military intelligence reports; copies of unpublished writings; subject files containing background and research notes; information on his medals, awards and commendations; diaries and correspondence from Hall's father, William Augustus Hall, Hall's wife Josephine Johnson Hall, a World War I field nurse; and photographs and scrapbooks.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

Virgilio Piñera Collection, 1941-1984 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Virgilio Pinera (1912-1979) was a Cuban novelist, playwright, and storywriter. The collection consists of his works, including manuscripts of various poems, an unfinished play, theatrical sketches, and prose essay. The collection also contains Piñera's extensive correspondence with Humberto Rodriguez Tomeu (1919-1994), a Cuban short story writer and translator, and Witold Gombrowicz's correspondence with Rodriguez Tomeu.

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

Paul Frankl Papers, 1900-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes
Abstract:: The Paul Frankl Papers consists of correspondence, writings, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter of the Czech art historian, architect, author, and educator Paul Frankl (1878-1962). A native of Prague, Frankl came to the United States in 1938, and shortly afterwards settled in Princeton, New Jersey, where he was associated with the Institute for Advanced Study.

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

Ernest Cushing Richardson Collection, 1832-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:: 20 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of the personal papers of Ernest Cushing Richardson, librarian of Princeton University Library from 1890 till 1925.

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

Gordon Merrick Papers, 1936-1991 (inclusive) 1954-1988 (bulk)

Extent:: 23 boxes
Abstract:: The Gordon Merrick Papers consist primarily of drafts of the manuscripts of Merrick's novels, written over a thirty-nine year period, from the late 1940s ( The Strumpet Wind, 1947) to the mid-1980s ( Measure of Madness, 1986). Also present is his business and financial correspondence with agents, publishers, and banks over a twenty-one year period, from 1967 until his death in 1988. In addition there is a clipping file which dates back to Merrick's first experiences as an actor in the 1930s, as well as photographs taken for publicity as well as for Merrick's personal collection.

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

Esar Levine Collection of Frank Harris, 1908-1976 (inclusive) 1920-1930 (bulk)

Extent:: 7 boxes, 2 folders, and 4.8 linear feet
Abstract:: The Esar Levine Collection of Frank Harris consists of the writings, correspondence, and printed matter of, and relating to, Frank Harris (1855-1931) as collected by Esar Levine (1899-?), Harris's disciple, agent and friend. Harris, an Irish-born, naturalized American citizen, was a prolific writer and journalist/editor who is perhaps best known for his scandalous autobiography, My Life and Loves, which was censored in America and parts of Europe.

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

Budd Schulberg Papers, 1936-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 34 boxes, 1 item, and 12.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of writings, correspondence, and miscellanea of the American novelist, playwright, screenwriter and biographer Budd Schulberg (1914-2009 ).

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

Alejandro Rossi Papers, 1955-2009 (bulk) 1812-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:: 39 boxes
Abstract:: The Alejandro Rossi Papers consist of personal notebooks, manuscripts, correspondence with writers, academics, editors and artists, and printed material of the writer.

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

Albert Einstein Duplicate Archive, 1859-1979 (inclusive) 1912-1955 (bulk)

Extent:: 94 boxes and 37.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a photocopied duplicate archive of the original Albert Einstein Archive at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, divided into scientific and non-scientific sections, including published and unpublished manuscripts, articles, lectures, notebooks, notes, travel diaries (1925-1933), family papers, and correspondence.

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

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