Philadelphia Area Archives

Start Over Form Correspondence Form Manuscripts. Year 1950 to 1999

Max Werner papers, 1933-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 boxes
Abstract:: Werner (pseudonym of Alexander Schifrin) was a Russian native who was exiled to Germany (1923-1933) and subsequently lived in France (1933-1939) and the United States (1940-1951). Consists of selected papers of Werner

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

David E. Lilienthal Papers, 1900-1981 (inclusive) 1950-1981 (bulk)

Extent:: 632 boxes and 4 items
Abstract:: David Lilienthal served on the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (1923-1932), as a member of the board of directors (1933-1941) and then chairman (1941-1946) of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), as first chairman (1946-1950) of the Atomic Energy Commission, and, later, in private business as an industrial consultant and chairman (1955) of the Development and Resources Corporation, which was involved with the Khuzestan Program in Iran. This collection consists of the papers of Lilienthal spanning his entire career, including correspondence, reports, articles, speeches, and printed matter.

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

John E. Rovensky Papers, 1920-1968 (inclusive) 1920-1929 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: John E. Rovensky (1880-1970) was a banker and economist. As a banker, he held the position of vice president at the National Bank of Commerce, Bank of America, and City Bank. As an economist, he was a member of the Economists' National Committee on Monetary Policy, the National Monetary Association, and the Stable Money Association. Rovensky's papers document his work as an economist, including his tenure as president of the Stable Money Association in 1927. The papers are comprised of correspondence, offprints, and newspaper clippings.

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

John Van Antwerp MacMurray Papers, 1913-1942 (bulk) 1715-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 176 boxes
Abstract:: The John Van Antwerp MacMurray Papers describe the public and personal lives of John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1881-1960), diplomat and specialist in Far Eastern Affairs, and his father, Junius Wilson MacMurray (1843-1898).

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

Guillermo Cabrera Infante Papers, 1962-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 19 boxes and 7.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts and correspondence of the Cuban novelist and storywriter Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929-2005). These papers contain published work and screenplays from 1964 through 1982, a manuscript of Three Trapped Tigers (1971), the English translation of Tres tristes tigres (1967), and film stills from Wonderwall (1968). Furthermore, the collection contains extensive correspondence between Cabrera Infante and literary agents, publishers, film producers, Latin American writers, and others.

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

Edith Sitwell Papers, 1932-1964 (inclusive) 1959-1962 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence (1959-1962) of English poet Edith Sitwell.

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

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]

Carlos Franqui Collection, 1952-1981 (inclusive) 1957-1962 (bulk)

Extent:: 24 boxes and 9.6 linear feet
Abstract:: The Carlos Franqui Collection contains works and correspondence of Cuban journalist, poet, and essayist Carlos Franqui, who moved to Europe in 1968 after becoming dissatisfied with Castro's Cuban regime. Included are manuscripts for Diario de la Revolucion Cubana (1976), Cuba, Libro de los Doce (1977), and Retrato de Familia con Fidel (1981) concerning the Cuban revolution of 1959 and Franqui's association with Fidel Castro.

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

J. G. Cobo Borda Papers, 1951-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 24.21 linear feet ((44 containers))
Abstract:: Consists of personal and working papers of Cobo Borda, a Colombian poet, essayist, journalist, and diplomat, primarily manuscript poems and essays as well as correspondence, spanning the period from 1970 to 2017. There are also manuscripts of speeches and interviews, nonfiction works, documents, photographs, a few papers of others, scrapbooks, and a small amount of printed material.

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

Ira Owen Wade Collection, 1914-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:: 13 boxes
Abstract:: Ira Owen Wade (Princeton Class of 1924) was a professor of French in Princeton's Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. His collection consists of typescript of his writings on Voltaire, professional correspondence, research notes, and some student work.

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

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