Philadelphia Area Archives

Start Over Form Correspondence Form Photographs, Original. Year 1950 to 1999

Richard Schechner Papers and The Drama Review Collection, 1960-2007 (bulk) 1943-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 360 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: The material in this collection pertains not only to an individual, Richard Schechner, but also to TDR, The Drama Review, a scholarly journal concerned with the broad range of performance in society and in the arts. Schechner, a renowned scholar, director, writer, and educator, edited The Drama Review from 1962-1969 and again from 1986 to the present date. Particularly in the 1960s, and again in the 1990s, both Schechner and TDR challenged traditional, prevailing ideas about theater-what it is, how it should be presented, and the ritual and ideals behind it. Schechner argued for thinking of "performance" as an all-encompassing genre with "theater" as one of its sub-categories. He is widely recognized as the founder of "performance studies" as an academic discipline. In the process of working out what performance studies is, Schechner and his colleagues at New York University created new ideas and new ways of thinking that still affect today's world of performance, theater, dance,...(see more)

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

Julia Marlowe Collection, 1909-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Julia Marlowe (1866-1950), who was also known as Sarah Frances Frost, was an American actress and Shakespearean performer. Her collection consists chiefly of letters to Ida Rissland Perscheid. Also included are photographs of both Marlowe and her husband, E. H. Sothern, articles by and about them, memorabilia, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.

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

Fraga and Peña Collection of the Ocampo Family, 1890s-1979 (inclusive) 1930-1979 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Author Victoria Ocampo (1890-1979) was founder (1931) and editor of the magazine SUR, an important literary magazine published in Buenos Aires. The collection consists primarily of Ocampo family correspondence, particularly that of the sisters Victoria and Angelica Ocampo.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [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]

Office of Information Technology Records, 1956-2017 (inclusive) 1980-2008 (bulk)

Extent:: 40 boxes, 1 folder, 16 items, and 1 websites
Abstract:: The Office of Information Technology oversees Princeton University's academic and administrative systems and the information technology infrastructure that supports them. It also provides information technology products and services for students, staff, faculty, and alumni of the University. The Office of Information Technology Records consists of paper records and electronic media related to the administration and implementation of information technology at Princeton University.

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

Association on American Indian Affairs Records, 1851-2016 (inclusive) 1922-1995 (bulk)

Extent:: 569 boxes
Abstract:: The Records of the Association on American Indian Affairs document the corporate life of an influential and resilient player in the history of twentieth-century Native American advocacy. From its formation by non-Indians in New York in 1922 to its re-establishment in South Dakota in 1995 under a wholly Indian administration, the AAIA has defended the rights and promoted the welfare of Native Americans and, in this process, has shaped the views of their fellow citizens. The AAIA has waged innumerable battles over the years, touching on the material and spiritual well-being of Indians in every state of the Union: from the right of Native Americans to control their resources to their right to worship freely; from their right to federal trusteeship to their right to self-determination. The evolving nature of this struggle, in terms of conception and execution; the environment in which it was waged, both within and without the AAIA; the parade of men and women who figured in it; and the...(see more)

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

Harold B. Hoskins Papers, 1822-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes
Abstract:: Harold Boies Hoskins was a businessman, diplomat, and educator working in Middle Eastern affairs. This collection consists of correspondence, diaries, notes, photographs, publications, maps, and professional files that document Hoskins' personal and professional activities, as well as the Hoskins family.

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

Frank Augustus Scott Papers, 1912-1954 (inclusive) 1915-1940 (bulk)

Extent:: 8 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Scott relating, for the most part, to his positions as chairman of the General Munitions Board during World War I, co-founder and chairman of the War Industries Board (1917), chief of the Cleveland Ordnance District (1924-1928), and adviser to the Army Industrial College (1925).

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

Hugh Moore Fund Collection, 1922-1972 (inclusive) 1939-1970 (bulk)

Extent:: 31 boxes, 2 folders, and 10 items
Abstract:: The Hugh Moore Fund Collection consists of the files that belonged to Hugh Moore relating to his strong interest in the areas of world peace and world population. Moore established The Hugh Moore Fund in 1944 as a means of funding a number of organizations relating to these interests. Some of the materials in this collection pre-date 1944; these are the papers of organizations to which Moore belonged and which The Hugh Moore Fund supported.

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

Hans A. Widenmann Papers, 1915-1977 (inclusive) 1950-1977 (bulk)

Extent:: 60 boxes
Abstract:: Hans A. Widenmann (1897-1976) was a stockbroker and economist with expertise in national and international monetary affairs. His successful business career was largely spent at Loeb, Rhoades & Company, and he was also frequently called upon to speak about international finance subjects. Widenmann's papers document his career at Loeb, Rhoades & Company and include his correspondence and writings, topical files, and biographical files.

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

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