Form: Correspondence and Scrapbooks. / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1865">1865</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1869">1869</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

James P. Walker Papers, 1850-1886 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 3.2 linear feet
Abstract:: James P. Walker was an American publisher, author, and co-founder of Walker, Wise, and Co. (circa 1860). His papers contain sermons, autobiographical notes, a diary, commonplace books, photographs, a scrapbook, memorabilia, and printed matter, with the bulk of the material comprised of personal and professional correspondence, much of it covering the period of the Civil War.

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

Sir John Grenfell Maxwell Papers, 1824-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:: 33 boxes and 18 linear feet
Abstract:: General Sir John Maxwell served in Egypt during the British Occupation, notably participating in the Battle at Omdurman during the reconquest of the Sudan, and in South Africa during the Boer War. In World War I Maxwell returned to Egypt to defend the Suez Canal and briefly served in Ireland after the Sinn Fein Rebellion. Consists of Maxwell's diaries, correspondence, documents, photographs, scrapbooks, memorabilia, printed matter and newspaper clippings.

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

Office of the President Records : Jonathan Dickinson to Harold W. Dodds Subgroup, 1746-1999 (inclusive) 1830-1869 (bulk)

Extent:: 271 boxes
Abstract:: This collection contains records relating to Princeton University presidents from Jonathan Dickinson, who served in this capacity from 1746 to 1747, to Harold W. Dodds, whose tenure spanned the period from 1933 to 1957. It brings together both primary and secondary materials pertaining to individual presidents as well as the office of the president itself. The Princeton University Presidents' Records document the lives and accomplishments of each president with varying completeness, as well as the functions of their office.

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

Princeton University Student Christian Association Records, 1855-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 30 boxes
Abstract:: The Student Christian Association and its predecessors were the dominant religious organizations at Princeton University for almost a hundred and fifty years. The Philadelphian Society, founded by a small group of students in 1825, was the quasi-official campus religious agency by the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1930 the Student-Faculty Association (SFA), organized by the Dean of the Chapel, took over the Society's programs, focusing on community service. In 1946 the Student Christian Association (SCA) replaced both the Society and the SFA, coordinating both religious and community service activities in campus. The Student Volunteers Council succeeded the SCA in 1967.

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

James M. Beck Papers, 1787-1936 (inclusive) 1880-1936 (bulk)

Extent:: 41 boxes
Abstract:: The James Beck papers consist primarily of correspondence, articles, addresses and scrapbooks which document Beck's career as lawyer, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney, Assistant Attorney General, Solicitor General of the United States, a Republican member of Congress, author, and public speaker.

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

Alexander Family Collection, 1815-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of miscellaneous material relating to various members of the Alexander family, many of whom lived and worked in Princeton, N.J.

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

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]

George McAneny Papers, 1869-1953 (inclusive) 1910-1921 (bulk)

Extent:: 190 boxes
Abstract:: George McAneny served in numerous positions in the government of New York City, including president of the Borough of Manhattan (1910-1913), president of the Board of Aldermen (1914-1916), and chairman of the State Transit Commission (1921). This collection consists of lectures, reports, correspondence, committee and association files, clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs, all of which reflect his special interests in regional and city planning, zoning, city and state transit, and city financing.

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

David Laurence Pierson Scrapbooks, 1927-1937 (bulk) 1817-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 5.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of twenty scrapbook volumes (1927-1937) of letters, documents, photographs, newspapers clippings, and printed matter concerning the observance of Constitution Day (Sept. 17), compiled by David Laurence Pierson, who was instrumental in getting national recognition for that day.

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

Herbert S. Auerbach Collection on Mormons and Indians, 1808-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of copies of letters, documents, stories, newspaper articles, reports, tables, artifacts, and extracts relating to Mormons and Indians, as collected by Herbert S. Auerbach, an American renaissance man, involved in music, writing, politics, and philanthropy.

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

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