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Frank Harris Papers, 1889-1930 (inclusive) 1915-1925 (bulk)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 3.67 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of typescript manuscripts, often with holograph corrections, representative of the literary production of American author Frank Harris: books, plays, stories, essays and articles, and biographical portraits. A good amount of the material is about the life and writings of Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), the popular and controversial Irish author. Also included are a small amount of correspondence, documents, and printed material.

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

Charles Coulston Gillispie Collection, 1779-1990 (inclusive) 1782-1826 (bulk)

Extent:: 8 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of the working papers used by Charles Coulston Gillispie while researching his book The Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation, 1783-1784 (1983).

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

Vodrey Collection of Arthur Machen Papers, 1915-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes, 120 items, and 2.74 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts and correspondence of Welsh writer Arthur Machen collected by Joseph Kelly Vodrey. It also contains an equal amount of manuscripts and correspondence of Machen admirers and collectors, particularly the members of the Machen Society, founded in 1948 after Machen's death.

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

Arthur Mendel Papers, 1950-1979 (bulk) 1937-1981 1950-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 24 boxes
Abstract:: Arthur Mendel was a prominent music scholar in the twentieth century and a professor at Princeton University. The collection contains correspondence with professional colleagues, course notes, musical notes, scrapbooks, and clippings. There is also additional unprocessed material from Mendel's time at Princeton.

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

William Berryman Scott Papers, 1910-1940 (bulk) 1874-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: 21 boxes and 10.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of William Berryman Scott (Princeton Class of 1877), an eminent vertebrate paleontologist and professor of geology at Princeton University.

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]

Richard K. Korn Papers, 1937-1981 (inclusive) 1959-1968 (bulk)

Extent:: 13 boxes and 5.20 linear feet
Abstract:: Richard K. Korn was a clarinetist, conductor, and founder of the Orchestra of America. He was also involved in the American Council for Judaism. His papers include correspondence with composers, photographs, and correspondence with other members of the American Council for Judaism.

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

Antōnēs Dekavalles Papers, 1935-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:: 30 boxes and 4 items
Abstract:: This collection consists of papers of Antōnēs Dekavalles, a Greek poet, professor at Fairleigh Dickenson University, and editor of The Charioteer, A Review of Modern Greek Culture. Included are: correspondence, autograph manuscripts and typescripts, drafts, miscellaneous notes, and files related to his affiliated organizations.

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

Madison Smartt Bell Papers, 1940s-2021 (inclusive) 1986-2003 (bulk)

Extent:: 85 boxes and 60 linear feet
Abstract:: Madison Smartt Bell (1957-) is an American novelist best known for his trilogy of novels about Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution, published between 1995 and 2004. His papers consist of writings, personal and professional correspondence, family documents, memorandum books, printed materials, and subject files, including drafts, galleys, and proofs for his novels, short stories, and other writings.

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

Lyman Spitzer Papers, 1936-1997 (inclusive) 1960-1979 (bulk)

Extent:: 72 boxes, 2 items, and 30.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Princeton professor of astronomy (1947-1982), chairman of the Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences, and director of the Princeton University Observatory, Lyman Spitzer was also primarily responsible for founding the University's Plasma Physics Laboratory. His papers include design studies, technical plans and programs, various reports, correspondence, notes, and observations relating to his involvement in the development of the study of space astronomy at Princeton.

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

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