Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Form: Correspondence / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1790">1790</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1794">1794</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Hoskins family letterbook, 1729-1864 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.16 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of the single volume letterbook of the Hoskins family. The primary correspondents in the volume are members of the Hoskins family, though quite a number of the letters are directed to Benjamin H. Warder. Most of the letters were written in the 18th century, but some are from the 19th century. A number of them are religious in nature, while others deal with service in the ministry or visiting Friends, and some deal with states of health and mortality. The letters cover a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to Quakers and trade in Barbados, outbreaks of small pox, the opening of Native American schools, and the Orthodox-Hicksite separation. Some prominent letter writers include: Martha Allinson, George Dillwyn, Thomas Evans, Rebecca Jones, James Mott, Elizabeth Robson, Charity Rotch, John Warder, Nicholas Waln, and Daniel Wheeler.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Richard Reave Wood papers, 1687-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: .05 linear ft. (2 folders)
Abstract:: This collection contains the papers of Richard Reave Wood.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

Archives of Charles Scribner's Sons, 1786-2004 (inclusive) 1880s-1970s (bulk)

Extent:: 1492 boxes, 66 items, 151 volumes, and 750 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of virtually all of the surviving records of Scribners (1846-1984), the New York City publisher, and reflect aspects of all of its publishing functions (soliciting and acquiring books, editing manuscripts, printing and manufacturing books, advertising and publicizing publications) and business concerns (book and magazine publisher, retail bookstore, subscription books department, educational books department, printing press and bindery, rare books department). Included are files of editorial correspondence with authors, manufacturing records about book production, advertising records, author contracts, a collection of dust jackets, book catalogs, ledgers, and photographs. While there are gaps in most of the series or record groups, there are records representative of all of the firm's former permutations: Baker & Scribner, Charles Scribner & Co., Scribner, Armstrong & Co., Scribner, Armstrong & Welford, Scribner & Co., Charles Scribner's Sons. The bulk of...(see more)

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

Joseph Hill Collection of William Cowper, 1716-1825 (inclusive) 1760-1810 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Joseph Hill Collection of William Cowper consists of correspondence between Cowper, a famed British poet, and Hill, his close friend and mentor.

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

E. Stanley Atkinson Autograph Collection, 1748-1889 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of letters and documents signed by historical figures from both the Revolutionary War and the pre-Civil War periods of American history, collected by E. Stanley Atkinson, a member of the Princeton Class of 1910.

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

Philip G. Strong Collection on Espionage, 1776-1970 (inclusive) 1930-1965 (bulk)

Extent:: 30 boxes
Abstract:: Consists mainly of printed matter collected by Strong (Princeton Class of 1922) relating to the field of strategic and scientific intelligence and espionage.

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

Robert H. Taylor Collection of English and American Literature, 1280s-1958 (inclusive) 1800s-1930s (bulk)

Extent:: 51 boxes, 229 items, and 13 volumes
Abstract:: The Robert H. Taylor Collection consists of over 4,000 3,300 manuscripts illustrating in their wide range the scope of English literature from the fourteenth century to the 1940s. This finding aid focuses on the modern manuscripts, both bound and unbound, in the collection, which is designated "RTC01" within the Manuscripts Division of the Special Collections Department of the Princeton University Library.

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

Princeton University Archives John Maclean, Jr. Collection, 1794-1935 (inclusive) 1852-1880 (bulk)

Extent:: 6 boxes
Abstract:: John Maclean, Jr. was a professor, vice president, and president of Princeton University. The Princeton University Archives John Maclean, Jr. Collection consists of letters to and from John Maclean regarding the history of the College of New Jersey as well as family matters.

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

Alfred A. Woodhull Collection, 1776-1916 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 9 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, genealogical information, photographs, miscellaneous material, and printed works of surgeon and medical inspector Alfred A. Woodhull (Princeton Class of 1856).

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

William Couper Collection, 1822-1844 (bulk) 1769-1849 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence betwen American tea merchant William Couper and his family during the years (1831-1844) when he was traveling abroad to Europe and the Far East.

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

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