Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Form: Correspondence / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1835">1835</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1839">1839</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Allison Delarue Collection, 1820-1990s (inclusive)

Extent:: 32 boxes and 153 items
Abstract:: The Allison Delarue Collection consists of a draft of Delarue's unpublished autobiography, letters received by Delarue from various friends, associates, and people involved in dance and the theater, and prints, photographs, and objects collected by Delarue relating to ballet and its history.

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

Edwin H. Denby Papers, 1823-1942 (inclusive) 1900-1939 (bulk)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 5.13 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of drawings, correspondence, photographs, documents, a genealogy, financial papers, and printed matter of Edwin H. Denby.

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

Howell Family of New Jersey Papers, 1703-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of various members of the Howell family of Morris County, New Jersey.

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

Hamilton Cottier Papers, 1752-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes and 8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, account books (1925-1975), financial papers, and printed matter of Hamilton Cottier (Princeton Class of 1922, professor of English, 1925-1962), and material relating to "Southlawn," the home of his father, Alonzo Cottier, in Scarsdale, N.Y.

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

Coventry Patmore Collection, 1803-1935 (inclusive) 1823-1896 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of some 200 letters written to and by English poet and critic Coventry Patmore.

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

Bernard M. Baruch Papers, 1701-1965 (inclusive) 1917-1965 (bulk)

Extent:: 441 boxes, 1 folder, and 340 volumes
Abstract:: Bernard M. Baruch was a financier and public adviser. This collection consists primarily of public papers relating to Baruch's various involvements in government affairs.

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

Albert Cook Myers Historical Collection: William Penn papers, 1645-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:: 81.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Albert Cook Myers (1874-1960) was a Pennsylvania historian, who dedicated his life’s work to the identification, study and organization of William Penn’s published writings and personal papers. Beginning in 1910, after securing an endorsement from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, he set out to publish: “The Complete Works of William Penn.” All told, Myers devoted fifty years of his life to this project. Though his publication goals were never realized, he assembled a massive and notable body of information about William Penn. To complete his studies, Myers travelled abroad and throughout the United States. As a result of his efforts, he came to be regarded as an expert on the topic and often spoke publicly on the life and times of William Penn. The Albert Cook Myers research collection of William Penn materials contains the information gathered by Myers in his pursuit to thoroughly research and publish a volume documenting the complete writings of William Penn. Researchers...(see more)

Held at: Chester County Historical Society [Contact Us]

Buffington–Marshall papers, 1707-1876 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The manuscripts in the collection cover the years 1707 to 1876. The bulk of the collection is connected to two families, Buffington and Marshall. Buffington family manuscripts begin with emigrant Richard Buffington (d. 1747/8). He was married three times and his children included Ann, Ruth, Richard (d. 1741, married Phebe Grubb), Thomas, William, John, Hannah, Mary, Elizabeth, Lydia, Abigail, Joseph, and Alice. The Marshall family manuscripts originated from the family of emigrant Abraham Marshall (1669-1767) and his wife, Mary Hunt Marshall (d. 1769). Topics include: farming, botany, legal system, politics and elections, the poor, education, medicine, crime (includes murder, fornication and bastardy cases, etc.), slavery, etc.

Held at: Chester County Historical Society [Contact Us]

Colonel Richard Thomas papers, 1741-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Richard Thomas (1744-1832) was a Revolutionary War colonel and a politician. He served in the Revolutionary War in the 5th Battalion Association despite his Quaker faith and served as an Assembly man from 1796 to 1790, as Pennsylvania Senator from 1790 to 1794, and as Congressman from 1794 to 1798. The collection dates from 1741 to 1919 with the bulk of materials dating from 1741 to 1857. The materials in the collection document the history of Chester County and the United States as well as the personal side of the Thomas family.

Held at: Chester County Historical Society [Contact Us]

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