Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Form: Correspondence / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1892">1892</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Charles W. Yost Papers, circa 1790-2015 (inclusive) 1930-1980 (bulk)

Extent:: 25 boxes
Abstract:: Charles W. Yost (1907-1981) led a varied career as a diplomat, United Nations representative, writer, and scholar. He was a member of the foreign service intermittently between 1930 and 1971, after which time he devoted himself full-time to writing and teaching. Yost's papers document his professional life in the Foreign Service, as well as his time in academia, and include his correspondence, writings, and photographs.

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

Roger Nash Baldwin Papers, 1885-1996 (inclusive) 1911-1981 (bulk)

Extent:: 33 boxes
Abstract:: The Roger Nash Baldwin Papers document the life and career of Roger Baldwin (1884-1981), a prominent and active American civil libertarian for almost all of his prodigiously long life. Baldwin is remembered first and foremost as a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union. Many of the papers in this collection document his involvement with the conscientious objection movement that served as the forerunner to the ACLU and with the Union itself. He served as both its executive director from its foundation in 1920 to his retirement in 1950 and as an advisor from that date until his death in 1981. However, Baldwin cast his net much wider than just the ACLU. During the 1920s and 1930s, he was involved with various left-wing political organizations, including the Industrial Workers of the World. Following the end of World War II, he served as an advisor to the U.S. Army and the United Nations in Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea, guiding the establishment of democracy in those...(see more)

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

Warren Worth Bailey Papers, 1881-1934 (inclusive) 1890-1928 (bulk)

Extent:: 25 boxes
Abstract:: Warren Worth Bailey was the editor of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania newspaper The Daily Democrat from 1893 until his death in 1928 and also served as a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from 1913-1917.

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

American Civil Liberties Union Records, 1864-2011 (inclusive) 1917-1995 (bulk)

Extent:: 4207.37 linear feet, 5727 boxes, 1886 volumes, and 288 items
Abstract:: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is the pre-eminent civil liberties organization in the United States, utilizing litigation, lobbying, and public education to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. These records document the administration and work of the ACLU's national office, regional offices, and legal projects, with particular emphasis on the areas of civil rights, children and women's rights, freedom of speech (and all First Amendment questions), and due process, among many others. The records include case files, correspondence, meeting minutes, research files, and files of staff members. Portions of the records (Subgroup 1; Subgroup 2, Series 2, 3, and 4; Subgroup 3, Subseries 5B) have been digitized and are available for members of the Princeton community to view here. To view the database from outside Princeton University, please see the Guide to the American Civil Liberties Union Records.

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

Ray Stannard Baker Papers, 1887-1944 (inclusive) 1909-1919 (bulk)

Extent:: 30 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: Ray Stannard Baker (1870-1946) was a journalist, editor, and author. He earned recognition for his articles on liberal reform, for his philosophical essays written under the pseudonym David Grayson, and for his authorized biography and other works on President Woodrow Wilson. Baker's papers contain materials collected for his biography of President Woodrow Wilson and related to the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920), which he attended as Director of the American Press Bureau, and include correspondence, publications, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

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

William R. Weeks Papers, 1746-1897 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: The Papers of William R. Weeks, Esq., consist of three folders of material researched and correspondence written for the furtherance of a book on Princeton University's early history Weeks planned to write. The title of the book was to be, "History of the First Endowment of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University." It is highly doubtful that the book was ever written; there is no copy of it on record.

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

Frothingham Family Collection, 1850-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists mainly of correspondence between family members of Arthur L. Frothingham, who was a Princeton professor of archaeology (1886-1905). The collection includes correspondence and family photographs from his father, Arthur L. Frothingham, mother, Jessie Peabody Frothingham, and sister, Jessie Peabody Frothingham. Also present are manuscripts concerning Arthur L. Frothingham's study (ca.1912) on arches in the Roman Empire.

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

James Mark Baldwin Collection, 1868-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, and printed material relating to the professional career and personal life of American psychologist James Mark Baldwin (Princeton Class of 1884).

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

McFarlane Family Papers, 1832-1928 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, deeds, indentures, genealogical notes, and other documents of the McFarlane, Buchanan, and Haslett families who came to Somerset County, New Jersey, from England and Canada in the 19th century.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [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]

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