Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Form: Correspondence / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1838">1838</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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]

G. P. R. James Collection, 1825-1858 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.50 linear feet
Abstract:: George Payne Rainsford James was an extremely prolific English novelist and historian in the nineteenth century. His collection contains some of his correspondence with various editors and colleagues, along with some miscellaneous prose and poetry, unfinished letters, and James's autographs.

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]

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]

Harrison S. Morris Papers, 1895-1935 (bulk) 1784-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 341 boxes and 34 items
Abstract:: Consists of the personal papers of Philadelphia author, businessman, and philanthropist Harrison S. Morris.

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

Letters to Michaēl Iatros, 1837-1857 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of incoming letters to Michaēl Iatros, a Greek politician and merchant, from several merchants and philanthropists, and members of the clergy.

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

Eugène de Beauharnais Collection, 1788-1849 (inclusive) 1805-1814 (bulk)

Extent:: 146 boxes, 14 items, and 67.22 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains correspondence, reports, and documents of Eugène de Beauharnais relating to European military affairs during the Napoleonic era, which were primarily accumulated by him in his capacity as viceroy of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy (1805-1814). Also included are papers documenting Beauharnais' position at the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815), his establishment in the Bavarian duchy of Leuchtenberg (1817), and his later life as Prince d'Eichstätt (1817-1824).

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

Office of Dean of the Faculty Records, 1781-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 159 boxes, 1 folder, 4 items, 45 volumes, and 444 digital files
Abstract:: Princeton University's dean of the faculty is the senior administrator responsible for the quality and well-being of the faculty and professional staffs of the university. In the past, the office has been responsible for matters ranging from student discipline to undergraduate academic life and the curriculum. This record group consists of the files of the faculty, the dean, the office, and its staff. In addition to the office's subject files, the collection includes the records of faculty meetings, faculty and University committees, and the personnel files of faculty, senior staff, and trustees.

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

Charles Dickens collection, 1832-1870 (bulk) 1832-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was one of the most popular English novelists of the Victorian era as well as a vigorous social campaigner. This is a collection of correspondence, manuscript material, and other items related to him. The material dates from 1832-1993, with the bulk of the material dating from 1832-1870. The bulk of the correspondence consists of autograph letters by Dickens. There are also autograph letters from Dickens’s circle of family, friends, and associates.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department [Contact Us]

John Frederick Lewis collection of autographs of engravers, 1775-1850 (bulk) 1721-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.43 linear feet
Abstract:: John Frederick Lewis was a Philadelphia lawyer, philanthropist, and collector of writing samples. This collection contains letters, receipts, and other documents by British engravers. Most of the material was written in England between 1775 and 1850. Many of the letters discuss artistic matters and contain references to well-known engravings.

Held at: Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department [Contact Us]

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