Form: Correspondence -- 19th century / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1885">1885</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1889">1889</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Samuel A. Farrand Collection, 1848-1906 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents by and about Samuel Ashbel Farrand, an American educator who was headmaster of the Newark Academy from 1859 to 1865 and 1875 to 1908.

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

William S. C. Webster Collection, 1862-1887 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and several manuscripts of Princeton student William Stewart Cross Webster.

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

George Pretyman Collection, 1741-1886 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of material of British clergyman and bishop George Pretyman (also known as George Pretyman Tomline) related to William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) and others.

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

Mathematics Correspondence of Sylvester Robins, 1880-1899 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of nineteenth-century correspondence of Sylvester Robins discussing mathematical questions, computations, and solutions.

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

Mark Twain Collection, 1872-1908 (bulk) 1872-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Collection consists of material by or about the celebrated American writer Mark Twain, including correspondence, photographs, and ephemera.

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

Richard B. Cohen Collection of Francis S. Cockran, Reuben Yocum, and Bills Family Materials, 1845-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of three groups of 19th century materials that were formerly part of the Richard B. Cohen Civil War Collection. These include thirteen letters to Francis S. Cockran (1814-1886), a Maryland businessman, Navy officer, abolitionist, and Underground Railroad supporter; eight letters, bounty payments, and financial documents related to Reuben Yocum, 3rd Assistant Engineer on the U.S.S. Fort Hindman; and miscellaneous business records and letters related to the family business of John Houston Bills (1800-1871) and Leonidas Bills (1828-1881) in Bolivar, Tennessee.

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

W. B. Yeats Collection, 1888-1937 (bulk) 1888-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected material by and about the Irish poet and dramatist William Butler Yeats, including correspondence, a poetry manuscript, photographs, family items, and Cuala Press ephemera.

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

Samuel J. Bayard Papers, 1830-1886 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists, for the most part, of autograph manuscripts in prose and verse of Bayard (Princeton Class of 1820) and correspondence of Bayard, the Bayard family, John B. Guthrie, and Bayard Guthrie.

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

Robert H. Barton Family Correspondence, 1849-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of incoming correspondence to Robert H. Barton (1811-1898) of Providence, Rhode Island, from his family that begins in the winter of 1849 when Barton left his wife and four children to head to the California gold fields. The 70 plus letters, which continue until the early 1870s, are from various family members and friends all with the common theme of "come home." Also included are a few letters from Barton; some family photographs; and Barton's account statement from Gregory & Waite Groceries & Provisions (Nevada City).

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

William Isbister Collection, circa 1860-1906 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence mainly from Victorian novelists and other writers to W. Isbister & Co., publishers of Good Words and the Sunday Magazine.

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

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