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M. L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists, 1806-1958 (inclusive) 1830s-1930s (bulk)

Extent:
108 boxes, 161 items, 12 volumes, and 72.9 linear feet
Abstract:
The Morris L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists, consisting of the library of books, manuscripts, photographs, artwork, and ephemera as collected by Morris Longstreth Parrish, Class of 1888, came to Princeton University in 1944 as a bequest. This finding aid focuses on Parrish's original collection of manuscripts, both bound and unbound, and includes his correspondence (related to his collecting activities) and letters both to and from many of the Victorian authors, as well as the manuscript and related (non-book) items given to and/or acquired for the collection by the Princeton University Library in subsequent years.

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

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J. O. Simmons Papers, 1836-1889 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.4 linear feet (3 boxes)
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence, financial documents (e.g. account books and receipts), ephemera, and legal documents (e.g. permits, contracts, and affidavits) from J. O. Simmons (1821-1890). Simmons worked in a variety of professions in Ohio, Minnesota, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Dakota Territory, including as a merchant, storekeeper, farmer, attorney, surveyor, county clerk, justice of the peace, and homeopathic doctor. The collection largely documents agricultural and mercantile exchanges on the Mississippi River during and after the American Civil War, the employment of African American and immigrant laborers during the early Reconstruction era, and land dispute issues among white settlers in the Territory of Dakota in the 1870s.

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

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Laurence Hutton Papers, 1880-1895 (bulk) 1817-1904 (inclusive)

Extent:
32 boxes
Abstract:
The Laurence Hutton Papers consists of materials of editor and essayist Laurence Hutton. Included are bound volumes, such as letterbooks (1868-1904), clippings of Hutton's contributions to the press, and several volumes of family photographs.

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

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William E. Fredeman Collection of William Bell Scott, the Scott Family, and Alice Boyd, 1820-1895 (bulk) 1733-1897 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes
Abstract:
Manuscripts and corrected page proofs for poetry and prose writings, drawings and engraved illustrations, personal documents, record books of print sales, correspondence, inscribed books, binding dummies, and family papers of William Bell Scott (1811-1890), a Scottish poet, painter, art critic, and engraver, known for his association with the Pre-Raphaelite circle in London, and also personal and family correspondence of Alice Boyd, Scott's long-term companion, from 1859 until his death. The collection consists of materials acquired by the eminent Pre-Raphaelite scholar, William E. Fredeman (1928-1999) from members of the Boyd family, which were once housed at Penkill Castle, the residence of Alice Boyd, where Scott spent much of his later life.

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

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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]

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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]

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Princeton University Library Collection of General John Ross Delafield Family Materials, 1811-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of miscellaneous professional and personal papers created by various members of the Delafield, Livingston, and other related families, including Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Philip Livingston (1740-1810), and Philip Schuyler (1788-1865), among others. Materials about family members are also included.

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

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