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Matthew Davenport Hill Family Correspondence, 1820s-1912 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a small collection of letters addressed to members of the family of English penal reformer Matthew Davenport Hill.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Abraham Lincoln Materials, 1849-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected material by and about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.

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

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]

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]

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]

Miriam Y. Holden Collection, 1930-1969 (bulk) 1676-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: 104 boxes and 45.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Miriam Holden Collection consists of books, periodicals, manuscripts, clippings, photographs, cartoons, letters, and other materials about women and their achievements collected by Holden.

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

William Courtenay Papers, 1870-1897 (bulk) 1850-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: The collection consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, and other papers of William Courtenay (1832-1901), an English settler, veteran of the American Civil War, and frontier businessman who held positions in the United States Department of the Interior as postmaster, clerk, and Indian Agent at Fort Berthold, Dakota Territory, from 1874 to 1882. These materials document conditions at the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and are of particular interest for their documentation of frontier transactions, corruption and mismanagement within the reservation system, and the relationships between the people of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara), the Sioux people, and white settlers.

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

Briton Rivière Family Correspondence, 1872-1901 (bulk) 1853-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of letters to Briton Rivière (1840-1920), the Victorian artist and illustrator, and to his family members, including from many contemporary artists and writers.

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

Bayard Family Papers, 1801-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: The Bayard Family Papers, dating from 1801 to 1915, document Ann Caroline Bayard (1797-1871) and her politically active family who lived and worked in the mid-Atlantic area. Her father, James Ashton Bayard (1767-1815); two brothers, Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868) and James Asheton Bayard (1799-1880); and nephew, Thomas Francis Bayard (1828-1898) served in the United States Senate and their acquaintances appear to have been involved in the family's social circles, of which Ann Caroline Bayard was an active and important part. This collection consists of correspondence to Ann Caroline Bayard and other family members, legal records, photographs, and genealogical information regarding the Bayard family.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Western Americana Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1840-1901 (inclusive) 1849-1866 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a closed collection of miscellaneous source material--letters, documents, and other separate, unbound manuscript items--pertaining to the history of the American West and Southwest, largely from the perspective of white settlers, acquired by the Library from 2013 to 2020.

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

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