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Thomas Naylor Stanford Collection, 1818-1865 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence, documents, and ephemera relating to nineteenth-century New York City publisher and bookseller Thomas Naylor Stanford.

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

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George Willing Clymer Papers, 1814-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes and 3.87 linear feet
Abstract:
George Willing Clymer (1804-1881), Princeton Class of 1823, and his father-in-law, William B. Shubrick (1790-1874), together served in the United States Navy for more than fifty years during the nineteenth century. Clymer served as a naval surgeon to the Mediterranean, Pacific, African, West India and South Atlantic Blockading Squadrons from 1829 to 1866 and Shubrick served as an officer and naval diplomat from the time of his entry in the United States Navy in 1806 until his retirement in 1861. Their families (Clymer, Shubrick, Wethered, and Willing) maintained close communication during frequent separations and developed a strong network of extended family bonds. This collection provides documentation of the United States Navy during the early and mid nineteenth century; and in particular, naval medicine, diplomacy, and rank. In addition, the collection documents the families of naval officers, both from the perspective of the officer, and the family who remained at home, coping...(see more)

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

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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]

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George Cruikshank Collection, 1782-1894 (inclusive) 1825-1878 (bulk)

Extent:
35 boxes, 192 items, and 19.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The collection integrates numerous accessions of English artist and caricaturist George Cruikshank material, including large amounts of correspondence as well as original drawings and sketches.

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

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William J. Harsha Papers, 1873-1891 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection consists of four volumes of sermons, lecture notes, diary entries, and clippings, as well as correspondence, broadsides, a pamphlet, and a photograph belonging to William J. Harsha (1853-1938), a Presbyterian minister from Illinois who worked in Nebraska, New York, and Colorado, and who was an advocate for Indigenous civil rights.

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

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Thomas Craig Correspondence, 1882-1899 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence of the nineteenth-century American mathematician Thomas Craig on various mathematical subjects.

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

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Compton Townsend Correspondence, 1816-1832 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of early nineteenth-century correspondence between Townsend Compton in London, England, and his relatives and friends in Philadelphia.

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

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