Form: Correspondence -- 19th century / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1890">1890</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1894">1894</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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]

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]

Eli Field Cooley Papers, 1803-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 5.3 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of sermons, correspondence, documents, diaries, commonplace books, diplomas, and miscellaneous financial papers of nineteenth-century pastor Eli Field Cooley (Princeton Class of 1806).

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

George H. Hoyt Papers on John Brown, 1859-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of affidavits, clippings, correspondence, and photographs, mostly related to abolitionist lawyer George H. Hoyt's work as an attorney for John Brown (1800-1859). Materials shed light on the Virginia v. John Brown trial that followed Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, as well as Hoyt's participation in the American Civil War and abolitionist movements.

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]

William Elliot Griffis Collection, 1873-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and manuscripts related to the history of the 1859 mission of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. in Japan and the role of James Curtis Hepburn in making it a success, collected by William Elliot Griffis for the purpose of writing a book.

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

George Maxwell Robeson Collection, 1842-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence of George Maxwell Robeson, attorney general of New Jersey, relating to his appointment as Secretary of the Navy in June 1869.

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

Alfred Thayer Mahan Collection, 1883-1913 (bulk) 1883-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of letters by Alfred Thayer Mahan to his publisher regarding his writings about United States naval history. Mahan was a U.S. naval officer in the Civil War, and his work on the importance of adequate navies and merchant marines influenced the policies and philosophies of national leaders across the globe, including those of the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt.

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]

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