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Ruth Bernhard Papers, 1938-2006 (bulk) 1910s-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 79 boxes and 61.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Correspondence, personal and business files, publicity materials, drafts, photography props, teaching materials, appointment books, and memorabilia of Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006), a German-born American photographer and teacher, active in the United States from the late 1920s through the early 2000s, best known for her complex black-and-white still lifes and classical photographs of the female nude. The papers contain professional correspondence and files, personal correspondence with friends and students, a small amount of photographic work and writings, some drafts and proofs for publications, publicity folios, exhibition catalogs and announcements, posters, props used for still life photography and teaching, planners, and a large collection of memorabilia, including snapshots of Bernhard, collected fine art photographs and artwork by others, photograph albums, gifts, personal effects, awards, and some audio and visual materials.

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

Faber and Faber Author File on Jacob Peter Mayer, 1943-1989 (inclusive) 1943-1960 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of an author file kept by the British publishing house Faber and Faber and editor T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) on Jacob Peter Mayer (1903–1992), a German-born scholar of Alexis de Tocqueville, Karl Marx, and Max Weber and professor at the University of Reading. There are letters from T. S. Eliot and other Faber and Faber editors to Mayer, as well as related contracts, publication lists, publishers' catalogs, and book proposals.

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

Johnny Stanton Collection of Siamese Banana Press Records, 1969-1998 (inclusive) 1970-1978 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of records of the Siamese Banana Press assembled by its publisher, Johnny Stanton, which document the role of the press in the history of poetry, underground comics, and mimeograph publishing in New York City in the 1970s, as well as Joe Brainard's work as a book artist.

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

T. A. Barron Papers, 1965-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:: 25 boxes and 22 linear feet
Abstract:: T. A. Barron (1952-) is an American writer of fantasy literature, books for children, and nature books. The collection consists of his literary and personal papers, including manuscripts and other draft materials, copies of his books and related promotional materials, international editorial correspondence, articles and speeches, personal journals and letters, fan mail, videos, and correspondence with other authors.

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

Anatoly Naiman Papers, circa 1928-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11.5 linear feet (12 boxes)
Abstract:: Consists of the correspondence of Russian poet, translator, and writer Anatoly Naiman (1936-2022) along with some writings, photographs, personal documents, and clippings. Other individuals represented in the collection include Anna Ahkamatova, Joseph Brodsky, Sergei Dovlatov, Lidia Chukovskaya, Evgenii Rein, and Dmitrii Bobyshev.

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

Néstor Perlongher Letters to Martha "Beba" Eguía and Ricardo Piglia, 1989-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 24 letters from Argentine poet, activist, and anthropologist Néstor Perlongher (1945-1992) to artist and translator Martha "Beba" Eguía and her husband, the novelist Ricardo Piglia, including a draft of "Evita Vive."

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

Alice B. Toklas Collection, 1950-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters (1952-1965) Alice B. Toklas wrote to her friends Lloyd Frankenberg and his wife, the painter Loren MacIver. Toklas is best known as the life partner of writer Gertude Stein.

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

Charles Gillispie Wartime Letters, 1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of thirteen letters from Charles Gillispie (1918-2015) home to his parents, Raymond Livingston Gillispie and Virginia Coulston, while he was stationed with the United States Army in France, Germany, and Austria during the final months of World War II in Europe. His letters, which span from March 9th to August 25th, 1945, are addressed from France, Germany, Austria, Bavaria, and Camp Shelby in Mississippi, and describe the conditions for American soldiers and prisoners of war in Europe, the state of the people and infrastructure in the German and French countryside, and other topics.

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

Virginia Card Papers, 1893-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes and 7.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Virginia Card is a Native American of Delaware and Creek descent. Consists of correspondence, writings, subject files, photographs, and audio-visual material. The collection is especially noteworthy for Virginia Card's extensive documentation of the activities of Native American communities in California.

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

Kaiē Tsitselē Papers, 1898-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes and 7.3 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal papers of Kaiē Tsitselē, Greek author and translator, who contributed to the dissemination of the Modern Greek literature outside Greece. The collection consists of manuscripts of some of Tsitselē's novels, short stories, radio scripts, and book reviews along with her English translations of Greek works. Correspondence with her friends and colleagues completes the collection.

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

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