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William Tipping Papers, 1688-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 2.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Conists of personal papers of William Tipping Esq, of Brasted Park, Sevenoaks, in Kent, and Avray near Paris. He was the son of the successful Liverpool merchant John Tipping, who in his twenties traveled extensively in Europe and the Middle East before turning to Tory politics and serving as director of the London and North Western Railway.

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

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Samuel Jackson Reid Letters, 1901-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of letters written by Samuel Jackson Reid (Princeton Class of 1906) to his mother, father, brother, and sister from 1901, the year before he entered Princeton, to his death in August, 1918, on a battlefield in France.

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

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Moe Berg Papers, 1943-1958 (bulk) 1866-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:
25 boxes and 19 linear feet
Abstract:
Morris "Moe" Berg (1902-1972) was a Major League Baseball player, linguist, and lawyer who became a spy in World War II. The papers are comprised of correspondence, notes, photographs, and miscellaneous and printed materials covering all aspects of his life and work, but relating primarily to Berg's work with multiple government agencies.

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

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Arthur M. Greene Collection, 1902-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 2.7 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of works, correspondence, and memorabilia of Princeton School of Engineering dean Arthur M. Greene, as well as papers of others about him.

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

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Henri Lemoine Diamond Fraud Collection, 1904-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Henri Lemoine was a French charlatan who, in 1904-1907, defrauded Sir Julius Wernher, a German-born British owner of South African diamond mining companies, out of thousands of pounds in a scheme to produce synthetic diamonds. The collection consists of papers relating to the men's contractual agreements: correspondence, contracts, letters of intent, and other documents.

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

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Selected Papers of David Paton, 1876-1923 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 2.42 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists primarily of letters to Egyptologist David Paton (Princeton Class of 1874) about his four-volume work Early Egyptian Records of Travel: Material for a Historical Geography of Western Asia (1915-1922).

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

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F. Carrington Weems Papers, 1857-1919 (inclusive) 1906-1913 (bulk)

Extent:
4 boxes and 2.3 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of papers of F. Carrington Weems (Princeton Class of 1907) primarily from his student days at Princeton and several years thereafter, during which he traveled in Europe, worked for the Alaska Road Commission, and became an army colonel in World War I.

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

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Thomas A. Edison Collection, 1880-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence, both original and photocopies, of Thomas A. Edison, the most influential American inventor of the twentieth century.

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

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Thomas James Wise Collection, 1894-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence of Thomas James Wise, the English bibliographer and noted forger of the early 20th century

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

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