Form: Correspondence -- 20th century - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Dag Hammarskjöld Collection, 1958-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected copies of correspondence and manuscripts of Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish secretary-general of the United Nations (1953-1961) and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

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

Margarita Aguirre Correspondence, 1958-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence between Chilean author Margarita Aguirre and novelist and fellow countryman José Donoso.

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

Frederick Hudson Collection, 1967-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of selected correspondence between musicologists Frederick Hudson and J. Merrill Knapp regarding George Frideric Handel and other composers.

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

Atlantic Monthly Press Author Files of Stanley Kunitz, 1965-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of Atlantic Monthly Press author files (1965-1983) of American poet Stanley Kunitz.

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

Howard C. Rice Correspondence with Alexander D. Wainwright, 1950-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of correspondence between Howard C. Rice, Jr., and Alexander D. Wainwright, dating mainly during the time that Rice was working at the Collège de L'Europe Libre, in Strasbourg, France. Rice was an associate professor at Princeton University and Assistant Librarian for the Special Collections. Wainwright was a librarian at Princeton University Library for many years, serving as currator of the Morris L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists and as Assistant University Librarian for Acquisitions.

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

W. Howard Adams Collection, 1962-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Collection consists of miscellaneous material relating to Black Mountain College and the Penland School of Arts and Crafts, collected by Adams, during his tenure as associate director of The Arts Council of America.

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

A.C. McClurg & Co. Letters from F. G. Browne to C. F. Cazenove, 1905-1906 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 47 letters from F. G. Browne on behalf of the Publishing Department at Chicago-based American publisher A.C. McClurg & Co. to the firm's London literary agent C. F. Cazenove, regarding the sale of American titles in England, financial transactions, and other business matters related to publishing.

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

Wright Family Papers, 1899-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes
Abstract:: The Wright Family Papers consist of correspondence received at Princeton University by Harry H. Wright, class of 1903, and his son Richard R. Wright, class of 1935, during their undergraduate years, as well as printed postcards and class directories, a songbook and Daily Princetonian style book. The Wright family owned a farm in Allentown, New Jersey, and the correspondence reflects family news, domestic and farm life at the turn of the twentieth century and again during the 1930s.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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]

James R. Vitelli Collection on Van Wyck Brooks and Elmer Adler, 1910-1993 (inclusive) 1951-1985 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: This collection consists of materials collected by Dr. James R. Vitelli, an English professor at Lafayette College, during his research on American literary critic Van Wyck Brooks and American book designer Elmer Adler.

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

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]

Ernest Hemingway Collection, 1918-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected material by and about the American author and Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway.

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

Broom Correspondence of Harold Loeb, 1921-1924 (bulk) 1920-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence files of Harold Loeb (Princeton Class of 1913), one of the founding editors of Broom, An International Magazine of the Arts.

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

Rafael Fuentes Papers, 1936-1956 (bulk) 1928-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 3.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal and working papers of Mexican diplomat Rafael Fuentes.

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

Historic, Descriptive and Subject Files Relating to or About the William Seymour Theatre Collection, Covering the Years of Operation as a Separate Library Unit, 1936-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Files include correspondence about the founding of Princeton University Libray's William Seymour Theatre Collection, the gala dinner opening night, efforts to enlarge the collection in the 1940 to 1960s, and descriptive writings about the collection by the various curators.

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

Qāsim Ghanī Papers, 1922-1959 (inclusive) 1947-1952 (bulk)

Extent:: 8 boxes and 5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, drafts, journals, and notebooks of Iranian literary scholar, diplomat, and physician, Qāsim Ghanī.

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

David N. Rowe Correspondence, 1944-1948 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence between David Nelson Rowe, a professor in Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs, and five of his Princeton University students who had joined the U.S. Army, Navy, or the Marines, during World War II.

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

James H. Pershing Papers, 1930-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains selected correspondence of lawyer and bibliohile James H. Pershing, as well as notebooks documenting his library.

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

Robert H. Moore, Jr. Files on Ernest Gordon, 1979-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of Robert Moore's files on Ernest Gordon (1916-2002), WWII veteran, author, and former Presbyterian dean of the Princeton University chapel, including correspondence, applications, programs, clippings, and other materials relating to Moore's nomination of Gordon for the 2002 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion; the motion picture "To End All Wars" (2001) based on Gordon's book "Through the Valley of the Kwai" (1962) (including the DVD); Gordon's death; and CREED (Christians Efforts for the Emancipation of Dissidents). Correspondents include Gordon and other notable figures.

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

Arthur and Sylvia Mandy Collection of Philip Wylie, 1947-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of material by and about Philip Wylie collected by Arthur and Sylvia Mandy during the course of their friendship with the American writer.

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

L'Ecole Française d'Athènes Correspondence of Gustave Fougères, 1915-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence (1915-1919) of Gustave Fougères with scholars during his directorship at l'École française d'Athénes in Athens, Greece.

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

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]

A. J. A. Symons collection, 1910-1929 (bulk) 1910-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected manuscripts, correspondence, and documents of the twentieth-century British biographer and bibliophile A. J. A. Symons.

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

Warner Fite Collection, 1906-1928 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Collection contains the correspondence of Warner Fite ( a philosophy professor at Princeton University) with other writers, philosophers, professors and publishers.

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

Alice Davis Tibbetts Collection, 1934-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected letters and photographs of authors, poets, and friends collected by Alice Davis Tibbetts, secretary, companion, and romantic partner of Edgar Lee Masters.

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

Harvey Smith Novels, 1941-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts and related material for four works of fiction by American novelist Harvey Smith (Princeton Class of 1917).

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

Ellis Meredith Collection, 1930-1948 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and manuscripts related to the anthology Democracy at the Crossroads (1932), arranged by Ellis Meredith, a suffragist and journalist from Colorado.

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

Barton Wood Currie Collection, 1918-1948 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected letters by authors and publishers addressed to American reporter and editor Barton Currie and his wife, Florence.

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

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]

Paul Elmer More Correspondence, 1916-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence between Paul Elmer More and the Princeton University Press, which published several of his books during the period from 1916 to 1936.

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

Cecil Beaton Papers, 1938-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of correspondence of Cecil Beaton, English fashion and portrait photographer and Academy Award winning stage and constume designer for film and theater, with his author friend Hal Burton.

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

Léon-François Hoffmann Collection on Haitian Literature, 1936-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence in French between Léon-François Hoffmann and Haitian poet René Depestre, including handwritten letters, faxes, and several other documents. Other additions include photocopies of correspondence between Haitian writer and politician Jacques Roumain and his wife Nicole Hibbert.

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

Winthrop M. Daniels Collection, 1934 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the manuscript, page proofs, and correspondence (135 letters) related to "The Passing of the Old Economist," an article economist Winthrop M. Daniels published in the Harvard Business Review (April 1934).

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

Enrique Lihn Collection, 1965-2006 (inclusive) 1966 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters written to Nathalie Waag by Enrique Lihn, a Chilean poet.

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

Borgese Family Collection, 1937-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, postcards, and clippings of Elizabeth Mann Borgese, her husband, Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, and her mother, Katia Mann.

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

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]

Howard Crosby Butler Correspondence, 1917 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence of Howard Crosby Butler, Princeton professor of the history of architecture, with former students undergoing military training during World War I.

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

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]

Lloyd R. Morris Manuscripts, circa 1948-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of typescripts and related material for American author Lloyd R. Morris's Not So Long Ago (1949) and William James (1950).

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

Dēmētrēs A. Charisiadēs Correspondence with Leon Uris, 1958-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Correspondence between Greek photographer Dēmētrēs A. Charisiadēs (1911-1993) and American novelist Leon Uris (1924-2003) from 1958-1970, regarding the publication of their collaboration, Exodus Revisited (1960), a book documenting Israel's early statehood, as well as correspondence pertaining to personal and financial matters. Also includes correspondence between Charisiadēs and various European publishers, distributors, and literary agencies concerning several foreign language editions published in the early 1960s, letters of thanks for gifted copies of the book, accounting notes and receipts pertaining to Charisiadēs's royalties, along with press clippings, book reviews, and articles about Exodus Revisited and related photography exhibitions.

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

George Padmore Collection, 1933-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of original letters, essays, and articles of George Padmore (1903-1959), a leading Pan-Africanist, journalist, and author. Padmore played a crucial role in developing the Fifth, Pan African Congress, and was also instrumental in organizing black labor movements from the 1930s onwards.

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

Louis O. Coxe Collection, 1941-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 14 boxes and 5.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Louis O. Coxe (Princeton Class of 1940) was a noted twentieth-century poet, playwright, and critic. The collection contains autograph and typescript versions of Coxe's poetry and sixteen of Coxe's notebooks. Also included are materials for the play Billy Budd, such as notes, drafts, worksheets, galley proofs, and production notes.

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

Erskine Peters Correspondence, 1980-1989 (bulk) 1977-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of approximately 170 letters received by American Afro-American studies professor Erskine Peters.

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

Kees Verheul Letters from Nadezhda Mandelstam, 1968-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of 14 handwritten letters from Russian writer Nadezhda Mandelstam (1899-1980) to Dutch author and translator, Kees Verheul.

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

John O'Hara Collection, 1945-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes and 1.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of manuscripts and related material for two novels by American novelist John O'Hara: A Rage to Live (1949) and Ten North Frederick (1955).

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

Howard C. Rice Collection on Saint-Mémin, 1951-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of research notes, correspondence, photographs, and drafts for three articles by Howard C. Rice (1904-1980), published in the Princeton University Library Chronicle (autumn 1951, summer 1959, spring 1971), concerning the French engraver, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin (1770-1852)

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

Edgar Lee Masters Collection, 1915-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 2.21 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs of noted American poet Edgar Lee Masters.

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

William Oliver Strunk Collection, 1937-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of W. Oliver Strunk, who was a professor of music at Princeton University (1937-1966).

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

Monique Fong Wust Collection of Octavio Paz, 1961-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: The collection includes correspondence to and from Mexican poet and Nobel Prize Laureate Octavio Paz (1914-1998) and French translator and friend Monique Fong Wust. Other correspondents include Robert Lebel, Marie-Jo Paz, and Juan García de Oteyza. Also included are original English typescripts of Paz's essay, "The Centurions of Santiago" with corrections and additions from Paz and Fong Wust, an annotated and corrected printed copy of Paz's Apariencia desnuda. La obra de Marcel Duchamp for French translation, and various ephemera about related Paz events.

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

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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