Form: Correspondence -- 20th century / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1915">1915</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1919">1919</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Oliver Stromberg Collection of William Beebe Book Collecting Files, 1912-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Materials collected by book collector Oliver Stromberg in preparation to write a book on American naturalist and explorer, William Beebe. Collection primarily consists of orders, invoices, book catalogs, and correspondence from booksellers.

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

Edith Wharton Letters to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Austin, 1903-1927 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of letters (1903-1927) sent by the American novelist Edith Wharton to her English friends Alfred and Hester Austin. During that period Wharton lived in Lenox, Massachusetts, and several places in France.

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

Donald Goodchild Collection, 1918-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence of Donald Goodchild, who was secretary of the American Council of Learned Societies in Washington, D.C.

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

Winthrop M. Daniels Correspondence, 1911-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains selected correspondence of economics professor Winthrop M. Daniels (Princeton Class of 1888).

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

Charles Black Hutchinson Papers, 1935-1944 (bulk) 1885-1951 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 4 items
Abstract:: The Charles Black Hutchinson Papers primarily include Charles Hutchinson's correspondence and schoolwork from the period 1935 to 1944, when Hutchinson was a student at the Lawrenceville School (1935 to 1939), at Princeton University (1939 to 1943), and serving in the Army's 681st Glider Battalion (beginning in 1943).

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

Vardaman Collection, 1881-1927 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 boxes and 4 linear feet
Abstract:: Mansel V. Boyle (1877-1945) was a popular vaudeville performer best known by the stage name Vardaman. Active on the vaudeville circuit from 1901 through 1925, Vardaman was billed as a female impersonator, often appearing on programs as "Vardaman, the Gay Deceiver" or "Vardaman, the Auburn-haired Beauty." The collection consists of papers of Vardaman, including personal and business correspondence, appointment books, route sheets, contracts, scripts, photographic materials, clippings, and playbills, as well as photographs and printed materials documenting other vaudeville, minstrel, and burlesque performers active from the 1880s through the 1920s.

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

Lawrence Crane Woods Collection, 1888-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and student account books of Lawrence Crane Woods, a member of the Princeton Class of 1891 and vice president and assistant manager for the Equitable Life Assurance Society.

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

Bliss Perry Collection, 1899-1938 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected manuscripts and correspondence of Bliss Perry, an American scholar and editor especially noted for his work in American literature.

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

Robert H. Davis Collection, 1907-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence of American writer and editor Robert H. Davis with his friend, lawyer Thomas Baskerville, who was amassing a collection of autographs of famous individuals.

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

John Von Neumann Collection, 1919-1949 (bulk) 1919-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected letters and a manuscript of John Von Neumann, one of the 20th century's preeminent mathematicians, and an early pioneer in fields such as game theory, nuclear deterrence, and modern computing.

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

Henry De Wolf Smyth Papers, 1898-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected material by and about Henry De Wolf Smyth, the American physicist and diplomat who figured prominently in the development of atomic energy, the Manhattan Project, and the production of the atomic bomb.

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

Angling Papers of George M. L. La Branche, 1911-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of miscellaneous papers of George M. L. La Branche relating to angling.

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

J. Paul Baldeagle Papers, 1915-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a small group of papers of J. Paul Baldeagle (Princeton University Class of 1923), a South Dakota-born Sioux, who was a schoolteacher for 35 years at William MacFarland High School in Bordentown, New Jersey, as well as a Native American rights activist.

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

Chester W. Burton Family Papers, 1850-1910 (bulk) 1809-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 boxes and 4.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists mostly of correspondence along with some financial records, legal documents, such as deeds and land indentures, ephemera, and photographs dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries that relate to Chester W. Burton, a farmer from Chautauqua County, New York, and his family. Among other topics, the collection documents aspects of the Civil War and early settlement and gold mining in the west.

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

Charles Phelps Smyth Papers, 1918-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16 boxes and 9.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the papers of Princeton chemistry professor Charles Phelps Smyth.

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

Desmond Harmsworth Family Papers, circa 1870-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 4.3 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of Desmond Harmsworth (1903-1990) and other members of the Harmsworth Family, including manuscripts, correspondence, and legal and business documents between Desmond Harmsworth Limited and The Nonesuch Press.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Modern Greek Materials, 1677-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 4 folders
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection containing miscellaneous source material related to Modern Greek studies, including letters, documents, artwork, and other unbound manuscript items.

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

Samuel Comfort Family Papers, 1860-1963 (bulk) 1799-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 boxes and 2.75 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection, which consists primarily of correspondence but also includes diaries, official and legal documents, ephemera, and photographs, largely relates to Samuel Comfort (1837-1923), a U.S. Civil War veteran, diplomat, inventor, and foreign representative for the Standard Oil Company in Europe and India. Documentation of Comfort's Civil War experience is particularly robust. To a lesser extent, the collection documents the family of Comfort's daughter Emma Walraven Comfort (1869-1954) and her husband, Harry Maule Crookshank (1948-1914), a distinguished physician who served as British Controller-General of the Daira Sanieh Administration in Egypt from 1897 to 1907. British Conservative politician Harry Frederick Comfort Crookshank (1893-1961) as well as several other members of the Comfort family, particularly Samuel's father, George Comfort (1808 -1887), are also represented.

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

Norm Flayderman Collection of George E. Albee Materials, circa 1864-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 2.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of United States Army officer George E. Albee's correspondence along with other papers, including a diary documenting his service with the 41st Infantry Regiment during the Indian Wars of 1869, which earned him the Medal of Honor. Some research files on Albee and his antiquean arms collection are also included.

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

Selected Papers of Edward T. Chase, 1904-2002 (inclusive) 1979-2002 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes, 1 folder, and 3.67 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of Edward T. Chase (1919-2005) including correspondence, manuscripts and other documents relating to Chase's professional career as a book editor at several New York publishing companies spanning the years 1972-1995.

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

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