Form: Correspondence -- 20th century / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1950">1950</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1999">1999</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, 1502-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 120 boxes and 67.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of over 3000 miscellaneous items of primarily American literary, historical, and political figures, including business and personal letters, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and official documents.

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

Kienbusch Angling Collection, 1651-1974 (inclusive) 1800-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 boxes, 68 items, 49 volumes, and 12.68 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts and letters relating to the history and method of angling collected by Kienbusch (Princeton Class of 1906).

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]

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]

Félix Candela Papers, 1924-1997 (bulk) 1767-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:: 37 boxes and 32.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Félix Candela was an influential Spanish-born architect and structural engineer, known for his innovative designs using reinforced thin-shell concrete to create the highly efficient hyperbolic parabaloid shapes used in his construction of many well-known churches, factories, and other buildings, primarily in and around Mexico City in the mid-20th century. The collection consists of professional and personal papers, including photographic files documenting his projects, architectural drawings and designs, drafts of lectures and published papers, correspondence, appointment books, student notebooks and artwork, personal photographs and albums, awards and certificates, architectural reference books and magazines, construction materials catalogs, and clippings on various architecture and design topics and on Candela's own work.

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

John Lott Phillips Collection, 1776-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of material by and about John Lott Phillips, a graduate of Princeton (1774), a clergyman of the Church of England, and a loyalist to the British Crown.

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

Milton Halsey Thomas Papers, 1796-1977 (inclusive) 1930-1960 (bulk)

Extent:: 47 boxes, 2 items, and 20.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, photographs, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous research material of librarian/archivist Milton Halsey Thomas, including research material for several of his historical publications.

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]

Conrad Richter Papers, 1801-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 102 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of material relating to the American author Conrad Richter, including manuscripts, writing notebooks, notes, and galley proofs for several of his novels and other writings. Includes a substantial amount of personal and professional correspondence, as well as photographs.

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]

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