Form: Diaries -- 19th century - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

William E. Potter Diary, 1859-1862 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: This diary was written by William E. Potter during his years at Harvard (law degree, 1861) and Princeton (B.A., 1863). For the most part the entries are daily with astute and observant comments on many of the public figures and events of this time. Among the more interesting entries are comments and descriptions of the Women's Rights Convention in Boston in 1860, the Massachusetts state prison; the election and inauguration of Abraham Lincoln; the surrender of Fort Sumter; the Battle of Bull Run; "pumping" (dunking) of Princeton students favoring secession; his religious awakening; and a final entry that reads simply "Enlisted."

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

Gordon Willoughby Gyll Travel Journals, 1826-1875 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of ten manuscript travel journals (1826-1840) of English worldwide traveler Gordon Willougnby Gyll.

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

Frances Pery Calvert Diaries, 1804-1847 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of forty-three diaries by Frances Pery Calvert, a well-connected British lady of the Regency period who was married to a member of Parliament.

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

Eli Field Cooley Papers, 1803-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 5.3 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of sermons, correspondence, documents, diaries, commonplace books, diplomas, and miscellaneous financial papers of nineteenth-century pastor Eli Field Cooley (Princeton Class of 1806).

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

Bache and Hodge Family Papers, 1790-1890 (bulk) 1783-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence representing five generations of the Bache and Hodge families as well as members of the Scott and Wistar families of Princeton and Philadelphia.

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

Paul Elmer More Papers, 1888-1949 (bulk) 1888-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:: 45 boxes, 6 folders, 4 items, and 18.8 linear feet
Abstract:: The Paul Elmer More Papers reflect on More's life and career as an author, editor of The Nation (1909-1914), and lecturer at Princeton University (1918-1933) in philosophy and classics.

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

Walter Dundas Bathurst Papers, 1883-1923 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists primarily of three diaries that William Dundas Bathurst (1859-1940) kept while serving as an officer of the Association Internationale du Congo (AIC) from December 1883 to September 1886.

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

Stephen Thurston Farwell Collection, 1856-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists mainly of diaries of Stephen Thurston Farwell, a retail clerk living in Chicago during the Civil War who later travels overland to Denver.

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

Theophilus Parvin Collection, 1823-1834 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts of Theophilus Parvin III, a nineteenth-century Presbyterian missionary from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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

Dyckman and Martine Family Papers, 1782-1909 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of the Dyckman and Martine families of Westchester and Dutchess Counties, New York.

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

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