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Salmon P. Chase Papers, 1850-1872 (bulk) (1824-1884, undated) (inclusive)

Extent:: 12.0 linear feet (; 43 boxes; 16 volumes; 10 flat files)
Abstract:: Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873) was a career politician and an influential Union decision-maker during the Civil War. He served as governor of Ohio, U.S. senator, secretary of the Treasury, and Supreme Court chief justice. The Salmon P. Chase Papers, which span the years 1824-1884, provide tremendous insight into the professional life of Chase and provide information on the National Bank and specie debates, as well as the abolition movement from the early 1820s through the Civil War. This collection contains correspondence, speech notes, newspaper clippings, biographical material, court opinions, financial papers, and a myriad of miscellaneous items. In addition to containing Chase's papers, this collection also contains the papers of J. W. Schuckers, Chase's personal secretary and biographer. Schuckers’s papers give further insight into the economic situation immediately following the Civil War and include correspondence, newspapers, investments records, and other financial papers.

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

Harold B. Hoskins Papers, 1822-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes
Abstract:: Harold Boies Hoskins was a businessman, diplomat, and educator working in Middle Eastern affairs. This collection consists of correspondence, diaries, notes, photographs, publications, maps, and professional files that document Hoskins' personal and professional activities, as well as the Hoskins family.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

John Van Antwerp MacMurray Papers, 1913-1942 (bulk) 1715-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 176 boxes
Abstract:: The John Van Antwerp MacMurray Papers describe the public and personal lives of John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1881-1960), diplomat and specialist in Far Eastern Affairs, and his father, Junius Wilson MacMurray (1843-1898).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

Herbert S. Auerbach Collection on Mormons and Indians, 1808-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of copies of letters, documents, stories, newspaper articles, reports, tables, artifacts, and extracts relating to Mormons and Indians, as collected by Herbert S. Auerbach, an American renaissance man, involved in music, writing, politics, and philanthropy.

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

Mathews Family Papers, 1815-1865 (bulk) 1790-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of the Mathews family, a 19th-century English theatrical family whose members performed and wrote for the stage and achieved fame as gifted mimics and comedians. Much of the correspondence in the collection is between the family members. Also included are manuscripts of autobiographies written by both the father and son, as well as some manuscripts of monologues, songs, roles, and music.

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

Charles F. W. McClure Papers, 1891-1929 (bulk) 1852-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 boxes
Abstract:: Charles F. W. McClure (Princeton Class of 1888) was a professor in the Princeton University Department of Biology. His papers consist of letters from numerous biologists and anatomists. Also included are some of McClure's writings, research and teaching files, diaries, and photographs.

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

Hubbell Family Papers, 1788-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:: 158 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, documents, a diary (1838), genealogies, documents, legal papers, financial records, and printed matter of the Hubbell family of Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

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

Grace L. J. McClure Papers, 1850-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes and 2.08 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the selected writings and correspondence of American educator and writer, Grace Latimer Jones McClure. Materials primarily relate to her unpublished book, A Clippership Honeymoon, which centers around the diaries of Malvina "Mallie" McClure, the wife of a mid-19th century New England sea captain.

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

Herbert Welsh collection, 1898-1925 (bulk) 1759-1935, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 59.4 linear feet (; 120 boxes, 14 flat files, 145 volumes)
Abstract:: This collection contains the papers of Herbert Welsh, noted political reformer and activist, founder of the Indian Rights Association, editor and publicist, and advocate for the conservation of the forests of Lake Sunapee. The collection also contain papers collected by Herbert Welsh, mostly by his father John Welsh, Philadelphia merchant, U.S. diplomat, and chairman of the International Centennial Exhibition of 1876. The collection spans from 1759 to 1935 with the bulk of the materials covering the years between 1898 and 1925 and includes correspondence, financial files, papers related to Welsh’s interests and activism, broadsides, pamphlets, serials, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

Newbold, Griscom, and Wysong families papers, 1727-1983, undated

Extent:: 6.2 linear feet (; 15 boxes, 1 flat file)
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Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]