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Cooley Family Papers, 1796-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of papers relating to the Cooley family of Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

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William Harlowe Briggs Papers, 1864-1940 (inclusive) 1900-1936 (bulk)

Extent:
9 boxes and 3.95 linear feet
Abstract:
William Harlowe Briggs was a playwright and editor at Harper & Brothers during the early part of the twentieth century. His papers include 24 scripts from Briggs's plays, family correspondence, playbills, lectures, and diaries from Briggs's mother and father.

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James P. Walker Papers, 1850-1886 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes and 3.2 linear feet
Abstract:
James P. Walker was an American publisher, author, and co-founder of Walker, Wise, and Co. (circa 1860). His papers contain sermons, autobiographical notes, a diary, commonplace books, photographs, a scrapbook, memorabilia, and printed matter, with the bulk of the material comprised of personal and professional correspondence, much of it covering the period of the Civil War.

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Sir John Grenfell Maxwell Papers, 1824-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:
33 boxes and 18 linear feet
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General Sir John Maxwell served in Egypt during the British Occupation, notably participating in the Battle at Omdurman during the reconquest of the Sudan, and in South Africa during the Boer War. In World War I Maxwell returned to Egypt to defend the Suez Canal and briefly served in Ireland after the Sinn Fein Rebellion. Consists of Maxwell's diaries, correspondence, documents, photographs, scrapbooks, memorabilia, printed matter and newspaper clippings.

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Charles Conrad Abbott Papers, 1874-1916 (bulk) 1770-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:
17 boxes and 6.7 linear feet
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Charles Conrad Abbott (1843-1919), American naturalist and author, was the first archaeologist to dig a historic site in New Jersey. This collection consists of diaries, correspondence, newspaper articles, essays, photographs, and other material, relating to his work and his family.

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China Papers of Grace Newton, 1864-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:
The China Papers of Grace Newton consists of letters and assorted papers of the American Presbyterian missionary and teacher Grace Newton (1860-1915) related to her missionary work in China.

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John Miller Papers, 1841-1917 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes and 2.25 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of works, correspondence, a diary (1851), financial papers, biographical material, a bibliography, and printed matter of American Presbyterian clergyman and Confederate chaplain John Miller (Princeton Class of 1836).

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John Insley Blair Family Papers, 1843-1961 (inclusive) 1891-1910 (bulk)

Extent:
13 boxes, 1 folder, and 12.5 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists primarily of travel diaries, scrapbooks, and photograph albums composed by railroad industrialist John Insley Blair and his family. There is also a small selection of letters of Clinton Ledyard Blair regarding a fight over Woodrow Wilson's reforms at Princeton University and Blair's relationship with the University's Board of Trustees.

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