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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]

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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]

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James Creese Papers, 1822-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:

5 boxes and 2.1 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of some undergraduate and graduate papers of James Creese (Princeton Class of 1918), as well as papers from his tenures as successive presidents of the Stevens and Drexel Institutues of Technology.

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

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Ridgely Torrence Papers, 1833-1952 (inclusive) 1890-1951 (bulk)

Extent:

123 boxes, 2 items, and 50 linear feet

Abstract:

Ridgely Torrence was an American poet, playwright, and editor of The New Republic, and his papers document the literary activity and relationship of a large group of American writers between the years 1890 and 1950. Particularly well-represented are American poets William Vaughn Moody and Edwin Arlington Robinson.

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

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Floyd H. Black Papers, 1939-1977 (bulk) 1860-1983 (inclusive)

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3 items, 4 volumes, and 1.6 linear feet

Abstract:

Contains seven bound volumes of transcripts of Floyd H. Black's papers, including an unpublished autobiography, diaries, and correspondence.

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

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Christian Gauss Papers, 1863-1952 (inclusive) 1900-1951 (bulk)

Extent:

94 boxes

Abstract:

Christian Gauss was one of Woodrow Wilson's original preceptors, the first Class of 1900 Professor of Modern Languages, and the third Dean of the College. The Christian Gauss papers include personal and professional writings, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and assorted ephemera and printed matter, as well as numerous documents related to the Gauss family.

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

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Alice Cort Holden Papers, 1870-1978 (inclusive) 1870-1919 (bulk)

Extent:

0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)

Abstract:

Consists primarily of correspondence and printed material, along with two diaries from 1926, a matted postcard, a photogravure plate, and a piece of hair jewelry. These family papers primarily center on Alice Holden (née Cort), as the correspondence are letters between members of the Cort family, or letters to her from her children. The collection largely documents the relationships of the Holden and Cort families in New York state between the 19th and 20th centuries.

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

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Selected Papers of Gertrude Magie, 1873-1938 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected papers of the American artist Gertrude Magie.

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

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Lucy A. Merrill Diaries, 1873-1931 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of 25 diaries, primarily kept by Lucy Amanda Merrill of Hudson, New Hampshire.

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

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Edward Steese Papers, 1878-1984 (inclusive)

Extent:

40 boxes and 19.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of papers of American architect and poet Edward Steese, including diaries, manuscripts, and architectural drawings.

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