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Political Cartoon Collection, 1889-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:: 30 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: This artificial collection consists of one thousand original drawings, including a significant number by Charles Lewis Bartholomew, Otho Cushing, Homer C. Davenport, John Tinney McCutcheon, and Frank Arthur Nankivell.

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

Charles E. Fehon Papers, circa 1947-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes
Abstract:: Consists primarily of original artwork created by Charles E. Fehon, Princeton Class of 1950, during the process of designing sets and costumes for Princeton theater groups including Theatre Intime, University Players, and the Triangle Club.

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

Nassau Hall Iconography, 1760-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:: The collection contains representations of Nassau Hall and other historic buildings of Princeton University. Most of them are reproductions, some photographic.

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

María Rosa Oliver Papers, circa 1899-1997 (inclusive) 1930-1975 (bulk)

Extent:: 9 boxes, 54 items, and 4.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of writings, correspondence, documents, drawings, photographs, papers of others, and printed material of María Rosa Oliver (1898-1977), Argentine essayist, short story writer, literary critic, and translator.

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

Alison Frantz Papers, 1940-1980 (bulk) 1916-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 83 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of papers and photographs of Alison Frantz (1903-1995), a classicist who was the photographer and specialist in Early Christian and Byzantine archaeology for the Agora excavations at Athens from 1933 to 1968 for the American School of Classical Studies.

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

Letters of Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell to Janet Camp Troxell, 1937-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains approximately 175 letters by Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, written after Cockerell's retirement as director (1908-1937) of the Fitzwilliam Museum, to Janet Troxell, an American collector of manuscripts, discussing, in part, William Morris, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the Kelmscott Press, and Cockerell's rare book and manuscript collections.

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

Max Beerbohm Caricatures, 1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.3 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of six original drawings by English parodist Sir Max Beerbohm: caricatures of Sir Arthur W. Pinero, Harry Furniss, William Watson, Stephen Phillips, Hall Caine, and the Prince of Wales (Edward VII).

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

Robert H. Taylor Collection of English and American Literature, 1280s-1958 (inclusive) 1800s-1930s (bulk)

Extent:: 51 boxes, 229 items, and 13 volumes
Abstract:: The Robert H. Taylor Collection consists of over 4,000 3,300 manuscripts illustrating in their wide range the scope of English literature from the fourteenth century to the 1940s. This finding aid focuses on the modern manuscripts, both bound and unbound, in the collection, which is designated "RTC01" within the Manuscripts Division of the Special Collections Department of the Princeton University Library.

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

R. Ellsworth Larsson Papers, 1929-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of poetry manuscripts, drawings, and correspondence of the American poet R. Ellsworth Larsson (1901- ).

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

Stella Bloch Papers Relating to Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, 1890-1985 (inclusive) 1917-1930 (bulk)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 6.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Stella Bloch Papers Relating to Ananda K. Coomaraswamy consists of manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, photographs, printed material, and postcards of the American dance critic, art historian, and artist Stella Bloch (1898-1999). This collection documents the relationship between Bloch and the Anglo-Indian art historian, philosopher, and author Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) who embodied the roles of mentor, husband, and friend. The papers primarily contain correspondence by Coomaraswamy to Bloch, as well as a small amount of other letters. Writing was a vital form of communication for Coomaraswamy and Bloch, especially during their marriage, since they always resided in different cities; he lived in Boston while she lived in New York. There are also drawings by Coomaraswamy and by Bloch, as well as photographs-some taken by Coomaraswamy-that include portraits and assorted images from their travels to India and Southeast Asia. The articles in both manuscript and printed...(see more)

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