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Cyrus Fogg Brackett Lectureship Records, 1921-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes
Abstract:: The Cyrus Fogg Brackett Lectureship in Applied Engineering and Technology was established in memory of Professor Brackett in 1921 and continued until 1953. The collection contains many of the lectures–both in manuscript and published form–and correspondence with lecturers and potential lecturers. The collection also includes some general materials relating to the lectureship, such as citations, registries, histories, schedules, and short summaries of Professor Brackett's life and accomplishments.

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

Joseph Coy Green Papers, circa 1907-1977 (inclusive) 1931-1953 (bulk)

Extent:: 41 boxes
Abstract:: Joseph Coy Green (Princeton Class of 1908) served in a number of State Department positions, including his appointment as special representative to the International Institute of Agriculture in Rome (1931), chairman of the Armaments Commission (1944-1946), member of the U.S. Mission to observe the elections in Greece (1946), director of the Foreign Service Board of Examiners, and ambassador to Jordan (1952-1953). Included in this collection are correspondence, journals, scrapbooks, diaries, reports, notes, and printed matter.

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

William Starr Myers Papers, 1877-1974 (inclusive) 1897-1956 (bulk)

Extent:: 36 boxes
Abstract:: William Starr Myers (1877-1954) was a professor of history and politics at Princeton University and a noted historian of New Jersey and the Republican Party. The William Starr Myers Papers document the history of his teaching career and published works.

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

Arthur Collins Maclay Papers, 1875-1934 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, financial records, photographs (including tintypes), a map, glass lantern slides, and printed matter of American lawyer and Far East traveler Arthur Collins Maclay.

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

Walker Bleakney Papers, 1920s-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 27 boxes and 16.30 linear feet
Abstract:: Walker Bleakney was a renowned physicist who served as a Princeton professor of physics (1932-1969) and chairman of the physics department (1960-1967). This collection consists of Bleakney's papers, including published and unpublished reports, drafts of articles, graphic data and photographs of experiments, and other material concerning Bleakney's defense-related research on shock waves at the Princeton Gas Dynamics Laboratory, as well as lecture notes and correspondence.

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

J. Duncan Spaeth Collection, 1865-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, diaries, photographs, scrapbooks, and printed matter of J. Duncan Spaeth, a preceptor (1905-1911) and professor of English (1911-1935) at Princeton.

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

Charles Homer Haskins Papers, 1834-1960 (inclusive) 1909-1937 (bulk)

Extent:: 34 boxes and 16.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of American historian Charles Homer Haskins reflecting his academic career and government appointments.

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

Charles H. McIlwaine Papers, 1707-1946 (inclusive) 1894-1946 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 boxes
Abstract:: Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The American Revolution (1923), Charles H. McIlwaine (Princeton Class of 1894) was a professor of history and government at both Princeton (1905-1910) and Harvard University (1926-1946). His papers include notes, lectures, and other miscellaneous personal papers.

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

Kurt Gödel Papers, 1905-1980 (inclusive) 1930-1970 (bulk)

Extent:: 30.75 linear feet (54 boxes, 22 items, and 9 reels)
Abstract:: The papers comprise documents relating to all periods of the life of Kurt Gödel, foremost mathematical logician of the twentieth century, including scientific correspondence, notebooks, drafts, unpublished manuscripts, academic, legal, and financial records, and all manner of loose notes and memoranda.

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

Edwin Grant Conklin Papers, 1897-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:: 98 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: An ardent evolutionist, Edwin Grant Conklin specialized in embryology and cytology and was Chairman of the biology department at Princeton from 1908-1933. His collection consists of personal and professional correspondence, documents, manuscripts and notes of articles, lectures, and speeches, many of which reflect his life-long interest in three organisms, crepidula, cynthia (styla), and amphioxus, as well as Darwinism, and heredity and environment.

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