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

Extent:
9 boxes and 6.4 linear feet
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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]

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Allen Tate Collection, 1931-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.45 linear feet
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Consists primarily of letters and postcards to various friends, fellow poets, and associates by American poet and editor Allen Tate.

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

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Eden Phillpotts Collection, 1906-1977 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.25 linear feet
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Eden Phillpotts was a prolific and popular English novelist, playwright, and poet. Papers consist of about 120 letters by Phillpotts to G. Herbert Thring and Denys Killam Roberts of the Society of Authors and Macleod Yearsley regarding the publishing of his works. Additions to the collection include 64 letters, printed matter and newspaper clippings (1921-1960) about Phillpotts and his works.

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

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Peggy Lamson Collection on Roger Baldwin, 1917-1976 (inclusive) 1973-1976 (bulk)

Extent:
4 boxes and 1 folder
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This collection contains interview transcripts, cassette tapes, and background material collected by Peggy Lamson for her authorized biography, Roger Baldwin, Founder of the American Civil Liberties Union: A Portrait. Much of the background material was provided, and in some cases annotated, by Baldwin and documents both his professional and personal life.

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

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Edmund Wilson Collection, 1917-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.5 linear feet
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Consists of selected letters and manuscripts by or about Edmund Wilson (Princeton Class of 1916), an American literary critic and author.

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

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Jelal A. Azal Papers, 1967-1971 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
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Consists of letters by Jelal A. Azal, an Iranian Bayani scholar in Cyprus, to William McElwee Miller, Presbyterian missionary, regarding the Babi-Bahai movement, documents referred to in the letters, and photographs of Bahai houses of worship in Israel and Chicago.

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

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Felice and Mildred Morris Autograph Collection, 1876-1961 (inclusive) 1895-1915 (bulk)

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1 box and 0.45 linear feet
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The Felice and Mildred Morris Autograph Collection consists of letters from numerous 19th- and early 20th-century actors, actresses, playwrights, and others associated with the theater, collected by the Morrises. Included are James Matthew Barrie, Edwin Booth, Dion Boucicault, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Wilkie Collins, Charlotte Cushman, Clyde Fitch, Charles Dana Gibson, Laurence Hutton, Louis Napoleon Parker, Adelina Patti, William Seymour, Otis Skinner, and Kate Wiggin.

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

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American Institute of Electrical Engineers Collection, 1957-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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Consists of papers (1957-1961), and accompanying letters, of scholars from both academe and industry dealing with advances in computer technology and sent to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers for presentation at the AIEE's general meetings.

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

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Selected Papers of Wright Morris, 1930-1958 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
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Consists of selected papers of award-winning American novelist and photographer Wright Morris, including many letters written to his friend and fellow Western writer Robert J. Horton.

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

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Herman Melville Collection, 1846-1956 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
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Consists of copies of letters by American author Herman Melville that were used by Willard Thorp in his selection of Melville's writings published as Representative Selections (1938), as well as other material about Melville.

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

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Elias Boudinot Collection, 1773-1950 (inclusive) 1777-1820 (bulk)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Elias Boudinot was a lawyer and Revolutionary statesman, serving as member of the Continental Congress (president, 1782), secretary of foreign affairs (1783-84), New Jersey congressman (1789-95), and director of the U.S. Mint (1795-1805). The collection consists of miscellaneous letters and documents of Boudinot, many of which concern his land dealings.

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William H. Tower Philatelic Collection, 1380-1950 (inclusive) 1700s-1940s (bulk)

Extent:
20 boxes and 15.4 linear feet
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Consists of envelopes both used and unused (also known as covers), letters, postcards, documents, postage stamps, and a variety of other philatelic material from around the world as collected and annotated by the Reverend William Hogarth Tower (1871-1950). The collection spans the topics of English Postal History, United States Postal History, War Covers, Philatelic Miscellany, and Franking.

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Andrew C. Imbrie Papers, 1895-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes
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The Papers of Andrew C. Imbrie, Class of 1895, (1875-1965) provide information on his undergraduate years, his service as an alumni trustee from 1907 until 1912 (including a period as Financial Secretary of the Princeton University Board of Trustees (1909-1912) during which he had charge of reorganization of the business management of the University leading to the creation of what became the Office of the Controller) and his family's genealogy.

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

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A. D. Power Collection, 1837-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists primarily of letters received by A. D. Power, who worked for the English publishing firms of Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons and W. H. Smith and Son.

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Frances Bragdon West Autograph Collection, 1873-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of letters and autographs of authors, poets, critics, politicians, clergy, musicians, scientists, and other prominent personlities, as well as letters of friends and family, collected by Frances Bragdon West, wife of Princeton's first curator of numismatics.

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Jessie Wilson Sayre Collection, 1886-1933 (inclusive)

Extent:
7 boxes
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Jessie Wilson Sayre was the daughter of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and was a political activist. The Jessie Wilson Sayre Collection documents the close relationships amongst the Wilson and Axson families in the early twentieth century and provides details into their lives.

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

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Herman Joseph Heuser papers, 1890-1925 (bulk) 1811-1933 (inclusive)

Extent:
10.8 linear feet (; 27 boxes)
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Herman Joseph Heuser, D.D. (1851-1933) was a Catholic intellectual and prolific writer who influenced scholarly circles and clerical life in the United States and abroad through his literary work. Heuser edited the American Ecclesiastical Review (1889-1975) as well as published The Dolphin (1900-1908), a Catholic literary magazine. These publications reflected Heuser's varied interests from clerical subjects to the arts. He published fourteen books, eight of which appeared serially in The Dolphin. This collection includes primarily correspondence, sermons, prayers, scrapbooks, and personal writings. It also includes materials related to Patrick Augustine Sheehan.

Held at: Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center [Contact Us]

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Chalmers W. Alexander Letters, 1928-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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The Chalmers W. Alexander Letters contain correspondence from Chalmers Alexander (Princeton Class of 1932) to his mother during his attendance at Princeton University from 1928 to 1932. Approximately 500 letters were written during this time period; schedules, report cards, and church calendars are also included.

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

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Pre-Raphaelite collection, 1858-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of letters written by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and by individuals associated with or interested in this movement.

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

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James B. Rankin Autograph Collection, 1834-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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The Autograph Collection includes letters from nineteenth and early twentieth century English, French, and American illustrators. A few manuscripts and illustrations are included as well.

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Charles K. Tuckerman Papers, 1812-1929 (inclusive)

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6 boxes
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Consists of the personal papers of Charles K. Tuckerman, the first United States Minister to Greece. Included in the archive is incoming and outgoing correspondence with several military and political officials, authors, and several members of royal families of Europe. There is also a large amount of autographed letters signed from King George I.

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

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Robert M. O'Reilly papers, 1862-1925 (inclusive)

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0.4 linear feet (; 1 box)
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Robert Maitland O'Reilly (1845-1912) was the 20th Surgeon General of the United States Army serving from September 7, 1902 to January 14, 1909. O'Reilly served a long military medical career beginning as a medical cadet in August 1862 during the Civil War. Other notable appointments include physician at the White House during both of President Grover Cleveland's administrations, attending surgeon in Washington, D. C., and chief surgeon for several units during the Spanish-American War. He also served as a delegate at the International Conference for the Revision of the Geneva Convention in Geneva in 1906. During his time as surgeon general, O'Reilly made significant improvements by elevating the status and personnel of the army medical corps and furthering medical research. This collection contains both personal and professional correspondence, much of which documents O'Reilly's service during the Civil War. Also included are personal papers, including certificates of appointment...(see more)

Held at: Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center [Contact Us]

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John Keats Memorial Volume Collection, 1920-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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Consists of the original articles, essays, and poems written by prominent literary figures as contributions to the John Keats Memorial Volume (1921), edited by G. C. Williamson.

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

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Edward Robert Hughes Letters, 1883-1914 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of approximately 155 letters by English painter Edward Robert Hughes to his friend and patron Mrs. Sydney Morse.

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John Bright Letters, 1845-1908 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of over forty letters by John Bright written while he was a member of Parliament and addressed to various individuals.

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John and Robb Carson Letters, 1903-1908 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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This collection contains the personal letters of John Renshaw Carson (1886-1940) and his twin brother Joseph Robb Carson (1886-1953) to their parents in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. The Carson letters provide a first hand account of life at Princeton University in the early twentieth century. The bulk of the letters were written when John and Robb were undergraduates at Princeton (Class of 1907). The letters of 1903 to 1904 contain the most detail about student life at the university.

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Gilbert Chinard Collection of French Historical Material, 1494-1905 (inclusive) 1761-1885 (bulk)

Extent:
4 boxes and 1.7 linear feet
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Contains historical and literary manuscripts collected by Gilbert Chinard (1881-1972), a Franco-American scholar who was associated with the Institut Français de Washington from 1928 and was Pyne Professor of French at Princeton University, 1937-50. His published work was on French literature and the history of Franco-American relations.

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Laurence Hutton letters to Edwin T. Evans, 1880-1904 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of over 300 letters by American drama critic Laurence Hutton to his long-time friend Edwin T. Evans (d. 1909?), who was general manager of Anchor Lines, Great Lakes shippers.

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

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Charles Godfrey Leland Collection, 1841-1902 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes, 10 items, and 2.4 linear feet
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The Charles Godfrey Leland Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and miscellanea of the American editor, humorist, essayist, and folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland (1824-1903).

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

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The American Catholic Historical Researches Vol. 15 papers, ca. 1810-1898

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (; one small box)
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Started in 1884, the Historical Researches in Western Pennsylvania—Principally Catholic was a quarterly magazine that facilitated the gathering of information--documents, comments, correspondence, etc.--that helped document the activities and history of the Church and Catholics in America for future scholars, historians, and Catholics interested in American Catholicism. By 1886, the quarterly magazine was renamed to American Catholic Historical Researches and Martin I. J. Griffin became both the editor and publisher. The purpose of the quarterly magazine remained the same under the direction of Griffin. Materials in The American Catholic Historical Researches Vol. 15 Papers, ca. 1810-1895, were most likely compiled by Martin I. J. Griffin and specifically consists of papers that document Reverend Samuel Cooper's activities before and after he became a Christian convert. It specifically focuses on his altruism after his religious conversion. The...(see more)

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Joanna Southcott Collection, 1793-1864 (inclusive)

Extent:
7 boxes and 2.4 linear feet
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Southcott, an English domestic servant, began hearing voices at the age of 42 and believed these to be divine communications prophesying the Second Coming of Christ. She dictated her prophecies primarily to her secretaries, Ann Underwood and Jane Townley, and these were often copied by others and then circulated among the believers. Consists of a collection of manuscripts of Southcott and material related to her. Included are 12 notebooks and 63 pamphlets or loose writings containing copies (1793-1814) in various hands of Southcott's divine communications, letters, poems, and prayers.

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

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Maria Edgeworth Papers, 1799-1852 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.0 linear feet and 4 boxes
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Consists primarily of Maria Edgeworth's notebooks and sketchbooks for various literary projects. There is also correspondence between Edgeworth and others, including letters to various publishers concerning the printing of her work, as well as a small amount of miscellaneous material including rent slips, a copy of her poem "Jacob," a copy of a will of a publisher at Baldwin & Craddock, an advertisement for an octavo edition of her work, and a leather carrying case.

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

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Richard Hanmer Bunbury letters to his father, 1827-1839 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.25 linear feet
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Richard Hanmer Bunbury was a captain in the British Royal Navy and spent sixteen years in Australia. His father was Lt. General Sir Henry Bunbury. The collection contains 45 letters Richard Hanmer Bunbury wrote to Sir Henry Bunbury from 1827 to 1839. The letters contain accounts of naval life and duties, as well as some battles. The collection also includes a letter to one of Richard's brothers, five of his friends, a letter of commendation, his marriage certificate, and a certificate awarded for the rescue of a man who fell overboard.

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

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Thomas Jefferson Collection, 1781-1826 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of two manuscripts and assorted correspondence by the architect, scientist, author, and third president of the United States Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826).

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

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