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Alan Bell Sermons, 1815-1834 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of the manuscripts of twenty-one sermons preached by nineteenth-century English clergyman Alan Bell.

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William E. Fredeman Collection of William Bell Scott, the Scott Family, and Alice Boyd, 1820-1895 (bulk) 1733-1897 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes
Abstract:
Manuscripts and corrected page proofs for poetry and prose writings, drawings and engraved illustrations, personal documents, record books of print sales, correspondence, inscribed books, binding dummies, and family papers of William Bell Scott (1811-1890), a Scottish poet, painter, art critic, and engraver, known for his association with the Pre-Raphaelite circle in London, and also personal and family correspondence of Alice Boyd, Scott's long-term companion, from 1859 until his death. The collection consists of materials acquired by the eminent Pre-Raphaelite scholar, William E. Fredeman (1928-1999) from members of the Boyd family, which were once housed at Penkill Castle, the residence of Alice Boyd, where Scott spent much of his later life.

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Robert and Thomas Hartley Cromek papers, 1792-1872 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes, 176 items, and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of nine bound volumes of personal papers of English father and son R. H. Cromek and Thomas Hartley Cromek, engraver and painter, respectively.

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Walter Savage Landor Correspondence, 1797-1887 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.20 linear feet
Abstract:
Walter Savage Landor was an English poet and prose writer. This correspondence includes some of his letters to family members and friends and a collection of transcribed letters to and from Landor.

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Alexander Family Collection, 1815-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of miscellaneous material relating to various members of the Alexander family, many of whom lived and worked in Princeton, N.J.

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Samuel Stanhope Smith Collection, 1772-1817 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
Consists of manuscripts, letters, and documents of Samuel Stanhope Smith, covering, for the most part, the years (1795-1812) he served as president of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton.

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Collection, 1807-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists primarily of selected correspondence of the Duke of Wellington, chiefly with Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville. Wellington is best known as the British general who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo (1815).

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General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, 1502-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
120 boxes and 67.8 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of over 3000 miscellaneous items of primarily American literary, historical, and political figures, including business and personal letters, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and official documents.

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Claude-Henri Dufour Art Course Materials, 1797-1822 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The collection consists of course planning materials, manuscripts for an illustrated treatise on art and design, speech drafts, and drawings of French professional designer and art teacher Claude-Henri Dufour (1766-1845), dating from the period during and following the French Revolution, related to an art course he developed and taught at l'École Centrale d'Allier in the Auvergne region of central France. Dufour's writings depict an ardent republican who promoted the value of design education for artists during the Industrial Revolution and early years of industrial design. Course materials cover elements of design and perspective, anatomy and proportion of the human figure, aesthetics, composition, and ornamental design, as well as touch on architecture and natural history.

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