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Fund for the Republic Records, 1928-1964 (inclusive) 1952-1961 (bulk)

Extent:

210 boxes and 2 items

Abstract:

The Records of the Fund for the Republic document the activities of the Fund for the Republic, Inc. and its defense of civil rights and civil liberties from 1952 through 1961. The records provide an invaluable look at the Fund's struggle to uphold the basic principles of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights during the years of McCarthyism and its aftermath.

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

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Edward V. Stanford, O.S.A. records, 1918-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:

7.56 linear feet (18 boxes)

Abstract:

The Edward V. Stanford, O.S.A. records consist of correspondence, minutes, and printed materials regarding his time as president during the Villanova College's move to University status.

Held at: Villanova University Archives [Contact Us]

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James A. Donnellon, O.S.A. records, 1955-1959, 1955-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:

.42 linear feet (1 box)

Abstract:

The James A. Donnellon records consist of administrative, correspondence, minutes, printed material and reports from Donnellon's tenure as President of Villanova College.

Held at: Villanova University Archives [Contact Us]

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John Foster Dulles State Department Records, 1953-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:

20 boxes and 184 items

Abstract:

Consists of 192 reels of microfilm, totalling 131,000 frames, of selected U.S. State Department records from the years Dulles served as secretary of state, 1953-1959, under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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

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Publishers' Lunch Club Collection, 1915-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of miscellaneous business records of the Publishers' Lunch Club of New York City.

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

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Bicentennial Celebration Records, 1944-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:

21 boxes and 1 folder

Abstract:

The Princeton University Bicentennial Celebration was a year-long series of events that began on September 22, 1946 with a sermon delivered by Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, in the University Chapel and ended with an address by President Truman in front of Nassau Hall at the June 17, 1947 Concluding Bicentennial Convocation. The Bicentennial Celebration Records contain correspondence, writings, speeches, press-releases, pamphlets, reports, newspaper clippings, tickets, transcripts, watercolor and pencil sketches and various other materials documenting the 1946-1947 Princeton University Bicentennial Celebration.

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

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Society of the Claw Records, 1912-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

Abstract:

The Society of the Claw Records describe the brief history of an organization created by the Class of 1894. Society members pledged to attend Princeton reunions annually, either for five-year periods or during their lifetimes. Members received a charm for their watch chains which included a genuine tiger claw to remind them of their pledge. The Society's principal long-term accomplishment was the proposal and subscription of the bronze stars placed on university dormitories in memory of World War I war dead.

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

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Harold E. Pickersgill Collection, 1809-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of historical papers of New Jersey collected by New Jersey historian Harold E. Pickersgill and related correspondence and newspaper clippings.

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

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Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee records, 1885-1923, undated (inclusive)

Extent:

16.5 linear feet (34 boxes, 61 volumes, 10 flat files)

Abstract:

The Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee was a local philanthropic group which aided the sufferers in many disasters between 1878 and 1900, notably the Johnstown Flood, the Russian famine, the Armenian massacres, and other disasters that took place during the final decade of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth. During the Spanish-American War the Committee under the name National Relief Commission, helped soldiers, sailors, and their families. The collection consits of correspondence, business papers, magazines, clippings, applications for relief, treasurer's reports, minutes, investigations, and field reports related to each disaster for which the committee provided relief.

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

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Chandler & Company Records, 1916-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

Abstract:

Chandler & Company was a New York investment banking house with offices in New York and Philadelphia. The Company issued bonds for many companies and countries, including Bolivia, China, Costa Rica, and Germany. Chandler & Company's records document the company's investment decisions in Germany, as well as Bolivia and Costa Rica, during the early 1920s and include correspondence and meeting minutes.

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