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David E. Lilienthal Papers, 1900-1981 (inclusive) 1950-1981 (bulk)

Extent:: 632 boxes and 4 items
Abstract:: David Lilienthal served on the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (1923-1932), as a member of the board of directors (1933-1941) and then chairman (1941-1946) of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), as first chairman (1946-1950) of the Atomic Energy Commission, and, later, in private business as an industrial consultant and chairman (1955) of the Development and Resources Corporation, which was involved with the Khuzestan Program in Iran. This collection consists of the papers of Lilienthal spanning his entire career, including correspondence, reports, articles, speeches, and printed matter.

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

William E. Colby Papers, 1935-1996 (inclusive) 1975-1995 (bulk)

Extent:: 18 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:: William E. Colby, Princeton University Class of 1940, was a career agent in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Director of Central Intelligence from 1973-1976. However, the bulk of the collection documents his post-CIA career and contains correspondence, speeches, writings, newspaper clippings, and subject files that reflect Colby's professional and private interests.

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

G. Edward Pendray papers, 1829-1981 (inclusive) 1923-1971 (bulk)

Extent:: 106 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: G. Edward Pendray was an early proponent of rocket power and space flight and co-founder Pendray and Company, a prominent public relations firm. The G. Edward Pendray Papers consist of correspondence, notes, memoranda, drafts, reports, photographs, and printed material related to Pendray's career in public relations and his life-long interest and involvement in aeronautics and astronautics.

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

John Van Antwerp MacMurray Papers, 1913-1942 (bulk) 1715-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 176 boxes
Abstract:: The John Van Antwerp MacMurray Papers describe the public and personal lives of John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1881-1960), diplomat and specialist in Far Eastern Affairs, and his father, Junius Wilson MacMurray (1843-1898).

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

Selected Papers of Donald A. Stauffer, 1916-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of the American literary critic and novelist Donald A. Stauffer (1902-1952, Princeton Class of 1923).

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

Vivian Burnett Collection of Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1844-2003 (inclusive) 1885-1937 (bulk)

Extent:: 22 boxes and 17.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of material relating to the British-born, American author Frances Hodgson Burnett (FHB), collected by her younger son, Vivian Burnett (VB), including manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, and artwork.

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

J. G. Cobo Borda Papers, 1951-2018 (inclusive)

Extent:: 24.21 linear feet ((44 containers))
Abstract:: Consists of personal and working papers of Cobo Borda, a Colombian poet, essayist, journalist, and diplomat, primarily manuscript poems and essays as well as correspondence, spanning the period from 1970 to 2017. There are also manuscripts of speeches and interviews, nonfiction works, documents, photographs, a few papers of others, scrapbooks, and a small amount of printed material.

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

Norman C. Pierce Papers, 1920-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16 boxes and 7.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Norman C. Pierce, an American Mormon author, including personal correspondence, financial papers, a photograph album of a trip to Germany in 1927, family photographs, clippings, travel memorabilia and notes, articles (by others), and printed matter relating to Mormonism in Utah.

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

Clare Beecher Kummer Papers, 1890s-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 21 boxes and 10.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the papers of song-writer, playwright, and poet Clare Beecher Kummer. Included are manuscript plays, musical compositions, songs, verse, and correspondence.

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

Juan Gelman Papers, 1927-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:: 72 boxes and 3575 digital files
Abstract:: Juan Gelman (1930-2014) was an Argentine poet, translator, journalist, and human rights activist. His papers contain handwritten, typewritten, and printouts of his writings, correspondence, notes, research files, awards and certificates, and personal photographs. A significant portion of the papers feature analog and born-digital investigative files relating to human rights investigations and campaigns Gelman conducted with his spouse, Mara La Madrid, on the forced kidnapping and death of his son and pregnant daughter-in-law, Marcelo Gelman and María Claudia García Irureta Goyena. Also included are files on his search to find his missing granddaughter, Macarena Gelman. Additional materials consist of original drafts and documents related to Juan Gelman's writing; letters; publishing contracts; documents about Juan Gelman's work as a translator; materials related to the campaign to lift the ban on Juan Gelman's entry into Argentina and his return to Buenos Aires; newspaper and...(see more)

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