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Archives of Charles Scribner's Sons, 1786-2004 (inclusive) 1880s-1970s (bulk)

Extent:
1492 boxes, 66 items, 151 volumes, and 750 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection consists of virtually all of the surviving records of Scribners (1846-1984), the New York City publisher, and reflect aspects of all of its publishing functions (soliciting and acquiring books, editing manuscripts, printing and manufacturing books, advertising and publicizing publications) and business concerns (book and magazine publisher, retail bookstore, subscription books department, educational books department, printing press and bindery, rare books department). Included are files of editorial correspondence with authors, manufacturing records about book production, advertising records, author contracts, a collection of dust jackets, book catalogs, ledgers, and photographs. While there are gaps in most of the series or record groups, there are records representative of all of the firm's former permutations: Baker & Scribner, Charles Scribner & Co., Scribner, Armstrong & Co., Scribner, Armstrong & Welford, Scribner & Co., Charles Scribner's Sons. The bulk of...(see more)

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

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Walter E. Edge Papers, 1782-1968 (inclusive) 1905-1956 (bulk)

Extent:
26 boxes
Abstract:
Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956) was a notable New Jersey businessman and politician, serving New Jersey as Governor from 1917-1919 and 1944-1947 and as a United States Senator from 1919-1929. The Walter E. Edge Papers document Edge's personal and professional life through correspondence, speeches, government documents, photographs, memorabilia, and scrapbooks.

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

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Carlos Fuentes Papers, 1830s-2012 (inclusive) 1950-2012 (bulk)

Extent:
381 boxes and 60 items
Abstract:
The Carlos Fuentes Papers consists of personal and working papers of Fuentes (1928-2012), Mexican author, editor, and diplomat, including notebooks, manuscripts of novels and novellas, short stories, plays, screenplays, nonfiction writings, speeches and interviews, translations of fiction and nonfiction, correspondence, juvenilia, drawings, documents, photographs, audiocassettes, videocassettes, papers of others, scrapbooks, clippings, and printed material.

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

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Ananda K. Coomaraswamy Papers, 1917-1947 (bulk) 1827-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:
93 boxes
Abstract:
Ananda K. Coomaraswamy was a noted art historian and champion of Ceylonese and Indian culture. This collection covers a broad spectrum of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy's work in the fields of art history, philosophy, religion, and social criticism.

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

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Nassau Hall Iconography, 1760-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:
The collection contains representations of Nassau Hall and other historic buildings of Princeton University. Most of them are reproductions, some photographic.

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

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Lehmann Family Papers, 1649-1990 (inclusive) 1930-1975 (bulk)

Extent:
173 boxes
Abstract:
John Lehmann was an English author, poet, journalist, editor, and publisher. His papers consist of letters from his literary friends, the correspondence of his family since the nineteenth century, manuscripts of his publications, financial and domestic files, and personal memorabilia.

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

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Blair and Lee Family Papers, 1640-1946 (inclusive) 1812-1920 (bulk)

Extent:
474 boxes and 253 linear feet
Abstract:
The collection consists of the personal and family papers of five members of the Blair and Lee families of Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia -- Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876); his daughter, Elizabeth Blair Lee (1818-1906); her husband, Samuel Phillips Lee (1812-1897); their son, Blair Lee (1857-1944, Princeton Class of 1880); and his cousin, Andrew Alexander Blair (1848-1932) -- reflecting their various political, journalistic, naval, family, business, legal, and domestic interests.

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

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Princeton Scientific Expeditions Collection, 1834-1995 (inclusive) 1834-1930 (bulk)

Extent:
26 boxes and 236 items
Abstract:
The Princeton Scientific Expeditions Collection brings together original materials from the university archives that document the work of various scientific expeditions conducted under the aegis of Princeton University and its corporate predecessors. The connection with the university ranges from enterprises duly authorized in the trustees' minutes to expeditionary tasks that happen to have been carried out by members of the university faculty, often with little official notice of Princeton as an institution.

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

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Office of the President Records : Jonathan Dickinson to Harold W. Dodds Subgroup, 1746-1999 (inclusive) 1830-1869 (bulk)

Extent:
271 boxes
Abstract:
This collection contains records relating to Princeton University presidents from Jonathan Dickinson, who served in this capacity from 1746 to 1747, to Harold W. Dodds, whose tenure spanned the period from 1933 to 1957. It brings together both primary and secondary materials pertaining to individual presidents as well as the office of the president itself. The Princeton University Presidents' Records document the lives and accomplishments of each president with varying completeness, as well as the functions of their office.

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

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