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Cameron Family Papers, 1850-1945 (bulk) 1805-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:

83 boxes and 56 linear feet

Abstract:

The Cameron Family Papers consist primarily of the correspondence and writings of former Princeton University professors Henry Clay Cameron (1827-1906) and his son, A. Guyot Cameron (1864-1947), with some correspondence relating to Henry C. Cameron's wife, Wilhelmina "Mina" Louise Cécile Chollet (1832-1908). There is also a significant amount of Cameron family photographs as well as some documents, printed matter, and ephemera relating to Princeton University. Famed Swiss-American geologist, geographer, and Princeton professor Arnold Henry Guyot (1807-1884), a relative of the Cameron family through marriage, is also represented in the collection through classroom maps, correspondence, a journal, and printed articles and lectures by and about Guyot. Most of the materials in the collection are professional in nature.

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

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Hyatt and Mayer Collection, 1804-1921 (inclusive)

Extent:

9 boxes, 46 folios, 8 volumes, and 5.1 linear feet

Abstract:

The Hyatt and Mayer Collection consists primarily of correspondence between Alfred Marshall Mayor (1836-1897), physicist, his son Alfred Goldsborough Mayor (1868-1922), biologist, and Alpheus Hyatt (1838-1902), zoologist and paleontologist, and colleagues in their various fields. Also included are eight volumes of photographs taken by Alfred M. Mayer during scientific expeditions to the islands of the Pacific Ocean.

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

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French Family Collection, 1835-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of nineteenth-century papers of Lewis French and his family of Frenchtown, New Jersey, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Blue Grass, Illinois, including papers of his brother, David S. French.

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

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Ellis Voting Machine Collection, 1879-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected material relating to the Ellis Voting Machine developed by W. R. Ellis in California in the 1890s.

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

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Sebah & Joaillier Photographs Collection, 1880-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 1.5 linear feet

Abstract:

The Sebah & Joaillier Photographs Collection consists entirely of 19th-century photographs of Constantinople and the surrounding area.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Rubellin et Fils Photographs, circa 1880 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 1.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of an open collection of photographs of Ottoman scenes by Rubellin et fils, a French photography studio based in Izmir, Turkey..

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Western Americana Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1840-1901 (inclusive) 1849-1866 (bulk)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of a closed collection of miscellaneous source material--letters, documents, and other separate, unbound manuscript items--pertaining to the history of the American West and Southwest, largely from the perspective of white settlers, acquired by the Library from 2013 to 2020.

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