Form: Photographs--19th century. - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 1307 items and 19 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists primarily of photographs taken by Rupert Potter (1832-1914), father of children's book author Beatrix Potter (1866-1944). It includes many portraits of Beatrix, of family members, and of friends. In addition, the collection includes studio portraits of Potter family members taken by various commercial photographers; a few photographs taken by Beatrix as aids for illustration; and photographs of animals and farmsteads in the Lake District related to Beatrix Potter Heelis' career as sheep farmer and land preservationist from the 1910s to 1940s.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Cotsen Children's Library [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of letters of Richard Le Gallienne, who was a British poet, essayist, and literary critic. A member of the Oscar Wilde circle, Le Gallienne contributed to the illustrated quarterly magazine The Yellow Book that is associated with Aubrey Beardsley, Max Beerbohm, and Ernest Dowson.

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

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Collection consists of material by or about the celebrated American writer Mark Twain, including correspondence, photographs, and ephemera.

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

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.

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

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and manuscripts of the Scottish author William Sharp, who is best known for the mystical tales of the Celtic world that he published under the pen name "Fiona Macleod."

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

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs of the nineteenth-century American author and abolitionist Lydia Maria Francis Child.

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

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