Form: Scrapbooks. / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1805">1805</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1809">1809</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Gustave Bord Collection of French Historical Material, 1626-1877 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes
Abstract:: Gustave Bord was a French historian. The collection consists of correspondence, documents, legal papers, notebooks, and notes relating to French history, particularly the French Revolution, collected by Bord.

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

Moses Taylor Pyne Papers, 1686-1939 (inclusive) 1861-1913 (bulk)

Extent:: 18 boxes and 17.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of various materials, including correspondence, diaries, documents, and genealogical materials related to Moses Taylor Pyne (Class of 1877), the Pyne family, and the history of Princeton University.

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

William Redwood Wright family papers, 1752-1928

Extent:: 14.0 linear feet (; 37 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains correspondence and financial papers predominantly from William Redwood Wright (1846-1914) that were collected and retained by the Wright family of Jamestown, Rhode Island. Through decent and marriage, the family became connected with the Fisher and Logan families of Philadelphia. The papers are arranged into seven series that are arranged chronologically by generation.

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

Harold E. Cox transportation collection, 1858-1960 (bulk) 1803-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 199.5 linear feet (160 boxes, 624 volumes, 38 rolled items)
Abstract:: Prior to the 1870s, Philadelphia's public transportation system consisted of dozens of independently owned and operated horse drawn streetcar lines. In the 1880s and 1890s steps were taken toward electrification and unification, a goal finally achieved in 1902 with the founding of Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT). PRT constructed subway and elevated train lines, and managed public transportation until 1940, when the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) was established, absorbing PRT and all of its functions. The Dr. Harold E. Cox transportation collection is composed primarily of records from PTC and PRT, as well as PRT's subsidiary and predecessor rail lines. This collection dates from 1803 to 1967, with the bulk of materials ranging from 1858 to 1960. It consists of financial records, legal records, correspondence, administrative records, ephemera, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, atlases, and route maps and diagrams. The collection documents the growth and...(see more)

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

Belfield papers, 1697-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 106.0 linear feet (235 boxes and 99 volumes)
Abstract:: The Belfield papers include materials from families who lived in the Belfield mansion in Germantown, Pennsylvania from 1826 until 1984; however, the papers span the years 1679 to 1977. Featured individuals include William and Sarah Logan Fisher Wister, their son John Wister and his wife, Sarah Tyler Boas Wister, their granddaughter Sarah Logan Wister Starr and her husband, James Starr, and their great-granddaughter S. Logan Starr Blain and her husband, Dr. Daniel Blain. The collection also houses papers from related individuals in the Emlen, Fisher, Hall, Lindley, Logan, Meigs, Wister, and other families. This collection includes correspondence, financial records, ephemera, photographs, scrapbooks, pamphlets, periodicals, and other items. Topics that are particularly well documented in the Belfield papers include: Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania; Colonial Dames of America; the Sesquicentennial Exposition; stamp collecting; world travel during the Great Depression;...(see more)

Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

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]

Scrapbook collection of playbills,, 1808-1967 (inclusive) 1880-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box, 483 volumes, and 48.79 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 486 scrapbooks of playbills covering not only theater but also opera, ballet, and music.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Chambers Family Papers, 1772-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:: 22 boxes and 9.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of diaries, correspondence, documents, scrapbooks, and printed matter of the Chambers family of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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

James S. Hall Collection of George Frideric Handel, 1714-1968 (inclusive) 1946-1968 (bulk)

Extent:: 12 boxes and 29 items
Abstract:: Consists (primarily) of manuscripts of works by Handel and his contemporaries but also of correspondence and subject files gathered by James S. Hall, the English surgeon who collected most of the manuscripts.

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

Alfred A. Woodhull Collection, 1776-1916 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 9 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, genealogical information, photographs, miscellaneous material, and printed works of surgeon and medical inspector Alfred A. Woodhull (Princeton Class of 1856).

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

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