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Allen Family Burma Collection, 1781-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 0.7 linear feet

Abstract:

The Allen Family Burma Collection documents two generations of British aristocrats in colonial Burma, and consists of two diaries, dating from 1889 to 1890, and two scrapbooks, dating from 1781 to 1935. In total, the collection is extensive; within the scrapbooks are nearly six hundred items, including photographs, newspapers clippings, letters, and ephemera. As a group, this collection gives a great insight into colonial life in Burma immediately following Burma's incorporation into the British Empire.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Early Photographs of Greece, circa 1852-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:

6 boxes, 12.8 linear feet, and 1 oversize folders

Abstract:

The Early Photographs of Greece Collection is an open collection for general photographs of sites and subjects in Greece. Included are panoramic photographs of the Parthenon, Athens, and Smyrna, along with other photographs of Greece.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Frederick Monsen Photographs, circa 1890-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 4.0 linear feet

Abstract:

This is an open collection of photographs by Norwegian-born photographer, essayist, and lecturer Frederick I. Monsen (1865-1929). Photographs primarily depict Hopi and Navajo people, structures, and landscapes in New Mexico and Arizona.

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

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Tēlemachos Alaveras Papers and Nea Poreia Archives, 1889-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:

97 boxes, 2 items, and 39.3 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of personal papers of Tēlemachos Alaveras, a prolific Modern Greek writer and editor of the literary magazine Nea Poreia for more than fifty years. He was also the president of the Literary Society of Thessalonikē and member of boards of many other organizations. Included also are the archives of Nea Poreia, as well as the personal papers of Alaveras's father, Chrēstos Alaveras.

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

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Photographs Documenting Logging Crews and Rural Life in Western Washington and Northwest Oregon, circa 1889-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.3 linear feet and 1 box

Abstract:

Consists of a collection of twenty-two photographs documenting logging equipment, camps, crews, working conditions, and family life, primarily in Western Washington and Northwest Oregon along the Columbia River during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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

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L. Fiorillo Photographs Collection, circa 1870-1875 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 1.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of an open collection of photographs by the Italian photographer L. Fiorillo.

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

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Christopher Cardozo Collection of Photographs of Native Americans, circa 1862-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:

3.2 linear feet and 3 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of a selected group of over sixty photographs of Native American people collected by Christopher Cardozo (1948-2021), an American art collector, dealer, publisher, and photographer. Mostly taken by white photographers in the mid to late 19th century and around the turn of the 20th century, these photographs depict people from the following Indigenous communities (and likely others that are unidentified): Sioux, Dakota, Chippewa (Ojibwa), Winnebago, Duwamish, Paiute, Ute, Yuma, Mojave, Arapaho, Apache, Gila, Maricopa, Kiowa, Nez Perce, Flathead (Salish), and Comanche.

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