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George Law Mackenzie photograph albums, 1901-1905 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and .2 linear feet

Abstract:

George Law MacKenzie was a student at the Institution of Mining Engineers (Great Britain) as well as an elected member of the Geological Society of London (1902). Consists of three photograph albums containing 148 albumen and gelatin silver snapshots. Two of the albums were compiled by Mackenzie and apparently document a single trip across Europe and the United States with images of cities, mines, and people encountered along the way. Many images have manuscript captions.

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

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Einstein in Japan Collection, 1920-1923 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 3.7 linear feet

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Consists of memorabilia from German physicist Albert Einstein's 1922 trip to Japan.

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

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Karađorđević Royal Family Photographs, circa 1900-1930 (inclusive)

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2 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of twenty one photographs relating to the Karađorđević royal family of Serbia and Yugoslavia.

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

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General John J. Pershing Expedition Photographic Postcard Collection, 1916-1917 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Photographic scenes of military camp life, soldiers, equipment, and battle scenes, including the identification and disposal of Mexican causalities during General John J. Pershing's Punitive Expedition into Mexico in 1916.

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

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Miguel Angel Asturias Papers, 1963-1969 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet

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Consists primarily of correspondence of Guatemalan author Miguel Angel Asturias, Seymour Lawrence, Gregory Rabassa, Jose Castillo, Tom Maschler, and others concerning Rabassa's English translations of Asturias's works and their publication in the United States and abroad.

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

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Moses Hadas Photographs of Greece, 1944-1946 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of photographs (ca. 1944-1946) of Greece and Greek partisans taken by classical scholar Moses Hadas.

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

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Gertrude Claytor Collection, 1941-1956 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence, photographs, and printed material of the American poet Gertrude Claytor, some of which is related to the author Edgar Lee Masters.

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

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Shokri K. Swydan Papers, 1894-1940s (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 5.8 linear feet

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Swydan was a Syrian journalist who emigrated to the United States in 1909. He served as secretary of the Russian Imperial Orthodox Society and the United Syrian Christian Association of North America, and founded a business, S. Swydan and Sons, Russian traders, in Worchester, Mass. The collection consists of papers of Swydan, including correspondence (personal and business, some in Russian), family photographs and negatives, framed documents (including several embroidered floral and Arabic pieces), writings, maps, and newspaper clippings.

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Greek-American Community of New York Photographs, 1940s (inclusive)

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1 box and 1.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of photographs of the Greek-American community of New York in the 1940s.

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

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Richard Halliburton Papers, 1900-1973 (inclusive) 1903-1940 (bulk)

Extent:

61 boxes and 29.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Richard Halliburton traveled extensively in the first part of twentieth century after graduating from Princeton University in 1921. The collection contains autograph and typescript drafts of seven of Halliburton's books, short stories, essays, school notes, and other travel memorabilia, as well as Halliburton's correspondence with his parents and others, research materials about Rupert Brooke, and a significant group of photographs documenting his travels throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

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