Form: photographs -- 20th century. / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1900">1900</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1949">1949</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Historical Subject Files Collection, 1746-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:: 442 boxes, 21 folders, and 8 items
Abstract:: The Historical Subject Files Collection documents Princeton University history and related topics from 1746 to the present. The collection consists of documents in almost every two-dimensional format: articles, books and booklets, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, non-photographic images, notes, pamphlets, posters, and reports.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Reina María Rodríguez Papers, 1979-2022 (bulk) 1940-2022 (inclusive)

Extent:: 18.0 linear feet ((28 containers))
Abstract:: This collection consists of correspondence, writings (poetry and prose), notebooks, photographs, and printed materials.

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

Wendell Wilcox Papers, 1930-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes and 6.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of the American author and novelist Wendell Wilcox (1906-1981), including personal correspondence and photographs of his wife, Esther Willson Wilcox, their relatives, and other writers and friends.

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

Rodolfo Alonso Correspondence and Photographs, 1953-2016 (bulk) 1910-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Rodolfo Alonso is an Argentine poet, translator, essayist, and editor. The collection includes Alonso's correspondence with various Latin American writers including Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Raúl Gustavo Aguirre, Juan Gelman, Augusto Roa Bastos, Juan José Saer, Ernesto Sábato, Lêdo Ivo, Hector Tizón, Edgar Bayley, António Ramos Rosa, Milton de Lima Sousa, and Claudio Magris. In addition, the collection includes photographs of Alonso throughout his career with many Latin American figures as well as a personal collection of his family and travels.

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

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

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: 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]

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

Extent:: 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]

Hereward Carrington Papers, 1899-1973 (inclusive) 1908-1932 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Hereward Carrington, a British spiritualist and investigator of psychic phenomena, including correspondence with other notable figures in his field, photographs of mediums and psychic phenomena, several manuscripts, and two diaries.

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

W. H. Auden Collection, 1941-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs of the Anglo-American poet W. H. Auden, one of the most acclaimed poets of the 20th century.

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

James Elroy Flecker Collection, 1907-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correpondence and manuscripts of James Elroy Flecker, the English poet, novelist, and playwright.

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

World War II Collection, 1940-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and other material related to World War II.

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

R. Ridgely Lytle World War I Collection, 1915-1916 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of World War I memorabilia, letters, photographs, and documents collected by R. Ridgely Lytle (Princeton Class of 1913) when he was a delegate in the province of Luxembourg for the Commission for Relief in Belgium and, later, a member of the American ambulance drivers in France.

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

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]

Virginia Card Papers, 1893-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes and 7.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Virginia Card is a Native American of Delaware and Creek descent. Consists of correspondence, writings, subject files, photographs, and audio-visual material. The collection is especially noteworthy for Virginia Card's extensive documentation of the activities of Native American communities in California.

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

Gertrude Claytor Collection, 1941-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: 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]

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

Extent:: 4 boxes and 5.8 linear feet
Abstract:: 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.

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

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

Extent:: 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]

Einstein in Japan Collection, 1920-1923 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 3.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of memorabilia from German physicist Albert Einstein's 1922 trip to Japan.

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

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]

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

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: 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]

Carl Van Vechten Photographs of Eugene O'Neill, 1932-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 113 photographs of American dramatist Eugene O'Neill and his wife, Carlotta, taken by American writer and photographer Carl Van Vechten.

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

Ernest Moore Foster Collection, 1905-1907 (bulk) 1905-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of five journals and photograph albums of American West traveler and photographer Ernest Moore Foster.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Julian Street Materials, 1904-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 2.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, printed material, and family papers belonging or related to the American author and playwright Julian Street .

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

Caroline Gordon Collection, 1939-1982 (inclusive) 1970-1980 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.40 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of American novelist Caroline Gordon, including some of her correspondence with various family members, friends, and literary associates.

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Marion Eppley Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume and 1.75 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of an album of 38 photographs (5" x 7" and 9" x 11") taken during World War I and collected by Marion Eppley (Princeton Class of 1906).

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Markos Veremēs Papers, 1908-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal papers of Markos Veremēs, a Greek engineer. Included are photograph and postcard albums of Greece, the United States, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, England, Turkey, and Romania; lantern slides and glass-plate negatives of Alaska, correspondence (professional and personal), typed manuscripts, official documents, and printed matter.

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

Lovett Fielding Edwards Papers, 1948-1970s (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of English author Lovett F. Edwards.

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Ernest Hemingway and Milford J. Baker Correspondence, 1930-1932 (bulk) 1918-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence between American novelist Ernest Hemingway and his friend Milford J. Baker.

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

Robert Rudd Whiting Papers, 1901-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.15 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, photographs, and scrapbooks of American journalist Robert Rudd Whiting (Princeton Class of 1901).

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Adolf Hitler Collection, 1912-1946 (inclusive) 1933-1940 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 boxes
Abstract:: Consists mostly of correspondence among members of the NSDAP (Nationalsozialistiche Deutsches Arbiterspartei) and with Hitler's adjutants Wiedemann and Brückner. Original material from Hitler himself is limited and of no real contextual importance (birthday wishes, New Year's wishes, thanks for wishes made unto him, etc.). There are a few letters concerning Nazi "Judenpolitik" (Jewish policy), some regarding arrests and camp conditions, others concerning scandalous associations with Jews. Military concerns are few and interspersed throughout. The majority of the material, mostly directed to Hitler, consists of wishes of health, happy birthdays, thank you's. Most of the Nazi officers present at the Nuremburg Trials are featured in the collection.

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

Ruth Bernhard Papers, 1938-2006 (bulk) 1910s-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 79 boxes and 61.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Correspondence, personal and business files, publicity materials, drafts, photography props, teaching materials, appointment books, and memorabilia of Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006), a German-born American photographer and teacher, active in the United States from the late 1920s through the early 2000s, best known for her complex black-and-white still lifes and classical photographs of the female nude. The papers contain professional correspondence and files, personal correspondence with friends and students, a small amount of photographic work and writings, some drafts and proofs for publications, publicity folios, exhibition catalogs and announcements, posters, props used for still life photography and teaching, planners, and a large collection of memorabilia, including snapshots of Bernhard, collected fine art photographs and artwork by others, photograph albums, gifts, personal effects, awards, and some audio and visual materials.

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Sergio Ramírez Papers, 1916-2005 (inclusive) 1963-2002 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 items and 107.25 linear feet ((187 containers))
Abstract:: Sergio Ramírez has been a leading Nicaraguan author and politician. In 1977 Ramírez became head of the "Group of Twelve", a group of prominent intellectuals who supported the struggle of the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) against the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. With the triumph of the Revolution in 1979, he became part of the Junta of the Government of National Reconstruction and in 1984 he was elected vice-president under Daniel Ortega. The collection consists of manuscripts of his writings, source materials, personal, literary and political correspondence, papers and documents related to Ramírez's political career and to Nicaraguan political history, writings of others, photographs, and graphic and printed materials.

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

Lloyd E. Cotsen Collection of Potter Family Photographs, 1865-1935 (inclusive)

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]

Robert J. Sommers 1928 Alaska Tour Album and Related Materials, 1921-1972 (inclusive) 1928 (bulk)

Extent:: 1.75 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a photograph album, loose photographs, and clippings belonging to Robert J. Sommers (1881-1972), primarily documenting his work as a highway engineer in Alaska in the late 1920s, as well as some materials related to his personal life and career as a civil engineer and businessman involved in construction. Of note is a photograph album documenting a tour of Alaska made in 1928 by Sommers with Governor George A. Parks and Major Malcolm Elliott.

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

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]

Iōannēs Despotopoulos Collection of Photographs, circa 1920-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a collection of (440) black-and white photographs (six photograph albums and a few loose photographs) of Iōannēs Despotopoulos, a Greek architect, with several family members, friends and colleagues in Athens, Chios, Mytilēnē, Delphi and other places in Greece; Constantinople and Prince island in Turkey; Berlin, Leipzig, and Munich in Germany; buildings in Romania; street scenes in Bulgaria; and Paris. They are mounted and bear handwritten captions in Greek either on the negative or the mount (measure from 1.5 x 3.5 cm to 13 x 18.2 cm.).

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

Charles Allen Munn Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 boxes and 12.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, cartoons, and printed ephemera related to World War I, compiled by Charles Munn (1859-1924), publisher and editor of Scientific American.

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

Flores and Viramontes Families Papers, 1880s-1989 (inclusive) 1900-1954 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a group of family photographs, ephemera, and other papers belonging to the Flores and Viramontes families, two interconnected Mexican American families living in southwest Texas and New Mexico in the 20th century.

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Glen Shoemaker and Douglas Bates Columbia River Dam Sites Aerial Photographs, 1935 september- 1937 may (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Consists of 177 silver gelatin aerial photographs taken by civil engineers Glen Walter Shoemaker (1892-1982) and Douglas Bates (1893-1963) for the Portland District U.S. Amry Corps of Engineers documenting the Columbia River during the Great Depression as construction and installation of power generating machinery at the Bonneville Dam project began changing the flow and nature of the river.

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Frank Jewett Mather Papers, 1906-1948 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 28 items
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence of the American educator, art critic, and museum director Frank Jewett Mather (1868-1953).

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Moe Berg Papers, 1943-1958 (bulk) 1866-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 25 boxes and 19 linear feet
Abstract:: Morris "Moe" Berg (1902-1972) was a Major League Baseball player, linguist, and lawyer who became a spy in World War II. The papers are comprised of correspondence, notes, photographs, and miscellaneous and printed materials covering all aspects of his life and work, but relating primarily to Berg's work with multiple government agencies.

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Carlos Ribeiro Papers, 1938-1993 (inclusive) 1955-1967 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 2.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the business and personal papers of Carlos Ribeiro, founder and owner of Livraria São José, a well-known bookstore and cultural center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Ernest Theodore DeWald Papers, 1916-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 boxes and 3.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Ernest Theodore DeWald (Princeton Class of 1916), professor in the Department of Art and Archaeology specializing in medieval Italian art and director (1946-1960) of the Princeton Art Museum.

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

Thornton Wilder Collection, 1929-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of Thornton Wilder, the celebrated American novelist and playwright, winner of three Pulitzer Prizes.

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Princeton University Library Collection of N. Zōgraphos Photographs, 1930 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 2.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection of photographs by the Greek photographer N. Zōgraphos.

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F. Carrington Weems Papers, 1857-1919 (inclusive) 1906-1913 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 2.3 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of F. Carrington Weems (Princeton Class of 1907) primarily from his student days at Princeton and several years thereafter, during which he traveled in Europe, worked for the Alaska Road Commission, and became an army colonel in World War I.

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

Walter J. Bronson Photographs of China, 1913-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 168 photographs (with negatives) of China taken in 1913-1914 by Walter J. Bronson when he was nine to ten years old traveling with his family.

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

William Taggart Meloy Yellowstone Scrapbooks, 1900-1901 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of ten scrapbooks containing photographs and clippings from newspapers, magazines, and travel guides documenting a 1900 trip to Yellowstone National Park taken by Reverend William Taggart Meloy, John T. Meloy, Emma Meloy, Daisy Meloy Rankin, and Dr. James D. Rankin.

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

Bayard Dodge Collection of Photographs of the Middle East, 1940-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of photographs of Middle East scenes collected by Bayard Dodge, president of the American University in Beirut, Lebanon.

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

Richard Pleasant Papers, 1940-1960 (bulk) 1930-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes and 5.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of writings, correspondence, photographs, diaries, scrapbooks, press releases, newspapers, clippings, and miscellaneous material relating to Richard Pleasant, a founder of the Ballet Theatre.

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

General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, 1502-2012 (inclusive)

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]

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