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Charles Ruas Papers, 1974-1990 (bulk) 1860-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:
25 boxes, 21 linear feet, 9.8 gb, and 293 digital files
Abstract:
Charles Ruas is an American author, interviewer, editor, literary and art critic, and French translator, who served as the Director of the Drama and Literature Department for New York's Pacifica radio station WBAI-FM in the late 1970s and interviewed writers for radio broadcast and print, including Toni Morrison, Michel Foucault, Carlos Fuentes, Eudora Welty, Susan Sontag, Truman Capote, Buckminster Fuller, Andy Warhol, Mario Vargas Llosa, and others. Included are photographs and documents on Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs, the St. Marks poetry project, and avant-garde artists and performers. The papers include transcripts and audiocassette tapes of Ruas's interviews with authors and artists, as well as typescripts and galleys of work by writers Ruas edited, including Marguerite Young, and some related photographs, notes, recordings, and correspondence. There are also some translations and other writings by Charles Ruas, as well as a collection of family photographs and papers...(see more)

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

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Historical Subject Files Collection, 1746-2019 (inclusive)

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442 boxes, 21 folders, and 8 items
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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]

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

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6 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
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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]

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Hudson Review Archives, 1863-2016 (inclusive) 1947-2014 (bulk)

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542 boxes and 2 items
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Consists of the records of The Hudson Review, one of the most notable and influential American literary quarterlies of the post-World War II era. Reflecting the history of this New York City-based magazine, the bulk of material dates from 1947 to 2014. In addition, there are extensive personal and family papers of founding editor Frederick Morgan (1922-2004), who was also a published poet and translator.

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

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

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79 boxes and 61.7 linear feet
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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.

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

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General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, 1502-2012 (inclusive)

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120 boxes and 67.8 linear feet
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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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Tēlemachos Alaveras Papers and Nea Poreia Archives, 1889-2010 (inclusive)

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97 boxes, 2 items, and 39.3 linear feet
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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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George Segal Papers, 1970-1999 (bulk) 1936-2010 (inclusive)

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126 boxes
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Business files, correspondence, photographs, artwork, writings, and clippings of George Segal (1924-2000), 20th-century American sculptor, artist, and photographer active from the late 1950s until 1999. The papers contain photographs taken by and of the artist, correspondence and all business files relating to exhibitions, records of the production of public commissions, writings by and about Segal, audio and visual media, and exhibition catalogs.

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

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Félix Candela Papers, 1924-1997 (bulk) 1767-2007 (inclusive)

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37 boxes and 32.0 linear feet
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Félix Candela was an influential Spanish-born architect and structural engineer, known for his innovative designs using reinforced thin-shell concrete to create the highly efficient hyperbolic parabaloid shapes used in his construction of many well-known churches, factories, and other buildings, primarily in and around Mexico City in the mid-20th century. The collection consists of professional and personal papers, including photographic files documenting his projects, architectural drawings and designs, drafts of lectures and published papers, correspondence, appointment books, student notebooks and artwork, personal photographs and albums, awards and certificates, architectural reference books and magazines, construction materials catalogs, and clippings on various architecture and design topics and on Candela's own work.

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William Jovanovich Papers, 1950-1996 (bulk) 1815-2006 (inclusive)

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61 boxes and 32.8 linear feet
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William Jovanovich (1920-2001) was an American publisher, author, and businessman, who led the publishing firm Harcourt Brace Jovanovich from 1954 to 1991, as president and later as chief executive officer. The collection consists of Jovanovich's author and publisher files, including an extensive file on Charles A. Lindbergh, along with correspondence, writings, personal and family papers, memorabilia, and other files documenting his career as a major American publisher in the 20th century, his creative pursuits in fiction and nonfiction, and his interest in Yugoslav literature and textbook publishing.

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

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

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2 items and 107.25 linear feet ((187 containers))
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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]

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Virginia Card Papers, 1893-2002 (inclusive)

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17 boxes and 7.1 linear feet
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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]

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Giōrgos Vakalo Papers, 1901-1999 (inclusive)

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21 boxes and 11.5 linear feet
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The Giōrgos Vakalo Papers consists primarily of papers by and relating to the Greek painter and stage designer George Vakalo (1902-1991). Included are autograph and typed manuscripts of Vakalo's notes, talks, articles, interviews, TV or radio productions, artwork, as well as his correspondence, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter, such as exhibition art catalogs, magazines, and clippings. Of particular importance are the hundreds pieces of his artwork in a variety of media (ink, pencil, watercolor, conté crayon, engravings) and on a variety of supports (paper, carton, and canvas).

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

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Marc Gaede Papers, 1971-1999 (bulk) 1910-1999 (inclusive)

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40 boxes and 23.4 linear feet
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Marc Gaede (1946- ) is an American photographer, environmental activist, and teacher based in California. The collection consists of Gaede's black-and-white photographs of the American West and Southwest, correspondence, contracts, and other working files primarily related to his books on photography, archaeology, and conservation, and a large group of working files, which include audiovisual and digital materials, for a biography project Gaede collaborated on with Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux activist Robert Sundance (1927-1993).

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

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Gabriela Mora Collection of Elena Garro, 1974-1980 (bulk) circa 1940s-1990s (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.63 linear feet
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The collection includes correspondence to and from Mexican author Elena Garro and Chilean American critic and scholar Gabriela Mora, a handwritten testament by Elena Garro, and photographs of Gabriela Mora, Elena Garro, and Garro's family, friends, and colleagues. Also includes audio recorded interviews of Elena Garro conducted by Gabriela Mora in 1974 and 1979.

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

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4 boxes and 2.2 linear feet
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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.

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

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Eugene O'Neill Collection, 1913-1993 (inclusive) 1913-1944 (bulk)

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1 box and 0.45 linear feet
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Eugene O'Neill, the celebrated American playwright, was a director of the Provincetown Players and a founder of the Theatre Guild. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Strange Interlude (1928) and, posthumously, for Long Day's Journey Into Night (1956). The collection consists of fifteen manuscripts of O'Neill, most of which are first drafts of plays and include preliminary notes.

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

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William H. Shehadi Collection of Kahlil Gibran, 1918-1991 (inclusive) 1918-1931 (bulk)

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3 boxes
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Consists of manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera by and about the Lebanese-American philosophical essayist, novelist, mystical poet, and artist Kahlil Gibran, who, by fusing elements of Eastern and Western mysticism, achieved lasting fame with such poetic works as The Prophet (1923) and Jesus, the Son of Man (1928). This material was collected by William H. Shehadi.

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

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25 boxes and 19 linear feet
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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.

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

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Eirlys Roberts Collection, 1935-1977 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
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Consists of miscellaneous material of Eirlys Roberts primarily relating to her United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation work in Italy and Albania during World War II and at the Consumers' Association, a consumer rights organization in the United Kingdom.

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

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Thornton Wilder Collection, 1929-1974 (inclusive)

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

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

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

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4 boxes and 1.4 linear feet
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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]

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

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61 boxes and 29.2 linear feet
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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.

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Levering Cartwright Collection on "Death Valley Scotty", 1939-1973 (inclusive) 1963-1971 (bulk)

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2 boxes and 0.60 linear feet
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Consists of papers of journalist Levering Cartwright (Princeton University Class of 1926) relating to the association of "Death Valley Scotty" (Walter Scott, 1872-1954), an eccentric prospector, Wild West show entertainer, and hoaxer, with his friend and financier, Albert M. Johnson, an insurance company executive.

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F. L. Pleadwell Papers, 1930-1957 (bulk) 1880-1973 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.65 linear feet
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Consists, for the most part, of letters received by American physician and collector F. L. Pleadwell and his wife, the former Laura Mell Stith, concerning Pleadwell's collection of autographs and books in the literary and historical fields, but includes an album of letters and other items collected from prominent associates in the medical field.

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

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

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1.75 linear feet and 1 box
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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]

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William Meredith and Robert Drew Papers, 1949-1972 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of 167 letters by American poet William Meredith to his intimate friend Robert Drew from 1949 to 1972, postmarked Princeton, N.J., New London, Conn., and other places.

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Alice Davis Tibbetts Collection, 1934-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of selected letters and photographs of authors, poets, and friends collected by Alice Davis Tibbetts, secretary, companion, and romantic partner of Edgar Lee Masters.

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

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Markos Veremēs Papers, 1908-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
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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]

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J. Paul Baldeagle Papers, 1915-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of a small group of papers of J. Paul Baldeagle (Princeton University Class of 1923), a South Dakota-born Sioux, who was a schoolteacher for 35 years at William MacFarland High School in Bordentown, New Jersey, as well as a Native American rights activist.

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

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12 boxes and 5.2 linear feet
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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]

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Ernest Theodore DeWald Papers, 1916-1968 (inclusive)

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10 boxes and 3.6 linear feet
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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]

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