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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]

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

Extent:
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.

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

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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]

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

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

Extent:
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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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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Wendell Wilcox Papers, 1930-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:
17 boxes and 6.7 linear feet
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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]

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

Extent:
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.

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

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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]

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

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

Extent:
2 linear feet (2 boxes)
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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.

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

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

Extent:
1307 items and 19 linear feet
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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]

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

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

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

Extent:
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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Thornton Wilder Collection, 1929-1974 (inclusive)

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

Extent:
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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Carl Van Vechten Photographs, 1923-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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Consists of photographs taken and printed by Carl Van Vechten, primarily during the 1930s to 1940s, following his career as a music critic, journalist, and author.

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

Extent:
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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Ernest Theodore DeWald Papers, 1916-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:
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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Naval Papers of Harpur Allen Gosnell, 1928-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:
11 boxes and 6.25 linear feet
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Consists of personal papers of American naval officer Harpur Allen Gosnell (Princeton Class of 1912), including his articles on naval history and naval subjects.

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

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

Extent:
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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General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, 1502-2012 (inclusive)

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

Extent:
25 boxes, 21 linear feet, 9.8 gb, and 293 digital files
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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)

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Frank Jewett Mather Papers, 1906-1948 (inclusive)

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

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

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Public Works Administration Photographs of the Bonneville Dam Project, 1934-1943 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet and 1 box
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Consists of a collection of seventy-six photographs documenting the construction and installation of power-generating machinery for the Bonneville Dam project in the Columbia River Gorge near Portland, Oregon, beginning in the Great Depression and continuing through World War II.

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

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

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

Extent:
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.

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

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Julian Street Papers, 1899-1966 (inclusive) 1910-1947 (bulk)

Extent:
89 boxes and 4 items
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Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and notes, both published and unpublished, of American author, journalist, enologist, and gastronome Julian Street, ranging from his early reporter and drama critic days (1900-1910) up to the page of Table Topics he was working on just before his death (1947).

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

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John Koenig Papers, 1931-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 1.4 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and newspaper clippings of set designer John Koenig's life.

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.

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

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Eirlys Roberts Collection, 1935-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:
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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Patrick Hemingway Papers, 1927-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 boxes and 3 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, and miscellanea of Ernest Hemingway's middle son, Patrick (1928- ), and the Hemingway family.

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

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