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Geographical Playbills Collection, 1832-1980 (inclusive) 1925-1965 (bulk)

Extent:: 242 boxes and 105.61 linear feet
Abstract:: The Geographical Playbills Collection consists chiefly of playbills from the United States, but Great Britain, Canada, Bermuda, France, Germany, and Japan are also represented. Although this is a collection of playbills, there are also some letters, documents, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

New York City Theater Playbills Collection, 1880-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 201 boxes and 80.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of playbills of New York City theaters from the late 19th century to the present day.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Herbert Witherspoon Scrapbooks, 1896-1917 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Herbert Witherspoon Scrapbooks consists of newspaper clippings and programs relating to the musical career of Witherspoon, a Metropolitan Opera basso and performer of songs in recital.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Hebrew Sunday School Society of Philadelphia (Pa.) records, 1888-1980 (bulk) 1802-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 35.0 linear feet
Abstract:: In 1838, Rebecca Gratz (a Jewish philanthropist in Philadelphia), along with the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society, founded a Sunday School in Philadelphia that was open to all Jewish children regardless of parental financial standing or synagogue affiliation. Founded in 1819, the Female Hebrew Benevolent Society was the first Jewish charitable organization in Philadelphia, and the first such organization in the United States to offer free basic Jewish religious education. In the first year of operation, attendance at the school grew to 80 students, a number which represented nearly 90 percent of the Jewish children in Philadelphia at the time. The Female Hebrew Benevolent Society operated the Sunday School until 1858 when it was incorporated as the Hebrew Sunday School Society (HSSS). Rebecca Gratz served as president of the organization until she was 80 years of age. The Hebrew Sunday School Society records house the organizational records of HSSS. This collection, which dates from...(see more)

Held at: Temple University Libraries Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

W. Wayne Babcock professional papers, 1899-1971

Extent:: 10.9 linear feet
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Held at: Temple University Libraries Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

Henry Dexter Learned personal and professional papers, 1919-1964

Extent:: 10.0 linear feet
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Held at: Temple University Libraries Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

Frank C. P. McGlinn political collection, 1812-1998 1928-1998

Extent:: 86.5 linear feet
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Held at: Temple University Libraries Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

Thomas Nelson & Sons corporate minute books and ledgers, 1871-1971

Extent:: 4.5 linear feet
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Held at: Temple University Libraries Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection prints and maps, 1861-2005

Extent:: 3.75 linear feet
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Held at: Temple University Libraries Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

Luther P. Eisenhart Collection on Woodrow Wilson, 1902-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Luther P. Eisenhart taught mathematics at Princeton and was one of the original preceptors appointed in 1905 by Princeton University president Woodrow Wilson. The Luther P. Eisenhart Collection on Woodrow Wilson contains correspondence between Eisenhart and Woodrow Wilson, Eisenhart and others about Woodrow Wilson, letters received by Churchill Eisenhart, and miscellaneous Wilson-related ephemera.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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