Philadelphia Area Archives

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Dance Subject Files, 1900-1980s (inclusive)

Extent:: 31 boxes and 12.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Dance Subject Files consist of dance-related subject files from early 20th century through 1980s. Among the material are clippings, photos, programs, promotional materials, and dance school brochures.

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

Alice Cort Holden Papers, 1870-1978 (inclusive) 1870-1919 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence and printed material, along with two diaries from 1926, a matted postcard, a photogravure plate, and a piece of hair jewelry. These family papers primarily center on Alice Holden (née Cort), as the correspondence are letters between members of the Cort family, or letters to her from her children. The collection largely documents the relationships of the Holden and Cort families in New York state between the 19th and 20th centuries.

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

Haynes McMullen Data Cards for American Libraries before 1876, circa 1960-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 boxes and 25.21 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of librarian Charles Haynes McMullen's data cards (numbering about 10,000) that McMullen compiled for his publication American Libraries before 1876 (2000).

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

American Civil Liberties Union Records: Subgroup 4, 1920-2015 (inclusive) 1970-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 1068 boxes and 4 items
Abstract:: The ACLU is the preeminent civil liberties organization in the United States. These records document the work of their national office in the areas of civil rights, children and women's rights, freedom of speech (and all First Amendment questions), and due process, among many others, predominantly from 1970 to 2000.

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

American Civil Liberties Union Records: Subgroup 3, Regional Offices Files Series, 1894-2005 (inclusive) 1970-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 959 boxes
Abstract:: The Regional Offices series documents the work and administration of the ACLU's three regional offices: Mountain States Regional Office, concerned with civil rights in the west and Native American rights, the Southern Regional Office, focusing on civil rights in the south, and the Washington, D.C. office, which concentrates on national legislation and the actions of the federal government. The files include correspondence, case files, office publications, research files, and the papers of individual staff members. Subgroup 3, Subseries 5B (Southern Regional Office) has been digitized and is available for members of the Princeton community to view here. To view the database from outside Princeton University, please see the Guide to the American Civil Liberties Union Records.

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

American Civil Liberties Union Records: Subgroup 2, Printed Materials Series, 1947-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 157 boxes
Abstract:: The American Civil Liberties Union Records document the activities of the Union in protecting individual rights from 1920 through 1995. The files contain materials on freedom of speech, expression, and association; due process of law; equality before the law; legal case files; and organizational records. Within these categories files reflect subject areas such as academic freedom, censorship, racial discrimination, aliens' rights, privacy concerns, labor concerns, amnesty, and government loyalty and security. The files reflect work on litigation, advocacy and public policy, and subject files on various areas of interest connected with civil liberties. Materials include correspondence, court documents, memoranda, printed matter, minutes, reports, briefs, and legal files. Also included are materials from ACLU affiliate organizations, and the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee.

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

Eugene and Jerine Bird Papers, 1932-2012 (inclusive) 1962-1984 (bulk)

Extent:: 15 boxes
Abstract:: Eugene Bird (1925-) is a retired Foreign Service Officer who served primarily in the Middle East. During Eugene Bird's tenure with the State Department, he and his family lived in Jerusalem, Beirut, Cairo, Bombay, New Delhi, and the Saudi Arabian cities of Jeddah and Dhahran. His wife, Jerine "Jerri" Bird (1926-2012), was an activist who started the nonprofit organization Partners for Peace, which sponsored speaking tours by Israeli and Palestinian women throughout the United States. The collection contains Eugene and Jerine Bird's personal and professional correspondence, subject files on the Middle East, and writings, especially pertaining to Jerine Bird's unpublished manuscript on Saudi Arabian women.

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

Todd S. Purdum Papers, 1950-2013 (inclusive) 2008-2012 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 34 items
Abstract:: Todd S. Purdum (1959-) is a political journalist whose work has appeared in a number of publications, including Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and POLITICO. The collection is mostly composed of Purdum's research materials on various political and cultural figures created for his work with Vanity Fair. Other noteworthy materials in the collection relate to Purdum's senior thesis written for Princeton University's History Department on the Eisenhower-era State Department's Loyalty-Security Program.

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

R. W. Apple Papers, 1990-2006 (bulk) 1954-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes
Abstract:: R. W. Apple, Jr. (1934-2006) was a journalist, correspondent and editor at the New York Times. Apple covered a variety of topics including war, revolution, politics and government, and food and drink. The collection is composed of Apple's research for his travel writings on various cities, countries, and chefs. The research is comprised of reporter's notebooks, annotated menus, maps, and news clippings. The collection also includes correspondence and personal documents such as baptismal records, marriage licenses, and family photographs.

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

Richard Arndt Papers, 1949-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:: 20 boxes
Abstract:: Richard T. Arndt (1928-) worked in cultural diplomacy for over two decades for the U.S. Information Agency and the Department of State. The collection contains his papers, speeches, article clippings, and correspondence related to cultural diplomacy.

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

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