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Charles F. W. McClure Papers, 1891-1929 (bulk) 1852-1947 (inclusive)

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11 boxes
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Charles F. W. McClure (Princeton Class of 1888) was a professor in the Princeton University Department of Biology. His papers consist of letters from numerous biologists and anatomists. Also included are some of McClure's writings, research and teaching files, diaries, and photographs.

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Chess Papers of Eugene B. Cook, 1857-1906 (inclusive)

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21 boxes, 2 items, and 5.9 linear feet
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The Chess Papers of Eugene B. Cook consists of correspondence, copies of classic chess manuscripts and diagrams, and memorabilia of Cook (Class of 1850), as well as notes and printed matter of the Appalachian Mountain Club.

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Hubbell Family Papers, 1788-1937 (inclusive)

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158 boxes
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Consists of correspondence, documents, a diary (1838), genealogies, documents, legal papers, financial records, and printed matter of the Hubbell family of Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

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Don C. Seitz Papers, 1854-1930 (inclusive)

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7 boxes
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Consists of research notes, articles, bibliographies, photographs, and printed matter of Don C. Seitz, American journalist, poet, and business manager of the New York World (1898–1923).

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William Rankin Correspondence, 1881-1958 (inclusive) 1905-1940 (bulk)

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2 boxes
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William Rankin (Princeton Class of 1886) was an art historian, specializing in Italian art, and was co-author, with Alice Van Vechten Brown, of A Short History of Italian Painting (1914). Consists of correspondence of Rankin.

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Elias Boudinot Collection, 1773-1950 (inclusive) 1777-1820 (bulk)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Elias Boudinot was a lawyer and Revolutionary statesman, serving as member of the Continental Congress (president, 1782), secretary of foreign affairs (1783-84), New Jersey congressman (1789-95), and director of the U.S. Mint (1795-1805). The collection consists of miscellaneous letters and documents of Boudinot, many of which concern his land dealings.

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Princeton University Library Collection of Lawrance Thompson Materials, 1938-1964 (bulk) 1894-1970 (inclusive)

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7 boxes and 2.6 linear feet
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Consists of selected papers of Lawrance Thompson, including manuscripts for his books on Robert Frost and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, lecture typescripts, and a small amount of correspondence (1936-1942) from the time he was Princeton University Library's Curator of Manuscripts and editor of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.

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William Libbey Correspondence, 1876-1925 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence of William Libby, a Princeton graduate (Class of 1877) and professor in geology. Correspondents include people associated with Princeton, Libby's work in the field of geology, and personal friends.

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Sutton and Cunliffe-Owen Collection, 1843-1947 (inclusive) 1890-1927 (bulk)

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23 boxes and 15 linear feet
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Consists of selected papers of E. F. H. Sutton (Princeton Class of 1895) and his collection of papers of his longtime friends, the former Countess Marguerite (de Godart) Cunliffe-Owen and her husband, Frederick Cunliffe-Owen.

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Leroy Lansing Janes Papers, 1874-1938 (inclusive)

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24 boxes and 14.2 linear feet
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Consists of works, letters, photographs, and printed matter of Leroy Lansing Janes, a teacher at the Kumamoto Yogakko (Kumamoto School for Western Learning) in Japan (1871-1876).

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Ogden Family Collection, 1682-1853 (inclusive)

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2 boxes, 6 items, and 0.6 linear feet
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Consists of miscellaneous letters and documents--originals as well as copies--relating to multiple generations of the Ogden family of Elizabeth (formerly Elizabethtown), New Jersey.

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Charles Rufus Morey Papers, 1924-1945 (bulk) 1895-1955 (inclusive)

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20 boxes, 3 oversize folders, and 22.4 linear feet
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American art historian Charles Rufus Morey (1877-1955) served as professor in the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University from 1918-1945 and as chairman from 1924-1945. The collection includes Morey's drafts for catalogues, mainly at the Museo Sacro and Museo Cristiano; photographs; professional papers, lecture and course notes; and drafts, extracts and contents of vertical files.

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Julian Scott Photographs for the 11th Census, 1890-1891 (inclusive)

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2 boxes, 1 item, and 0.7 linear feet
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Consists of 170 albumen prints of Native Americans and frontiersmen taken by Julian Scott in 1890 for the 11th United States Census with a No. 2 Kodak camera, with accompanying documentation.

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George Augustus Sala Correspondence, 1857-1890 (inclusive) 1857-1894 (bulk)

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4 boxes and 1.75 linear feet
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George Augustus Sala was a nineteenth-century English journalist, artist, book illustrator, traveler, humorist, and novelist. The collection contains approximately 300 letters written to Sala by about 200 different people over the course of 40 years. Among the correspondents are prominent authors, journalists, artists, nobility, philanthropists, and other notables.

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Winans Collection of New Jersey Documents, 1703-1883 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
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Consists of almost 200 eighteenth-century documents, mostly deeds to land, relating to several towns in Essex County, New Jersey, particularly Westfield, collected by Samuel Ross Winans (Princeton Class of 1874).

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Naumburg Collection of Ford Madox Ford, 1871-1992 (inclusive) 1910-1970 (bulk)

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13 boxes, 2 items, and 5.9 linear feet
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Ford Madox Ford, formerly "Ford Madox Hueffer", founded The English Review, a literary journal, in 1908 and published novels (such as The Good Soldier, 1915) and critical works. The collection consists jointly of letters and works of Ford and letters and works about Ford collected by Edward Naumburg (Princeton Class of 1924).

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Wilkinson Collection of Mary Mapes Dodge, 1703-1955 (inclusive) 1869-1900 (bulk)

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8 boxes and 2.70 linear feet
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Mary Mapes Dodge was an author and editor of St. Nicholas magazine. This collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence concerning St. Nicholas, and correspondence, documents, photographs, and memorabilia relating to the Dodge family.

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M. L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists, 1806-1958 (inclusive) 1830s-1930s (bulk)

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108 boxes, 161 items, 12 volumes, and 72.9 linear feet
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The Morris L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists, consisting of the library of books, manuscripts, photographs, artwork, and ephemera as collected by Morris Longstreth Parrish, Class of 1888, came to Princeton University in 1944 as a bequest. This finding aid focuses on Parrish's original collection of manuscripts, both bound and unbound, and includes his correspondence (related to his collecting activities) and letters both to and from many of the Victorian authors, as well as the manuscript and related (non-book) items given to and/or acquired for the collection by the Princeton University Library in subsequent years.

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Philip James Bailey Collection, 1855-1946 (inclusive)

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1 box, 2 items, and 0.4 linear feet
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The Philip James Bailey Collection consists of correspondence, clippings, and miscellanea of the English poet Philip James Bailey (1816-1902).

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William Libbey Collection of New Jersey Documents, 1790-1857 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of fifty-two New Jersey documents collected by William Libbey (Princeton Class of 1877), the bulk of which are deeds representing the counties of Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, and Hunterdon and the towns of Princeton, Rocky Hill, Montgomery, and Lawrence.

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David Gelston Family Correspondence, 1761-1864 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 2.0 linear feet
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Primarily includes correspondence kept by New York merchant and politician, David Gelston, during his time as Collector of Customs for the Port of New York along with some correspondence of Floyd and Delafield family members.

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J. M. Langford Correspondence, 1848-1881 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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The J. M. Langford Correspondence consists of letters received by J. M. (Joseph Munt) Langford from an assortment of English authors and noblemen, as well as the indenture for Langford's apprenticeship as a stationer. Langford was born in 1809, the son of John Langford, a farmer in Wallingford, County of Berks, England. In 1825, Langford began a seven-year stationer's apprentice to James Nesbit, for which his brother paid £250. Later, Langford became the trusted assistant to John Blackwood, the head of William Blackwood and Sons publishing and the editor of Blackwood's Magazine. He died in 1884.

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George Pretyman Collection, 1741-1886 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of material of British clergyman and bishop George Pretyman (also known as George Pretyman Tomline) related to William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) and others.

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Thomas Philip Le Fanu Papers, 1868-1942 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of selected Irish theater related records of Thomas Philip Le Fanu, an official working in the Public Record Office in Dublin.

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Martha Bradstreet Family Papers, 1780-1880 (inclusive)

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1 box
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Consists of a collection of correspondence, writings, legal documents, and genealogical papers belonging to Martha Bradstreet (1780-1871) of Bennettsville, New York. Bradstreet inherited land in Oneida, Herkimer, and Delaware Counties, New York, through her step-grandfather, Major General John Bradstreet (1711-1774), and fought legal battles surrounding her land claims for much of the 19th century.

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Benson Lossing Collection, 1853-1889 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and printed material of the nineteenth-century American author and illustrator Benson Lossing.

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Walter Dundas Bathurst Papers, 1883-1923 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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Consists primarily of three diaries that William Dundas Bathurst (1859-1940) kept while serving as an officer of the Association Internationale du Congo (AIC) from December 1883 to September 1886.

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Josiah S. Studdiford Family Correspondence, 1807-1862 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of the personal correspondence of Josiah S. Studdiford (1837-1862), documenting his service with the 4th New Jersey Infantry during the U.S. Civil War, including battles in which he was involved; his capture and time as a prisoner of war at Libby Prison (Va.) in the summer of 1862; and his death during the Battle of South Mountain (Md.) on September 14, 1862. Also included is the largely personal correspondence of several of Studdiford's relatives, including his grandfather, John Neely Simpson (1770-1832); his brother, Peter Augustus Studdiford (1828-1886); and his uncles, James Hervey Simpson (1813-1883) and Josiah Simpson (1815-1874). Many of those represented were Princeton University graduates.

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J. L. Lundy Manuscripts, 1876-1886 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.4 linear feet
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Consists of four book-length manuscripts by American clergyman J. P. Lundy (Princeton Class of 1846) regarding ancient Christianity and prehistoric American religion.

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James McNeill Whistler Collection, 1892-1903 (bulk) 1868-1910 (inclusive) 1952 January 9 1953 April 1955 February 23 1956 November 19 1993 October

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists chiefly of selected autograph letters and notes of the American-born, England-based painter and etcher James McNeill Whistler addressed to his friend Jonathan Sturges, Princeton Class of 1885, the majority of which relates to the affair of the "Baronet and the Butterfly," a public scandal which concerned an oil portrait of Lady Eden.

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Thomas Burnside Morris Papers, 1861-2000 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Thomas Burnside Morris graduated from New York University in 1861 with a degree in civil engineering. He was a chief engineer of the Long Island Railroad, 1863; a division chief of the Panama Railroad, 1864-1865; a division chief of the Union Pacific Railroad, 1867-1869; and a division chief of the Northern Pacific Railroad, 1870-1874. He died in Oakland, California, on November 8, 1885. The collection consists primarily of material relating to Morris's role in the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Northern Pacific Railroad.

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Selected Papers of Ulric Dahlgren, 1864-1936 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of writings, correspondence, and subject files of Ulric Dahlgren (Princeton Class of 1894), a professor in Princeton's Department of Biology.

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Chalfant Robinson Collection, 1198-1935 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 4.75 linear feet
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Consists mainly of original manuscripts, photostats, and transcripts of German, French, and Italian Medieval and Renaissance legal documents, including papal bulls, passports, wills, deeds, petitions, wax seals, and manor rolls collected by Chalfant Robinson.

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Charles Mackay Correspondence, 1857-1872 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists chiefly of letters to Charles Mackay and George Routledge from 19th-century English and American poets giving permission for their poems to appear in the Mackay/Routledge illustratedd poetry anthology The Home Affections Pourtrayed by the Poets (1858).

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George Black Stewart Papers, 1896-1917 (bulk) 1896-1950 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
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Consists of photograph albums, diaries, engagement calendars, and documents of George Black Stewart (Princeton Class of 1906) who was treasurer (1906-1950) of the American University of Beirut.

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Theodore W. Tallmadge Papers, 1840-1903 (inclusive)

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1 box, 1 volume, and 0.3 linear feet
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Consists primarily of letters by Theodore W. Tallmadge (Princeton Class of 1846), the bulk of which were sent to members of his family, especially to his parents, Darius and Sara Ann Tallmadge, from the College of Augusta in Kentucky (1841-1842), Ohio University (1842-1843), and Princeton (1844-1846).

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Ford Madox Brown Collection, 1854-1893 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of selected correspondence of the English painter Ford Madox Brown with his daughter and several art friends and colleagues.

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Fundamental Laws and Constitutions of New Jersey, 1664-1961 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of copies of fundamental legal instruments of government (1664-1961) under which people have lived in New Jersey for the last 300 years, gathered by historian, Julian P. Boyd, for the book Fundamental Laws and Constitutions of New Jersey (1964), which he edited.

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Henry Robert Taylor Family Papers, 1849-1915 (inclusive)

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1 box
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Consists of a group of family papers documenting Henry Robert Taylor's role in a California gold prospecting company called Cunningham & Co. from 1849 to 1851, his travels in South America from 1852 to 1857, his survey work in the Nebraska Territory in 1858 and 1859, and his family's efforts to publish his travel journals in the early 20th century.

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David Laurence Pierson Scrapbooks, 1927-1937 (bulk) 1817-1953 (inclusive)

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6 boxes and 5.8 linear feet
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Consists of twenty scrapbook volumes (1927-1937) of letters, documents, photographs, newspapers clippings, and printed matter concerning the observance of Constitution Day (Sept. 17), compiled by David Laurence Pierson, who was instrumental in getting national recognition for that day.

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James M. Ludlow Manuscripts, 1886-1931 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
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The James M. Ludlow Manuscripts consist of assorted manuscripts and a small selection of miscellaneous material of the American Presbyterian clergyman, author, and Princeton graduate (Class of 1861), James Meeker Ludlow (1841-1932).

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James Mark Baldwin Collection, 1868-1987 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, and printed material relating to the professional career and personal life of American psychologist James Mark Baldwin (Princeton Class of 1884).

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McFarlane Family Papers, 1832-1928 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence, deeds, indentures, genealogical notes, and other documents of the McFarlane, Buchanan, and Haslett families who came to Somerset County, New Jersey, from England and Canada in the 19th century.

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Selected Papers of Wilson Farrand, 1878-1941 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 2.9 linear feet
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The collection contains selected papers of Wilson Farrand (Princeton Class of 1886), including correspondence, addresses, articles, and writings from his student days.

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German Authors Collection, 1772-1930 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.25 linear feet
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Cnsists of autograph letters and occasional manuscripts of various, primarily 19th-century, German writers, including Hermann Bahr, Richard Dehmel, Marie Ebner-Eschenbach, Carl Hauptmann, Arno Holz, Heinrich Laube, Max Mell, and Arthur Schnitzler.

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Robert H. Barton Family Correspondence, 1849-1890 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists primarily of incoming correspondence to Robert H. Barton (1811-1898) of Providence, Rhode Island, from his family that begins in the winter of 1849 when Barton left his wife and four children to head to the California gold fields. The 70 plus letters, which continue until the early 1870s, are from various family members and friends all with the common theme of "come home." Also included are a few letters from Barton; some family photographs; and Barton's account statement from Gregory & Waite Groceries & Provisions (Nevada City).

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James Green Correspondence, 1837-1871 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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The James Green Correspondence consists of letters received from various correspondents by the 19th-century English poet James Green (of Bath).

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Samuel J. Bayard Papers, 1830-1886 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
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Consists, for the most part, of autograph manuscripts in prose and verse of Bayard (Princeton Class of 1820) and correspondence of Bayard, the Bayard family, John B. Guthrie, and Bayard Guthrie.

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Grace L. J. McClure Papers, 1850-1952 (inclusive)

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5 boxes and 2.08 linear feet
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Consists of the selected writings and correspondence of American educator and writer, Grace Latimer Jones McClure. Materials primarily relate to her unpublished book, A Clippership Honeymoon, which centers around the diaries of Malvina "Mallie" McClure, the wife of a mid-19th century New England sea captain.

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William E. Fredeman Collection of William Bell Scott, the Scott Family, and Alice Boyd, 1820-1895 (bulk) 1733-1897 (inclusive)

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6 boxes
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Manuscripts and corrected page proofs for poetry and prose writings, drawings and engraved illustrations, personal documents, record books of print sales, correspondence, inscribed books, binding dummies, and family papers of William Bell Scott (1811-1890), a Scottish poet, painter, art critic, and engraver, known for his association with the Pre-Raphaelite circle in London, and also personal and family correspondence of Alice Boyd, Scott's long-term companion, from 1859 until his death. The collection consists of materials acquired by the eminent Pre-Raphaelite scholar, William E. Fredeman (1928-1999) from members of the Boyd family, which were once housed at Penkill Castle, the residence of Alice Boyd, where Scott spent much of his later life.

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Robert and Thomas Hartley Cromek papers, 1792-1872 (inclusive)

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2 boxes, 176 items, and 0.8 linear feet
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Consists of nine bound volumes of personal papers of English father and son R. H. Cromek and Thomas Hartley Cromek, engraver and painter, respectively.

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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.

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Laurence Hutton Papers, 1880-1895 (bulk) 1817-1904 (inclusive)

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32 boxes
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The Laurence Hutton Papers consists of materials of editor and essayist Laurence Hutton. Included are bound volumes, such as letterbooks (1868-1904), clippings of Hutton's contributions to the press, and several volumes of family photographs.

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Stockton Family Papers, 1700-1902 (inclusive) 1775-1850 (bulk)

Extent:
4 boxes, 10 volumes, and 1.7 linear feet
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Consists of various personal and business papers of members of the Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey, particularly those of American lawyer, farmer, and politician Richard Stockton (Princeton Class of 1779).

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Moses Taylor Pyne Papers, 1686-1939 (inclusive) 1861-1913 (bulk)

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18 boxes and 17.6 linear feet
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Consists of various materials, including correspondence, diaries, documents, and genealogical materials related to Moses Taylor Pyne (Class of 1877), the Pyne family, and the history of Princeton University.

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John and Stella Burgess Papers, 1884-1971 (inclusive)

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7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
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Consists of works, correspondence, photographs, a commonplace book, a genealogy, and printed matter of John Burgess (Princeton Class of 1905) and his wife, Stella Fisher Burgess, poet and translator.

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Arthur Symons Papers, 1883-1945 (inclusive)

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32 boxes
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Consists of manuscripts, typescripts, notebooks, tear sheets, clippings, photographs, watercolors, paintings, and much miscellaneous material of British poet, literary critic, and translator Arthur Symons.

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Allan Marquand Papers, 1858-1951 (inclusive) 1878-1950 (bulk)

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54 boxes and 27.2 linear feet
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Consists of the papers of Allan Marquand, Princeton art professor, founder of the University's Department of Art and Archaeology, and first director of its Art Museum.

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Thomas Nast Scrapbooks, 1871-1909 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
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Consists of three scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings and some letters chronicling the life of Nast when he was caricaturist for Harper's Weekly.

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C. P. Heaslop Letters to His Wife, 1870-1880 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of 150 letters (1870-1880) by Major C. P. Heaslop to his wife describing his service in the Royal Marine Artillery while stationed primarily in the Mediterranean.

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Sir William Rothenstein Letters, 1898-1943 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of 34 letters and postcards by the English painter Sir William Rothenstein to four correspondents: Henry Davray, Elizabeth Jungmann, F. H. Sunderland, and E. G. Wolfe.

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Corson Family Collection, 1860-1892 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence and documents of members of the Corson family, particularly Theodore Corson, of Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

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Pliny Papers of J. H. Westcott, 1895-1902 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of manuscript material used in the preparation of Selected Letters of Pliny (1898), edited by Princeton classics professor J. H. Westcott.

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Smith Ordway Collection, 1880-1927 (inclusive)

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4 boxes
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Consists of diaries written by Smith Ordway while he was an undergraduate at Princeton (1880-1884), a seminarian (1885-1888) at Auburn Theological Seminary (N.Y.), a traveler to Europe and the Middle East (1907), and a Presbyterian minister to congregations mainly in New York State (1888-1923). The collection also contains an album of photographs of members of the Class of 1884, scenes of Princeton, and Ordway family members.

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George Russell Brown Family Collection, 1865-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists primarily of documents and newspaper clippings about Civil War veteran George Russell Brown and college essays of his son, Princeton student George Russell Brown, Jr.

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Matthew Phipps Shiel Collection, 1892-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence of Matthew Phipps Sheil, a prolific British writer of fantasy fiction, with editors, literary agents, publishers, and other authors.

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Percy H. Williams Autograph Collection, 1852-1944 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of approximately 50 original autographs, including signatures of Washington Irving, Henry van Dyke, and Charles Guiteau (assassin of President James Garfield), and a letter written by Wendell Willkie.

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William Charles Macready Collection, 1810-1866 (inclusive) 1825-1855 (bulk)

Extent:
1 box and 0.45 linear feet
Abstract:
William Charles Macready (1793-1873) was an English actor and theater manager. The collection consists of selected correspondence, letters written by members of his family, and some letters, articles, and miscellaneous documents about him. A significant number of letters (45) are from Macready's friend, William Frederick Pollock.

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