Language: English / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1870">1870</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Nineteenth-Century New Mexico Military Collection, 1847-1883 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of nineteenth-century correspondence and documents relating to the procurement of supplies at Forts Craig, Cummings, Union, and Sumner in New Mexico.

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

New Series of Islamic Manuscripts, 1300-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2400 items and 195 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of approximately 5000 texts in 2194 volumes.

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

Samuel Warren Letters to Charles Kent, 1848-1871 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 37 autograph letters by English novelist Samuel Warren to his friend Charles Kent, an editor of the London Sun and the Weekly Register.

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

Showles Circus Costume Collection, 1866-1870 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 6.5 linear feet
Abstract:: William Showles (1856-1924) was an American circus equestrian. The Showles Circus Costume Collection consists of parts of costumes--caps, shoes, jackets, tights, and an equestrian hat--worn by members of the Showles family, equestrians who traveled with small circuses from the mid-1800s until after the beginning of this century.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Circus Miscellany, 1837-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes and 9.1 linear feet
Abstract:: The Miscellaneous Circus Collection consists of subject files on all aspects of the circus: acts, organizations, and specific performers and circuses. Included are photographs, manuscripts, programs, broadsides, posters, scrapbooks, clippings, and other ephemera.

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

Fanny Davenport Collection, 1870s-1890s (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Fanny Davenport, a popular nineteenth-century American actress and theater manager.

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

Frank L. Wood Correspondence, 1861-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume and 0.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a letter album of Frank L. Wood, an American lawyer.

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

Lulu Glaser Papers, 1821-1966 (inclusive) 1895-1917 (bulk)

Extent:: 95 boxes and 56.6 linear feet
Abstract:: The Lulu Glaser Papers contains various artifacts, letters, photographs, and other items belonging to Lulu Glaser, a popular singer and actress during the early 1900s. Glaser starred in a couple Broadway plays in the 1890s and later opened the Lulu Glaser Opera Company in 1900, where she produced a number of operas before retiring from performing in 1917. Collection includes materials relating to Glaser's many productions as well as offers insights into her personal life before and after retirement.

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

Leon T. Loofbourow Collection of Mormon and Utah Poetry, 1858-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists, for the most part, of manuscripts of works of Mormon and Utah poets collected by Leon T. Loofbourow.

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

Cattle and Horse Brands Collection, 1852-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of lists with drawings of cattle brands recorded in Contra Costa County, Calif. (1852), Buenos Aires, Argentina (1854), and Italy (1600s); records of military brands used for horses during the Mexican Revolution (1913); a letter (1932) from the Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico regarding a brand application; receipts for sale of cattle (1865) in Steilacoom, Washington Territory; and samples of brands burned into hide, leather, and wood.

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

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