Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1915">1915</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1919">1919</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Samuel Woodfill Correspondence, 1914-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 64 pictorial postcards written by Samuel Woodfill, mostly addressed to Lorena "Blossom" Wiltshire. Written during Woodfill's time serving in the U. S. Army, the postcards feature images of San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Laredo, and Mexico and its inhabitants. Woodfill writes of camp life, daily activities, weather, training, and conflicts on the Texas-Mexican border.

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

Vaudeville Collection, 1895-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Vaudeville Collection consists mainly of playbills of vaudeville productions with souvenir books, printed matter, clippings, and miscellaneous material.

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

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]

Rowe Family Photographs, 1890-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.25 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of over one hundred photographs documenting the Rowe family in Spokane and Edgecomb, Washington, and Lawrence County, Missouri. Photographs depict sawmills, steam engine threshers, store interiors, Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Riders," and snapshots of the Rowe family who operated engines and owned farms in Washington state, Missouri, and Kansas.

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

Peter A. Bien Papers, 1902-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16 archival boxes and 1 oversize box boxes
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Scrapbook collection of playbills,, 1808-1967 (inclusive) 1880-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box, 483 volumes, and 48.79 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 486 scrapbooks of playbills covering not only theater but also opera, ballet, and music.

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

Miscellaneous Playscripts Collection, 1882-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 85 boxes and 34 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection includes some playscripts stamped or addressed by theater agencies in Chicago, New York City, and Hollywood, while others were used at McCarter Theater or by the Princeton University Players. There are wartime scripts from both world wars, as well as government plays from the Federal Theater Project, the Works Progress Administration, and the Department of Agriculture's War Food Commission.

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

Arthur Friedman Collection of Programs and Playbills, 1893-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes, 13 volumes, and 7 linear feet
Abstract:: Arthur Friedman is an American collector in music and theater. His collection consists of bound scrapbooks of opera programs and playbills for theater and concert performances covering eighty years of regular attendance by Friedman in New York City at the Metropolitan Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, and various legitimate theaters.

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]

Broadside Playbills, 18th-20th century (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes, 2 items, and 44.8 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains broadside playbills from the United States, England, and Europe.

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

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