Language: English / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1871">1871</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

360 Photographs of American Scenery Collected by Norman Selfe on the Spots Represented in 1884, 1870-1884 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 6.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a photograph album containing over 300 photographs of urban and rural locations in North America, Hawaii, and New Zealand, collected by Australian engineer Norman Selfe (1839-1911) during his 1884 tour to inspect engineering and architectural works abroad. The photographs document street architecture in San Francisco, California; redwood logging ventures in Humboldt County, California; as well as locations in the Oregon, Washington, and Utah Territories; the states of Colorado, Nevada, Missouri, Illinois, New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts; federal buildings in Washington, D.C.; and cities and natural features in Canada, including British Columbia, Montreal, Toronto, Niagara Falls, and the St. Lawrence River. Includes photographs taken by William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), George Dobson Valentine (1852-1890), George Fiske (1835-1918), I. W. Taber (1830-1912), and others.

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

Channing Pollock Correspondence, 1868-1927 (inclusive) 1926-1927 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.05 linear feet
Abstract:: Channing Pollock was a playwright, journalist, and lecturer. The correspondence deals primarily with two of his most famous plays, The Fool and The Enemy.

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

Joseph Henry Collection, 1834-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents of Joseph Henry (1797-1878), the American physicist, inventor, and first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Aaron Burr (1756-1836) Materials, 1771-1958 (inclusive) 1782-1830 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters by Aaron Burr (Princeton Class of 1772) to members of his family and associates, along with some documents pertaining to his legal career.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Dan Fellows Platt and Ethel Bliss Platt Materials, 1851-1968 (inclusive) 1915-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 3.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal papers of archaeologist and art critic Dan Fellows Platt, a member of the Princeton Class of 1895.

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

Bernhard K. Schaefer Civil War Collection, 1845-1890 (inclusive) 1861-1870 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.60 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers collected by American businessman and importer Bernhard K. Schaefer (Princeton Class of 1920) relating to the Civil War.

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

Henry Neill Paul Papers, 1846-1952 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, and printed matter of Henry Neill Paul (Princeton Class of 1884). Also included is an autograph book and account books of family members.

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

Noël Riley Fitch Papers, 1858-2018 (inclusive) 1965-1995 (bulk)

Extent:: 41 boxes, 2 items, and 19.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the writings, correspondence, interviews, printed works, and other additional papers of the American educator and author Noël Riley Fitch (1937- ). Also included are a selection of Sylvia Beach papers that Fitch consulted for her book Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties (1983).

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

William L. Dayton Papers, 1791-1897 (inclusive) 1861-1864 (bulk)

Extent:: 6 boxes
Abstract:: William Lewis Dayton, Princeton Class of 1825, served as U.S. senator (1841-1850) and U.S. minister to France (1861-1864). His papers are largely from his years in France and consist of diplomatic dispatches, legation accounts, personal correspondence, documents pertaining to household affairs in Paris (insurance policies, leases, etc.), and material relating to his sudden death. Also included is a box of correspondence to and from his son, William Lewis Dayton Jr., Princeton Class of 1858, along with other papers concerning other members of the family.

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

New Jersey Miscellaneous Collection, 1671-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 5.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a collection of miscellaneous legal and financial documents, correspondence, and other manuscript materials, assembled from various sources, that relate to New Jersey history or inhabitants of New Jersey from the late 17th century through the mid 20th century.

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

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