Philadelphia Area Archives

Start Over Language English Year 1935 to 1939

Public Works Administration Photographs of the Bonneville Dam Project, 1934-1943 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a collection of seventy-six photographs documenting the construction and installation of power-generating machinery for the Bonneville Dam project in the Columbia River Gorge near Portland, Oregon, beginning in the Great Depression and continuing through World War II.

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

Renée Weiss Papers, 1939-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 2.42 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of professional and personal correspondence, travel diaries and related ephemera, notebooks, writings, and files relating to the Quarterly Review of Literature (QRL) of editor and writer Renée Karol Weiss (1923-2021). Some materials relate specifically to Renée's husband, poet and professor Theodore Weiss (1916-2003).

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

Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker Papers, 1910-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:: 60 boxes and 25.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker was an American historian who taught at Princeton from 1910 to 1947. He was internationally recognized and wrote a number of important historical works. In 1947, he was president of the American Historical Association. His papers consist of Wertenbaker's works, correspondence, photographs, miscellaneous material, and printed matter.

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

James Stewart Collection, 1936-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: The James Stewart Collection contains seventeen screenplays of films in which starred American actor, Jimmy Stewart (Princeton Class of 1932).

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

Federal Theatre Project Collection, 1935-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Federal Theatre Project Collection consists of bulletins, reports, speeches, catalogues, play programs, information releases, notices and reviews, clippings, protest leaflets, performance details, and other materials of the Federal Theatre Project established by the Works Progress Administration during the Depression, with Hallie Flanagan as the national director.

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

Joseph Jefferson Collection, 1823-1976 (inclusive) 1829-1905 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905) was an American actor and author. His collection consists of biographical newspaper clippings, 2 copies of his Autobiography, theatrical criticism and approbation, and clippings on family matters.

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

Gilbert and Sullivan Collection, 1879-1965 (inclusive) 1930-1960 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 1 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of playbills, programs, and some other printed material relating to the works of Gilbert and Sullivan.

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

Marie Bashkirtseff Collection, 1922-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 items and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Marie Bashkirtseff Collection consists of newspaper and book reviews about her published journal and later biographies about her; one engraved portrait; one engraved illustration.

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

French Press Photographs, 1930s-1990s (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: Consists of several hundred print photographs (most are captioned) primarily from various French news outlets and agencies documenting people and events of numerous countries and geographic regions spanning the mid to late 20th century.

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

Jacques Roumani Research Files on Libya, circa 1910-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 linear feet (5 boxes)
Abstract:: Consists of research files, primarily government records, of scholar and author Jacques Roumani (1944-2016) on Libya during the period of Italian colonization.

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

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