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Melvin A. Hall Papers, 1895-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:

18 boxes and 1 folder

Abstract:

Melvin A. Hall's renaissance career as adventurer, aviator, soldier, agent, financial administrator and author spanned four and a half decades, and is well represented in this collection. The materials include: diaries; personal and business correspondence; official documents, reports and correspondence from his tenure with the American Financial Mission in Persia; copies of his published writings, including drafts of his books Journey to the End of an Era and Bird of Time; articles, reviews, speeches and military intelligence reports; copies of unpublished writings; subject files containing background and research notes; information on his medals, awards and commendations; diaries and correspondence from Hall's father, William Augustus Hall, Hall's wife Josephine Johnson Hall, a World War I field nurse; and photographs and scrapbooks.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

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Otto H. Kahn Papers, 1908-1934 (inclusive) 1920-1933 (bulk)

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469 boxes, 928 items, and 191.2 linear feet

Abstract:

The Otto H. Kahn Papers consists primarily of the correspondence of Otto H. Kahn (1867-1934), international banker, philanthropist, and patron of the arts and music, but also includes printed copies of addresses, talks, opinions, and speeches that Kahn gave on a variety of political and fiscal topics, as well as press clippings, letterbooks, and some photographs.

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

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Reinaldo Arenas Papers, 1959-1990 (inclusive) 1980-1990 (bulk)

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29 boxes and 20 items

Abstract:

The Reinaldo Arenas Papers consists of typescripts and manuscripts of novels and novellas, short stories, plays and screenplays, poetry, nonfiction, correspondence, and miscellaneous and printed material.

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

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Cameron Family Papers, 1850-1945 (bulk) 1805-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:

83 boxes and 56 linear feet

Abstract:

The Cameron Family Papers consist primarily of the correspondence and writings of former Princeton University professors Henry Clay Cameron (1827-1906) and his son, A. Guyot Cameron (1864-1947), with some correspondence relating to Henry C. Cameron's wife, Wilhelmina "Mina" Louise Cécile Chollet (1832-1908). There is also a significant amount of Cameron family photographs as well as some documents, printed matter, and ephemera relating to Princeton University. Famed Swiss-American geologist, geographer, and Princeton professor Arnold Henry Guyot (1807-1884), a relative of the Cameron family through marriage, is also represented in the collection through classroom maps, correspondence, a journal, and printed articles and lectures by and about Guyot. Most of the materials in the collection are professional in nature.

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

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Louis-Alexandre Berthier Collection, 1780-1783 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.75 linear feet (1 box and 13 portfolios)

Abstract:

The collection consists primarily of a set of handcolored, topographical, manuscript maps (111 of them), created by Louis-Alexandre Berthier, an officer on General Rochambeau's staff, depicting the historic overland march of the French and American forces from Philipsburg, New York, to Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 and their return march to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1782. Accompanying these maps is Berthier's journal (in French), providing a detailed description and explanation of the routes covered by the maps. In addition, there are documents and memoranda concerning French military events in America, Berthier's departure from France in 1780, and his return to France via the West Indies in 1782-1783.

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

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Jansenism in France Collection, 1728-1780 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.25 linear feet

Abstract:

Jansenism was a religious movement based on the teachings of the theologian Cornelius Jansen (1585-1638). His doctrines held that human beings cannot achieve goodness without the intervention of God's grace and that a minority of individuals has been predestined by God for salvation. Consists of a collection of papers related to the Jansenist controversy in France in the 18th century.

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

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Estillac Plantation Records, 1752-1783 (bulk) 1665-1813 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

Abstract:

Consists of over sixty letters and related documents concerning the Estillac sugar plantation in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now the Republic of Haiti) from the late 1750s through the early 1780s. Many of the letters are addressed to A. Mabille, a Paris-based hatter, trustee, and creditor, and pertain to the operations and troubled finances of the plantation under the management of Guillaume Claude Besson and Jean Guillaume Robillard.

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

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Simeon Johnson Papers, 1805-1807 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

Abstract:

Consists of papers of Simeon Johnson (1770-1807), an American merchant residing in Gonaïves, Haiti, following the Haitian Revolution, including a journal about the conflicts between rival Haitian leaders Henri Christophe (1767-1820) and Alexandre Pétion (1770-1818), as well as legal documents signed by Henri Christophe and Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758-1806) and financial documents and correspondence pertaining to Johnson's business and social affairs.

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

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Ralph Freedman Correspondence, 1980-2010 (bulk) 1947-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:

80 digital files, 3 linear feet (3 boxes), and .1 gb

Abstract:

Consists primarily of professional correspondence of literary scholar, author, and novelist Ralph Freedman (1920-2016).

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

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Carlos Fuentes Papers, 1830s-2012 (inclusive) 1950-2012 (bulk)

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381 boxes and 60 items

Abstract:

The Carlos Fuentes Papers consists of personal and working papers of Fuentes (1928-2012), Mexican author, editor, and diplomat, including notebooks, manuscripts of novels and novellas, short stories, plays, screenplays, nonfiction writings, speeches and interviews, translations of fiction and nonfiction, correspondence, juvenilia, drawings, documents, photographs, audiocassettes, videocassettes, papers of others, scrapbooks, clippings, and printed material.

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