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James Curtis Booth Letters and Notes Collection, 1853-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 half hollinger box.)
Abstract:
A collection of letters and notes addressed to American chemist James Curtis Booth and his wife, Margaret Martinez Cardeza, regarding their marriage in 1853, in addition to two unrelated letters from 1869 and 1878.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Dr. Michael Somogyi Collection, 1912-1981 (inclusive) 1924-1970 (bulk)

Extent:
20.0 linear feet (24 boxes)
Abstract:
The Dr. Michael Somogyi Collection contains the papers of Hungarian-American clinical chemist Dr. Michael Somogyi. The collection contains laboratory notebooks, research notes, reprints of published articles, photographs, lecture slides, and audio tapes. Also included to a lesser extent are pages from a scrapbook.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Christian Brinton Research Collection, 1902-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear foot
Abstract:
Through his writings and the exhibitions he curated, Christian Brinton (1870-1942) promoted modern and contemporary art, particularly from the areas outside of the traditional western European school, and has been credited with introducing Nordic, Slavic and Teutonic modernism to Americirca This collection consists of material compiled by Brinton pertaining to two contemporary artists, namely the Spanish painter Ignacio Zuloaga and the Russian sculptor Prince Paul Troubetzkoy. Files pertaining to Zuloaga make up the first series and consist primarily of correspondence, 1904-1922, from the artist to Brinton. There are also clippings about the artist and many photographs of his works, as well as some of Brinton's notes and draft writings. The second series pertains to Paul Troubetzkoy, and consists primarily of Brinton's research notes and photographs and prints of the artist's objects, as well as reference files of newsclippings and other journal writings about Troubetzkoy.

Held at: Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives [Contact Us]

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George Grey Barnard Papers, 1895-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:
19 linear feet
Abstract:
George Grey Barnard was an American sculptor and collector of Medieval art, locating and arranging the pieces that eventually became "The Cloisters," now of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. His papers are comprised primarily of correspondence and financial and business records documenting both his collecting and creation of art. The collection includes a significant amount of personal correspondence, biographical information, and family financial records as well.

Held at: Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives [Contact Us]

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Sandi E. Cooper Reference and Peace History Collection, 1820-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:
7 linear ft. (research files and notes of sandi e. cooper)
Abstract:
Collected and photocopied papers regarding Italian peace organizations primarily in the 1800s. Much of this collection is photocopied periodicals published Italian peace organizations, with notes by Sandi Cooper or other researchers attached.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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William Wistar Comfort papers, 1867-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:
Papers of William Wistar Comfort (1876-1955), president of Haverford College in a particularly sensitive time between two world wars and scholar of French literature. Comfort was a prolific writer and speaker on Quaker topics, but also on such diverse subjects as William Cowper, children's stories, education and music.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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"Apologie de la Vraie Theologie Christienne", Undated.

Extent:
0.63 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:
Robert Barclay's "Apology for the True Christian Divinity," translated into French by Georges Liens, summarizes the early Quaker theological concerns of the beliefs of Friends as Barclay heard them preached by George Fox and other influential Friends.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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

Extent:
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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Claribel Alegría Papers, 1924-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:
30 boxes and 14.5 linear feet
Abstract:
Contains notebooks and drafts of the Nicaraguan-born Salvadoran writer Claribel Alegría's poetry, articles and essays, novels, short stories, speeches, and translations. Also includes correspondence with publishers, family, and such writers as Mario Benedetti, Julio Cortázar, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Alfonso Quijada Urías, and Sergio Ramírez. Additionally, the collection contains photographs, audiovisual material, and writings of others on Alegría.

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

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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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