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Collection of Modern Greek Postcards, 1903-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 folders
Abstract:: Consists of (41) color and black-and-white postcards depicting the Ethnikē Organōsē Neolaias (National Youth Organization); Salonique (by Mario Perilla); Crete (by N. Alikiōtēs); Souvenir d' Orien (by Levy Fils); Souvenir de Smyrne; Macedonian Struggle; and International Occupation. There are also (23) color satirical postcards.

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

Guy Warszawski Correspondence, Postcards, and Ephemera Related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique, 1950-2019 (inclusive) 1970-2019 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.8 linear feet and 2 boxes
Abstract:: This collection comprises correspondence, postcards, and ephemera related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique, collected by Guy Warzawski, a Polish-Belgian professor. The Collège de 'Pataphysique was founded in Paris in 1948 and is dedicated to the furtherment of pataphysics, a parodistic "science of imaginary solutions" invented by French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry.

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

Dimitri H. Gondicas '78 Collection of Offprints Relating to Modern Greek Culture and Politics, 1940-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of offprints relating to Modern Greek literature, poetry, art and archaeology, theater, history, and politics.

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

Achille François Bazaine Correspondence, 1862-1866 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: A collection of 74 letters and documents, 1862-1866, concerning the efforts of the French to establish and maintain an empire in Mexico under the rule of the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian (1832-1867). Almost all the letters were sent to General Achille François Bazaine.

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

José Bianco Papers, 1928-1985 (inclusive) 1941-1979 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The José Bianco Papers consists of notes and correspondence of the Argentine editor, author, and translator José Bianco, as well as a small selection of writings by others and audio recordings of Cuban poets José Lezama Lima and Nicolás Guillén reading their poetry.

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

Marcel Duchamp Research Collection, 1933-2003, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 linear feet
Abstract:: The Marcel Duchamp Research Collection is comprised of ephemera, photographs, clippings, writings and correspondence related to the artist Marcel Duchamp, his life, work, and legacy which was collected and compiled by the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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

Arensberg Archives, 1905-1957, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 33 linear feet
Abstract:: Art collectors Walter and Louise Arensberg amassed a seminal collection of Modern and pre-Columbian art between 1913 and 1950, when they presented it to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Arensberg Archives contain correspondence, ephemera, clippings, writings, personal and art collection records, and photographs documenting the couple's art collecting activities as well as their friendship with many important artists, writers and scholars, including Marcel Duchamp, Charles Sheeler, Walter Pach, Beatrice Wood, and Elmer Ernest Southard. The collection also includes some material related to Walter Arensberg's study of Francis Bacon and the founding of his research institute, the Francis Bacon Foundation.

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

Eugenie Benezet journal, 1843-1849 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.01 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:: This collection is composed of the typed extracts of the diary of Eugenie Benezet, with entries dating between 1843 and 1849. Entries describe family news, Protestant and Catholic beliefs, and her work at a Friend's school in France. In later entries, Eugenie discusses the possibility of moving to England or the United States. All entries are in French.

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

A. A. Fesquet drawings and notebooks, 1841-1865 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.55 linear feet
Abstract:: Adolphe Amdée Fesquet was a French chemist and engineer, active during the second half of the 19th century. He attended the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in France and later moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a chemical engineer and became involved in translating various French technical books into English. The A. A. Fesquet drawings and notebooks, 1841-1865, consist of pencil and ink drawings annotated in French, notebooks and unbound notes, and two unlabeled portraits.

Held at: The Historical and Interpretive Collections of The Franklin Institute [Contact Us]

Miscellaneous Tickets, 1889-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:: .01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Abstract:: Four tickets for the Easton Delaware Bridge Lottery," A. R. Haines store, the Exposition Universelle, and the World's Columbian Exposition.

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

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