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Christian Gauss Papers, 1863-1952 (inclusive) 1900-1951 (bulk)

Extent:

94 boxes

Abstract:

Christian Gauss was one of Woodrow Wilson's original preceptors, the first Class of 1900 Professor of Modern Languages, and the third Dean of the College. The Christian Gauss papers include personal and professional writings, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and assorted ephemera and printed matter, as well as numerous documents related to the Gauss family.

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

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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

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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]

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Roy Pedersen Collection of Gaston Longchamp Materials, 1894-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and .63 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence, ephemera, and other manuscripts relating to the life of artist Gaston Longchamp. Also includes newspaper articles, handwritten notes, and other materials related to Roy Pedersen's research on Gaston Longchamp and other artists.

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

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

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4 boxes and 2.0 linear feet

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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]

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Joaquín and Jeanne Maurín Collection, 1910-2005 (inclusive)

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15 linear feet

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Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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M. A. Irvine Papers, 1916-1921 (bulk)

Extent:

2 linear ft.

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The M. A. Irvine Papers contains materials related to Bryn Mawr alumnae Mary Agnes Irvine (Class of 1910)'s work during World War One in the Y.M.C.A. Canteen Service. It contains four scrapbooks related to her service, as well as correspondence and photographs. This collection would be of interest to anyone interested in women's work in France during WWI.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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Eva Bryne papers, 1882-1973 (inclusive) 1912-1971 (bulk)

Extent:

8.5 linear ft.

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Eva Bryne was a Bryn Mawr student in the class of 1916 who went on to earn a M.A. in Latin in 1917 and a PhD in 1925 from the College. The Eva Bryne papers contain the personal papers of Bryne, dated 1882 to 1973, that document the lives, relationships, and interests of Bryne, her family, her close female friends, and some of her BMC classmates primarily from 1912 to 1971. The papers include correspondence, ephemera, personal writings, photographs, and other individuals' personal papers, with correspondence comprising the bulk of the materials. The strength of the papers lies in its documentation of Bryne and her friends' daily lives, of the experiences of BMC alumnae, and of Bryne's close, and at times romantic, friendships with three women, including Bryne's involvement in a three-way, family-coded relationship with two of these friends.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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Charles-Antoine Chancerel Manuscripts on Oidapa, 1888-1892 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

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Consists of manuscript grammar books and a dictionary documenting an artificial language called Oidapa (Oïdapa, Oīdapa) that was invented by French civil engineer Charles-Antoine Chancerel in the late 19th century.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [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

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

Extent:

1 box

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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]