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Ottavio Falconieri Papers, 1661-1674 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of selected papers of the Italian humanist and cleric Ottavio Falconieri (1636-1675). Included are thirteen manuscripts (either autograph drafts or secretarial copies) of texts mostly written in Rome, 1661-74, and 135 autograph drafts and secretarial copies of outgoing letters from Falconieri to Cardinal Francesco Barberini (1597-1679) and others, chiefly written from Brussels between February 1673 and December 1674.

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

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17th-Century Italian Letters Collection, 1598-1699 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of 97 letters and documents of various Italian church and political figures of the 17th century, primarily in Florence, Pisa, and Rome, chiefly in Italian but also including some in Latin, dating from 1598 to 1699.

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

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Sponge Diving in Dodecanese Islands (Greece) Collection, 1896-1954 (inclusive)

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5 folders and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of documents related to sponge diving activity of the Dodecanese islands, 1896-1954. Letters, contracts, taking out loans, invoices, legal decisions, draft regulation on sponge diving written in Italian; documents of the Italian administration; three sheets of the Nea Rodos newspaper with related articles; a copy of Geōrgios Eleuth. Geōrgas' printed work "Μελέτη περί σπόγγων, σπογγαλιείας και σπογγεμπορίου από των αρχαιοτάτων χρόνων μέχρι σήμερον"; letter (a document) of protest from spongers about the desperation in which they have found themselves because of the greed and indifference of traders who seek to exploit the situation and to speculate, etc. Handwritten and typed, in Greek, Italian, French, and Ottoman Turkish. Signatures, stamps, seals. 167 documents, 419 pages in total.

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

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Rodolfo Alonso Correspondence and Photographs, 1953-2016 (bulk) 1910-2016 (inclusive)

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6 boxes and 2.5 linear feet

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Rodolfo Alonso is an Argentine poet, translator, essayist, and editor. The collection includes Alonso's correspondence with various Latin American writers including Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Raúl Gustavo Aguirre, Juan Gelman, Augusto Roa Bastos, Juan José Saer, Ernesto Sábato, Lêdo Ivo, Hector Tizón, Edgar Bayley, António Ramos Rosa, Milton de Lima Sousa, and Claudio Magris. In addition, the collection includes photographs of Alonso throughout his career with many Latin American figures as well as a personal collection of his family and travels.

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

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Juan Gelman Papers, 1927-2014 (inclusive)

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72 boxes and 3575 digital files

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Juan Gelman (1930-2014) was an Argentine poet, translator, journalist, and human rights activist. His papers contain handwritten, typewritten, and printouts of his writings, correspondence, notes, research files, awards and certificates, and personal photographs. A significant portion of the papers feature analog and born-digital investigative files relating to human rights investigations and campaigns Gelman conducted with his spouse, Mara La Madrid, on the forced kidnapping and death of his son and pregnant daughter-in-law, Marcelo Gelman and María Claudia García Irureta Goyena. Also included are files on his search to find his missing granddaughter, Macarena Gelman. Additional materials consist of original drafts and documents related to Juan Gelman's writing; letters; publishing contracts; documents about Juan Gelman's work as a translator; materials related to the campaign to lift the ban on Juan Gelman's entry into Argentina and his return to Buenos Aires; newspaper and...(see more)

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

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R. P. Blackmur Papers, 1864-1965 (inclusive)

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52 boxes

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Richard Palmer Blackmur was a notable literary critic, poet, and Princeton University professor. This collection documents Blackmur's creative and academic efforts, and includes his critical essays, reviews, poetry, short stories, plays, and unpublished novels. In addition to his writings, Blackmur's papers contain significant correspondence with major literary figures of the twentieth century.

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

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Italian Notarial Record, 1399-1411 (inclusive)

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0.1 linear feet (63 leaves : paper ; 150 x 222 bound to 175 x 222 mm.)

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Tracta di Mercantie et Usanze di Paesi, 1481

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0.2 linear feet (100 leaves : paper ;, 161 x 114 bound to 125 x 170 mm.)

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Florentine Merchandise and Customs Document, 1411

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0.1 linear feet (1 vol. - 38 leaves : paper ; 230 x 300 bound to 235 x 310 mm)

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Temple Rome - Art and Culture in Italy Programming Files, 1991-2017 (inclusive)

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5.765 linear feet (6 boxes) and 46.51 gigabytes (58 files)

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]