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Joseph Frank Correspondence, 1950-1987 (bulk) 1930-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:

22 boxes and 8.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Joseph Frank (1918-2013) was an American literary scholar best known for his five-volume biography of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky, which he began in the early 1970s and completed in 2002. The collection consists of his personal and professional correspondence, including with Elizabeth Bishop, Yves Bonnefoy, Pierre Bourdieu, Ralph Ellison, Carlos Fuentes, Irving Howe, James Laughlin, Richard W. B. Lewis, Mary McCarthy, Allen Tate, and other writers, artists, and academics, as well as some family correspondence, writings, personal documents, and printed materials.

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

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John Elphinston Papers Relating to the Russo-Turkish War, 1769-1850 (inclusive) 1769-1771 (bulk)

Extent:

5 boxes

Abstract:

The John Elphinston Papers Relating to the Russo-Turkish War consists of log books, letter books, letters, and documents.

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

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Edward Livingston Papers, 1683-1877 (inclusive) 1764-1836 (bulk)

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178 boxes and 120 linear feet

Abstract:

The Edward Livingston Papers document the career of American lawyer, diplomat, statesman, and legal theorist Edward Livingston. The collection also contains domestic, financial, and property records of some three dozen others, mostly members of the Livingston/Beekman branch of the Hudson River Valley Livingstons and the Montgomery, Davezac, Barton, and Hunt families; the family surveyor/agent John Cox, Jr.; and an Albany-area merchant Benjamin French, whose forfeited estate ended up in Edward Livingston's hands for debt collection.

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

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Stephen F. Cohen Papers, 1922-2020 (inclusive)

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20 linear feet ((17 containers))

Abstract:

Stephen F. Cohen was a historian who wrote extensively on modern Russian history. The Stephen F. Cohen Papers consist primarily of research materials related to Cohen's book projects, along with other correspondence, writings, and materials related to speaking events.

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

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Collection of Russian Orthodox Missionary School in Jerusalem Materials, circa 1900

Extent:

0.25 linear feet (1 box)

Abstract:

Consists of a few materials related to a Russian Orthodox school in Jerusalem, including records and teaching items, likely kept by a school instructor or official.

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

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Program in Hellenic Studies Collection of Modern Greek Theater Playbills, Second Series, 1933-1981 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection contains playbills mostly from Greece and a few from other countries.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

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Valentine Bargmann Papers, 1908-1988 (inclusive) 1937-1979 (bulk)

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5 boxes and 1.88 linear feet

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The Valentine Bargmann Papers consists of personal and professional correspondence, personal papers, awards, medals, lectures notes, drafts and published writings, and documents pertaining to the Einstein Papers Project. Valentine Bargmann was an assistant to Albert Einstein at the Institute for Advanced Study and later became a Princeton University professor of mathematical physics.

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Eugene M. Becker Papers, 1944-2013 (inclusive) 1965-1972 (bulk) 1993-1998 (bulk)

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39 boxes

Abstract:

The Eugene M. Becker Papers consist primarily of planning documents, position papers, articles, addresses, correspondence, and scrapbooks which document Becker's career in public service as Budget Director of New York City under Mayor John Lindsay; Assistant Secretary of the United States Army during the Johnson and Nixon administrations; and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Mentor Group, a research institute focusing on constitutional, legal-economic comparative studies and sponsor of the Forum for US-EU Legal-Economic Affairs, the Forum for Russian Legal-Economic Affairs, and the Central European Forum for Legal-Economic Affairs.

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

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Louis Fischer Papers, 1890-1977 (inclusive) 1935-1969 (bulk)

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68 boxes

Abstract:

The Louis Fischer Papers include correspondence, interviews, articles and notes, lectures and speeches, photographs, and audiovisual materials that document his life as a journalist, writer, and commentator on international affairs. They also include the papers of his wife, Bertha Markoosha Fischer, an author in her own right, as well as family correspondence and papers. In the latter part of his life Fischer was affiliated with of the Institute for Advanced Study (1959-1961) and Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (1961-1969).

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Western European Theater Political Pamphlet Collection, 1894-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:

79 boxes and 65 items

Abstract:

These pamphlets were collected by the Princeton University Library starting from the outbreak of World War I. The collection contains pamphlets published in Europe during and immediately after World War I. They cover a broad range of topics including the economy, the press, the military, arms, territorial disputes, and others. The collection also includes speeches, sermons, bulletins, calendars, and songbooks.

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