Philadelphia Area Archives

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Addenda to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Records, 1919-2000 (inclusive) 1973-1995 (bulk)

Extent:: 130.0 linear feet (226 boxes)
Abstract:: Organizational records of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, which mainly cover the period from 1973 to 1995.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

International Year of the Periodic Table of Elements Philatelic Collection, 2019

Extent:: 0.1 linear feet (1 folder.)
Abstract:: A collection of philatelic materials commemorating the International Year of the Periodic Table of Elements created by the Postal Union of the Americas and Spain as collected and maintained by Pedro Lozano Rodríguez from 2019.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

2016 Presidential Election reactions collection, 2016 september 30 - 2016 november 13 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (1 box (5 folders))
Abstract:: The collection contains 5 folders relating to the Haverford students, staff, and faculty's reaction to the 2016 election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

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

Haverford College historical examinations, 1839-1951 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.21 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection consists of historical examinations and related materials pertaining to admission to Haverford College as well as examinations administered during the academic year.

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

Dana Gardner Munro Papers, 1906-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes
Abstract:: Dana Gardner Munro (1892-1990) was an American diplomat to Latin America and a professor of history and director of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. His papers document segments of his scholarly and diplomatic work, and include Department of State press releases, subject files, lectures, correspondence, and articles relating to United States-Latin American relations and Latin American history.

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

Selected Correspondence of Margaret Randall, 1977-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes, 2 items, and 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Selected Correspondence of Margaret Randall consists of letters exchanged between the American Marxist, poet, editor, author Margaret Randall, and many Latin American poets, writers, journalists, editors, and friends. Also included are subject files, articles, and printed matter relating to Cuba and Nicaragua. Randall was born in New York, but spent most of her adult life in Latin America. In 1961 she moved from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Mexico, then to Cuba in 1969, and from there to Nicaragua in 1980, returning to Albuquerque in 1984.

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

Rita Guibert Collection of Latin American Authors, 1968-1971 (bulk) 1957-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 boxes and 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Rita Guibert (1916-2007) was an Argentine American author, journalist, editor, and translator. Guibert is best known for Seven Voices Seven Latin American Writers Talk to Rita Guibert, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1973. The collection includes audiocassette tapes containing Guibert's in-depth interviews with Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel García Márquez, Octavio Paz, Julio Cortázar, Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Manuel Puig, Carlos Fuentes, José Donoso, and others. Other materials include correspondence with authors, photographs, and drafts of articles Guibert wrote for magazines including LIFE en Español, Nuestro, The Paris Review, and Revista Iberoamerica.

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

George W. Storer Brazil Squadron Papers, 1817-1868 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 1.9 linear feet
Abstract:: George W. Storer (1789-1864) served in the United States Navy for more than fifty years, including a term as commander-in-chief of the Brazil Squadron from 1847 to 1850, which, in part, was responsible for preventing American ships from transporting enslaved Africans. This collection documents much of George Washington Storer's long career in the United States Navy as captain, lieutenant, and commander-in-chief of the Brazil Squadron, and also offers a wide-ranging look at the role of the United States Navy, primarily during the 1830s and 1840s, as a peacekeeper and a deterrent to the slave trade.

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

Sonja Karsen Papers, 1897-1993 (inclusive) 1950-1973 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes
Abstract:: Sonja Karsen, born in 1919, was a professor of Spanish at Skidmore College and intensively researched Jaime Torres Bodet and Guillermo Valencia, two Latin American politicians and poets. The Sonja Karsen papers contain much of her research on these two figures.

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

Augusto Monterroso Papers, 1921-2003 (inclusive) 1972-1996 (bulk)

Extent:: 53 boxes and 24.6 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains the manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, and other papers of twentieth-century Guatemalan author Augusto Monterroso, who spent most of his life as a writer in Mexico.

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