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Faculty and Professional Staff files, Subgroup 2: B, 1764-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:: 93 boxes
Abstract:: Princeton University's Dean of the Faculty is the senior administrator responsible for the quality and well-being of the faculty and professional staff of the university. The collection consists of personnel files for nearly every individual at one time employed as a member of Princeton University's faculty or professional staff.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Princeton University Publications Collection, circa 1748-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 156 boxes, 6 digital files, and 1 website
Abstract:: The Princeton University Publications collection contains issues of nearly 150 different periodicals published by the university and related organizations, as well as a few items published by others about the university, that have not been cataloged individually.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

John Van Antwerp MacMurray Papers, 1913-1942 (bulk) 1715-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 176 boxes
Abstract:: The John Van Antwerp MacMurray Papers describe the public and personal lives of John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1881-1960), diplomat and specialist in Far Eastern Affairs, and his father, Junius Wilson MacMurray (1843-1898).

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

Pyne-Henry Collection, 1747-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: The Pyne-Henry Collection is a diverse group of documents, letters and writings relating to Princeton University, covering an array of topics primarily concerning student life and administrative activities. The collection consists of letters, essays and orations, reports, memoranda, minutes, proclamations, accounts and class lists, and other documents written by students, faculty and administrators which, along with other administrative records and Trustee Minutes, constitute the earliest records and documentary history of the University. Most of these papers and records were amassed by Princeton alumni Moses Taylor Pyne (Class of 1877) and Bayard Henry (Class of 1876) during the latter half of the nineteenth century.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Cook Almy Ledgers, 1795-1836 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.6 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: This collection consists of three ledgers and a daybook kept by Cook Almy (1765-1861), a white farmer based in Puncatest Neck in Tiverton, Rhode Island, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Almy's homestead farm was situated on the traditional lands of the Wampanoag (Wôpanâak) people, and many of the customers and employees documented in the ledgers are Wampanoag and/or African American. Entries relate to the operation of a grist mill, masonry and stone sales, lumbering, and spinning and weaving, as well as to Almy's activities as a landlord, raising livestock for sustenance, and selling corn, barley, and other grains.

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

Pierre Matraire Naval Journal and Documents, 1813-1827 (bulk) 1792-1827 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a journal and other documents of French second class naval officer Pierre Matraire (b. 1791), regarding his service as an accountant on the frigate L'Adrienne (also known as L'Aurore), and later, under Governor of Egypt Muhammad 'Alī Bāshā (1769-1849) with the Turkish-Egyptian fleet during the Greek War of Independence.

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

Gawine Drummond Document Collection, 1701-1819 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of miscellaneous legal documents of Gawine (also spelled Gavin, Gawen, and Gavine) Drummond, county clerk for Monmouth County Court House in the state of New Jersey, and several members of his family.

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

M. L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists, 1806-1958 (inclusive) 1830s-1930s (bulk)

Extent:: 108 boxes, 161 items, 12 volumes, and 72.9 linear feet
Abstract:: The Morris L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists, consisting of the library of books, manuscripts, photographs, artwork, and ephemera as collected by Morris Longstreth Parrish, Class of 1888, came to Princeton University in 1944 as a bequest. This finding aid focuses on Parrish's original collection of manuscripts, both bound and unbound, and includes his correspondence (related to his collecting activities) and letters both to and from many of the Victorian authors, as well as the manuscript and related (non-book) items given to and/or acquired for the collection by the Princeton University Library in subsequent years.

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

Maria Edgeworth Papers, 1799-1852 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.0 linear feet and 4 boxes
Abstract:: Consists primarily of Maria Edgeworth's notebooks and sketchbooks for various literary projects. There is also correspondence between Edgeworth and others, including letters to various publishers concerning the printing of her work, as well as a small amount of miscellaneous material including rent slips, a copy of her poem "Jacob," a copy of a will of a publisher at Baldwin & Craddock, an advertisement for an octavo edition of her work, and a leather carrying case.

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

Lehigh Valley Railroad Land Documents, 1773-1962

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Held at: Lehigh University Special Collections [Contact Us]

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