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Theodore W. Tallmadge Papers, 1840-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box, 1 volume, and 0.3 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters by Theodore W. Tallmadge (Princeton Class of 1846), the bulk of which were sent to members of his family, especially to his parents, Darius and Sara Ann Tallmadge, from the College of Augusta in Kentucky (1841-1842), Ohio University (1842-1843), and Princeton (1844-1846).

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

Frothingham Family Collection, 1850-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists mainly of correspondence between family members of Arthur L. Frothingham, who was a Princeton professor of archaeology (1886-1905). The collection includes correspondence and family photographs from his father, Arthur L. Frothingham, mother, Jessie Peabody Frothingham, and sister, Jessie Peabody Frothingham. Also present are manuscripts concerning Arthur L. Frothingham's study (ca.1912) on arches in the Roman Empire.

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

Thomas Burnside Morris Papers, 1861-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Thomas Burnside Morris graduated from New York University in 1861 with a degree in civil engineering. He was a chief engineer of the Long Island Railroad, 1863; a division chief of the Panama Railroad, 1864-1865; a division chief of the Union Pacific Railroad, 1867-1869; and a division chief of the Northern Pacific Railroad, 1870-1874. He died in Oakland, California, on November 8, 1885. The collection consists primarily of material relating to Morris's role in the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Northern Pacific Railroad.

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

Francis C. Brown Collection on Slavery in America, 1766-1868 (inclusive) 1820-1865 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of over 150 manuscript and printed documents related to slavery, the trade of enslaved persons, plantation labor, and free people of color, primarily in the United States and to a lesser extent in the Caribbean, that were collected by Francis C. Brown (Class of 1958).

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

New Jersey Miscellaneous Collection, 1671-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 5.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a collection of miscellaneous legal and financial documents, correspondence, and other manuscript materials, assembled from various sources, that relate to New Jersey history or inhabitants of New Jersey from the late 17th century through the mid 20th century.

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

William McElwee Miller Collection of Bābī Writings and Other Iranian Texts, 1846-1923 (inclusive)

Extent:: 47 volumes
Abstract:: Consists of 47 bound volumes of chiefly Babi texts in Arabic and Persian composed or copied between 1846 and 1923 and purchased by William McElwee Miller, a Presbyterian clergyman and a missionary in Iran from 1919 to 1962.

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

Henry Van Dyke Family Papers, 1694-1963 (inclusive) 1840-1950s (bulk)

Extent:: 179 boxes and 75.9 linear feet
Abstract:: The Henry Van Dyke Family Papers consists of papers of three generations of the prominent Van Dyke family of New York and Princeton, beginning with Henry Jackson Van Dyke (1822-1891) and his wife, Henrietta [Ashmead] Van Dyke (1820-1893), followed by their children, Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933) and Paul Van Dyke (1859-1933), and ending with Henry van Dyke's son Tertius Van Dyke (1886-1958).

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

Delafield Family Papers, 1393-1985 (inclusive) 1800-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 164 boxes, 1 oversize folder, and 70 linear feet
Abstract:: The Delafields were avid collectors of family history and family-related memorabilia in the Hudson River Valley region of New York state. This collection consists of the papers of the Delafield family and related families, most prominently the Livingstons, containing both personal papers and papers collected for their genealogical and historical significance.

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

Allan Marquand Papers, 1858-1951 (inclusive) 1878-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 54 boxes and 27.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the papers of Allan Marquand, Princeton art professor, founder of the University's Department of Art and Archaeology, and first director of its Art Museum.

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

Donald and Robert M. Dodge Collection of Mary Mapes Dodge, 1814-1961 (inclusive) 1866-1936 (bulk)

Extent:: 14 boxes and 5.00 linear feet
Abstract:: Mary Mapes Dodge was an author and editor of St. Nicholas magazine. This collection contains manuscripts, correspondence, financial records, and photographs of Mary Mapes Dodge, as well as an unfinished biography of her by Spencer Mapes.

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

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