Repository: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division / Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1850">1850</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1899">1899</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

John Wild Autograph Collection, 1548-1904 (inclusive) 1800-1850 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes, 2 items, and 36 volumes
Abstract:: Consists of over 2,000 autograph items of prominent English and European figures from the 16th to the mid-19th centuries compiled by the English collector John Wild.

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William Morris Davis and Elizabeth M. Jacobs Davis Correspondence, 1829-1863 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence of Quaker abolitionists and husband and wife, William Morris Davis (1815-1891), member of the 37th U.S. Congress, and Elizabeth M. Jacobs Davis (1817-1904) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, primarily documenting their activities during the antebellum and Civil War periods.

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DuBois S. Morris and Alice Morris Papers, circa 1882-1997 (inclusive) 1895-1930 (bulk)

Extent:: 11.65 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence, photograph albums, lantern slides, printed material, sermon drafts, and film reels documenting the years DuBois S. Morris (Class of 1893) spent as a Presbyterian missionary in Eastern China during the late 1800s through the 1920s.

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George H. Hoyt Papers on John Brown, 1859-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of affidavits, clippings, correspondence, and photographs, mostly related to abolitionist lawyer George H. Hoyt's work as an attorney for John Brown (1800-1859). Materials shed light on the Virginia v. John Brown trial that followed Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, as well as Hoyt's participation in the American Civil War and abolitionist movements.

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Charles K. Tuckerman Papers, 1812-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of the personal papers of Charles K. Tuckerman, the first United States Minister to Greece. Included in the archive is incoming and outgoing correspondence with several military and political officials, authors, and several members of royal families of Europe. There is also a large amount of autographed letters signed from King George I.

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Christopher Cardozo Collection of Photographs of Native Americans, circa 1862-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.2 linear feet and 3 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of a selected group of over sixty photographs of Native American people collected by Christopher Cardozo (1948-2021), an American art collector, dealer, publisher, and photographer. Mostly taken by white photographers in the mid to late 19th century and around the turn of the 20th century, these photographs depict people from the following Indigenous communities (and likely others that are unidentified): Sioux, Dakota, Chippewa (Ojibwa), Winnebago, Duwamish, Paiute, Ute, Yuma, Mojave, Arapaho, Apache, Gila, Maricopa, Kiowa, Nez Perce, Flathead (Salish), and Comanche.

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Richard B. Cohen Collection of Francis S. Cockran, Reuben Yocum, and Bills Family Materials, 1845-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of three groups of 19th century materials that were formerly part of the Richard B. Cohen Civil War Collection. These include thirteen letters to Francis S. Cockran (1814-1886), a Maryland businessman, Navy officer, abolitionist, and Underground Railroad supporter; eight letters, bounty payments, and financial documents related to Reuben Yocum, 3rd Assistant Engineer on the U.S.S. Fort Hindman; and miscellaneous business records and letters related to the family business of John Houston Bills (1800-1871) and Leonidas Bills (1828-1881) in Bolivar, Tennessee.

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Vassilaki Kargopoulo Photographs Collection, circa 1850-1886 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Collection of photographs by Vassilaki Kargopoulo. Images depict a wide range of sites and subjects in and around Istanbul, including the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, Adrianople, as well as the greater area of Bosporus. There are also images of traditional professions and costumes. On the reverse of several photographs, there are attached etchings of historical buildings in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Maria P. Hedden Diaries, 1892-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 24 diaries kept by Maria P. Hedden of Edgartown, Massachusetts, on Martha's Vineyard.

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Lucy A. Merrill Diaries, 1873-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 25 diaries, primarily kept by Lucy Amanda Merrill of Hudson, New Hampshire.

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