Repository: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division / Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1900">1900</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1949">1949</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Sir Israel Gollancz Correspondence, 1890-1948 (inclusive) 1915-1929 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters (approximately 500) from contemporaries of English editor and publisher Sir Israel Gollancz.

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Collected Correspondence of Elizabeth Montagu, 1660-1903 (inclusive) 1740-1810 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains correspondence of Elizabeth Montagu, known as "queen of the Bluestockings," an informal group of 18th-century English literary figures and intellectuals that gathered frequently at her home.

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Bruce C. Willsie Collection of British Sigillography, 0100-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 126 boxes
Abstract:: An open collection of examples of British sigillography (matrices, royal charters with seals, seal impressions, and related material), collected by Bruce C. Willsie, Class of 1986.

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Russell W. Moore Autograph Collection of Princetonians, 1738-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 volumes
Abstract:: Consists of autograph letters and documents of Princetonians collected by American chemist and collector, Russell W. Moore (Princeton Class of 1883).

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George Willing Clymer Papers, 1814-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 3.87 linear feet
Abstract:: George Willing Clymer (1804-1881), Princeton Class of 1823, and his father-in-law, William B. Shubrick (1790-1874), together served in the United States Navy for more than fifty years during the nineteenth century. Clymer served as a naval surgeon to the Mediterranean, Pacific, African, West India and South Atlantic Blockading Squadrons from 1829 to 1866 and Shubrick served as an officer and naval diplomat from the time of his entry in the United States Navy in 1806 until his retirement in 1861. Their families (Clymer, Shubrick, Wethered, and Willing) maintained close communication during frequent separations and developed a strong network of extended family bonds. This collection provides documentation of the United States Navy during the early and mid nineteenth century; and in particular, naval medicine, diplomacy, and rank. In addition, the collection documents the families of naval officers, both from the perspective of the officer, and the family who remained at home, coping...(see more)

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Peyton Houston Papers, 1925-1994 (inclusive) 1950-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 60 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: Peyton Houston (Princeton Class of 1932) worked with the New York investment company Equity Corporation for forty years, while pursuing a career in poetry and freelance writing on the side. His papers include some of his poetry notebooks and drafts and manuscripts of his published works. The collection also contains his correspondence with family and friends, writers and publishers, and photocopied correspondence with Peter Yates. Some drafts of Yates' work and some personal memorabilia of Houston's complete the collection.

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Vodrey Collection of Arthur Machen Papers, 1915-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes, 120 items, and 2.74 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts and correspondence of Welsh writer Arthur Machen collected by Joseph Kelly Vodrey. It also contains an equal amount of manuscripts and correspondence of Machen admirers and collectors, particularly the members of the Machen Society, founded in 1948 after Machen's death.

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Aaron Marc Stein Mystery Novels, 1930-1984 (inclusive)

Extent:: 30 boxes and 9.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains manuscripts for 47 mystery novels written by American detective fiction writer Aaron Marc Stein.

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Constantine Cavafy Photograph Collection, 1865-1933 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of photographs of the Greek poet Constantine Cavafy and members of his family that were collected by Ben Sonnenberg.

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Gypsy Rose Lee Collection, 1941 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the original typescript, and related letters, of the crime novel The G-String Murders by Gypsy Rose Lee, the American burlesque entertainer and film star.

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