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Clara Erskine Clement Waters Papers, 1869-1932 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 2.25 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of manuscripts of Clara Erskine Clement Waters, an American art historian and world traveler.

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Liu Binyan Papers, 1988-2006 (inclusive)

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8 boxes

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Consists of papers of Chinese journalist and political dissident Liu Binyan, including manuscripts, notes, drafts of speeches, reviews, correspondence, audiocassettes of interviews, and other material.

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Randolph Family of Virginia Collection, 1771-1833 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and documents of the Randolph family of Virginia--one of the great extended dynastic families of late colonial Virginia.

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Andrew Jackson Collection, 1821-1841 (inclusive)

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1 box and 1.7 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and documents of Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States, the bulk of which dates from the time of his presidency (1829-1837).

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Thomas Bailey Aldrich Collection, 1856-1898 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and manuscripts of Thomas Bailey Aldrich, an influential nineteenth-century American poet, short story writer, and editor.

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Walter B. Roberts and Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company Correspondence, 1865-1867 (bulk) 1850-1902 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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U.S. Civil War veteran Colonel E.A.L. (Edward Augustus Leonard) Roberts (1829-1881), of New York, revolutionized the nation's burgeoning oil industry with his invention of an explosive device, or "torpedo," which greatly increased oil wells' production. Upon the first successful explosion of one of his torpedoes in Titusville, Pennsylvania on January 21, 1865, Roberts and his brother, Walter B. Roberts (1823-1889), established the Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company. For almost two decades, the company controlled oil well production as Roberts was awarded sole rights to the highly contested torpedo patent in the fall of 1866. This collection consists primarily of incoming letters to Walter B. Roberts, mostly from E.A.L. Roberts, about the Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company and to a lesser degree one of its affiliated companies, Houghton, Roberts, & Company. Other correspondents include L.L. Houghton, various business associates, and patent attorneys. Also included are some financial...(see more)

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Meyers List, Inc., Records, 1911-2005 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 2.525 linear feet

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Incorporated as The Melody Company by Abraham Meyers in 1911, the firm was purchased in 1967 by Princeton alumnus Charles H. Rose (Class of 1950) and his wife. By offering comic strips--the plates for printing them--to small newspapers, the firm was able to secure advertising space, which it sold to national advertisers seeking wider, more regional coverage. Advertisers knew the firm as The Meyers List; newspapers knew it as International Cartoons Limited. The company was dissolved on 20 March 1997, and its printing plates were distributed to various museums and repositories, including Princeton University. Consists of assorted records of the American Melody Company and its corporate aliases (Meyers List Inc. and International Cartoons Limited), including minute and stock books, corporate seals, scrapbooks of cartoon strips, copies of contracts with advertisers, trademark registrations, and dissolution documents.

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Francis Vielé-Griffin Collection, 1875-1932 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Contains manuscripts and miscellany, but the bulk of the collection consists of family and literary correspondence of the American-born French poet Francis Vielé-Griffin.

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Henry F. Lee Family Correspondence, 1890-1930 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet

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Contains correspondence of Henry F. Lee (Princeton Class of 1855), a pastor of the Mariners' Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Herbert Sidney Langfeld Papers, 1906-1958 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Herbert Sidney Langfeld (1879-1958) was an American professor of psychology and prominent academic. This collection includes his diaries, professional correspondence, drafts of lectures and notes, photographs, and various printed material.

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George Lianis Papers, 1964-2009 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.8 linear feet

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The George Lianis Papers consists of papers by and relating to the Greek academic and politician George Lianis (1926-2008). Included are autograph and typed manuscripts, as well as correspondence (personal and professional), loose photographs, one photograph album, slides, and printed material.

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Austin Scott Papers on New Jersey History, 1890-1920 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet

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Consists of selected papers of Austin Scott, a professor of history and a former president of Rutgers University, relating to New Jersey history.

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Selected Papers of Smith Thompson, 1823-1949 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 2.0 linear feet

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Consists of documents and correspondence of Smith Thompson (Princeton Class of 1788) covering, for the most part, the years (1823-1843) when he served on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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James B. Rankin Autograph Collection, 1834-1931 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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The Autograph Collection includes letters from nineteenth and early twentieth century English, French, and American illustrators. A few manuscripts and illustrations are included as well.

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Alexander and Kenneth McKenzie Correspondence, 1867-1917 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.25 linear feet

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The collection consists of letters addressed to McKenzie, a Boston clergyman, and his son Kenneth (1870-1949), an educator, from a variety of prominent persons in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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Jesse Smith Blydenburgh Papers, 1856-1900 (inclusive)

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7 boxes and 3.8 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence, both personal and business, five ledgers (1859-1880), two photographs, and a diary (1869) of Jesse Smith Blydenburgh, a nineteenth-century importer-exporter in New York City.

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Ian Hamilton Working Papers for J. D. Salinger: A Writing Life, 1934-1988 (inclusive) 1984-1987 (bulk)

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3 boxes and 1.35 linear feet

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Consists of papers of British poet and literary critic Ian Hamilton that were used in preparation of his biography J. D. Salinger: A Writing Life, which was never published as a result of judicial decisions in the case of J. D. Salinger vs. Random House and Ian Hamilton (1987).

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Norman Gilbertson Photographs of Greece, 1945-1953 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet

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Consists of photographs, with notes, taken by British relief worker Norman Gilbertson of the aftermath of an earthquake on the Ionian island of Cephalonia, mainly at its capital city of Argostolion, in August 1953.

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William Francis Magie Papers, 1875-1920 (bulk) 1875-1945 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of miscellaneous academic records and manuscripts of William Francis Magie, distinguished Princeton physics professor and dean.

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Shippen Family Collection, 1750-1783 (bulk) 1750-1810 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of several members of the prominent Shippen family of Philadelphia during the colonial, revolutionary, and early federal periods. Portions of the material are related to the College of New Jersey and its move from Newark, N.J. to Princeton, N.J.

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