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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.

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

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Jackson Family of New Jersey Collection, 1846-1924 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence of John Peter Jackson and F. Wolcott Jackson which is chiefly related to the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company.

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

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F. Anstey Collection, 1884-1920 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence of Thomas Anstey Guthrie ("F. Anstey"), a popular British writer of humorous fantasy novels.

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

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William Seymour Family Papers, 1870-1933 (bulk) 1733-1967 (inclusive)

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89 boxes and 42 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of the professional papers of prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century American theatrical stage manager and director William Seymour (1855-1933). The majority of papers include correspondence as well as numerous production-related materials, such as playscripts, promptbooks, and sheet music. Family members, particularly other well-known theater figures, such as Seymour's sister-in-law Fanny Davenport (1850-1898), are also represented in the collection through correspondence, production materials, ephemera, and newspaper clippings.

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

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Essays by Jewish-American Immigrant Women, circa 1925-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.5 linear feet

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This collection consists of essays written by mainly Jewish women immigrants to the United States, regarding their lives and experiences. They were written in connection with English language classes given by the National Council of Jewish Women's Department of Immigrant Aid, and initially collected through a contest sponsored by the same organization. The winning essays were originally published in the journal The Immigrant, a publication of the Council.

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

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Charles Lamb Collection, 1814-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected letters and manuscripts by and about the English essayist and poet Charles Lamb, as well as twelve of Lamb's letters to Maria Fryer and others.

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

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James Baldwin Playboy Interview, 1967-1968 (inclusive)

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2 boxes

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Consists of sound recordings, a transcription, and editorial notes documenting an interview of American writer James Baldwin conducted by Alex Haley (1921-1992) and Jim Goode (James A. Goode, d. 1992) in late 1967 and early 1968 for Playboy but never published in the magazine. The interview is conversational and wide-ranging, with Baldwin responding to questions about his personal and artistic life, as well as about larger social issues surrounding racism, sexuality, politics, economics, and activism.

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

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Notebooks of Jean-François-Marie-Maurice-Agatha Le Gonidec, circa 1802-1814 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.25 linear feet

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Consists of 11 notebooks (circa 1802-1814) of the Breton grammarian J.-F.-M.-M.-A. Le Gondidec.

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

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George Macloskie Papers, 1857-1906 (inclusive)

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7 boxes and 7.5 linear feet

Abstract:

George Macloskie was a Princeton professor of biology (1875-1906) and an ordained Presbyterian minister and lawyer. His collection consists of notebooks related to his class lectures and papers, scrapbooks, printed material, and a commonplace book (1906).

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

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Vietnam War Manuscript Village Maps, 1960s (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes and 4.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Collection of detailed manuscript maps of Vietnamese villages dating from the Vietnam War years, showing mostly villages in the Quang Ngai Province (2 villages in the Quang Tri Province), with color-coded tissue overlays that identify the political sympathies of the residents in the village houses.

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