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John Anstis Collection, 1700-1715 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists chiefly of family documents of John Anstis (1639-1714) of Lunna in the parish of St Neot in Cornwall, including materials regarding his daughter, Mary Hooper.

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

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Walter Dundas Bathurst Papers, 1883-1923 (inclusive)

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1 box

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Consists primarily of three diaries that William Dundas Bathurst (1859-1940) kept while serving as an officer of the Association Internationale du Congo (AIC) from December 1883 to September 1886.

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

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Albert Mathias Friend Papers, 1913-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:

12 boxes

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Albert Mathias Friend, Jr. (Princeton Class of 1915), was an officer and a scholar. Friend served in World War I and then did his graduate studies in art and architecture in Europe, studying and salvaging the great works of art and architecture that may have been damaged by the fighting. He then worked with Harvard's Dumbarton Oaks Research Library before becoming a professor at Princeton University. The collection contains notes and course materials from Friend's time as a student and as a professor, correspondence, and some of his research materials, photographs, and negatives, focusing on medieval art and architecture in Greece, Rome, and other Mediterranean cultures.

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

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Chile Photographic File, 1984-1990 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of 223 slides and 77 photographs taken during the last years of the Augusto Pinochet regime in Chile.

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

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James Chaytor Papers, 1804-1849 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Consists of ship's papers, a diary (1841), and correspondence of James Chaytor relating to some of the nineteenth-century American ships for which he was commander or shipmaster.

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

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China Papers of Samuel Cochran, 1898-1926 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet

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Consists of notes, letters, photographs, memorabilia, and newspaper clippings of Samuel Cochran (Princeton Class of 1893) during the years (1898-1926) he served as a Presbyterian medical missionary in Hwaiyuan, Anhwei Province, China.

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

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John Trumbull Collection, 1768-1842 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and documents of John Trumbull, the American artist known as the "Painter of the American Revolution." One of his historical paintings, Declaration of Independence, was used for the image on the reverse of the U.S. $2 dollar bill.

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

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Frederic Vinton Correspondence, 1847-1899 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence of Frederic Vinton, librarian at Princeton from 1873 to 1890.

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

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Ezra Pound Collection on Japanese Drama, circa 1916-1917 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Contains five typescript translations by American poet Ezra Pound of Japanese Noh plays by Zeami Motokiyo (1363-1443), H. Monogatei, and others, and several essays and miscellaneous notes by Pound.

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

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Dyckman and Martine Family Papers, 1782-1909 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected papers of the Dyckman and Martine families of Westchester and Dutchess Counties, New York.

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