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Princeton University Library Collection of Church Slavic Manuscripts, circa 1700-1899 (inclusive)

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4 items and 1.5 linear feet

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Includes 2 Russian Orthodox tropers and 2 quadriptychs dating from the 18th-19th centuries.

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United Nations Mission to Palestine, 1948-1949 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of a memorandum and typed copies of the "Summaries of the Daily Operations" of the United Nations Mission Mediator to Palestine in 1948-1949, ordered and here compiled by F. P. Henderson, the head of the U.N. operations branch in Haifa, Israel.

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Washington Irving Collection, 1831-1858 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected manuscripts, correspondence, and documents of Washington Irving, often called the first American man of letters.

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Mathematics Correspondence of Sylvester Robins, 1880-1899 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of nineteenth-century correspondence of Sylvester Robins discussing mathematical questions, computations, and solutions.

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Samuel Davies Collection, 1752-1759 (bulk) 1752-1931 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and several manuscript sermons of Samuel Davies, fourth president of Princeton University.

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Lorenzo Homar Correspondence, 1958-1993 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.35 linear feet

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Lorenzo Homar was a Puerto Rican artist specializing in print-making. The collection contains letters addressed to Homar, some requesting posters, and others with fellow artists. Correspondents include prominent figures in the art world.

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Thomas Philip Le Fanu Papers, 1868-1942 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of selected Irish theater related records of Thomas Philip Le Fanu, an official working in the Public Record Office in Dublin.

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Kenneth McKenzie Fable Collection, 1898-1949 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Consists of papers of Kenneth McKenzie (1870-1949), a former professor of Romance languages at Princeton, relating to fables.

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James Geddes Family Correspondence, 1797-1879 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of family correspondence of James Geddes (1763-1838), a Scottish American surveyor, civil engineer, salt manufacturer, judge, and politician who settled along Onondaga Lake in New York in the 1790s. Included is a detailed list of his expenses related to a 1804 land survey of locations in Onondaga, Cayuga, Oneida, and Oswego counties in New York. Geddes's correspondence, mostly dating from the 1820s and 1830s, pertains to his engineering and surveying work, politics, family matters, and other topics, and includes detailed observations he recorded on local weather patterns, plant life, and topography.

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David Potter Manuscripts, 1950s (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet

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Consists of four unpublished manuscripts by David Potter (Princeton Class of 1896) relating to various naval experiences and American military figures.

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Louise Bogan Papers, 1936-1954 (inclusive)

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5 boxes and 2 linear feet

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Consists primarily of drafts, notes, fragments and final copies of American poet Louise Bogan's critical essays on modern literature, published in prestigious American journals. There are a few poetry manuscripts and even fewer pieces of correspondence.

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Saxe Commins Papers, 1930-1973 (inclusive) 1945-1960 (bulk)

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17 boxes and 6.05 linear feet

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Consists of the papers of Saxe Commins, concentrating primarily while he was chief editor at Random House (1933-1958). Commins worked with many major writers of the literary world, such as Eugene O'Neill and William Faulkner, as well as Irwin Shaw and Budd Schulberg. Commins also compiled several collections of others' works, such as "The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt" and "Major Speeches of Adlai E. Stevenson."

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Arthur Buddington Lantern Slides of Russia, 1937

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Arthur Buddington (1890-1980) was a professor of geology at Princeton University from 1920 until the 1970s. This collection consists of lantern slides taken by Princeton University professor of geology, Arthur Buddington, during a working trip to Russia in 1937.

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Robert Mountsier Collection, 1908-1912 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence and manuscripts of Robert Mountsier, secretary (ca. 1910) of the Student Lecture Bureau at the University of Michigan and, later, an editor at The Evening Sun.

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Gordon Hall Gerould Papers, 1904-1953 (inclusive) 1945-1950 (bulk)

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5 boxes

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Consists of material related to Gordon Hall Gerould's work at Princeton University where he served as a professor of English from 1905 to 1946.

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Clawson Family Papers, 1800-1886 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence, documents, and printed matter of the Clawson family of Salem County, N.J.

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"American Freedom and Catholic Power" Collection, 1947-1949 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Consists of drafts of, and material related to, American author Paul Blanshard's American Freedom and Catholic Power (1949)

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Ogden Family Collection, 1682-1853 (inclusive)

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2 boxes, 6 items, and 0.6 linear feet

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Consists of miscellaneous letters and documents--originals as well as copies--relating to multiple generations of the Ogden family of Elizabeth (formerly Elizabethtown), New Jersey.

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Thomas Mann Collection, 1881-1971 (inclusive)

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13 boxes and 6.1 linear feet

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Consists of letters, manuscripts, photographs, and other materials from Nobel Prize winning author Thomas Mann, given by Caroline Newton, and also of those collected by Princeton University Library with funds provided by Caroline Newton.

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Naumburg Collection of Ford Madox Ford, 1871-1992 (inclusive) 1910-1970 (bulk)

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13 boxes, 2 items, and 5.9 linear feet

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Ford Madox Ford, formerly "Ford Madox Hueffer", founded The English Review, a literary journal, in 1908 and published novels (such as The Good Soldier, 1915) and critical works. The collection consists jointly of letters and works of Ford and letters and works about Ford collected by Edward Naumburg (Princeton Class of 1924).

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George McLean Harper Papers, 1907-1953 (inclusive)

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9 boxes and 4.4 linear feet

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George McLean Harper was a writer and educator in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection consists of papers and manuscripts concerning two of Harper's books William Wordsworth, His Life, Works, and Influence (1916) and Wordsworth's French Daughter (1921). There are also papers relating to Harper's poems, stories, articles and speeches, as well as some correspondence.

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Louis Kronenberger Papers, 1939-1980 (inclusive) 2011 June 17

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6 boxes and 2.4 linear feet

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Louis Kronenberger was an American literary critic, novelist, and biographer. Contains correspondence with notable literary figures as well as editorial requests and drafts of Kronenberger's writings.

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Edward T. Cone Papers, 1924-1996 (inclusive) 1939-1996 (bulk)

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32 boxes and 28.6 linear feet

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This collection contains the musical manuscripts, musical sketches, and personal papers of Edward T. Cone, a composer and member of the Princeton University faculty.

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Carlos Franqui Collection, 1952-1981 (inclusive) 1957-1962 (bulk)

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24 boxes and 9.6 linear feet

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The Carlos Franqui Collection contains works and correspondence of Cuban journalist, poet, and essayist Carlos Franqui, who moved to Europe in 1968 after becoming dissatisfied with Castro's Cuban regime. Included are manuscripts for Diario de la Revolucion Cubana (1976), Cuba, Libro de los Doce (1977), and Retrato de Familia con Fidel (1981) concerning the Cuban revolution of 1959 and Franqui's association with Fidel Castro.

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Thomas Marc Parrott Papers, 1882-1957 (inclusive) 1915-1952 (bulk)

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23 boxes and 13.2 linear feet

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Consists of papers of American Shakespearean scholar Thomas Marc Parrott (Princeton Class of 1888), as well as printed matter and some works of other authors.

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Byzantine and post-Byzantine Inscriptions Collection, 1885-1910 (inclusive)

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5 boxes

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Consists of manuscript copies of Greek inscriptions from Orthodox churches, monasteries, and icons in Greece, Asia Minor, the Greek islands, and Serbia that were compiled in the late 19th and early 20th century by the Greek epigrapher Giorgios Lampakes (Gēorgios Lampakēs).

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Edith Sitwell Papers, 1932-1964 (inclusive) 1959-1962 (bulk)

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3 boxes and 1.5 linear feet

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Consists primarily of correspondence (1959-1962) of English poet Edith Sitwell.

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Wilkinson Collection of Mary Mapes Dodge, 1703-1955 (inclusive) 1869-1900 (bulk)

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8 boxes and 2.70 linear feet

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Mary Mapes Dodge was an author and editor of St. Nicholas magazine. This collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence concerning St. Nicholas, and correspondence, documents, photographs, and memorabilia relating to the Dodge family.

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Wainwright Family Collection, 1810-1890 (bulk) 1694-1910 (inclusive)

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4 boxes, 2 volumes, and 1.6 linear feet

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Consists of selected papers of the Wainwright family of New York State dating primarily from the nineteenth century.

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Wendell Wilcox Papers, 1930-1960 (inclusive)

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17 boxes and 6.7 linear feet

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Consists of papers of the American author and novelist Wendell Wilcox (1906-1981), including personal correspondence and photographs of his wife, Esther Willson Wilcox, their relatives, and other writers and friends.

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Archivo de Idea Vilariño, 1893-2007 (inclusive)

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3.0 linear feet

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La colección consiste de borradores y pruebas de la poesía de Idea Vilariño; correspondencia con sus hermanas/os Numen, Poema, Azul y Alma; fotografías personales de la familia; cuadernos de investigación; material impreso sobre Vilariño y una colección anotada de libros sobre crítica literaria y otros temas, como Shakespeare, Homero, Rubén Darío y Octavio Paz, entre otros.

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Publishers' Weekly Collection, 1933-1946 (inclusive)

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7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence and printed matter of Publishers' Weekly, the periodical published by the R. R. Bowker Company.

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R. P. Blackmur Papers, 1864-1965 (inclusive)

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52 boxes

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Richard Palmer Blackmur was a notable literary critic, poet, and Princeton University professor. This collection documents Blackmur's creative and academic efforts, and includes his critical essays, reviews, poetry, short stories, plays, and unpublished novels. In addition to his writings, Blackmur's papers contain significant correspondence with major literary figures of the twentieth century.

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Arthur Symons Papers, 1883-1945 (inclusive)

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32 boxes

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Consists of manuscripts, typescripts, notebooks, tear sheets, clippings, photographs, watercolors, paintings, and much miscellaneous material of British poet, literary critic, and translator Arthur Symons.

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Arcadio Díaz Quiñones Papers, circa 1944-2019 (inclusive) 1970-2012 (bulk)

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28 boxes and 2 items

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The Arcadio Díaz Quiñones Papers consists chiefly of manuscripts and correspondence of the Puerto Rican professor of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures at Princeton University, Arcadio Díaz Quiñones (1940-), as well as a selection of manuscripts by others. The collection focuses on Puerto Rican and Cuban literature, but also provides insight into the literature and politics of other parts of Latin America.

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Alfred and Mary Gwinn Hodder Papers, 1875-1941 (inclusive)

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86 boxes and 36.20 linear feet

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The Alfred and Mary Gwinn Hodder Papers consists of writings, correspondence, documents, photographs, miscellaneous material, and printed matter of attorney and author Alfred LeRoy Hodder. Also included are similar papers of his wife, Mary Gwinn Hodder, who was a professor of English literature.

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Carl Van Doren Papers, 1900-1950 (inclusive)

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48 boxes, 110 items, and 17.85 linear feet

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The collection illustrates the literary career of American author and professor Carl Van Doren, including typescripts and research notes for his Pulitzer Prize winning biography of Benjamin Franklin. The collection also contains various documents, including Van Doren's will, souvenirs, memorabilia, photographs, clippings, and printed material, as well as legal papers and correspondence dealing with his participation in several lawsuits involving copyright infringement.

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Archives of Derrydale Press, 1926-1960 (inclusive) 1928-1942 (bulk)

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111 boxes and 69.60 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence and business papers of the Derrydale Press, from its foundation in 1926 by Eugene V. Connett III (Princeton Class of 1912) through its liquidation in 1942. There is also a great deal of correspondence by Connett and his staff concerning the acquisition and editing of manuscripts, sales, and distribution, and promotion of the books.

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Princeton University Press Records, 1905-2014 (inclusive) 1940s-1990s (bulk)

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554 boxes

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The Princeton University Press Records document the business acitivities of Princeton University Press. They include extensive files on works published by the press, as well as staff files, review files, editorial board and board of trustees files, financial information, production files, and publications.

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Hooe Family Papers, 1829-1850 (inclusive)

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1 box

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Consists of a small collection of correspondence and documents belonging to the Hooe family of Prince William County, Virginia, primarily concerning the hire and recapture of African Americans whom they enslaved on their plantation in the mid-19th century.

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Emily Hale Collection, 1929-1930 (bulk) 1929-1967 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists chiefly of selected letters of J. J. Hayes sent to Emily Hale related to the Irish theater in the first quarter of the twentieth century.

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Maxwell Bodenheim Collection, 1923-1955 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists chiefly of correspondence of the American poet and novelist Maxwell Bodenheim.

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Society of Friends Collection, 1775-1829 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected manuscripts, epistles, minutes and other documents related to the Society of Friends, members of which are informally known as Quakers.

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Generation of Anger by Norman Macleod, 1957 august 16 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of the final draft of American poet Norman Macleod's unpublished autobiography, Generation of Anger.

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Frederick Warne & Co. Collection, 1850-1895 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists chiefly of correspondence of Frederick Warne & Co., the London publishers, with prospective authors.

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James Elroy Flecker Collection, 1907-1915 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correpondence and manuscripts of James Elroy Flecker, the English poet, novelist, and playwright.

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Alexander Marshall Thompson Letters to His Family, 1889-1893 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of letters written by Alexander Marshall Thompson while he was attending the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) from 1889 to 1893, giving a view of a student's social, athletic and academic life, while providing valuable information regarding the history of the College.

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Douglas C. Tudor Naval Collection, 1905-1912 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 2.4 linear feet

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Consists of journals/logs and photograph albums of Royal Navy Midshipman Douglas C. Tudor, later a lieutenant.

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J. J. Jusserand Collection, 1905-1924 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence and a typescript of J. J. Jusserand, French author and ambassador to the United States from 1902 to 1925.

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Ernest Hemingway Documents and Tax-related Papers, 1940-1945 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Contains material relating to Hemingway's income tax preparations for the years 1940-1945.

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