Repository: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Briton Rivière Family Correspondence, 1872-1901 (bulk) 1853-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of letters to Briton Rivière (1840-1920), the Victorian artist and illustrator, and to his family members, including from many contemporary artists and writers.

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Samuel Carter Hall Papers, 1843-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence and poetry of Samuel Carter Hall, a Victorian poet and editor of The Art-Union.

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S. S. Van Dine Scrapbooks, 1916-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 68 volumes and 7.21 linear feet
Abstract:: Educated in California and at Harvard, Willard Huntington Wright became editor of The Smart Set (1913-1914). After suffering a serious illness in 1925, he turned to writing detective novels under the pseudonym of "S. S. Van Dine". His papers consist of scrapbooks reflecting the professional and private life of Van Dine, including articles by and about him (1926-1930), reviews of his books, motion pictures, and radio plays, his literary and art criticism, and miscellaneous and general notes (1926-1937).

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Chambers Family Papers, 1772-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:: 22 boxes and 9.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of diaries, correspondence, documents, scrapbooks, and printed matter of the Chambers family of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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Princeton University Library Collection of Robert Bridges Materials, 1896-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes and 4.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and miscellany pertaining to Robert Bridges' editorial work at Charles Scribner's Sons, as well as material relating to Princeton (particularly his Class of 1879 and the Princeton Club of New York), the Century Club, and the Coffee House Club, in all of which Bridges was an active member.

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Booksellers' League of New York Records, 1895-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Founded in 1895, the Booksellers' League of New York was an organization aimed at promoting a professional and collaborative spirit among members of the book trade. The bulk of the collection consists of meeting minutes of the annual meetings and Board of Managers meetings, 1895-1932 (5 vols.) and of materials relating to the League's monthly dinners and other social events, 1901-1958 (invitation cards, programs, menus, handbills, and related membership mailings).

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Norma Spector Papers, 1947-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of papers relating to post-World War II Greek history and politics, 1940s-1970s, collected by Norma Spector in her role as the public relations liaison of the Federation of Greek Maritime Unions (FGMU) in New York City.

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James G. Smith Papers on New Jersey Industry, 1930-1949 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of papers of James G. Smith (Princeton Class of 1920), professor of economics at Princeton, related to New Jersey industrial history.

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Chester W. Burton Family Papers, 1850-1910 (bulk) 1809-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 boxes and 4.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists mostly of correspondence along with some financial records, legal documents, such as deeds and land indentures, ephemera, and photographs dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries that relate to Chester W. Burton, a farmer from Chautauqua County, New York, and his family. Among other topics, the collection documents aspects of the Civil War and early settlement and gold mining in the west.

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Mixsell Collection of Autographs of Musicians, 1825-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of letters and/or autograph manuscripts of several bars of music (some signed and inscribed) by such composers as Beethoven, Brahms, Cui, Puccini, Ravel, and Strauss. Materials were collected by American physician and composer Raymond B. Mixsell (Princeton Class of 1903).

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