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Marquis Astolphe de Custine Letters to Comtesse Merlin, 1836-1855 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 273 letters, most of which are from French aristocrat, writer, and socialite Marquis Astolphe de Custine to his close friend, María de las Mercedes Santa Cruz y Montalvo, comtesse de Merlin. Reflecting on a myriad of topics, Custine's letters offer insight into the political, intellectual, social, and cultural happenings in Europe during a time of great change while also providing insight into his own character.

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Howard C. Rice Collection on Saint-Mémin, 1951-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of research notes, correspondence, photographs, and drafts for three articles by Howard C. Rice (1904-1980), published in the Princeton University Library Chronicle (autumn 1951, summer 1959, spring 1971), concerning the French engraver, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin (1770-1852)

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Armstrong and Kaines Autograph Collection, 1803-1923 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of letters, mostly autograph, from twenty-one United States Supreme Court justices, collected by Edward Ambler Armstrong and Richard Kaines.

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Gabriel Iturri, Letters to His Mother, 1876-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Gabriel Iturri (1860-1905), an Argentine from the Tucumán province, was secretary and companion to the French aristocrat, poet, and dandy Robert de Montesquiou (1855-1921) during the latter part of the 19th century. A colorful figure in Paris of the Belle Époque, Iturri inspired a poem by Paul Verlaine, and was a character study for Marcel Proust. These letters, written to his mother over a quarter-century, document his exceptional life abroad and his place in the history of literature.

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Princeton University Library Collection of William Holman Hunt Materials, 1853-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of selected correspondence of William Holman Hunt, the British painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

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Princeton University Library Collection of James Monroe Materials, 1793-1824 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected letters and documents of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States.

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Business Correspondence of Smith, Elder, and Co., 1850-1908 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists, for the most part, of business correspondence of George Smith relating to the Cornhill Magazine, which he founded in 1859, and other publishing business of Smith, Elder, and Co., the London publishing firm.

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John Ingram and John Godfrey Collection, 1557-1839 (inclusive) 1819-1834 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Little is known of the nineteenth-century lives of John Ingram and his son-in-law, John Godfrey, other than that Ingram spent much of his time traveling in Italy and was a patron of Francesco Guardi. The collection includes letters to Ingram as well as notes, maps, and building plans by Ingram and Godfrey, and travel documents collected by Ingram.

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Erskine Peters Correspondence, 1980-1989 (bulk) 1977-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of approximately 170 letters received by American Afro-American studies professor Erskine Peters.

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Antoine Guerry Duclaud Papers, 1771-1775 (bulk) 1759-1794 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and documents of Antoine Guerry Duclaud, a French officer employed by the Dutch West India Company who deserted and settled in the Dutch colony of Surinam (now the independent Republic of Suriname) in 1771. The papers document Guerry Duclaud's move to Surinam with the intention of starting a plantation, his business renting the labor of enslaved Africans he brought from Guinea, and his return to Europe in 1775 after failing to make a profit. This collection offers insights into Dutch trade, economic conditions, the institution of slavery, and resistance to slavery by maroon communities in Surinam in the 1770s.

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