Repository: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1826">1826</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Penelope Pennington Collection, 1798-1827 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of selected letters and manuscripts of Penelope Pennington, who was part of the social and literary women's group that was centered around the English diarist and patron of the arts Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzii (1741-1821).

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Princeton University Library Collection of Modern Greek Materials, 1677-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 4 folders
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection containing miscellaneous source material related to Modern Greek studies, including letters, documents, artwork, and other unbound manuscript items.

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Woodruff Family Collection, 1803-1850 (bulk) 1795-1896 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 2.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of George Woodruff (Princeton Class of 1785), a lawyer, and various members of his family of Trenton, N.J.

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Boarded Hall Estate (Barbados) Plantation Records, 1676-1887 (inclusive) 1712-1845 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of eighteenth and nineteeth-century records of Boarded Hall Estate, a slave plantation in Barbados in the West Indies. The material was found on the estate in the 1820s by George Harnage, the son of its last English owner, and annotated by him in subsequent years.

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Princeton University Library Collection of William Cowper Materials, 1634-1877 (inclusive) 1770-1820 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of the correspondence of renowned poet William Cowper as well as the correspondence of family, friends, and associates, much of which relates to Cowper.

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Thomas Potts Johnson Collection, 1769-1846 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 boxes and 3.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of miscellaneous papers relating to Thomas Potts Johnson's legal practice covering the New Jersey counties of Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, and Essex; papers pertaining to his position as New Jersey attorney general; and two family photograph albums.

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Bayard Family Papers, 1801-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: The Bayard Family Papers, dating from 1801 to 1915, document Ann Caroline Bayard (1797-1871) and her politically active family who lived and worked in the mid-Atlantic area. Her father, James Ashton Bayard (1767-1815); two brothers, Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868) and James Asheton Bayard (1799-1880); and nephew, Thomas Francis Bayard (1828-1898) served in the United States Senate and their acquaintances appear to have been involved in the family's social circles, of which Ann Caroline Bayard was an active and important part. This collection consists of correspondence to Ann Caroline Bayard and other family members, legal records, photographs, and genealogical information regarding the Bayard family.

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John Watson Dalby and George James De Wilde Collection, 1826-1877 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The John Watson Dalby and George James De Wilde Collection consists of correspondence between John Watson Dalby (b. 1799) and George James De Wilde (1804-1871) covering the years 1826-1871. Both were poets and literary men, as well as friends of Leigh Hunt, whom their letters frequently concern. Dalby's letters often include verses of his poetry, excerpts of Leigh Hunt's works, and discussions on other contemporary authors. Dalby's published work includes Poems (London, 1822) and Tales, Songs, and Sonnets (London, 1866).

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Robert H. Taylor Collection of English and American Literature, 1280s-1958 (inclusive) 1800s-1930s (bulk)

Extent:: 51 boxes, 229 items, and 13 volumes
Abstract:: The Robert H. Taylor Collection consists of over 4,000 3,300 manuscripts illustrating in their wide range the scope of English literature from the fourteenth century to the 1940s. This finding aid focuses on the modern manuscripts, both bound and unbound, in the collection, which is designated "RTC01" within the Manuscripts Division of the Special Collections Department of the Princeton University Library.

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Compton Townsend Correspondence, 1816-1832 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of early nineteenth-century correspondence between Townsend Compton in London, England, and his relatives and friends in Philadelphia.

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