Repository: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1872">1872</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Princeton University Library Collection of Christina Georgina Rossetti Materials, circa 1850-1894 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of signed autograph manuscripts--over 50 letters and 19 poems--of Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894), a poet and sister of Dante Gabriel and William Michael Rossetti.

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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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Joline Family Collection, 1869-1912 (bulk) 1814-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of members of the Joline family of Princeton, New Jersey.

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Charles Homer Haskins Papers, 1834-1960 (inclusive) 1909-1937 (bulk)

Extent:: 34 boxes and 16.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of American historian Charles Homer Haskins reflecting his academic career and government appointments.

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Constantinople Records of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, 1750-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of administrative records of the Constantinople "metochion" of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

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Clara Erskine Clement Waters Papers, 1869-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 2.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of manuscripts of Clara Erskine Clement Waters, an American art historian and world traveler.

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Thomas Bailey Aldrich Collection, 1856-1898 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and manuscripts of Thomas Bailey Aldrich, an influential nineteenth-century American poet, short story writer, and editor.

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Selected Papers of W. Scott Watson, 1822-1924 (inclusive) 1896-1904 (bulk)

Extent:: 11 boxes and 5.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of American Presbyterian clergyman and missionary W. Sott Watson.

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Princeton University Library Collection of George Washington Materials, 1750-1793 (bulk) 1750-1904 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents by and about George Washington, first president of the United States, as well as some items of members of his family.

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Walter B. Roberts and Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company Correspondence, 1865-1867 (bulk) 1850-1902 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: U.S. Civil War veteran Colonel E.A.L. (Edward Augustus Leonard) Roberts (1829-1881), of New York, revolutionized the nation's burgeoning oil industry with his invention of an explosive device, or "torpedo," which greatly increased oil wells' production. Upon the first successful explosion of one of his torpedoes in Titusville, Pennsylvania on January 21, 1865, Roberts and his brother, Walter B. Roberts (1823-1889), established the Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company. For almost two decades, the company controlled oil well production as Roberts was awarded sole rights to the highly contested torpedo patent in the fall of 1866. This collection consists primarily of incoming letters to Walter B. Roberts, mostly from E.A.L. Roberts, about the Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company and to a lesser degree one of its affiliated companies, Houghton, Roberts, & Company. Other correspondents include L.L. Houghton, various business associates, and patent attorneys. Also included are some financial...(see more)

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