Repository: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1750">1750</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Gilbert Chinard Collection of French Historical Material, 1494-1905 (inclusive) 1761-1885 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains historical and literary manuscripts collected by Gilbert Chinard (1881-1972), a Franco-American scholar who was associated with the Institut Français de Washington from 1928 and was Pyne Professor of French at Princeton University, 1937-50. His published work was on French literature and the history of Franco-American relations.

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Princeton Collection of Syriac Manuscripts, 1239-1900 (inclusive) 1600s-1700s (bulk)

Extent:: 7 volumes and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection of manuscripts written in the Syriac alphabet.

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Andre De Coppet Collection Concerning United States History, 1566-1942 (inclusive) 1770-1865 (bulk)

Extent:: 48 boxes and 27 items
Abstract:: The Andre De Coppet Collection represents the American history-related collecting activities of American broker and collector Andre De Coppet (Princeton Class of 1915). There are numerous manuscripts, personal letters, documents, and printed material from three main periods: the Revolutionary War, the Federal Period, and the Civil War.

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Rush Family Papers, 1675-1885 (inclusive) 1817-1849 (bulk)

Extent:: 61 boxes, 55 items, 11 volumes, and 26.55 linear feet
Abstract:: The collection documents the career of Richard Rush (Princeton Class of 1797) as lawyer, statesman, and diplomat, emphasizing diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Great Britain while he was minister to Great Britain (1817-1825) and between the United States and France when he was minister to France (1847-1849), as well as his successful efforts (1836-1838) in securing the Smithsonian bequest, which was used to establish the Smithsonian Institution. The papers of Richard Rush constitute the larger part of the collection; letters of his father, Benjamin Rush, M.D. (Princeton Class of 1760), and papers of his son, Benjamin Rush (Princeton Class of 1829, constitute the other major groups of papers in this family archive.

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Sergeant Family Collection, 1746-1843 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents by and about three members of the Sergeant family and their relationship with the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) during the Colonial period: Jonathan Sergeant, his son Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, and his grandson John Sergeant.

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Princeton University Library Collection of Clarke Family Materials, 1732-1870 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 2.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and documents of the Clarke family of New Jersey, particularly of Elisha L. Clarke and Joseph Olden Clarke.

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James Alexander Papers, 1688-1756 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 boxes
Abstract:: James Alexander was a lawyer in New Jersey and New York during the eighteenth century. This collection consists of correspondence, documents, and manuscripts of James Alexander, the bulk of which relate to the allocation and ownership of land, primarily in New Jersey and New York.

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Throop and Martin Family Papers, 1693-1951 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes
Abstract:: Contains manuscripts, correspondence, documents, and photographs concerning the Throop and Throop Martin families of New Jersey. In addition to the family correspondence, there is an autograph collection and other miscellaneous items.

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Frank N. Doubleday and Nelson Doubleday Collection, 1734-1966 (inclusive) 1890s-1940s (bulk)

Extent:: 33 boxes, 1 item, and 14 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of papers of Frank Nelson Doubleday and his son, Nelson, relating to their personal and business relationships with prominent authors and artists published under the Doubleday imprint, such as Joseph Conrad, A. B. Frost, Rudyard Kipling, T. E. Lawrence, and W. Someset Maugham.

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Jonathan Odell Collection, 1750-1780 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected material of Jonathan Odell, an eighteenth-century New Jersey clergyman and loyalist in the American Revolution, and his father, John Odell.

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