Repository: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1881">1881</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Auguste Rodin Collection, 1880-1966 (inclusive) 1900-1912 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.45 linear feet
Abstract:: The Auguste Rodin Collection contains over fifty Rodin letters, cards, telegrams, and notes, of which about half are in the hand of the sculptor.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 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.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Sebah & Joaillier Photographs Collection, 1880-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Sebah & Joaillier Photographs Collection consists entirely of 19th-century photographs of Constantinople and the surrounding area.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Orlando F. Weber Collection, 1791-1903, 1820-1832 (bulk) 1791-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of mostly nineteenth-century material collected by Orlando F. Weber, a prominent industrialist with an interest in the history of corporate practices and economics.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

George Haven Putnam Papers, 1853-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of business and personal papers of George Haven Putnam (1844-1930), an American publisher and author. Included are fully-indexed letterbooks (1879-1910), typescripts of Putnam's writings (ca. 1905-1929), scrapbooks of letters received and press clippings (1878-1917), and other clippings and printed material (1853-1928).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Richard Watson Gilder Collection, 1880-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Richard Watson Gilder was a nineteenth century poet and editor. The collection consists of Gilder's letters to Maria Hornor Lansdale, one of Gilder's addresses, photographs, pamphlets, programs, and newspaper clippings.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Symmes H. Stillwell Family Papers, 1862-1864 (bulk) 1848-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Symmes H. Stillwell (1840-1934) of Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, served in the Union Army with the 9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry from September 1861 until October 1864 during the American Civil War. This collection consists mostly of Stillwell's Civil War papers, including a sizeable number of letters as well as diaries and various documents that provide information about Stillwell's experiences as well as those of his regiment. The letters, in particular, provide detailed descriptions and offer insight into various aspects of the war, such as camp life, battles, the aftermath of battles, and widespread sickness amongst the troops. They also reveal Stillwell's political leanings, his opinions about African Americans, specifically black military regiments, and his enthusiasm for the war. The collection also consists of some Stillwell family correspondence and legal documents.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

19th-Century Maritime Collection, 1781-1928 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, documents, financial material, and printed matter of Caleb Bates, captain of the Juno of Boston, John B. Church, marine insurance underwriter, and others involved in predominantly nineteenth-century American maritime trade.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Manuscript Maps Collection, 1700-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 9.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection of manuscript maps. Included is the eastern section of the Mason-Dixon Line drawn by Charles Dixon and Jeremiah Dixon in 1768.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Search

Search Constraints

Search Results

Main content

Main content

Main content

Main content

Main content

Main content

Main content

Main content

Main content

Main content

Limit your search

Repository

Record Source

Online Content

Subject

Organization

People

Place

Occupation

Form

Creator

Language

Year