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Princeton University Library Collection of Bartolomeo Borri Photographs, 1890s (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes and 3.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of an open collection of photographs mainly of Corfu Island and other places in Greece, by Bartolomeo Borri, including Athens, the Acropolis and its monuments and Piraeus.

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Hunt Family Collection, 1776-1835 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of photostats of letters, deeds, wills, indentures, receipts, and other documents of the Hunt families of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and Urbana, Ohio, dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Princeton University Library Collection of Aaron Burr (1756-1836) Materials, 1771-1958 (inclusive) 1782-1830 (bulk)

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2 boxes and 1.7 linear feet

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Consists primarily of letters by Aaron Burr (Princeton Class of 1772) to members of his family and associates, along with some documents pertaining to his legal career.

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Selected Papers of Wilson Farrand, 1878-1941 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 2.9 linear feet

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The collection contains selected papers of Wilson Farrand (Princeton Class of 1886), including correspondence, addresses, articles, and writings from his student days.

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

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James H. Morrow Papers, 1842-1865 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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James H. Morrow was a young physician with an extensive background in natural history and agriculture when Secretary of State Edward Everett appointed him to serve as agriculturist with the U.S. expedition to Japan, led by Commodore Matthew Perry, in February 1853. Included in the collection are Morrow's original autograph draft of his expedition journal (approx. 213 pp.), other expedition-related material, and a number of documents of biographical interest about Morrow.

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Collection on New Poems, 1943, Edited by Oscar Williams, 1943-1944 (inclusive)

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0.42 linear feet (1 container)

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Consists of correspondence, galley proofs, and a typed manuscript relating to the poetry anthology New Poems, 1943 by the American poet and editor Oscar Williams (1900-1964).

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of General John Ross Delafield Family Materials, 1811-1915 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 2 linear feet

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Consists of miscellaneous professional and personal papers created by various members of the Delafield, Livingston, and other related families, including Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Philip Livingston (1740-1810), and Philip Schuyler (1788-1865), among others. Materials about family members are also included.

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Caroline Gordon Collection, 1939-1982 (inclusive) 1970-1980 (bulk)

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1 box and 0.40 linear feet

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Consists of selected papers of American novelist Caroline Gordon, including some of her correspondence with various family members, friends, and literary associates.

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Jonathan Edwards Family Collection, 1723-1798 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence, sermons, and documents of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) America's most important and original philosophical theologian, and his three sons, Timothy, Jonathan, and Pierpont Edwards.

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Princeton University Library Collection of Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy Correspondence, 1789-1799 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of an open collection of correspondence of Germano-French diplomat Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy (1754-1817), who served as Chargé d'affaires ad interim in Philadelphia and New York from 1787 to 1792, including 19 letters dating from October 19, 1789 to October 10, 1791, to fellow French diplomat Eléonore-François-Elie, marquis de Moustier (1751-1817), with a 10-page letter with the title "Bulletin," dated January 18, 1790; and two letters from Otto's father-in-law J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur, from February 23, 1799, and August 27, 1799, recounting his journeys through upper Pennsylvania and the state of New York.

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