Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1785">1785</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1789">1789</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Alfred Goddard Kay Autograph Collection, 1753-1875 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 5 items
Abstract:: The Alfred Goddard Kay Autograph Collection consists of letters, documents, and other miscellanea signed by significant 18th and 19th century American and French figures collected by American stock broker Alfred Goddard Kay (Princeton Class of 1912).

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

Thomas Jefferson Collection, 1781-1826 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of two manuscripts and assorted correspondence by the architect, scientist, author, and third president of the United States Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826).

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

Prieto and Maíz Family Business Records, 1760-1974 (inclusive) 1890-1945 (bulk)

Extent:: 17 boxes and 6.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the records (1760-1974) of a large business conglomerate in northern Mexico founded by Pedro R. Prieto and owned by branches of the Prieto family, including Maíz family members, for three generations.

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

Benjamin Tallmadge Collection, 1756-1846 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists mostly of papers from a family album of American Revolutionary intelligence officer Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835) relating to his Revolutionary War experience.

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

James S. Hall Collection of George Frideric Handel, 1714-1968 (inclusive) 1946-1968 (bulk)

Extent:: 12 boxes and 29 items
Abstract:: Consists (primarily) of manuscripts of works by Handel and his contemporaries but also of correspondence and subject files gathered by James S. Hall, the English surgeon who collected most of the manuscripts.

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

John James Audubon Collection, 1788-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 6 volumes
Abstract:: John James Audubon (1785-1851) was a nineteenth-century ornithologist, artist, and naturalist who published his illustrations of American birds and quadrupeds. This collection includes several original manuscripts, transcripts and photostats of manuscripts, correspondence of John James and Lucy Bakewell Audubon (originals and copies), and other printed materials related to Audubon, which have been assembled from various sources.

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

Stewart M. Robinson Collection of Colonial Sermons, 1615-1960 (inclusive) 1745-1785 (bulk)

Extent:: 42 boxes and 16.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a collection compiled by American clergyman Stewart M. Robinson (Princeton Class of 1915), including photostats of sermons, letters, pamphlets, and communications to newspapers by clergymen in colonial America, which he used as research material for a proposed book entitled "The Political Thought of the Colonial Clergy."

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

Princeton University Library Single Item Acquisitions, 1700-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:: .5 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Consists of miscellaneous single-item acquisitions that span multiple collecting areas, topics, genres, and time periods.

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

Samuel L. Southard Papers, 1802-1846 (bulk) 1783-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:: 170 boxes and 73.6 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of papers of New Jersey politician, lawyer, and governor Samuel Lewis Southard, presenting a rather comprehensive view of Southard's personal and professional life, as well as the state of American politics and the law profession during the first half of the nineteenth century. Included is a significant amount of Southard's personal and professional correspondence and notebooks. Also contained in this collection are printed materials from Southard's library, other printed documents, and papers generated by family members and associates.

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

Vicente Llorens Collection of Blanco White Family Materials, 1713-1930 (inclusive) 1798-1841 (bulk)

Extent:: 19 boxes, 28 items, and 7.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The collection contains manuscripts related to four generations of the Blanco White family, spanning two centuries: including works, diaries, correspondence, documents, accounts and expense records, and printed material. Joseph Blanco White, the Spanish-English writer and religious figure, remains the focus of the collection; however, his brother Fernando, a politician and intellectual of 19th-century Seville, also accounts for a substantial part of the material. Of particular interest are autograph manuscripts of several of Joseph's literary efforts, as well as other genealogical material relating to the Blanco White family.

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

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