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Gerald Eades Bentley Papers, 1927-1980s (inclusive) 1940-1970 (bulk)

Extent:: 9 boxes
Abstract:: Shakespearean scholar Gerald Eades Bentley was a professor of English at Princeton University (1945-1970) and assistant librarian for Special Collections (1971-1973). His papers consists of notes, typescripts, and galleys for three published works, The Jacobean and Caroline Stage (1941-1968), The Profession of Dramatist in Shakespeare's Time, 1590-1642 (1971), and The Profession of Player in Shakespeare's Time, 1590-1642 (1984), as well as various speeches, articles, and correspondence about his works.

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

Thomas Oldham Barlow Correspondence, 1856-1929 (inclusive) 1870-1873 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Thomas Oldham Barlow was an English mezzotint engraver, best known for his engravings of the works of John Phillip and Sir John Everett Millais. The collection consists of selected correspondence of Barlow to friends and relatives.

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

Otto von Corvin Letters to Richard Bentley & Son, 1867-1880 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 122 letters by Polish-German author Otto von Corvin to his London publishers, Richard and George Bentley.

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

Dēmētrēs A. Charisiadēs Correspondence with Leon Uris, 1958-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Correspondence between Greek photographer Dēmētrēs A. Charisiadēs (1911-1993) and American novelist Leon Uris (1924-2003) from 1958-1970, regarding the publication of their collaboration, Exodus Revisited (1960), a book documenting Israel's early statehood, as well as correspondence pertaining to personal and financial matters. Also includes correspondence between Charisiadēs and various European publishers, distributors, and literary agencies concerning several foreign language editions published in the early 1960s, letters of thanks for gifted copies of the book, accounting notes and receipts pertaining to Charisiadēs's royalties, along with press clippings, book reviews, and articles about Exodus Revisited and related photography exhibitions.

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

John Ingram and John Godfrey Collection, 1557-1839 (inclusive) 1819-1834 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Little is known of the nineteenth-century lives of John Ingram and his son-in-law, John Godfrey, other than that Ingram spent much of his time traveling in Italy and was a patron of Francesco Guardi. The collection includes letters to Ingram as well as notes, maps, and building plans by Ingram and Godfrey, and travel documents collected by Ingram.

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

Nelson R. Burr Papers, 1917-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 18 boxes
Abstract:: The Nelson R. Burr Papers consists of works, correspondence, documents, photographs, scrapbooks, juvenilia, and printed matter of American historian, Nelson R. Burr (Princeton Class of 1927). The collection contains materials from his book Education in New Jersey, 1630-1871 (1942), as well as notes, essays and personal correspondence from his undergraduate and graduate school years at Princeton.

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

Ruth E. and Edward M. Brecher Collection on William F. Mannix, 1950-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 4.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers gathered and generated by Ruth E. and Edward M. Brecher while researching the life of William Francis Mannix (1870?-1920), a journalist, soldier of fortune, grafter, and literary forger, for a proposed biography that was never completed. Included are manuscript drafts, correspondence and documents relating to Mannix's background, psychopathic personalities, and literary forgeries.

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

James R. Vitelli Collection on Van Wyck Brooks and Elmer Adler, 1910-1993 (inclusive) 1951-1985 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: This collection consists of materials collected by Dr. James R. Vitelli, an English professor at Lafayette College, during his research on American literary critic Van Wyck Brooks and American book designer Elmer Adler.

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

James Greene Correspondence, 1956-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, comprising eighty-one letters, between poet and translator James Greene and other writers and artists, including Ted Hughes and Antony Gormley. The letters range in date from 1956 to 2006.

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

Hamilton Cottier Papers, 1752-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes and 8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, account books (1925-1975), financial papers, and printed matter of Hamilton Cottier (Princeton Class of 1922, professor of English, 1925-1962), and material relating to "Southlawn," the home of his father, Alonzo Cottier, in Scarsdale, N.Y.

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

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