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Hubertis M. Cummings Papers, 1945-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of works, some accompanying correspondence, and photographs of poet, essayist, and church historian, Hubertis M.Cummings (Princeton Class of 1907).

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

Chester H. King Diaries, 1875-1883 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of three diaries, two of which chronicle Chester H. King's overland journey to the southwestern frontier from Kansas along the Santa Fe Trail from 1881 to 1883.

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

L. Fiorillo Photographs Collection, circa 1870-1875 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection of photographs by the Italian photographer L. Fiorillo.

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

Lampersdorf Lutheran Congregation Registers, 1677-1822 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of six bound volumes kept by the Lutheran Congregation in Lampersdorf, Silesia (now Zaborow, Poland).

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

Jason Chamberlain Ledger on Hemp Production and Farming, 1846-1880 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a ledger, along with some receipts, advertisements, and correspondence, of Missouri farmer and hemp producer Jason Chamberlain (1804-1901), documenting Chamberlain's business accounts from 1853 to 1880, as well as the accounts of an anonymous Kentucky hemp producer and merchant from 1846 to 1851. These materials provide insight into hemp and other agricultural production in Missouri and Kentucky before, during, and after the American Civil War and document the employment of African American and immigrant laborers during the early Reconstruction era.

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

Anna Eliza Bray Collection, 1823-1852 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected letters by Anna Eliza Bray, a nineteenth-century English novelist best known for fictionalizing the histories of prominent British families.

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

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones Collection, 1871-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of 48 letters by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones to his daughter, Margaret Burne-Jones (1866-1953), who married J. W. MacKail, a biographer of William Morris, in 1888.

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

James H. Pershing Papers, 1930-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains selected correspondence of lawyer and bibliohile James H. Pershing, as well as notebooks documenting his library.

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

Robert H. Moore, Jr. Files on Ernest Gordon, 1979-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of Robert Moore's files on Ernest Gordon (1916-2002), WWII veteran, author, and former Presbyterian dean of the Princeton University chapel, including correspondence, applications, programs, clippings, and other materials relating to Moore's nomination of Gordon for the 2002 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion; the motion picture "To End All Wars" (2001) based on Gordon's book "Through the Valley of the Kwai" (1962) (including the DVD); Gordon's death; and CREED (Christians Efforts for the Emancipation of Dissidents). Correspondents include Gordon and other notable figures.

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

John and Martha Bowen Letter Book Concerning Bowen Hall Sugar Plantation, 1822-1848 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 136 letters from John Bowen (1794-1835) and his wife Martha Powell Anthony Bowen (1797-1849) of Philadelphia (Pa.) documenting in great detail the management of Bowen Hall, their sugar plantation located in Vere, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, including its varied finances, seasonal production and export of sugar and rum, and the treatment allocated to its enslaved workers and newly-emancipated population. The letters provide insights into the final throes of the institution of slavery in Jamaica and the abolishment of the practice in 1834; the Jamaican sugar industry; and British politics of the early 19th century in relation to its colonies and trade.

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

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