Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1865">1865</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1869">1869</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Alexander Scotland Collection, 1869-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, documents, photographs, a diary (1869), and a journal (1888) of Alexander Scotland (Princeton Class of 1874), most of which reflects the life he led in Colorado mining areas after leaving the East because of tuberculosis.

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

Mary Randolph Letters to Penelope Pennington, 1813-1819 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of seventeen letters of English socialite Mary Randolph to her literary friend Penelope Pennington.

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

Leon T. Loofbourow Collection of Mormon and Utah Poetry, 1858-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists, for the most part, of manuscripts of works of Mormon and Utah poets collected by Leon T. Loofbourow.

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

Cattle and Horse Brands Collection, 1852-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of lists with drawings of cattle brands recorded in Contra Costa County, Calif. (1852), Buenos Aires, Argentina (1854), and Italy (1600s); records of military brands used for horses during the Mexican Revolution (1913); a letter (1932) from the Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico regarding a brand application; receipts for sale of cattle (1865) in Steilacoom, Washington Territory; and samples of brands burned into hide, leather, and wood.

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

J. Monroe Thorington Collection, 1848-1983 (inclusive) 1920-1964 (bulk)

Extent:: 43 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, diaries, documents, photographs, maps, scrapbooks, miscellaneous material, and printed matter by and about mountaineer J. Monroe Thorington (Princeton Class of 1915), as well as some papers of other people.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Circus Miscellany, 1837-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes and 9.1 linear feet
Abstract:: The Miscellaneous Circus Collection consists of subject files on all aspects of the circus: acts, organizations, and specific performers and circuses. Included are photographs, manuscripts, programs, broadsides, posters, scrapbooks, clippings, and other ephemera.

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

Brigham Young Collection, 1846-1872 (bulk) 1846-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains selected correspondence of American pioneer and religious leader Brigham Young. Images of this collection are also available online at Digital PUL.

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

Sheldon Jackson Collection of Indian Photographs, circa 1850-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Sheldon Jackson was a Presbyterian missionary in the Western United States in the 19th century. This collection consists of three portfolios with 576 photographic prints and 5 photomechanical photogravures of Native Americans and related subjects compiled by Jackson, possibly from negatives in the collections of the Bureau of American Ethnology and by ordering prints from various photographic trade catalogs.

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

Ernest Cushing Richardson Collection of Papal Seals, 1484-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of twelve lead papal seals, ranging in dates from the 15th century to the late 19th and early 20th century.

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

Edmund Yates Collection, 1876-1894 (bulk) 1865-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of Edmund Yates's correspondence, photographs, and memoranda, as well as papers of others, relating to his founding and editorship of the London newspaper The World.

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

New York Central Railroad System Stock Certificates Collection, 1840-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of nearly three hundred stock certificates of companies comprising the New York Central Railroad System.

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

Sir Richard Owen Collection, 1824-1866 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected manuscript material of Sir Richard Owen, the nineteenth-century English biologist and paleontologist who coined the term "dinosaur."

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

Moses A. Lane Papers, 1852-1885 (bulk) 1852-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of Moses A. Lane, a nineteenth-century career serviceman in the U.S. Navy, serving most of his time as a gunner. Much of the material relates to a tour (1852-1855) in the Mediterranean aboard the sloop of war St. Louis.

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

Mathieu-Guillaume-Thérèse Villenave's Collection on Alina d'Eldir, 1829-1845 (bulk) circa 1829 - 1950s (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and other materials collected by Mathieu-Guillaume-Thérèse Villenave relating to Alina d'Eldir, including her biography, her work with magnetism treatments, and the Ordre Asiatique de Morale Universelle.

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

Arthur Machen Collection, 1895-1945 (bulk) 1863-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of letters and photographs of Arthur Machen, the Welsh-born writer called "the Apostle of Wonder" because of his mastery of the English language and outstanding creation of supernatural fiction.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Mucker Materials, 1840-1877 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: This is an open collection consisting of materials, such as personal letters and religious and commercial records, related to the 19th century Mucker community of southern Brazil. Also included are military records of the war that led to the community's purge in 1874, and a bound manuscript containing theological and everyday reflections of the German-born Georg Klein, who immigrated to southern Brazil in 1853.

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

Alfred A. Woodhull Collection, 1776-1916 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 9 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, genealogical information, photographs, miscellaneous material, and printed works of surgeon and medical inspector Alfred A. Woodhull (Princeton Class of 1856).

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

F. Wallis Armstrong Collection, 1840-1890 (bulk) 1797-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 0.71 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts collected by F. Wallis Armstrong (Princeton Class of 1931) relating to whaling in the nineteenth century and the exploration of the Congo River in Africa (1879-1882).

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

Philip Carteret Collection, 1672-1874 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of autograph letters, with typed transcriptions, of New Jersey's first governor, Philip Carteret.

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

Thomas Nast Manuscript Collection, 1860-1922 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence of American political cartoonist Thomas Nast. Nast's popular artwork influenced presidential elections in the latter half of the nineteenth century, and the letters in this collection reflect both the professional and personal sides of his life.

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

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