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Ezra Pound Translations of Greek Drama, 1957 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of typescripts, with holograph emendations, of American poet Ezra Pound's English translations of Sophocles' Electra and The Women of Trachis.

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

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Ribeiro de Avellar Family Plantation Records, 1797-1858 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of plantation records of the Ribeiro de Avellar family documenting the accounts and operations of their sugar and coffee plantation Pau Grande in the parish of Paty do Alferes, Brazil. Materials include extracts from account books spanning from 1797 to 1810 and correspondence and receipts from the 1830s through the 1850s.

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

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Ezra Pound Collection, 1908-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of and about Ezra Pound, who was one of the most ambitious, influential, and innovative American poets of the modernist period.

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

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Norman Walter Haring Papers, 1918-1923 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 1.7 linear feet

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The Norman Walter Haring Papers consists of lecture notes, manuscripts, and a diary fragment of the American art historian, professor, and Princeton graduate (Class of 1919) Norman Walter Haring (1898-1944).

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

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

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3 boxes and 1.1 linear feet

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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]

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James Barnes Papers, 1894-1936 (inclusive) 1930-1936 (bulk)

Extent:

3 boxes

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James Barnes, Class of 1891, was a writer and military historian. The collection consists primarily of correspondence to Barnes from friends and contemporary writers, such as Joseph Choate, William Lyon Phelps, and Edith Wharton. Also included are carbons of some of Barnes's letters, memorabilia and papers of other persons.

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

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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]

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Princeton University Library Collection of William Cowper Materials, 1634-1877 (inclusive) 1770-1820 (bulk)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of the correspondence of renowned poet William Cowper as well as the correspondence of family, friends, and associates, much of which relates to Cowper.

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

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Daniel Chamier Revolutionary War Financial Documents, 1777-1798 (bulk) 1774-1798 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 2.0 linear feet

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Consists of financial documents and letters pertaining to the accounts of Daniel Chamier, Commissary General of the British Army in North America from 1774 to 1777, detailing the funds expended for provisioning the British Army at the beginning of the American Revolution.

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

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Germantown Preparative Meeting Records, 1705-1956 (inclusive)

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11.75 linear ft.

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Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]