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Frank Lewin Papers, 1951-2007 (bulk) 1938-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
70 boxes, 5804 digital files, and 57.4 linear feet
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This collection contains the musical manuscripts, musical sketches, correspondence, teaching materials, business files, and other personal papers of American composer Frank Lewin (1925-2008), who resided in Princeton from 1951 until his death. Audio and video recordings on optical media and a hard drive include music, films, and interviews; digital materials also include photographs, documents, production information, scores, parts, copyright forms, and contracts.

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

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Lehmann Family Papers, 1649-1990 (inclusive) 1930-1975 (bulk)

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173 boxes
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John Lehmann was an English author, poet, journalist, editor, and publisher. His papers consist of letters from his literary friends, the correspondence of his family since the nineteenth century, manuscripts of his publications, financial and domestic files, and personal memorabilia.

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

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Alicia Ostriker Papers, 1956-2021 (inclusive)

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52 boxes, 21 linear feet, 1 gb, and 18,032 digital files
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Alicia Ostriker (1937- ) is a Jewish-American feminist literary critic and poet whose work explores themes of family, social justice, Jewish identity, Biblical stories and characters, and the relationship between gender and literature. The collection consists of drafts of her poems, articles, nonfiction books, essays, reviews, and student writings, personal and professional correspondence with fellow poets, family, and friends, teaching and research files, drafts and recordings of lectures and readings, and subject files.

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

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Saúl Yurkievich Papers, 1960-2005 (inclusive)

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36 boxes and 58 items
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Saúl Yurkievich is an Argentine poet and literary critic. The collection consists of his personal and literary papers. It includes some of Yurkievich's poetic and prose-poetic manuscripts, correspondence with writers, scholars, critics and publishers and extensive subject files.

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

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Janet Camp Troxell Collection of Rossetti Manuscripts, 1832-1965 (inclusive) 1860-1900 (bulk)

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38 boxes and 17.1 linear feet
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Contains over 3000 manuscripts relating to the Rossetti's and their friends. While Dante Gabriel is the central figure, his brother and sisters (William Michael, Christina Georgina, Maria Francesca) are also represented, as are several other members of the Polidori/Rossetti families. The material in the collection was acquired by Janet (Camp) Troxell between 1930 and 1965.

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

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Toni Morrison Papers, 1970-2015 (bulk) 1908-2017 (inclusive)

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337 boxes and 16 items
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Toni Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford, 1931-2019) was a Nobel prize-winning American author, editor, and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. The material described in this finding aid consists of manuscripts, drafts, galleys, and proofs of Morrison's novels and other writings; personal correspondence; editorial files relating to Morrison's work at Random House and later publication of two posthumous works by Toni Cade Bambara; academic and teaching files, particularly pertaining to SUNY Albany and Princeton University; working files; press clippings; published books, photographs, audiovisual materials, and awards and memorabilia.

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

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Archives of Henry Holt and Company, 1859-1981 (inclusive) 1890-1943 (bulk)

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191 boxes, 435 volumes, and 133 linear feet
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Henry Holt was a prominent publisher in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection consists of correspondence and manuscripts of authors published by the company, various bookkeeping records, and a collection of photographs, publicity materials, and clippings about Robert Frost.

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

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Tēlemachos Alaveras Papers and Nea Poreia Archives, 1889-2010 (inclusive)

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97 boxes, 2 items, and 39.3 linear feet
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Consists of personal papers of Tēlemachos Alaveras, a prolific Modern Greek writer and editor of the literary magazine Nea Poreia for more than fifty years. He was also the president of the Literary Society of Thessalonikē and member of boards of many other organizations. Included also are the archives of Nea Poreia, as well as the personal papers of Alaveras's father, Chrēstos Alaveras.

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

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Marc Gaede Papers, 1971-1999 (bulk) 1910-1999 (inclusive)

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40 boxes and 23.4 linear feet
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Marc Gaede (1946- ) is an American photographer, environmental activist, and teacher based in California. The collection consists of Gaede's black-and-white photographs of the American West and Southwest, correspondence, contracts, and other working files primarily related to his books on photography, archaeology, and conservation, and a large group of working files, which include audiovisual and digital materials, for a biography project Gaede collaborated on with Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux activist Robert Sundance (1927-1993).

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

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Joseph O'Connor Papers, 1981-2020 (inclusive) 1989-2020 (bulk)

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23.2 linear feet, 18 boxes, 25.4 gb, and 762 digital files
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Joseph O'Connor is an Irish novelist, screenwriter, playwright, journalist, broadcaster, poet, and professor of creative writing. The collection consists of drafts, research, publicity, and recordings related to O'Connor's books and plays for radio, screen, and stage; as well as notebooks and diaries, correspondence, business and publicity files, and photographs.

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

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Words Press Records, 1970-2018 (inclusive)

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4.2 linear feet and 5 boxes
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Words Press is a British publishing imprint specializing in poetry that has been operated by Julian Nangle (1947- ) since the 1970s. The collection includes extensive correspondence with authors, publishers, and booksellers, submission and proof copies and other publishing materials related to serials produced by the press, author files, prospectuses and ephemera related to other small publishers, and administrative records.

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

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Alice Cort Holden Papers, 1870-1978 (inclusive) 1870-1919 (bulk)

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0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
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Consists primarily of correspondence and printed material, along with two diaries from 1926, a matted postcard, a photogravure plate, and a piece of hair jewelry. These family papers primarily center on Alice Holden (née Cort), as the correspondence are letters between members of the Cort family, or letters to her from her children. The collection largely documents the relationships of the Holden and Cort families in New York state between the 19th and 20th centuries.

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

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

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42 boxes and 16.2 linear feet
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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]

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James Ramsey Ullman Papers, 1915-1971 (inclusive) 1935-1970 (bulk)

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111 boxes and 37.03 linear feet
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Consists of the extant papers of James Ramsey Ullman (Princeton Class of 1929), American novelist, theatrical producer, world traveler, and mountain climber. Included are manuscripts of most of his major works, many shorter works, correspondence, and subject files.

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

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Stanley Kunitz Papers, 1960-2005 (bulk) 1900-2006 (inclusive)

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209 boxes
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The Stanley Kunitz Papers consists of the literary and personal papers of Stanley Kunitz (1905-2006). A prominent American poet, Kunitz was also a known editor, translator, essayist, and educator. Kunitz's diverse interests are evident in the collection, which includes manuscripts of his writings, extensive correspondence, special-interest files, teaching materials, travel files, documents, photographs, memorabilia, artwork, calendars, annotated books, audiocassettes, papers of others, and printed material.

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

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Kurt Gödel Papers, 1905-1980 (inclusive) 1930-1970 (bulk)

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30.75 linear feet (54 boxes, 22 items, and 9 reels)
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The papers comprise documents relating to all periods of the life of Kurt Gödel, foremost mathematical logician of the twentieth century, including scientific correspondence, notebooks, drafts, unpublished manuscripts, academic, legal, and financial records, and all manner of loose notes and memoranda.

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

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P.E.N. American Center Records, 1922-2008 (inclusive) 1930-1989 (bulk)

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294 boxes and 130 linear feet
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Consists of files created by P.E.N. American Center as part of its regular business operations since its founding in 1922. Includes material on governance and policies, programs, awards, and financial aid granted to authors, and the center's involvement with International P.E.N. and other P.E.N. organizations worldwide. The collection is especially notable for its extensive author correspondence and occasional original manuscripts, as well as audio and video recordings of P.E.N. programs and events.

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

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William H. Tower Philatelic Collection, 1380-1950 (inclusive) 1700s-1940s (bulk)

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20 boxes and 15.4 linear feet
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Consists of envelopes both used and unused (also known as covers), letters, postcards, documents, postage stamps, and a variety of other philatelic material from around the world as collected and annotated by the Reverend William Hogarth Tower (1871-1950). The collection spans the topics of English Postal History, United States Postal History, War Covers, Philatelic Miscellany, and Franking.

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

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Christian Gauss Papers, 1863-1952 (inclusive) 1900-1951 (bulk)

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94 boxes
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Christian Gauss was one of Woodrow Wilson's original preceptors, the first Class of 1900 Professor of Modern Languages, and the third Dean of the College. The Christian Gauss papers include personal and professional writings, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and assorted ephemera and printed matter, as well as numerous documents related to the Gauss family.

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

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Kimon Friar Papers, 1926-1993 (inclusive)

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158 boxes and 66.6 linear feet
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The collection consists of personal papers of Kimon Friar, one of the first and most prolific translators of modern Greek poetry into English. His work helped bring modern Greek literature to the attention of the international public.

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

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George Segal Papers, 1970-1999 (bulk) 1936-2010 (inclusive)

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126 boxes
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Business files, correspondence, photographs, artwork, writings, and clippings of George Segal (1924-2000), 20th-century American sculptor, artist, and photographer active from the late 1950s until 1999. The papers contain photographs taken by and of the artist, correspondence and all business files relating to exhibitions, records of the production of public commissions, writings by and about Segal, audio and visual media, and exhibition catalogs.

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

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William Jovanovich Papers, 1950-1996 (bulk) 1815-2006 (inclusive)

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61 boxes and 32.8 linear feet
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William Jovanovich (1920-2001) was an American publisher, author, and businessman, who led the publishing firm Harcourt Brace Jovanovich from 1954 to 1991, as president and later as chief executive officer. The collection consists of Jovanovich's author and publisher files, including an extensive file on Charles A. Lindbergh, along with correspondence, writings, personal and family papers, memorabilia, and other files documenting his career as a major American publisher in the 20th century, his creative pursuits in fiction and nonfiction, and his interest in Yugoslav literature and textbook publishing.

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Carlos Fuentes Papers, 1830s-2012 (inclusive) 1950-2012 (bulk)

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381 boxes and 60 items
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The Carlos Fuentes Papers consists of personal and working papers of Fuentes (1928-2012), Mexican author, editor, and diplomat, including notebooks, manuscripts of novels and novellas, short stories, plays, screenplays, nonfiction writings, speeches and interviews, translations of fiction and nonfiction, correspondence, juvenilia, drawings, documents, photographs, audiocassettes, videocassettes, papers of others, scrapbooks, clippings, and printed material.

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

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Theodor Kallifatides Papers, 1970-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.8 linear feet and 2 boxes
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Consists of correspondence with Kallifatides's parents in Greece; family correspondence; autograph manuscripts and typescripts of his work; and some printed material and documents.

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

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Panhellenic Liberation Movement (P.A.K.) Papers, 1968 may - 1972 march (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet and 1 box
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This collection consists of archives from the time of the establishment of the Panhellenic Liberation Movement (Panellēnio Sosialistiko Kinēma, P.A.K.) against the junta. Included are letters, statutes, press releases, speeches, and articles written in Greek, English, and German dated May 1968 - March 1972.

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

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Yanni Posnakoff Papers, 1953-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
2.15 linear feet (2 boxes)
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Consists of correspondence, original sketches by Yanni Posnakoff, personal documents, photographs, exhibition catalogs, and printed material regarding the life and work of the artist in the United States.

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

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Guy Warszawski Correspondence, Postcards, and Ephemera Related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique, 1950-2019 (inclusive) 1970-2019 (bulk)

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0.8 linear feet and 2 boxes
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This collection comprises correspondence, postcards, and ephemera related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique, collected by Guy Warzawski, a Polish-Belgian professor. The Collège de 'Pataphysique was founded in Paris in 1948 and is dedicated to the furtherment of pataphysics, a parodistic "science of imaginary solutions" invented by French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry.

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

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Warner Bros. Screenplays, 1928-1969 (inclusive)

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187 boxes and 74.8 linear feet
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The Warner Bros. Screenplays consists of a large collection of scripts for films produced by the Warner Bros. studio.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

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Rowe Family Photographs, 1890-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.25 linear feet and 1 box
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Consists of over one hundred photographs documenting the Rowe family in Spokane and Edgecomb, Washington, and Lawrence County, Missouri. Photographs depict sawmills, steam engine threshers, store interiors, Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Riders," and snapshots of the Rowe family who operated engines and owned farms in Washington state, Missouri, and Kansas.

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

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Stuart Mills Papers, 1956-2017 (inclusive)

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5.4 linear feet
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Consists of notebooks, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera documenting the working career of the poet and small-press publisher, Stuart Mills (1940-2006).

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

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Pluto Press Publisher Files, 1982-2017 (inclusive) (bulk 1997-2010) (bulk)

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4.4 linear feet and 5 boxes
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Consists of Pluto Press publisher files produced by scholars writing about the conflicts of the Middle East, containing 164 publisher's files for 113 books. Pluto Press is a British independent book publisher founded in 1969 and is known for being a radical political publishing house that focuses on contemporary issues. Collection includes correspondence between authors and publishers, publishing contracts, financial projects, press releases, author questionnaires, chapter drafts, and cover designs. The collection spans the years 1982-2017, with the bulk of materials from 1997 to 2010.

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

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Sergei Alekseyev Correspondence, 1915-1987, (inclusive) 1964-1970 (bulk)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence, photographs, and emphera sent to Ina Tillman from her friend Sergei Alekseyev in the Soviet Union (Siberia). Tillman and Alekseyev were pen pals, and, as Esperantists, they used Esperanto to communicate with each other. The collection spans 1915 to 1987, with a bulk of the collection being their correspondence from 1964 to 1970.

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

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Miscellaneous Playscripts Collection, 1882-1961 (inclusive)

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85 boxes and 34 linear feet
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This collection includes some playscripts stamped or addressed by theater agencies in Chicago, New York City, and Hollywood, while others were used at McCarter Theater or by the Princeton University Players. There are wartime scripts from both world wars, as well as government plays from the Federal Theater Project, the Works Progress Administration, and the Department of Agriculture's War Food Commission.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

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Health and Society in Bolivia, 1986-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:
10 boxes, 3 items, and 5 linear feet
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This collection contains ephemera concerning healthcare programs and practices in Bolivia from 1986-2003. The materials include flyers, pamphlets, posters, reports and working papers dating mostly from the late 1990s and early 2000s. Most were created and distributed by non-governmental organizations and by government agencies in this country.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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Women in Chile, V, 1989-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes and 1.5 linear feet
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This microfilm is the fifth in a series of collections of pamphlet materials relating to issues concerning women in Chile. The subjects of the pamphlets vary widely and include such topics as women's health, gender in the labor market, violence in the family, indigenous women, and the legal and civil rights of women. The materials are published by a wide variety of organizations, including non-governmental organizations, religious groups, and government bodies.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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Politics in Mexico, 1993-1999 (inclusive)

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180 items and 1 linear feet
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This microfilm, entitled Politics in Mexico (1993-1999), contains, serials, monographs, and ephemeral materials pertaining to politics that are published by political parties, government bodies, and other politically and socially active institutions in Mexico.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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Environment and Ecology in Bolivia, I, 1985-2005 (inclusive)

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11 boxes, 6 items, and 5.5 linear feet
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This collection consists of ephemera regarding the environment and ecology in Bolivia. The materials include reports, pamphlets, flyers, serials and posters produced primarily between 1998 and 2003.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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Non-denominational Christian Organizations in Cuba, II, 1961-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:
7 boxes and 3.5 linear feet
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This collection contains materials published or distributed in Cuba by ecumenical or otherwise non-denominational Christian organizations - organizations which are not known to be affiliated with the Catholic Church, the Christian Orthodox Church, or any specific Protestant denomination. The publications in the collection include church bulletins, evangelical tracts, children's educational items, serials, monographs, pamphlets, and flyers, and the bulk of them date from the 1990s and 2000s.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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Environment and Ecology in Chile, II, 1992-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 2 linear feet
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The materials included in this collection cover multiple aspects related to the environment and ecology in Chile. Types of materials include pamphlets, flyers, reports, and research papers published mostly by non-governmental organizations concerned with the protection of the environment, and by government agencies. The bulk of the material was published between the late 1990s and the early 2000s.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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Children and Youth in Bolivia, I, 1986-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
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This collection contains pamphlets, periodicals, instructional materials, and other items addressing a range of issues related to the rights and conditions of youth and children in Bolivia.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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Education in Colombia, I, 1962-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
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The collection consists of pamphlets, reports, serials, and other materials relating to educational policies and their implementation, to social activism and political participation, and to alternative views on the role of education in Colombian society from 1962 to 2005.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

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