Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1855">1855</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1859">1859</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Chambers Family Papers, 1772-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:: 22 boxes and 9.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of diaries, correspondence, documents, scrapbooks, and printed matter of the Chambers family of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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

George Palmer Putnam Collection, 1813-1888 (inclusive) 1853-1855 (bulk)

Extent:: 12 boxes
Abstract:: Consists primarily of authors' correspondence, accompanied by related artwork, pertaining to G.P. Putnam & Co.'s publishing enterprise from before the Civil War. In addition to the correspondence and a scrapbook of miscellaneous material, the collection contains drafts of articles intended for the anthology Homes of American Authors (1853), as well as manuscript material by George Bethune and Francis Hawks.

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

Félix Candela Papers, 1924-1997 (bulk) 1767-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:: 37 boxes and 32.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Félix Candela was an influential Spanish-born architect and structural engineer, known for his innovative designs using reinforced thin-shell concrete to create the highly efficient hyperbolic parabaloid shapes used in his construction of many well-known churches, factories, and other buildings, primarily in and around Mexico City in the mid-20th century. The collection consists of professional and personal papers, including photographic files documenting his projects, architectural drawings and designs, drafts of lectures and published papers, correspondence, appointment books, student notebooks and artwork, personal photographs and albums, awards and certificates, architectural reference books and magazines, construction materials catalogs, and clippings on various architecture and design topics and on Candela's own work.

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

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

Extent:: 191 boxes, 435 volumes, and 133 linear feet
Abstract:: 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]

Princeton University Library Collection of George Washington Materials, 1750-1793 (bulk) 1750-1904 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents by and about George Washington, first president of the United States, as well as some items of members of his family.

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]

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]

Allen Family Burma Collection, 1781-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.7 linear feet
Abstract:: The Allen Family Burma Collection documents two generations of British aristocrats in colonial Burma, and consists of two diaries, dating from 1889 to 1890, and two scrapbooks, dating from 1781 to 1935. In total, the collection is extensive; within the scrapbooks are nearly six hundred items, including photographs, newspapers clippings, letters, and ephemera. As a group, this collection gives a great insight into colonial life in Burma immediately following Burma's incorporation into the British Empire.

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

Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington, 1834-1855 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of some original letters to Blessington and notes used by R. R. Madden in editing The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington (1855).

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

William Allingham and Helen Paterson Allingham Collection, 1855-1916 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence (1885-1887) of Irish writer William Allingham and twenty-seven letters (1892-1916) by his wife, watercolorist Helen Paterson Allingham, to artist William George Daffarn.

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

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