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Sebah & Joaillier Photographs Collection, 1880-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Sebah & Joaillier Photographs Collection consists entirely of 19th-century photographs of Constantinople and the surrounding area.

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

Jansenism in France Collection, 1728-1780 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Jansenism was a religious movement based on the teachings of the theologian Cornelius Jansen (1585-1638). His doctrines held that human beings cannot achieve goodness without the intervention of God's grace and that a minority of individuals has been predestined by God for salvation. Consists of a collection of papers related to the Jansenist controversy in France in the 18th century.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Frederick Monsen Photographs, circa 1890-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 4.0 linear feet
Abstract:: This is an open collection of photographs by Norwegian-born photographer, essayist, and lecturer Frederick I. Monsen (1865-1929). Photographs primarily depict Hopi and Navajo people, structures, and landscapes in New Mexico and Arizona.

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

Orlando F. Weber Collection, 1791-1903, 1820-1832 (bulk) 1791-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of mostly nineteenth-century material collected by Orlando F. Weber, a prominent industrialist with an interest in the history of corporate practices and economics.

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

Oden Meeker Manuscripts, 1954-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes
Abstract:: The Oden Meeker Manuscripts collection consists of writings and photographs of the American freelance author Oden Meeker (1918-1976), a former director of the humanitarian organization CARE.

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

New Mexico Documents Collection, circa 1777-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of retained copies of 66 notarial documents for primarily 19th-century land transactions in what is now the state of New Mexico.

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

Archibald MacLeish Collection, 1925-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected manuscripts and correspondence of American poet/dramatist and Pulitzer Prize winner Archibald MacLeish.

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

Paul Frankl Papers, 1900-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes
Abstract:: The Paul Frankl Papers consists of correspondence, writings, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter of the Czech art historian, architect, author, and educator Paul Frankl (1878-1962). A native of Prague, Frankl came to the United States in 1938, and shortly afterwards settled in Princeton, New Jersey, where he was associated with the Institute for Advanced Study.

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

19th-Century Maritime Collection, 1781-1928 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, documents, financial material, and printed matter of Caleb Bates, captain of the Juno of Boston, John B. Church, marine insurance underwriter, and others involved in predominantly nineteenth-century American maritime trade.

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

Wolcott Family Correspondence, 1763-1838 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of copies of family correspondence of Frederick Wolcott of Litchfield, Connecticut. Wolcott was a son of Connecticult governor Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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

Danubio Torres Fierro Papers, 1952-2003 (inclusive) 1971-2003 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence of the Uruguayan writer and editor Danubio Torres Fierro.

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

J. Duncan Spaeth Collection, 1865-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, diaries, photographs, scrapbooks, and printed matter of J. Duncan Spaeth, a preceptor (1905-1911) and professor of English (1911-1935) at Princeton.

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

John Jay by Frank Monaghan, 1935 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of the original typescript of history professor Frank Monaghan's John Jay (1935), a biography of the American founding father.

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

William H. Shehadi Collection of Kahlil Gibran, 1918-1991 (inclusive) 1918-1931 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera by and about the Lebanese-American philosophical essayist, novelist, mystical poet, and artist Kahlil Gibran, who, by fusing elements of Eastern and Western mysticism, achieved lasting fame with such poetic works as The Prophet (1923) and Jesus, the Son of Man (1928). This material was collected by William H. Shehadi.

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

Symmes H. Stillwell Family Papers, 1862-1864 (bulk) 1848-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Symmes H. Stillwell (1840-1934) of Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, served in the Union Army with the 9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry from September 1861 until October 1864 during the American Civil War. This collection consists mostly of Stillwell's Civil War papers, including a sizeable number of letters as well as diaries and various documents that provide information about Stillwell's experiences as well as those of his regiment. The letters, in particular, provide detailed descriptions and offer insight into various aspects of the war, such as camp life, battles, the aftermath of battles, and widespread sickness amongst the troops. They also reveal Stillwell's political leanings, his opinions about African Americans, specifically black military regiments, and his enthusiasm for the war. The collection also consists of some Stillwell family correspondence and legal documents.

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

Elizabeth Dodge Clarke Collection of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Postcards and Photographs, circa 1908-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of postcard correspondence, photographs, blank postcards, and some ephemera and small paintings collected and received by Elizabeth Dodge Clarke during her time in Istanbul, Turkey and after her return to the United States.

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

Auguste Rodin Collection, 1880-1966 (inclusive) 1900-1912 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.45 linear feet
Abstract:: The Auguste Rodin Collection contains over fifty Rodin letters, cards, telegrams, and notes, of which about half are in the hand of the sculptor.

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

Manuscript Maps Collection, 1700-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 9.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection of manuscript maps. Included is the eastern section of the Mason-Dixon Line drawn by Charles Dixon and Jeremiah Dixon in 1768.

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

Yeandle Collection of Film Star Photographs, 1918-1949 (inclusive) 1932-1947 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 items, 91 volumes, and 13.95 linear feet
Abstract:: consists of scrapbooks of publicity photographs of American motion-picture actors and actresses, mainly of the 1930s and 1940s, collected by Mrs. A. M. Yeandle.

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

Collected Memorabilia of William Sidney Porter [O. Henry], 1897-1916 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Abstract:: The Collected Memorabilia of William Sidney Porter consists of unpublished articles, reminiscences, and correspondence of the American storywriter William Sidney Porter (1862-1910), better know by his pseudonym "O. Henry."

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

Richard Hanmer Bunbury letters to his father, 1827-1839 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Richard Hanmer Bunbury was a captain in the British Royal Navy and spent sixteen years in Australia. His father was Lt. General Sir Henry Bunbury. The collection contains 45 letters Richard Hanmer Bunbury wrote to Sir Henry Bunbury from 1827 to 1839. The letters contain accounts of naval life and duties, as well as some battles. The collection also includes a letter to one of Richard's brothers, five of his friends, a letter of commendation, his marriage certificate, and a certificate awarded for the rescue of a man who fell overboard.

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

Norma Spector Papers, 1947-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of papers relating to post-World War II Greek history and politics, 1940s-1970s, collected by Norma Spector in her role as the public relations liaison of the Federation of Greek Maritime Unions (FGMU) in New York City.

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

Félix Bonfils Photographs Collection, 1867-1885 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.8 linear feet
Abstract:: The Félix Bonfils Photographs Collection consists of photographs taken by Bonfils in the second half of the 19th century of images and people in the eastern Mediterranean.

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

S. S. Van Dine Scrapbooks, 1916-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 68 volumes and 7.21 linear feet
Abstract:: Educated in California and at Harvard, Willard Huntington Wright became editor of The Smart Set (1913-1914). After suffering a serious illness in 1925, he turned to writing detective novels under the pseudonym of "S. S. Van Dine". His papers consist of scrapbooks reflecting the professional and private life of Van Dine, including articles by and about him (1926-1930), reviews of his books, motion pictures, and radio plays, his literary and art criticism, and miscellaneous and general notes (1926-1937).

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

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]

Princeton University Library Collection of Robert Bridges Materials, 1896-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes and 4.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and miscellany pertaining to Robert Bridges' editorial work at Charles Scribner's Sons, as well as material relating to Princeton (particularly his Class of 1879 and the Princeton Club of New York), the Century Club, and the Coffee House Club, in all of which Bridges was an active member.

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

Booksellers' League of New York Records, 1895-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Founded in 1895, the Booksellers' League of New York was an organization aimed at promoting a professional and collaborative spirit among members of the book trade. The bulk of the collection consists of meeting minutes of the annual meetings and Board of Managers meetings, 1895-1932 (5 vols.) and of materials relating to the League's monthly dinners and other social events, 1901-1958 (invitation cards, programs, menus, handbills, and related membership mailings).

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

Thomas Daniels' Collations of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Short Stories, 1920-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of collations by Thomas Daniels of over forty of short stories in American and British magazines by American novelist and storywriter F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Walter Livingston Wright Materials, 1925-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts, correspondence, and documents of Walter Livingston Wright, Jr. (Princeton Class of 1921) relating to his work in Turkey, Princeton, and Washington, D.C., as well as papers of his father, Walter Livingston Wright (Class of 1892) who was president of Lincoln University (Pa.).

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

Clarke Family Papers, 1710-1906 (inclusive) 1802-1890 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.45 linear feet
Abstract:: The Clarke family lived and farmed in the Stony Brook - Quaker Bridge area of Middlesex County, New Jersey, now known as Clarkesville of Mercer County. The collection includes documents of the Clarke family such as deeds, wills, and mortgages of various generations of Clarkes.

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

Whitney Jennings Oates Correspondence, 1949-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence of Whitney Jennings Oates (Princeton Class of 1925) during his tenure as a professor of Classics at Princeton University.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Modern Greek Materials, 1677-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 4 folders
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection containing miscellaneous source material related to Modern Greek studies, including letters, documents, artwork, and other unbound manuscript items.

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

Selected Papers of Edward T. Chase, 1904-2002 (inclusive) 1979-2002 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes, 1 folder, and 3.67 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of Edward T. Chase (1919-2005) including correspondence, manuscripts and other documents relating to Chase's professional career as a book editor at several New York publishing companies spanning the years 1972-1995.

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

Ambassador Achilleas Antoniades Files on Cyprus, 1974-2009 (bulk) 1956-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 52 boxes and 52.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Achilleas Antoniades (1947-) is a career diplomat who served as Ambassador for the Republic of Cyprus to the Czech Republic from 2007 to 2009. The files consist of his documents, notes, minutes of meetings, analytical reports, and maps, regarding the political situation in Cyprus from the late 1950s through 2009.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Early Photographs of Greece, circa 1852-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes, 12.8 linear feet, and 1 oversize folders
Abstract:: The Early Photographs of Greece Collection is an open collection for general photographs of sites and subjects in Greece. Included are panoramic photographs of the Parthenon, Athens, and Smyrna, along with other photographs of Greece.

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

Russell A. Fraser Papers on R. P. Blackmur, 1920-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Russell A. Fraser concerning his biography of R. P. Blackmur, A Mingled Yarn: The Life of R. P. Blackmur (1981), including correspondence with friends, family, and associates of Blackmur, a few of Blackmur's proofs and drafts, and printed copies or clippings of writings by and about Blackmur.

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

New Review Correspondence of Samuel Putnam, 1927-1933 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes and 2.25 linear feet
Abstract:: Samuel Putnam (1892-1950) was an American author, translator, and editor. The collection reflects the work of Putnam during the period he lived with his family in France, emphasizing his work as editor of The New Review. Correspondents include Ezra Pound, who served as associate editor for four issues, Richard Aldington, William Aspenwall Bradley, and Ford Madox Ford, as well as over 100 other literary and artistic figures.

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

Delaware Boundary Case Collection, 1664-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 5.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of photostats of documents collected by assistant New Jersey attorney general Duane E. Minard regarding a state boundary case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, October term, 1929, in which New Jersey was the plaintiff and Delaware the defendant.

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

Howard C. Rice Papers, 1965-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:: 22 boxes and 8.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers relating to the preparation of The American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army, 1780-1783 (1972), which was translated and edited by Princeton's Special Collections librarian Howard C. Rice and Anne S. K. Brown.

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

Roberto González Echevarría Collection on Severo Sarduy and Other Latin American Writers, 1951-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 boxes and 4.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Roberto González Echevarría is a Cuban-born critic and Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literature at Yale University. This collection contains his correspondence with Severo Sarduy and other writers and critics including among them Alejo Carpentier, Miguel Barnet, Antonio Benítez Rojo, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Nancy Morejón, Octavio Paz, Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá, Luis Rafael Sánchez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Calvin Trilin, J. Wright, Carlos Fuentes, Julio Cortázar, Rosario Ferré, and José Donoso. Also in the collection are typescripts, audio recordings, photographs, and printed materials particularly relating to González Echevarría's work on Sarduy.

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

Antonio Benítez Rojo Papers, 1980-2005 (inclusive) 1980-1993 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of correspondence of Antonio Benítez Rojo, a Cuban writer and professor of Spanish at Amherst College from 1983 to 2005.

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

Pinkney Papers, 1804-1911 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of papers of the notable American statesman and attorney William Pinkney, including writings, political and diplomatic correspondence from his time as minister to Great Britain and Russia, legal notes, deeds, bookplates, and other assorted papers. The collection also contains some papers from his grandson, William Pinkney Whyte, and a notebook from Joseph White, a Pinkney relative.

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

Giōrgos Vakalo Papers, 1901-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 21 boxes and 11.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Giōrgos Vakalo Papers consists primarily of papers by and relating to the Greek painter and stage designer George Vakalo (1902-1991). Included are autograph and typed manuscripts of Vakalo's notes, talks, articles, interviews, TV or radio productions, artwork, as well as his correspondence, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter, such as exhibition art catalogs, magazines, and clippings. Of particular importance are the hundreds pieces of his artwork in a variety of media (ink, pencil, watercolor, conté crayon, engravings) and on a variety of supports (paper, carton, and canvas).

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

Gordon Merrick Papers, 1936-1991 (inclusive) 1954-1988 (bulk)

Extent:: 23 boxes
Abstract:: The Gordon Merrick Papers consist primarily of drafts of the manuscripts of Merrick's novels, written over a thirty-nine year period, from the late 1940s ( The Strumpet Wind, 1947) to the mid-1980s ( Measure of Madness, 1986). Also present is his business and financial correspondence with agents, publishers, and banks over a twenty-one year period, from 1967 until his death in 1988. In addition there is a clipping file which dates back to Merrick's first experiences as an actor in the 1930s, as well as photographs taken for publicity as well as for Merrick's personal collection.

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

Archives of Form Magazine, 1965-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Form was an international magazine focused on concrete poetry and kinetic art. Three Cambridge-educated academics, Philip Steadman, Mike Weaver, and Stephen Bann, edited the magazine and produced ten issues from 1966 to 1969. The collection includes extensive correspondence between editors, subscribers, and contributors, along with editorial, financial, and administrative files spanning the entire existence of the magazine.

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

Thomas McCarthy Papers, 1968-2019 (bulk) 1899-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:: 51 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of writings, diaries, correspondence, organizational records, clippings, and other personal papers of Irish poet Thomas McCarthy, including drafts of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction works from the 1970s through the 2010s; extensive diaries and notebooks on personal and literary topics; files related to his work with Cork 2005, the Triskel Arts Centre, and other cultural and arts organizations in Ireland; transcriptions and recordings of interviews and events; and teaching materials.

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

George Nicholson Sterling Lord Literistic Author Files, 1995-2015 (bulk) 1870-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 28 boxes and 26 linear feet
Abstract:: George Nicholson (1937-2015) was a literary agent for children's and young adult books at Sterling Lord Literistic from 1995 to 2015. The collection consists of his Sterling Lord Literistic office files on the authors and illustrators with whom he worked, such as Tony Abbott, Betsy Byars, Lois Duncan, Patricia Reilly Giff, Alice Provensen, Peter Lerangis, and Zilpha Keatley Snyder, and the literary estates he managed, including those of Don Freeman, Hardie Gramatky, and Lois Lenski. Author files include correspondence and email printouts, as well as copies of contracts and agreements, royalties statements, book jacket proofs, promotional materials, drafts and proofs of book manuscripts, and photocopies and mock-ups of books.

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

Morgan Family Papers, 1840-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:: 80 boxes and 34.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of the correspondence of Josephine Perry Morgan, her husband Junius Spencer Morgan, her daughter Sarah Morgan Gardner, and various other Perry family members. This correspondence concerns mostly family and social matters.

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

Jan Valtin Papers, 1930s-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:: 23 boxes and 9.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of "Jan Valtin," the literary pseudonym of Richard Julius Herman Krebs.

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

Philadelphia Custom House Records, 1824-1928 (inclusive)

Extent:: 41 boxes and 16.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and various records of the Philadelphia Customhouse dating from the 19th century to the early 1920s.

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

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