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Bernard McSherry and Richard Coale Tavern Ledgers, 1784-1791 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of two tavern ledgers kept by Bernard (Barney) McSherry (1764-1796) and Richard Coale (1760-1834), brothers-in-law who both operated taverns in Libertytown, Frederick County, Maryland. The ledgers document the sale of liquor and alcoholic drinks, as well as the hosting of games, dinners, shows, and other entertainment. Patrons listed in the ledgers include American Revolutionary War officers Ely Dorsey (1744–1803), Lilburn Williams (1748–1794), and William Lamar (circa 1755-1838), as well as members of the local free African American community.

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

Public Works Administration Photographs of the Bonneville Dam Project, 1934-1943 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a collection of seventy-six photographs documenting the construction and installation of power-generating machinery for the Bonneville Dam project in the Columbia River Gorge near Portland, Oregon, beginning in the Great Depression and continuing through World War II.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Stephanos Stournaras Photographs, circa 1880

Extent:: 1.3 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection of Stephanos Stournaras photographs of Greece.

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

Dhoruba Bin Wahad & Robert Boyle Collection of FBI Files Related to the Black Panther Party, 1966-1999 (bulk 1970-1975) (inclusive)

Extent:: 70 linear feet ((70 boxes))
Abstract:: Dhoruba Bin Wahad is an African American writer and activist, formerly a leader in the Black Panther Party. Robert J. Boyle is a criminal defense attorney in New York City who has worked in appeals and post-conviction motions, and has also been involved in civil rights and police misconduct litigation. The collection consists of approximately 110,000 pages of redacted FBI and NYPD photocopies about the Black Panther Party (BPP) and its top leaders, obtained pursuant to a court order in the legal case Bin Wahad v. FBI, et al.

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

Dale R. Dalgas Papers Relating to the Korean War, 1950 october 30-1952 september 5 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.25 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Consists of over 100 letters as well as diaries, military objects, and ephemera, dating from 1950 to 1952, of Corporal Dale R. Dalgas (1928-2001) during his time serving in the United States Army's 45th Infantry Medial Company during the Korean War.

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

Lauretta McDowell Photograph Albums and Memoir, 1947

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection consists of two photograph albums and a typewritten memoir documenting Lauretta McDowell's six-month period of work as a cadet nurse at the Tacoma (Cushman) Indian Hospital on Puyallup land in Washington State. The albums include photographs of Puyallup and other Indigenous patients, as well as McDowell's fellow nurses and doctors.

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

Letters to Michaēl Iatros, 1837-1857 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of incoming letters to Michaēl Iatros, a Greek politician and merchant, from several merchants and philanthropists, and members of the clergy.

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

Collection of Lantern Slides of Macedonia, Greece, 1917-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet and 4 boxes
Abstract:: Collection of 189 lantern slides of several places in Macedonia, Greece by Newton & Co.

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

William J. Harsha Papers, 1873-1891 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection consists of four volumes of sermons, lecture notes, diary entries, and clippings, as well as correspondence, broadsides, a pamphlet, and a photograph belonging to William J. Harsha (1853-1938), a Presbyterian minister from Illinois who worked in Nebraska, New York, and Colorado, and who was an advocate for Indigenous civil rights.

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

Matthew L. Davis Memoirs of Aaron Burr Research Files, circa 1830

Extent:: 0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Consists of material Matthew L. Davis (1773-1850) kept while researching his Memoirs of Aaron Burr (New York: Harpers & Bros., 1837).

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

Paul Shimada Papers, 1942-1943 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence to Kiyoshi Paul Shimada, a Japanese American farmer from Lodi, California, while he was incarcerated at the Rohwer War Relocation Center along with his family from 1942-1943. There are also photographic prints and negatives, as well as receipts from a store in Arkansas.

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

Screenplays Collection, 1931-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 82 boxes and 31.95 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of screenplays for over 500 films produced by Columbia Studios, Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Twentieth Century Fox, and others.

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

T. H. Vail Motter Playbills Collection, 1900-1969 (inclusive) 1913-1959 (bulk)

Extent:: 8 boxes and 5.7 linear feet
Abstract:: The collection consists mainly of playbills of American dramatic productions covering over forty-five years of play-going by T. H. Vail Motter (Princeton Class of 1922) but includes some early 20th-century playbills from the London theater as well as foreign playbills from Greece, Turkey, Belgium, China, Japan, Denmark, Holland, and England.

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

Herbert Witherspoon Scrapbooks, 1896-1917 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Herbert Witherspoon Scrapbooks consists of newspaper clippings and programs relating to the musical career of Witherspoon, a Metropolitan Opera basso and performer of songs in recital.

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

José Emilio Pacheco Papers, circa 1940s-2010s (inclusive)

Extent:: 58 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of the papers (circa 1940s-2010s) of Mexican poet, essayist, novelist and short story writer, José Emilio Pacheco. Materials include notebooks, diaries and journals, writings, correspondence, printed materials, and other items.

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

Violette Leduc Manuscripts and Correspondence with Simone de Beauvoir, 1945-1972 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.6 linear feet and 4 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of nearly 300 letters from Simone de Beauvoir to Violette Leduc documenting their literary friendship spanning four decades, along with 23 notebooks containing manuscript drafts of Leduc's autobiography, La Bâtarde (1964).

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

Warren Alfred Stark Papers, 1947-1957 (inclusive) 1950-1952 (bulk)

Extent:: 5 linear feet and 7 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, and ephemera belonging to missile researcher Warren Alfred Stark that document his time in the United States Army at the White Sands Proving Grounds in New Mexico during the Korean War and the early years of the Cold War. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence between Warren Stark and Jean Anne Baldwin Stark (1928-1999), his girlfriend and later wife, and other family members and close friends.

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

Anne Buchanan Crosby Collection of Galway Kinnell Letters and Manuscripts, circa 1957-2006 (inclusive) 1957-1995 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.63 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of letters from American poet Galway Kinnell (1927-2014) to English artist Anne Buchanan Crosby (b.1929), together with several annotated poetry typescripts and manuscripts authored by Kinnell.

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

Renée Weiss Papers, 1939-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 2.42 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of professional and personal correspondence, travel diaries and related ephemera, notebooks, writings, and files relating to the Quarterly Review of Literature (QRL) of editor and writer Renée Karol Weiss (1923-2021). Some materials relate specifically to Renée's husband, poet and professor Theodore Weiss (1916-2003).

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

Photographs of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Aftermath, 1906

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a collection of photographs documenting the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, California, taken by various photographers including Willard Elmer Worden, Charles C. Pierce, Frederick Arthur Webster, A. Blumberg, Shaw and Shaw, and others.

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

Booth Tarkington Papers, 1812-1956, 1812-1956 (inclusive) 1899-1946 (bulk)

Extent:: 281 boxes and 131.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of extensive writings -- novels, plays, short stories, articles, film scenarios, radio scripts -- and correspondence of "The Gentleman from Indiana" Booth Tarkington, noted American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Amiri Baraka Materials, circa 1963-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 box )
Abstract:: An open collection of manuscripts and other papers related to the writings of American author Amiri Baraka (1934-2014).

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

William A. Prickitt Papers Related to Company G of the 25th United States Colored Infantry Regiment, 1864-1869 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a group of military records collected by Captain William A. Prickitt (1839-1929) documenting the daily operations of African American soldiers in Company G of the United States Colored Infantry's 25th Regiment during the final year of the American Civil War.

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

Archivo de Roberto Gottardi, circa 1960-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16.71 linear feet
Abstract:: La colección consiste mayormente en materiales relacionados con los diversos proyectos/obras de Roberto Gottardi y materiales relacionados con sus actividades docentes como profesor de arquitectura. Incluye apuntes, modelos y esquemas, planes de clases y material de estudio, material impreso, correspondencia, material fotográfico, planos arquitectónicos y otros materials.

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

Lewis Thomas Papers, 1941-1992 (inclusive) 1973-1983 (bulk)

Extent:: 160 boxes
Abstract:: The Lewis Thomas papers consist primarily of files from the years (1973-1983) that Thomas (Princeton Class of 1933) spent as president and, later, chancellor, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. These contain general correspondence with doctors, drafts and reprints of his essays and books, files of lectures, presentations, and awards, and files of scientific organizations with which he was involved. There are also drafts and reprints of early scientific papers (which pre-date his years at MSKCC).

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

Madison Smartt Bell Papers, 1940s-2021 (inclusive) 1986-2003 (bulk)

Extent:: 85 boxes and 60 linear feet
Abstract:: Madison Smartt Bell (1957-) is an American novelist best known for his trilogy of novels about Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution, published between 1995 and 2004. His papers consist of writings, personal and professional correspondence, family documents, memorandum books, printed materials, and subject files, including drafts, galleys, and proofs for his novels, short stories, and other writings.

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

John Hinsdale Scheide Collection, 1007-1873 (inclusive) 1200-1650 (bulk)

Extent:: 253 boxes and 229 items
Abstract:: Consists of 7,935 Western European documents and other manuscript materials collected by William T. Scheide (1847-1907) and his son, American businessman John Hinsdale Scheide (Princeton Class of 1896).

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

Women and Gender Issues in Bolivia, II, 1991-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes, 9 items, and 5.5 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains pamphlets, serials, monographs, and posters concerning the rights and conditions of women in Bolivia. Most of the material was published in Bolivia itself, between the years 1991 and 2003. Topics covered include women's rights, women in politics, domestic violence, women's health, indigenous women, and women in the labor force.

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

Religion in Brazil, I, 1899-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 2 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains ephemera concerning religious issues and events in Brazil, published between 1899 and 2002.

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

Women in Central America, I, 1960-2004 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 4 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains pamphlets, reports, serials, monographs, and posters concerning the rights and conditions of women in Central America.

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

Rural and Agrarian Issues in Brazil, 1971-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.3 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains pamphlets, serials, reports, booklets, and flyers pertaining to rural conditions and agrarian practices in Brazil.

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

Religion in Ecuador, 1977-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 334 items
Abstract:: This microfilm consists of pamphlets and booklets issues between 1977 and 2000 in Ecuador covering a wide range of themes touching on religion, among them: art and culture, biblical studies, biographies, catechism, family and education.

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

Religion in Perú, 1871-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 262 items
Abstract:: This microfilm consists primarily of pamphlets published in Peru relating to church and religion. Themes covered include history, indigenous peoples, internal church affairs, youth, social issues, politics, biographies and art. The bulk of the material was published during the 1990s.

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

Religion in Cuba: The Catholic Church, 1904-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:: 64 items and 6.5 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains materials published and/or distributed in Cuba by the Catholic Church and affiliated organizations, and issued between 1904 and 1998.

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

Religion in Cuba: Non-Christians and General Publications, 1972-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:: 42 items and 6.5 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains religious materials published in Cuba between 1972 and 1998 and issued by non-Christian and secular organizations.

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

Education in Brazil, 1940-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes, 2 items, and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection of workbooks, reports, serials, pamphlets, and flyers documents the history of Brazilian educational initiatives and programs over the past six decades, from 1940 to 2006, with an emphasis on materials from the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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

Non-denominational Christian Organizations in Cuba, 1955-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 232 items and 1 linear feet
Abstract:: This microfilm contains materials published by Cuban Christian organizations which either have an ecumenical focus or for which no denominational affiliation can be identified. Most of the material consists of newsletters, small religious tracts, and educational materials, such as series of biblical lessons or books of hymns.

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

Indigenous Peoples, Peasants, and Ethnic Minorities in Bolivia, I, 1970-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 boxes, 36 items, and 7 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains pamphlets, leaflets, serials, small monographs, and posters pertaining to indigenous peoples and other ethnic minorities in Bolivia.

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

The Catholic Church in Cuba, IV, 1988-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:: 19 boxes, 4 items, and 7.7 linear feet
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Latin American Ephemera [Contact Us]

Protestant Churches in Cuba II, 1941-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1076 items and 3.5 linear feet
Abstract:: This microfilm contains materials published or distributed by Protestant Christian organizations in Cuba. Many are published or printed by independent evangelical groups and distributed by various denominations or churches.

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

Politics in Peru, I, 1931-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 487 items
Abstract:: This microfilm covers primarily the 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2001 elections in Peru. It contains election propaganda and literature from participating political parties, political analysis, and official government publications.

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

Women and Children in Brazil, II, 1983-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection of ephemera on women and children in Brazil consists of pamphlets, flyers, and serials published by governmental and non-governmental organizations between 1983 and 2005.

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

Youth in Chile, II, 1988-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains pamphlets, flyers, working papers, institutional reports, and periodicals addressing issues related to children and youth in post-dictatorship Chile.

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

Women in Argentina, V: Pamphlets, 1982-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:: 48 items
Abstract:: This microfilm consists of pamphlets published between 1982 and 1998 by community and national organizations as well as government agencies covering women-related issues in Argentina.

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

Women in Chile, IV: Pamphlets, 1985-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:: 40 items
Abstract:: This microfilm consists of pamphlets published between 1985 and 1998 by community, national and international organizations covering women-related issues in Chile.

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

HIV/AIDS in Latin America, II, 1980-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes, 2 items, and 1.3 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection of ephemera on HIV/AIDS in Latin America consists of flyers, pamphlets, instructional materials, reports, and serials addressing issues related to prevention and sexual education, public services, community organizing, and health policies.

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

Children and Youth in Mexico and Central America, 1984-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains pamphlets, flyers, working papers, institutional reports, and periodicals that address the conditions of children and youth in Mexico and Central America between 1984 and 2008.

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

Arts and Culture in Cuba, 1963-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes, 1 reel, and 3.3 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists mostly of pamphlets and a few serial titles related to various aspects of the arts and culture in Cuba.

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

Gay and Lesbian Issues in Latin America, 1963-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 95 items
Abstract:: This microfilm consists of pamphlets and serials issued between 1963 and 2001 by organizations concerned with gay and lesbian issues and advocacy. The countries best represented are Mexico, Costa Rica and Peru.

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

Human Rights in Mexico and Central America, 1979-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes and 1.9 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection contains pamphlets, flyers, working papers, reports, and periodicals pertaining to human rights in Mexico and Central America during the past thirty years, from 1979 to 2008.

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

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