Philadelphia Area Archives

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Fine Press Printing Ephemera Collection, 1898-2010 (inclusive) 1924-1948 (bulk)

Extent:: 12 boxes and 14.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of book prospectuses, invitations, greeting cards, and other items printed by private and small presses in the United States, and various countries throughout the world.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Graphic Art Collection [Contact Us]

Gordon Alexander Craig Papers, 1946-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Gordon Alexander Craig was an American historian specializing in German and diplomatic history who taught at Princeton and Stanford. The Gordon Alexander Craig Papers document several projects the historian was involved with while a professor at Princeton including the Marine Corps History Project for which Craig served as chairman of the editorial board, and the Princeton response to the loyalty oath controversy at the University of California in 1950-1951.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Department of Civil Engineering and Operations Research Technical Reports, 1989-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 volumes and 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of technical reports created by the Department of Civil Engineering and Operations Research at Princeton University from 1989 to 1991.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Lewis Science and Engineering Library [Contact Us]

Communications Laboratory Technical Reports, 1964-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:: 13 volumes and 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of technical Reports created by the Communications Laboratory at Princeton University from 1964 to 1966. The Communications Laboratory is a division of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Lewis Science and Engineering Library [Contact Us]

Mexican Postcards Collection, 1890-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 25 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of postcards relating to Mexican tourism.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Graphic Art Collection [Contact Us]

Immanuel Velikovsky Papers, 1930-1979 (bulk) 1920-1996 (inclusive)

Extent:: 162 boxes
Abstract:: The collection consists of manuscripts, writings, correspondence (both personal and professional), photographs, works of others, microfilm, printed material, and film reels, spanning more than 50 years, concerning Velikovsky's controversial ideas, the books that he wrote, and the history of opposition and criticism from the academic community that he received following the publication of his first book, Worlds in Collision, in 1950. Colleges and universities threatened to boycott the textbook division of the publisher, Macmillan & Co., which led to the transfer of the publishing rights to Doubleday & Co., even though the book had reached the number one spot on the best-sellers list. The book was eventually banned from a number of academic institutions, and several people lost their jobs because of it.

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

Sergio Ramírez Papers, 1916-2005 (inclusive) 1963-2002 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 items and 107.25 linear feet ((187 containers))
Abstract:: Sergio Ramírez has been a leading Nicaraguan author and politician. In 1977 Ramírez became head of the "Group of Twelve", a group of prominent intellectuals who supported the struggle of the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) against the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. With the triumph of the Revolution in 1979, he became part of the Junta of the Government of National Reconstruction and in 1984 he was elected vice-president under Daniel Ortega. The collection consists of manuscripts of his writings, source materials, personal, literary and political correspondence, papers and documents related to Ramírez's political career and to Nicaraguan political history, writings of others, photographs, and graphic and printed materials.

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

Simone de Beauvoir Letters to Françoise and Hélène de Beauvoir, 1914-1968 (inclusive) 1918-1968 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: This collection consists of over 400 letters from French writer, philosopher, and feminist theorist Simone de Beauvoir to her mother, Françoise de Beauvoir, and sister, Hélène de Beauvoir (also referred to as Henriette), dating from October 1918 to December 1968.

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

Guillermo Cabrera Infante Papers, 1962-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 19 boxes and 7.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts and correspondence of the Cuban novelist and storywriter Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929-2005). These papers contain published work and screenplays from 1964 through 1982, a manuscript of Three Trapped Tigers (1971), the English translation of Tres tristes tigres (1967), and film stills from Wonderwall (1968). Furthermore, the collection contains extensive correspondence between Cabrera Infante and literary agents, publishers, film producers, Latin American writers, and others.

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

Georges Florovsky Papers, 1950-1969 (bulk) 1892-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:: 88 boxes and 42.6 linear feet
Abstract:: The Georges Florovsky Papers consists of works, correspondence, documents, photographs, and memorabilia of clergyman, teacher and author, Georges Florovsky.

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

Anton Tedesko Papers, 1922-1990 (bulk) 1913-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 44 boxes and 42.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Anton Tedesko (1903-1994) was a German-born American structural engineer, best known for his extensive work in reinforced thin-shell concrete design, often on significant industrial, institutional, and government construction projects, largely in the United States during World War II and the Cold War. The papers consist of Tedesko's writings, correspondence, calculations, engineering drawings and designs, personal papers, photographs, reference materials and technical journals, along with some film reels and glass lantern slides, including materials from his time at the Dyckerhoff & Widmann and Roberts & Schaefer firms, representing his professional work and activities from the 1920s through the 1990s.

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

David Lloyd Agency Records on Pearl S. Buck, 1928-1958 (inclusive) 1934-1952 (bulk)

Extent:: 72 boxes, 1 folder, and 28.8 linear feet
Abstract:: The David Lloyd Agency Records on Pearl S. Buck Collection consists of correspondence, publication and translation rights, financial records, and other publishing-related material collected by the David Lloyd Agency regarding their client, the American novelist Pearl S. Buck.

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

Juan Gelman Papers, 1927-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:: 72 boxes and 3575 digital files
Abstract:: Juan Gelman (1930-2014) was an Argentine poet, translator, journalist, and human rights activist. His papers contain handwritten, typewritten, and printouts of his writings, correspondence, notes, research files, awards and certificates, and personal photographs. A significant portion of the papers feature analog and born-digital investigative files relating to human rights investigations and campaigns Gelman conducted with his spouse, Mara La Madrid, on the forced kidnapping and death of his son and pregnant daughter-in-law, Marcelo Gelman and María Claudia García Irureta Goyena. Also included are files on his search to find his missing granddaughter, Macarena Gelman. Additional materials consist of original drafts and documents related to Juan Gelman's writing; letters; publishing contracts; documents about Juan Gelman's work as a translator; materials related to the campaign to lift the ban on Juan Gelman's entry into Argentina and his return to Buenos Aires; newspaper and...(see more)

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

Alonzo Church Papers, 1924-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 85 boxes and 35.1 linear feet
Abstract:: The Alonzo Church Papers consists of the writings, correspondence, notebooks, notes, and subject files of Alonzo Church (1903-1995, Princeton Class of 1924), the renowned mathematical logician who taught at Princeton University from 1929-1967 and the University of California at Los Angeles from 1967 to 1990, and who was editor of the Journal of Symbolic Logic from 1936 to 1979.

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

DuBois S. Morris and Alice Morris Papers, circa 1882-1997 (inclusive) 1895-1930 (bulk)

Extent:: 11.65 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence, photograph albums, lantern slides, printed material, sermon drafts, and film reels documenting the years DuBois S. Morris (Class of 1893) spent as a Presbyterian missionary in Eastern China during the late 1800s through the 1920s.

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

Flores and Viramontes Families Papers, 1880s-1989 (inclusive) 1900-1954 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a group of family photographs, ephemera, and other papers belonging to the Flores and Viramontes families, two interconnected Mexican American families living in southwest Texas and New Mexico in the 20th century.

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

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