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Henry Charles Lea collection of Inquisition manuscripts, 1533-1866 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.8 linear feet (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Henry Charles Lea was a Philadelphian publisher, civil and public rights activist, mathematician, and and ecclesiastical historian. This collection consists of original manuscripts including trial records, correspondence, a discourse, an edict, a royal proclamation and unidentified French documents.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Roberto Morgadanes collection of Mexican religious dramas, 1684-1942 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: Roberto Morgadanes, a native of Mexico, studied for his doctorate in Romance languages at the University of Pennsylvania from 1940 to 1942, specializing in the origin of colonial Mexican drama. This collection consists of documents relating to Roberto Morgadanes's studies as well as original Mexican religious dramas, mainly dating from the late 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Sydney S. Keil collection of Latin Americana, 1615-1863 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.75 linear feet (6 boxes)
Abstract:: The Sydney S. Keil Collection of Latin Americana contains broadsides and other printed material from Latin America dating from the 17th to 19th centuries with the majority dating from the 18th and early 19th centuries. The majority of these items were printed in Mexico, but the collection also includes material printed in Spain, Peru, and Columbia. The collection is particularly strong in printed novenas and other devotional work, as well as government decrees and laws.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Princeton University Library Collection of Church Slavic Manuscripts, circa 1700-1899 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 items and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Includes 2 Russian Orthodox tropers and 2 quadriptychs dating from the 18th-19th centuries.

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

Jonathan Dickinson Collection, 1704-1763 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of eighteenth-century correspondence and documents of clergyman Jonathan Dickinson relating to his establishment of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).

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

Radcliffe Family Papers, 1530-1779 (inclusive) 1699-1757 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.84 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters and assorted documents of the Radcliffe Family of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, partly concerning trade with the Ottoman Empire. Also included are letters and legal documents pertaining to the Clarke and Evelyn families of England.

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

Jonathan Edwards Family Collection, 1723-1798 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence, sermons, and documents of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) America's most important and original philosophical theologian, and his three sons, Timothy, Jonathan, and Pierpont Edwards.

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

Fundamental Laws and Constitutions of New Jersey, 1664-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of copies of fundamental legal instruments of government (1664-1961) under which people have lived in New Jersey for the last 300 years, gathered by historian, Julian P. Boyd, for the book Fundamental Laws and Constitutions of New Jersey (1964), which he edited.

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

Gawine Drummond Document Collection, 1701-1819 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of miscellaneous legal documents of Gawine (also spelled Gavin, Gawen, and Gavine) Drummond, county clerk for Monmouth County Court House in the state of New Jersey, and several members of his family.

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

Stockton Family Papers, 1700-1902 (inclusive) 1775-1850 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes, 10 volumes, and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of various personal and business papers of members of the Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey, particularly those of American lawyer, farmer, and politician Richard Stockton (Princeton Class of 1779).

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

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