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

Extent:
12 boxes and 4.8 linear feet
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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.

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

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
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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).

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Clive Bell Correspondence, 1922-1962 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.21 linear feet
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The Clive Bell Correspondence collection consists of letters received by the English writer and art critic Clive Bell (1881-1964) from Raymond Mortimer, Harold Nicolson, and V. (Victoria) Sackville-West ["Vita"]. Their content reflects both personal and professional matters.

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Robert Kilburn Root Papers, 1914-1950 (inclusive)

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16 boxes and 7.9 linear feet
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Consists of scholar Robert K. Root's manuscript and notes for his annotated edition of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde (1926), as well as six diaries he kept between the years 1914 and 1920.

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Esar Levine Collection of Frank Harris, 1908-1976 (inclusive) 1920-1930 (bulk)

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7 boxes, 2 folders, and 4.8 linear feet
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The Esar Levine Collection of Frank Harris consists of the writings, correspondence, and printed matter of, and relating to, Frank Harris (1855-1931) as collected by Esar Levine (1899-?), Harris's disciple, agent and friend. Harris, an Irish-born, naturalized American citizen, was a prolific writer and journalist/editor who is perhaps best known for his scandalous autobiography, My Life and Loves, which was censored in America and parts of Europe.

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Desmond Harmsworth Family Papers, circa 1870-1988 (inclusive)

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9 boxes and 4.3 linear feet
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Consists of selected papers of Desmond Harmsworth (1903-1990) and other members of the Harmsworth Family, including manuscripts, correspondence, and legal and business documents between Desmond Harmsworth Limited and The Nonesuch Press.

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Princeton University Collection of George Egerton Correspondence, 1850-1958 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.80 linear feet
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Mary Chavelita Dunne Bright (pseudonym George Egerton) was a writer and translator in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She was influential in the late-nineteenth century "New Woman" movement as well as the early modernist movement in English-language literature. The collection primarily consists of correspondence between Bright and various friends, family members, and literary and theatrical colleagues. The collection also contains a small number of manuscripts which include prose, poetry, and biographical notes.

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Walker Bleakney Papers, 1920s-1961 (inclusive)

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27 boxes and 16.30 linear feet
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Walker Bleakney was a renowned physicist who served as a Princeton professor of physics (1932-1969) and chairman of the physics department (1960-1967). This collection consists of Bleakney's papers, including published and unpublished reports, drafts of articles, graphic data and photographs of experiments, and other material concerning Bleakney's defense-related research on shock waves at the Princeton Gas Dynamics Laboratory, as well as lecture notes and correspondence.

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Arthur Collins Maclay Papers, 1875-1934 (inclusive)

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12 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
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Consists of works, correspondence, financial records, photographs (including tintypes), a map, glass lantern slides, and printed matter of American lawyer and Far East traveler Arthur Collins Maclay.

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Raymond Holden Papers, 1924-1973 (inclusive)

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9 boxes
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Raymond Holden was a noted author and publisher, who worked for a variety of publications, including the New Yorker, Fortune, Newsweek, and Reader's Digest. His papers include various copies and notes from his own works, correspondence with friends, some work of other people, and assorted documents.

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Blair Family Papers, 1829-1945 (bulk) 1829-1977 (inclusive)

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5 boxes and 3.5 linear feet
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Consists of a group of family papers and genealogical research collected by members of the Blair family, a prominent political family in the United States in the 19th century. Materials relate to Francis Preston Blair Sr. (1791-1876) and his descendents, including Frank P. (Francis Preston) Blair Jr., Apolline Alexander Blair, Francis Preston Blair III, Andrew A. Blair, James L. Blair, Gist Blair, Emily Blair Henrotin, and others. Included are correspondence, documents, genealogical research, photographs, printed materials, and writings related to politics, military service, family history, and domestic life.

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Samuel Comfort Family Papers, 1860-1963 (bulk) 1799-1963 (inclusive)

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8 boxes and 2.75 linear feet
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This collection, which consists primarily of correspondence but also includes diaries, official and legal documents, ephemera, and photographs, largely relates to Samuel Comfort (1837-1923), a U.S. Civil War veteran, diplomat, inventor, and foreign representative for the Standard Oil Company in Europe and India. Documentation of Comfort's Civil War experience is particularly robust. To a lesser extent, the collection documents the family of Comfort's daughter Emma Walraven Comfort (1869-1954) and her husband, Harry Maule Crookshank (1948-1914), a distinguished physician who served as British Controller-General of the Daira Sanieh Administration in Egypt from 1897 to 1907. British Conservative politician Harry Frederick Comfort Crookshank (1893-1961) as well as several other members of the Comfort family, particularly Samuel's father, George Comfort (1808 -1887), are also represented.

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Mixsell Collection of Autographs of Musicians, 1825-1937 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
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Consists of letters and/or autograph manuscripts of several bars of music (some signed and inscribed) by such composers as Beethoven, Brahms, Cui, Puccini, Ravel, and Strauss. Materials were collected by American physician and composer Raymond B. Mixsell (Princeton Class of 1903).

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Norm Flayderman Collection of George E. Albee Materials, circa 1864-2007 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 2.4 linear feet
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Consists primarily of United States Army officer George E. Albee's correspondence along with other papers, including a diary documenting his service with the 41st Infantry Regiment during the Indian Wars of 1869, which earned him the Medal of Honor. Some research files on Albee and his antiquean arms collection are also included.

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Selected Manuscripts of Rudolf Ladenburg, 1889-1953 (inclusive) 1935-1952 (bulk)

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7 boxes and 2.35 linear feet
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Rudolf Ladenburg was a German-born scientist who became a nuclear physicist at Princeton University until his retirement in 1950. The collection contains some of Ladenburg's manuscripts, lecture and course notes, and notes on nuclear physics.

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

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4 boxes, 1 folder, and 3.67 linear feet
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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.

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Dora Marsden Collection, 1907-1961 (inclusive) 1909-1914 (bulk)

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4 boxes and 1.60 linear feet
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Dora Marsden was an English author, editor, and suffragette. The collection contains correspondence about Marsden's books and periodicals, manuscripts sent to the periodicals, correspondence with other feminists, part of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and correspondence with contemporary literary figures.

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Caroline Newton Papers, 1868-1980 (inclusive) 1922-1971 (bulk)

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13 boxes
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Consists of writings, correspondence, and other personal papers of Caroline Newton (1893-1975), an American translator, writer, psychoanalyst, and collector, including a group of family papers related to the Churchill and Jerome families. The majority of the materials relate to Thomas Mann, of whom Newton was a close friend and supporter, though some others pertain to her activities related to psychoanalysis as well as book and manuscript collecting.

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Benedict Thielen Papers, 1920s-1966 (inclusive)

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10 boxes
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Consists of selected correspondence and drafts and/or corrected typescripts of short stories, articles, and five novels of American novelist Benedict Thielen.

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George B. McClellan Papers, 1861-1940 (inclusive)

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30 boxes and 22.5 linear feet
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Consists of papers of George B. McClellan (Princeton Class of 1886), reflecting his varied career as New York congressman, mayor of New York City, Princeton professor, and author, as well as some papers of McClellan's father, General George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885).

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Bayard Taylor Putnam Family Papers, 1870-1934 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 1.8 linear feet
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Bayard Taylor Putnam (1854-1886) was geological surveyor in the Division of Mining Geology for the United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) from the founding of the agency in 1879 to the early 1880s. This collection consists of Putnam's professional papers, including correspondence and field notes, which document his work with the U.S.G.S, specifically his surveys of iron-ore and coal mines for the Tenth U.S. Census. His papers also relate to a patented combined protractor and chart holder that Putnam invented. Other Putnam family members, particularly his wife, Grace Haven Putnam (1855-1900), are also represented.

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Florence G. and Edward Y. Miller Collection, 1899-1938 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
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Consists of writings, correspondence, a diary (1904-1907), photographs, and printed matter of Florence G. Miller, wife of Captain Edward Y. Miller of the U.S. Army, reflecting their life while stationed in the Philippines.

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Chambers Family Papers, 1772-1962 (inclusive)

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

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Aristides E. Phoutrides papers, 1895-1923 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Phoutrides was a Greek poet, educator, and translator. He taught classical literature and modern Greek at Harvard and Yale Universities. He was a proponent of "demotic" Greek language and literature. Consists of personal papers of Phoutrides.

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Edwin Arlington Robinson Letters, 1899-1968 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.5 linear feet
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Consists of original letters and transcriptions of additional letters by Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes.

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Arthur Machen Collection, 1895-1945 (bulk) 1863-1953 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists chiefly of letters and photographs of Arthur Machen, the Welsh-born writer called "the Apostle of Wonder" because of his mastery of the English language and outstanding creation of supernatural fiction.

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F. L. Pleadwell Papers, 1930-1957 (bulk) 1880-1973 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.65 linear feet
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Consists, for the most part, of letters received by American physician and collector F. L. Pleadwell and his wife, the former Laura Mell Stith, concerning Pleadwell's collection of autographs and books in the literary and historical fields, but includes an album of letters and other items collected from prominent associates in the medical field.

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William Courtenay Papers, 1870-1897 (bulk) 1850-1965 (inclusive)

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1 box
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The collection consists of documents, correspondence, photographs, and other papers of William Courtenay (1832-1901), an English settler, veteran of the American Civil War, and frontier businessman who held positions in the United States Department of the Interior as postmaster, clerk, and Indian Agent at Fort Berthold, Dakota Territory, from 1874 to 1882. These materials document conditions at the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and are of particular interest for their documentation of frontier transactions, corruption and mismanagement within the reservation system, and the relationships between the people of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara), the Sioux people, and white settlers.

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

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68 volumes and 7.21 linear feet
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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).

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Archery Papers of Robert P. Elmer, 1914-1952 (inclusive)

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21 boxes and 9.1 linear feet
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Consists of manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and printed matter of Archery Hall of Fame member Robert P. Elmer (Princeton Class of 1899) related to archery.

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Ezra Pound Collection, 1908-1956 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of and about Ezra Pound, who was one of the most ambitious, influential, and innovative American poets of the modernist period.

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Norman Walter Haring Papers, 1918-1923 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 1.7 linear feet
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The Norman Walter Haring Papers consists of lecture notes, manuscripts, and a diary fragment of the American art historian, professor, and Princeton graduate (Class of 1919) Norman Walter Haring (1898-1944).

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Edmund Yates Collection, 1876-1894 (bulk) 1865-1926 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.1 linear feet
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Consists of Edmund Yates's correspondence, photographs, and memoranda, as well as papers of others, relating to his founding and editorship of the London newspaper The World.

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James Barnes Papers, 1894-1936 (inclusive) 1930-1936 (bulk)

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3 boxes
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James Barnes, Class of 1891, was a writer and military historian. The collection consists primarily of correspondence to Barnes from friends and contemporary writers, such as Joseph Choate, William Lyon Phelps, and Edith Wharton. Also included are carbons of some of Barnes's letters, memorabilia and papers of other persons.

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Princeton University Department of Near Eastern Studies Faculty Research Materials, 1882-1965 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 2 linear feet
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Consists of research materials of faculty members of Princeton University's Department of Near Eastern Studies, most likely Philip Khuri Hitti (1886-1978) and/or his son-in-law, R. Bayly Winder (1920-1988). Materials include photocopied materials relating to Jurji Zaydan (Georgie Zeidan) (1861-1914), and Aramco records, primarily Arabian Research Division, Government Relations Division translations of Current Affairs Radio Broadcasts from 1954 to 1956.

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George Haven Putnam Papers, 1853-1929 (inclusive)

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11 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
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Consists of business and personal papers of George Haven Putnam (1844-1930), an American publisher and author. Included are fully-indexed letterbooks (1879-1910), typescripts of Putnam's writings (ca. 1905-1929), scrapbooks of letters received and press clippings (1878-1917), and other clippings and printed material (1853-1928).

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F. Wallis Armstrong Collection of Christopher Morley, 1914-1945 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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The F. Wallis Armstrong Collection of Christopher Morley consists of writings and assorted miscellanea of the American poet, essayist, and novelist Christopher Morley (1890-1957) collected by the American engineer Francis Wallis Armstrong (1907-1956).

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Paul Frankl Papers, 1900-1974 (inclusive)

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12 boxes
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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.

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Richard Watson Gilder Collection, 1880-1920 (inclusive)

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3 boxes
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Richard Watson Gilder was a nineteenth century poet and editor. The collection consists of Gilder's letters to Maria Hornor Lansdale, one of Gilder's addresses, photographs, pamphlets, programs, and newspaper clippings.

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Elmer W. Engstrom Papers, 1902-1970 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 3.25 linear feet
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Consists of photocopies and photographs of Elmer W. Engstrom's diplomas, certificates, and honors (1902-1970), as well as copies of addresses delivered and papers written (1933-1970) for both scholarly and popular periodicals during his career as an electrical engineer.

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Julius Hall and Jared Kimberly Papers of the 1st California Regiment, 1861-1913 (bulk) 1804-1927 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
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Julius C. Hall and his friend Jared T. Kimberly grew up together in rural Wallingford, Connecticut, and went to California to seek their fortunes during the early days of the Civil War. Hiking through the wilderness from San Francisco to Oregon, they nearly lost their lives in an Indian attack, before enlisting together in Company K of the 1st California Infantry Regiment, which embarked on an epic march from San Francisco to Fort Craig in New Mexico. This collection contains first-hand accounts of these two men's Civil War service as they encountered the occasional Confederate sympathizer, but more often Apaches and Navajos who were resisting American encroachment into their territory.

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Arthur Gläser Papers, 1919-1948 (inclusive)

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5 boxes and 1.9 linear feet
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Consists of the writings, notes, diaries, calendars, ledgers, and miscellanea of the German novelist, poet, and critic Arthur Gläser (b. 1895 ).

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Walter Lowrie Papers, 1891-1959 (bulk) 1843-1978 (inclusive)

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39 boxes and 15.6 linear feet
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The collection consists of autobiographical material and other works such as manuscripts of books, sermon outlines, prayers, articles, and essays; correspondence with family during the time Lowrie was in Europe (especially letters to his mother), but also correspondence with friends and colleagues, particularly Howard A. Johnson, a long-time friend and executor of his estate; photographs of religious art presumably used for his books; documents including certificates and agreements with book publishers; printed matter including reprints of published works; and writings and documents created by Howard A. Johnson and other Kierkegaard scholars.

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Arthur Cort Holden Papers, 1845-1993 (inclusive) circa 1890-1993 (bulk)

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39 boxes
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The Arthur Cort Holden Papers consists chiefly Holden's personal and professional papers, accumulated during his life (1890-1993) as an architect and active Princeton University alumnus. Also included are photographs, the papers of friends and family members, and miscellaneous printed matter dating from the 1840s to the 1990s.

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Roger Sessions Scores, 1909-2001 (inclusive) 1909-1985 (bulk)

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27 boxes and 24 volumes
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The collection contains the manuscripts of composer and educator Roger Sessions. It includes compositions reflecting his use of the 12-tone system of composition and ranging from exercises and studies to concertos, sonatas, operas ("Lancelot and Elaine" and "Montezuma"), and symphonies (1 through 9). Also included are miscellaneous musical works such as divertimenti, nocturnes, chorale studies, quintets, and cantatas along with the manuscripts for two prose works.

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Edith Hamilton Collection, 1918-1971 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.35 linear feet
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Edith Hamilton was a classics scholar with a particular interest in Greek civilization. The collection consists of typescript and galley proofs of her book The Ever-Present Past, notebooks on classical civilization, and correspondence.

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Alexander Chambers Papers, 1864-1938 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 1.5 linear feet
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Consists of papers of American commodities agent Alexander Chambers, much of which deals with his commercial agent, H. H. Steel, in Guatemala.

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Charles M. Shipman Papers, 1882-2000 (inclusive)

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3 boxes
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Consists of correspondence between Charles Shipman and various artists and institutions, most notably George deForest Brush and Elliott Dangerfield.

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The Hardy Players Collection, 1882-1926 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
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Consists of material relating to productions of plays adapted from Thomas Hardy novels and short stories by the English amateur theater company The Hardy Players.

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

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3 boxes
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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.

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

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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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.

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

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11 boxes
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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.

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

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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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.

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Allen Family Burma Collection, 1781-1935 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.7 linear feet
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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.

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Selected Papers of Smith Thompson, 1823-1949 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 2.0 linear feet
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Consists of documents and correspondence of Smith Thompson (Princeton Class of 1788) covering, for the most part, the years (1823-1843) when he served on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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James B. Rankin Autograph Collection, 1834-1931 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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The Autograph Collection includes letters from nineteenth and early twentieth century English, French, and American illustrators. A few manuscripts and illustrations are included as well.

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Herbert Sidney Langfeld Papers, 1906-1958 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
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Herbert Sidney Langfeld (1879-1958) was an American professor of psychology and prominent academic. This collection includes his diaries, professional correspondence, drafts of lectures and notes, photographs, and various printed material.

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Arnold Guyot Collection, 1829-1928 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.93 linear feet
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Consists of selected correspondence, documents, and related material by and about Arnold Guyot, the Swiss-born American geologist, geographer, and educator whose extensive meteorological observations led to the founding of the U.S. Weather Bureau.

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Heath Bowman Papers, 1923-1989 (inclusive)

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5 boxes and 4.4 linear feet
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Heath Bowman was a member of the Princeton University Class of 1931. After graduating, Bowman traveled extensively and later became a public affairs officer involved in Chile, Italy, France, and Yugoslavia. The papers consist of Bowman's 68 diaries from 1923 to 1989 and some of his photographs from the West Indies and South America.

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Frederic Dennis Papers on Sylvia Beach, 1890s-1988 (inclusive) 1955-1988 (bulk)

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5 boxes and 4.09 linear feet
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This collection consists of selected papers of Frederic Dennis regarding Sylvia Beach, including correspondence of Sylvia Beach and members of her family, as well as letters from Noël Riley Fitch from 1977-1988, photographs of Sylvia Beach, Shakespeare and Co., her friends and family, and assorted clippings and other miscellany.

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Meyers List, Inc., Records, 1911-2005 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 2.525 linear feet
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Incorporated as The Melody Company by Abraham Meyers in 1911, the firm was purchased in 1967 by Princeton alumnus Charles H. Rose (Class of 1950) and his wife. By offering comic strips--the plates for printing them--to small newspapers, the firm was able to secure advertising space, which it sold to national advertisers seeking wider, more regional coverage. Advertisers knew the firm as The Meyers List; newspapers knew it as International Cartoons Limited. The company was dissolved on 20 March 1997, and its printing plates were distributed to various museums and repositories, including Princeton University. Consists of assorted records of the American Melody Company and its corporate aliases (Meyers List Inc. and International Cartoons Limited), including minute and stock books, corporate seals, scrapbooks of cartoon strips, copies of contracts with advertisers, trademark registrations, and dissolution documents.

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Francis Vielé-Griffin Collection, 1875-1932 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Contains manuscripts and miscellany, but the bulk of the collection consists of family and literary correspondence of the American-born French poet Francis Vielé-Griffin.

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Vicente Llorens Collection of Blanco White Family Materials, 1713-1930 (inclusive) 1798-1841 (bulk)

Extent:
19 boxes, 28 items, and 7.4 linear feet
Abstract:
The collection contains manuscripts related to four generations of the Blanco White family, spanning two centuries: including works, diaries, correspondence, documents, accounts and expense records, and printed material. Joseph Blanco White, the Spanish-English writer and religious figure, remains the focus of the collection; however, his brother Fernando, a politician and intellectual of 19th-century Seville, also accounts for a substantial part of the material. Of particular interest are autograph manuscripts of several of Joseph's literary efforts, as well as other genealogical material relating to the Blanco White family.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald Papers, 1897-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:
32.45 linear feet (in 61 containers)
Abstract:
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Papers (C0187) is a comprehensive literary archive containing the original manuscripts, working drafts, corrected galleys, personal and professional correspondence, autobiographical scrapbooks, photographs, and other original materials of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), Princeton Class of 1917.

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Ridgely Torrence Papers, 1833-1952 (inclusive) 1890-1951 (bulk)

Extent:
123 boxes, 2 items, and 50 linear feet
Abstract:
Ridgely Torrence was an American poet, playwright, and editor of The New Republic, and his papers document the literary activity and relationship of a large group of American writers between the years 1890 and 1950. Particularly well-represented are American poets William Vaughn Moody and Edwin Arlington Robinson.

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Elmer Adler Papers, 1651-1961 (inclusive) 1925-1955 (bulk)

Extent:
464 boxes
Abstract:
Elmer Adler was a printer, publisher, editor, and author. This collection consists of the personal papers of Adler as well as the business archives of the Pynson Printers and The Colophon.

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Archives of Charles Scribner's Sons, 1786-2004 (inclusive) 1880s-1970s (bulk)

Extent:
1492 boxes, 66 items, 151 volumes, and 750 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection consists of virtually all of the surviving records of Scribners (1846-1984), the New York City publisher, and reflect aspects of all of its publishing functions (soliciting and acquiring books, editing manuscripts, printing and manufacturing books, advertising and publicizing publications) and business concerns (book and magazine publisher, retail bookstore, subscription books department, educational books department, printing press and bindery, rare books department). Included are files of editorial correspondence with authors, manufacturing records about book production, advertising records, author contracts, a collection of dust jackets, book catalogs, ledgers, and photographs. While there are gaps in most of the series or record groups, there are records representative of all of the firm's former permutations: Baker & Scribner, Charles Scribner & Co., Scribner, Armstrong & Co., Scribner, Armstrong & Welford, Scribner & Co., Charles Scribner's Sons. The bulk of...(see more)

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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.

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Morgan Family Papers, 1840-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:
80 boxes and 34.5 linear feet
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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Charles Ryskamp Collection of William Cowper, 1780-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:
12 boxes and 4.8 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of Xerox copies of works and correspondence by William Cowper collected by Princeton professor and scholar Charles Ryskamp, as well as correspondence, notebooks, and miscellaneous material of Neilson Campbell Hannay, another Cowper scholar and collector.

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Isaac Plumb, Jr. Family Papers, 1859-1864 (bulk) 1767-1929 (inclusive)

Extent:
8 boxes and 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Captain Isaac Plumb, Jr. (1842-1866) served in Company A of the 61st New York Infantry of the Union Army during the Civil War from his enlistment in the fall of 1861 until his death at the Battle of Cold Harbor in 1864, and saw action at Fair Oaks, the Seven Days Battle, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Cold Harbor. During his experience as a Union soldier, Plumb's attitudes towards politics, the War, the North and South, and slavery underwent enormous transformations, from wild patriotism, to bitterness, and finally to a more realistic patriotism. This collection documents the Civil War from the soldier's perspective as well as the home front, detailing the day-to-day life of a Union soldier, with vivid descriptions of camp life, marches, battles, aftermath of battles, upheaval of the ranks, morale issues, and disillusionment; and from the perspective of family and friends not involved in the fighting, but actively offering opinions of...(see more)

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