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

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: 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.

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

William Faulkner Collection, 1932-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts and letters of American novelist and Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner and related materials, including manuscripts of Maurice Coindreau's translation into French of four Faulkner novels.

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

Arthur Gläser Papers, 1919-1948 (inclusive)

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

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

R. Ellsworth Larsson Papers, 1929-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of poetry manuscripts, drawings, and correspondence of the American poet R. Ellsworth Larsson (1901- ).

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

Don M. Wolfe Collection on John Milton, 1640-1660 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of copies of English poet John Milton's pamphleteering (1640-1660) that was used in the preparation of a volume in a series about the poet, edited by Don M. Wolfe.

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

Charles Woodruff Shields Papers, 1839-1905 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 boxes and 4.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal papers of Charles W. Shields (Princeton Class of 1844), professor of philosophy and history at Princeton from 1865 to 1903.

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]

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]

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]

The Rochester Courier Collection, 1850-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.20 linear feet
Abstract:: The Rochester Courier was a weekly, local newspaper published on Friday nights in Rochester, New Hampshire, beginning in 1864. The collection consists of manuscript speeches, articles, editorials, and correspondence from the newspaper, reflecting some of the national issues which dominated American political life leading up to and following the Civil War, including the antislavery movement, the Missouri Compromise, and temperance.

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

Miguel Correa Novels, 1980-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.70 linear feet
Abstract:: Miguel Correa is an author from Cuba. The collection consists of different manuscript version of two of Correa's novels: Fragmentos del Discurso Humano (2001) and Al Norte de Infierno (1984). There are also some notes for an article in the papers.

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

Allan H. Stevenson Papers, 1950-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 boxes and 3.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Allan H. Stevenson relating to watermarks, papermaking, and block-books of the 15th and 16th centuries.

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]

Daniel Gano Gold Rush Scrapbook, 1846-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a scrapbook compiled by Daniel Gano, documenting the California Gold Rush (1849-1850), including his son Stephen's journey to the gold fields of California and his subsequent experiences in "the diggings" there. "Images of this collection are available online at Digital PUL.

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

The Hardy Players Collection, 1882-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: 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.

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

"The Glass Dove" Collection, 1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts of American naturalist Sally Carrighar's novel The Glass Dove.

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

Ernest Hemingway Letters to Charles T. Lanham, 1944-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters that American novelist Ernest Hemingway sent to his friend General C. T. Lanham during and after World War II, with related photographs.

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

P. Voorhoeve Collection of Batak Manuscript Translations, 1953-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: The P. Voorhoeve Collection of Batak Manuscript Translations consists primarily of English translations of Batak manuscripts by Petrus Voorhooeve. Also includes some related articles (drafts) and catalogue descriptions.

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

"We Saw It Happen" Collection, 1937 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of the typed manuscripts of We Saw It Happen (1938), edited by Hanson W. Baldwin and Shepard Stone, each chapter contributed by a different correspondent of the New York Times. The work details major news stories chronicled by important journalists of the day.

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

Selected Papers of W. Scott Watson, 1822-1924 (inclusive) 1896-1904 (bulk)

Extent:: 11 boxes and 5.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of American Presbyterian clergyman and missionary W. Sott Watson.

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]

Aaron Burr (1716-1757) Collection, 1750-1761 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: This is an open collection for accessions of Aaron Burr (1716-1757) manuscripts, letters, documents, and related material.

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

Condit Family Papers, 1750-1883 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of account books and ledgers, a diary (1750), documents, photographs, a few letters, and printed material of the Condit family of East Orange, N.J.

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

Robert Smith Collection, 1755-1758 (bulk) 1755-1790 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and documents of carpenter-architect Robert Smith, the leading building professional in Philadelphia in the eighteenth century, chiefly concerning the building of Nassau Hall at The College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and the house of the college president.

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

William Griffith Collection, 1914-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of letters to William Friffith, an American author and editor, from various authors, poets, and editors.

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

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

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: 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.

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

Ezra Pound Translations of Greek Drama, 1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of typescripts, with holograph emendations, of American poet Ezra Pound's English translations of Sophocles' Electra and The Women of Trachis.

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

Mathieu-Guillaume-Thérèse Villenave's Collection on Alina d'Eldir, 1829-1845 (bulk) circa 1829 - 1950s (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and other materials collected by Mathieu-Guillaume-Thérèse Villenave relating to Alina d'Eldir, including her biography, her work with magnetism treatments, and the Ordre Asiatique de Morale Universelle.

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

Henry Markinfield Addey Papers, 1873-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and .4 linear feet
Abstract:: Henry Markinfield Addey was a London publisher who is known for publishing Gustave Doré in England and for publishing the first English edition of Edgar Allan Poe's complete poems. Consists of family correspondence, memoir drafts, and one scrapbook.

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

World War I Letters of George W. Glover, 1915-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of letters written by George W. Glover from England to a Princeton, N.J., friend, George Madison Priest, during World War I.

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

Student Notebooks of John Preston Hoskins, 1891-1892 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: The Student Notebooks of John Preston Hoskins consists of notebooks of the American educator and German linguist John Preston Hoskins (1867-1935) covering the period that he was a graduate student in Germany. Hoskins later had a lengthy career as a professor of German at Princeton University, teaching from 1895 to 1935.

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

Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington, 1834-1855 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of some original letters to Blessington and notes used by R. R. Madden in editing The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington (1855).

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

Ogden N. Rood Correspondence, 1843-1902 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters by Ogden N. Rood (Princeton Class of 1852), written from Troy, N. Y.and Munich, Germany.

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

Ralph Freedman Correspondence, 1980-2010 (bulk) 1947-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 80 digital files, 3 linear feet (3 boxes), and .1 gb
Abstract:: Consists primarily of professional correspondence of literary scholar, author, and novelist Ralph Freedman (1920-2016).

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

Ribeiro de Avellar Family Plantation Records, 1797-1858 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of plantation records of the Ribeiro de Avellar family documenting the accounts and operations of their sugar and coffee plantation Pau Grande in the parish of Paty do Alferes, Brazil. Materials include extracts from account books spanning from 1797 to 1810 and correspondence and receipts from the 1830s through the 1850s.

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

Walter B. Roberts and Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company Correspondence, 1865-1867 (bulk) 1850-1902 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: U.S. Civil War veteran Colonel E.A.L. (Edward Augustus Leonard) Roberts (1829-1881), of New York, revolutionized the nation's burgeoning oil industry with his invention of an explosive device, or "torpedo," which greatly increased oil wells' production. Upon the first successful explosion of one of his torpedoes in Titusville, Pennsylvania on January 21, 1865, Roberts and his brother, Walter B. Roberts (1823-1889), established the Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company. For almost two decades, the company controlled oil well production as Roberts was awarded sole rights to the highly contested torpedo patent in the fall of 1866. This collection consists primarily of incoming letters to Walter B. Roberts, mostly from E.A.L. Roberts, about the Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company and to a lesser degree one of its affiliated companies, Houghton, Roberts, & Company. Other correspondents include L.L. Houghton, various business associates, and patent attorneys. Also included are some financial...(see more)

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

Austin Scott Papers on New Jersey History, 1890-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of Austin Scott, a professor of history and a former president of Rutgers University, relating to New Jersey history.

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

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

Extent:: 2 boxes and 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: 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.

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

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

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: 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.

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

Alexander and Kenneth McKenzie Correspondence, 1867-1917 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: The collection consists of letters addressed to McKenzie, a Boston clergyman, and his son Kenneth (1870-1949), an educator, from a variety of prominent persons in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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

Jesse Smith Blydenburgh Papers, 1856-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 3.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, both personal and business, five ledgers (1859-1880), two photographs, and a diary (1869) of Jesse Smith Blydenburgh, a nineteenth-century importer-exporter in New York City.

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]

James S. Hall Collection of George Frideric Handel, 1714-1968 (inclusive) 1946-1968 (bulk)

Extent:: 12 boxes and 29 items
Abstract:: Consists (primarily) of manuscripts of works by Handel and his contemporaries but also of correspondence and subject files gathered by James S. Hall, the English surgeon who collected most of the manuscripts.

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

Preston Beyer Collection of John Steinbeck, 1970-1990 (bulk) 1939-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 19 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and ephemera by and relating to John Steinbeck collected by Preston Beyer, cofounder of the John Steinbeck Society of America. Included is a large amount of correspondence (circa 1939-1993) of Beyer with bibliographers, critics, collectors, biographers, universities, friends, and relatives concerned with the life and works of John Steinbeck.

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

Wolfgang A. Luchting Correspondence, 1958-1994 (inclusive) 1960-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 10 boxes
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence of Wolfgang Luchting (1927-1999), retired professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature at Washington State University (Pullman, Washington), with Latin American authors and German publishers. Miscellaneous manuscripts of Luchting, a small amount of papers of others, and printed material are included.

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

Mauricio Wacquez Papers, 1957-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:: 14 boxes and 5.30 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of Chilean novelist Mauricio Wacquez.

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

Alfred A. Woodhull Collection, 1776-1916 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 9 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, genealogical information, photographs, miscellaneous material, and printed works of surgeon and medical inspector Alfred A. Woodhull (Princeton Class of 1856).

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

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