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Faure Family Coffee Plantation Correspondence and Inventory, 1761-1770 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of ten letters and an inventory related to a coffee plantation owned by François Faure in the Dondon parish of Saint-Domingue, a French colony on the portion of the island of Hispaniola (Taíno: Haiti) that became the Republic of Haiti in 1804. The collection documents the plantation's operations under the management of Faure's nephew Pierre Faure and a Monsieur M. Fauquet during Faure's absence in the 1760s. The materials in this collection provide a detailed account of the operations of a large colonial coffee plantation in the mid-18th century; they also contain evidence of the practice of marronage and other tactics of resistance to slavery in pre-revolutionary Haiti.

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

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The Life and Writings of James Wilson (1742-1798), by Burton Alva Konkle, 1946 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet

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Consists of an unpublished manuscript by history professor Burton Alva Konkle on the American Revolutionary activist and Supreme Court Justice, James Wilson.

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

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Gaines Post Photostat Collection of 13th-Century European Manuscripts, 1210-1290 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 3.5 linear feet

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Consists of photostats of various 13th-century European manuscripts compiled by Gaines Post, a professor of history at Princeton (1964-1970). Most of the works are commentaries in Latin on Aristotle's Ethics and treatises on law and philosophy.

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

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L'Ecole Française d'Athènes Correspondence of Gustave Fougères, 1915-1919 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence (1915-1919) of Gustave Fougères with scholars during his directorship at l'École française d'Athénes in Athens, Greece.

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

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Petros Mōraitēs Photographs Collection, 1880s-1890s (inclusive)

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1 box and 1.75 linear feet

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Consists of an open collection for photographs of the Greek photographer Petros Mōraitēs.

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

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Françoise Kestsman Durrell Collection of Lawrence Durrell Materials, 1932-2005 (inclusive)

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3 boxes

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Consists primarily of Françoise Kestsman Durrell's collection of manuscripts, many of them unpublished, by British author Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990).

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

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Frederick Crafts Photographs Collection, 1788-1861 (inclusive)

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2 boxes

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The Frederick Crafts Photographs Collection consists of ambrotype and tintype photographs, and a pony skin box of the American photographer Frederick Crafts (fl. 1850-1860s).

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

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Rafael Fuentes Papers, 1936-1956 (bulk) 1928-1966 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 3.5 linear feet

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Consists of personal and working papers of Mexican diplomat Rafael Fuentes.

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

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Philosophy Manuscripts of Walter Kaufmann, 1947-1975 (inclusive)

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14 boxes and 5.4 linear feet

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The Philosophy Manuscripts of Walter Kaufmann consists of manuscripts, galleys, and page proofs of many of the writings and translations of the American philosopher, educator, and author Walter Kaufmann (1921-1980).

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

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Arthur Mendel Papers, 1950-1979 (bulk) 1937-1981 1950-1979 (inclusive)

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24 boxes and 11 linear feet

Abstract:

Arthur Mendel was a prominent music scholar in the twentieth century and a professor at Princeton University. The collection contains correspondence with professional colleagues, course notes, musical notes, scrapbooks, and clippings. There is also additional unprocessed material from Mendel's time at Princeton.

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