Philadelphia Area Archives

Emily Hale Collection, 1929-1930 (bulk) 1929-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of selected letters of J. J. Hayes sent to Emily Hale related to the Irish theater in the first quarter of the twentieth century.

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

Raymond Mortimer Letters to Edward Sackville-West, 1925-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 73 letters (1925-1961) by English author and literary critic Raymond Mortimer to his life-long friend Edward Sackville-West, both members of the "Bloomsbury Group."

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

Marshall Curtis Brown Collection, 1912-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.45 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of correspondence of Marshall Brown with members of his family during World War I. Also included are manuscript maps and photographs from the war.

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

Fight for Freedom, Inc. Records, 1922-1942 (inclusive) 1939-1942 (bulk)

Extent:: 80 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:: Fight for Freedom, Inc. (FFF), a national citizen's organization established in April 1941, was a leading proponent of full American participation in World War II. Believing that the war was a threat to American freedom and security, FFF boldly and vehemently championed the interventionist cause, advocating that all necessary measures must be taken to insure the defeat of Adolf Hitler and the German Army. In addition, FFF worked to preserve fundamental American freedoms at home. An offshoot of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, FFF was supported by average citizens, as well as prominent educators, labor leaders, authors and playwrights, clergy, stage and screen actors, newspaper men, and politicians. Acting as a clearinghouse for information related to American intervention in World War II, FFF monitored the activities of the leading isolationist organization, the America First Committee, and many of its key individuals such as Charles A. Lindbergh, Burton...(see more)

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

John Van Antwerp MacMurray Papers, 1913-1942 (bulk) 1715-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 176 boxes
Abstract:: The John Van Antwerp MacMurray Papers describe the public and personal lives of John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1881-1960), diplomat and specialist in Far Eastern Affairs, and his father, Junius Wilson MacMurray (1843-1898).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

Harley L. Lutz Papers, 1907-1973 (inclusive) 1930-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 17 boxes
Abstract:: Harley L. Lutz (1882-1975) was an economist with expertise in taxation and public finance who spent his academic career at Oberlin College, Stanford University, and Princeton University. Lutz also served as an advisor on public finance, especially taxation, to the federal and state governments and was an outspoken opponent of increases in government spending. Lutz's papers document his career as an economist, as well as his work as a consultant on taxation and public finance, and include writings, reports, and correspondence.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

George McAneny Papers, 1869-1953 (inclusive) 1910-1921 (bulk)

Extent:: 190 boxes
Abstract:: George McAneny served in numerous positions in the government of New York City, including president of the Borough of Manhattan (1910-1913), president of the Board of Aldermen (1914-1916), and chairman of the State Transit Commission (1921). This collection consists of lectures, reports, correspondence, committee and association files, clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs, all of which reflect his special interests in regional and city planning, zoning, city and state transit, and city financing.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

David Magie Papers, 1901-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Magie (Princeton Class of 1897, professor of classics at Princeton University) relating primarily to his activities as a member of the staff of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace in 1919.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

Law Students Civil Rights Research Council Records, 1961-1994 (inclusive) 1964-1987 (bulk)

Extent:: 31 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: The Law Students Civil Rights Research Council (LSCRRC), founded in 1963, is a non-partisan organization dedicated to facilitating discussion on civil rights and providing research for civil liberties cases. In the early years, it worked to recruit support young law students who would then work with civil rights organizations in the south. The documents consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, pamphlets, notes, and briefs related to the LSCRRC. Through these materials the collection highlights the organization's growth, student protests and arrests, and activism in civil rights issues and lawsuits.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

Association on American Indian Affairs Records, 1851-2016 (inclusive) 1922-1995 (bulk)

Extent:: 569 boxes
Abstract:: The Records of the Association on American Indian Affairs document the corporate life of an influential and resilient player in the history of twentieth-century Native American advocacy. From its formation by non-Indians in New York in 1922 to its re-establishment in South Dakota in 1995 under a wholly Indian administration, the AAIA has defended the rights and promoted the welfare of Native Americans and, in this process, has shaped the views of their fellow citizens. The AAIA has waged innumerable battles over the years, touching on the material and spiritual well-being of Indians in every state of the Union: from the right of Native Americans to control their resources to their right to worship freely; from their right to federal trusteeship to their right to self-determination. The evolving nature of this struggle, in terms of conception and execution; the environment in which it was waged, both within and without the AAIA; the parade of men and women who figured in it; and the...(see more)

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]