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Claude-Henri Dufour Art Course Materials, 1797-1822 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 1.5 linear feet

Abstract:

The collection consists of course planning materials, manuscripts for an illustrated treatise on art and design, speech drafts, and drawings of French professional designer and art teacher Claude-Henri Dufour (1766-1845), dating from the period during and following the French Revolution, related to an art course he developed and taught at l'École Centrale d'Allier in the Auvergne region of central France. Dufour's writings depict an ardent republican who promoted the value of design education for artists during the Industrial Revolution and early years of industrial design. Course materials cover elements of design and perspective, anatomy and proportion of the human figure, aesthetics, composition, and ornamental design, as well as touch on architecture and natural history.

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

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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]

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Princeton University Library Collection of William Cowper Materials, 1634-1877 (inclusive) 1770-1820 (bulk)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of the correspondence of renowned poet William Cowper as well as the correspondence of family, friends, and associates, much of which relates to Cowper.

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

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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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William Faulkner Collection, 1932-1961 (inclusive)

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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]

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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 ).

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

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

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of poetry manuscripts, drawings, and correspondence of the American poet R. Ellsworth Larsson (1901- ).

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

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8 boxes and 3.2 linear feet

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Consists of papers of Allan H. Stevenson relating to watermarks, papermaking, and block-books of the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Orlando F. Weber Collection, 1791-1903, 1820-1832 (bulk) 1791-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of mostly nineteenth-century material collected by Orlando F. Weber, a prominent industrialist with an interest in the history of corporate practices and economics.

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