Philadelphia Area Archives

Covid-19 and Me Oral History Project Collection, 2020

Extent:: 0.1 gb
Abstract:: This project hoped to bring together narratives of how people experienced the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic through oral history interviews.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Robert L. Patten Papers, 1961-1996 (inclusive) 1961-1962 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: A scholar of nineteenth-century British literature, Robert L. Patten earned an M.A. in 1962 and a Ph.D. in 1965 in the the Department of English at Princeton University. These papers are the files he kept on coursework in the English Department, together with his correspondence with Professor E.D.H. (Dudley) Johnson.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

James Ward Smith Correspondence, 1934-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes
Abstract:: James Ward Smith enrolled at Princeton University in 1934, first graduating with the Class of 1938 before proceeding with graduate studies in Princeton's Department of Philosophy. Following his military service during WWII, Smith returned to Princeton to begin a long career as Professor of Philosophy. The collection is comprised of letters written by Smith to his parents from September, 1934, when Smith entered Princeton, to his discharge from the Navy in 1946.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

C. P. Heaslop Letters to His Wife, 1870-1880 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 150 letters (1870-1880) by Major C. P. Heaslop to his wife describing his service in the Royal Marine Artillery while stationed primarily in the Mediterranean.

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

John Watts Letters to Thomas Champion, 1814 (bulk) 1813-1819 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of forty-eight letters by former chaplain John Watts to his friend Thomas Champion, a merchant at Mssrs. Rhodes &Champion in Sheffield.

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

Smith Ordway Collection, 1880-1927 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of diaries written by Smith Ordway while he was an undergraduate at Princeton (1880-1884), a seminarian (1885-1888) at Auburn Theological Seminary (N.Y.), a traveler to Europe and the Middle East (1907), and a Presbyterian minister to congregations mainly in New York State (1888-1923). The collection also contains an album of photographs of members of the Class of 1884, scenes of Princeton, and Ordway family members.

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

Panos Geralēs Photographs Collection, 1901-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection of photographs by Geralēs.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Maria Chrousakē Photographs, 1938-1950s? (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1 linear foot
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection for Maria Chrousakē photographs of several places in Greece and Cyprus mostly Byzantine churches and monasteries and archaeological sites.

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

J. H. Stocqueler Letters to John Philippart, 1846-1871 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 34 letters of British author J. H. Stocqueler to military writer John Philippart.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Kōstas Zēmerēs Photographs, 1900-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Kostas Zēmerēs was born in 1886 in Katēchōri Pelion. He studied at the Commercial School of Volos, where he took his first lessons from the painter Iōannēs Poulakas. In 1904 he went to the United States where he worked in photo labs collaborating with painters and photographers. There he had the opportunity to study at the Art Institute of Saint Louis. He returned to Greece in 1912 where he was recruited during the Balkan Wars. Later, after the World War I, he remained in Athens working with great photographers, such as George Bouka and Nelly's. Finally he returned to Volos where he worked as a professional photographer and painter. He participated in many exhibitions in Greece and abroad, such as in Calais (France) in 1925 and Liverpoool (England) in 1926. He received the gold medal at the International Exhibition of Thessalonikē (Greece) in 1932 and 1936. Zēmerēs gave us the unique photographs of the painter Theophilos Chatzēmichaēl. He died at the age of 96. Consists of an open...(see more)

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