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Evelyn Schuyler Schaeffer Family Papers, 1835-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of manuscripts and correspondence of author Evelyn Schuyler Schaeffer (1846-1942). Also included in the collection are the papers of her father, George Washington Schuyler (1810-1888), and her maternal uncle, Charles Scribner (1821-1871), founder of the publishing firm Charles Scribner's Sons.

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

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Gordon Willoughby Gyll Travel Journals, 1826-1875 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists primarily of ten manuscript travel journals (1826-1840) of English worldwide traveler Gordon Willougnby Gyll.

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

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H. R. Hays Correspondence with Latin American Writers, 1922-1981 (inclusive) 1940-1955 (bulk)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

H. R. Hays was a writer, anthropologist, and educator. The collection contains his correspondence with ten Latin American writers and poets, primarily about literary and research issues. Also included are typescripts of an article about Jorge Carrera Andrade's poetry and Antenor Orrego's prologue to Trilce (1922).

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

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William Charles Smith Correspondence, 1935-1971 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists chiefly of correspondence of British musicologist William Charles Smith related to music and to George Frederic Handel.

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

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D. Van Nostrand Company Collection of Edward M. Crane, 1834-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:

26 boxes and 15.1 linear feet

Abstract:

The D. Van Nostrand Company Collection of Edward M. Crane consists of correspondence, financial papers, documents, diaries, photographs, artwork, printed matter, and other papers of the American publishing consultant and former president of D. Van Nostrand Company Edward Matthews Crane (1922- ).

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

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Sir John Orde Collection on Slavery in Dominica and Jamaica, 1763-1823 (inclusive)

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5 boxes and 3.0 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of a collection of letters, accounts, land registers, and other documents from the office of Sir John Orde as governor of Dominica from 1783 to 1793, during a period of British colonial rule over the island; lists of enslaved workers on the estates of Peter Campbell, Esq., plantation owner in the parishes of Saint Elizabeth, Westmoreland, and Hanover, Jamaica, in 1817, 1820, 1823, and 1825; as well as some personal correspondence and documents of Sir John Orde, including letters to his wife and incoming letters during his naval service, household accounts, and various land and property documents.

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

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Molly Shenstone Collection on Thomas Mann, 1939-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes and 2.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence, photographs, souvenirs, printed material, and other miscellanea collected by Molly Shenstone about her friend Thomas Mann (1875-1955), the German novelist, essayist, playwright, and lecturer in the humanities at Princeton University.

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

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Lewis B. Stilwell Papers, 1886-1939 (inclusive)

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49 boxes and 22.5 linear feet

Abstract:

The collection consists of American electrical engineer and Princeton trustee Lewis B. Stillwell's engineering reports, correspondence, photographs, blueprints, maps, and printed matter. His professional correspondence relates to his work as an electrical engineer with several energy companies, while his personal papers contain material related to his service as a Princeton trustee.

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

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Signers of the Declaration of Independence Collection, 1765-1813 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Contains one or more letters and/or documents of each of thirty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy Correspondence, 1789-1799 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of an open collection of correspondence of Germano-French diplomat Louis-Guillaume Otto, comte de Mosloy (1754-1817), who served as Chargé d'affaires ad interim in Philadelphia and New York from 1787 to 1792, including 19 letters dating from October 19, 1789 to October 10, 1791, to fellow French diplomat Eléonore-François-Elie, marquis de Moustier (1751-1817), with a 10-page letter with the title "Bulletin," dated January 18, 1790; and two letters from Otto's father-in-law J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur, from February 23, 1799, and August 27, 1799, recounting his journeys through upper Pennsylvania and the state of New York.

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