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Collection Anthropologique du Prince Roland Bonaparte: American Indians, circa 1883 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 1.7 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of twenty ethnographic albumen prints of North American Indians, commissioned by Prince Roland Bonaparte and photographed by Alfred Ayotte, plus two additional photographs of Bonaparte.

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

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Benjamin Franklin Collection, 1753-1771 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of selected correspondence and documents, both original and copies, of Benjamin Franklin, one of the most prominent of the founders and early political figures and statesmen of the United States.

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

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Olden Family Papers, 1769-1847 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists mostly of eighteenth-century correspondence and documents of members of the Olden family of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including Benjamin Olden, Ephraim Olden, John Olden, and Samuel Olden.

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

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Selected Papers of Lemuel Cobb, 1753-1824 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 2.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of surveying documents, deeds, correspondence, and other material of American surveyor Lemuel Cobb relating, for the most part, to the Boudinot family, particularly the brothers Elias and Elisha and their nephew Tobias.

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

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Edith Hamilton Collection, 1918-1971 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.35 linear feet

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Edith Hamilton was a classics scholar with a particular interest in Greek civilization. The collection consists of typescript and galley proofs of her book The Ever-Present Past, notebooks on classical civilization, and correspondence.

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

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Mathieu-Guillaume-Thérèse Villenave's Collection on Alina d'Eldir, 1829-1845 (bulk) circa 1829 - 1950s (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence and other materials collected by Mathieu-Guillaume-Thérèse Villenave relating to Alina d'Eldir, including her biography, her work with magnetism treatments, and the Ordre Asiatique de Morale Universelle.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Charles A. Young, 1873-1897 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 1.3 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists, for the most part, of letters written to nineteenth-century Princeton astronomer C. A. Young by other astronomers and scientific instrument makers.

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

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F. L. Pleadwell Papers, 1930-1957 (bulk) 1880-1973 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.65 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists, for the most part, of letters received by American physician and collector F. L. Pleadwell and his wife, the former Laura Mell Stith, concerning Pleadwell's collection of autographs and books in the literary and historical fields, but includes an album of letters and other items collected from prominent associates in the medical field.

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

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Constantinople Records of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, 1750-1925 (inclusive)

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9 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of administrative records of the Constantinople "metochion" of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

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

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Liu Binyan Papers, 1988-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:

8 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of papers of Chinese journalist and political dissident Liu Binyan, including manuscripts, notes, drafts of speeches, reviews, correspondence, audiocassettes of interviews, and other material.

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