Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1905">1905</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1909">1909</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Dance Subject Files, 1900-1980s (inclusive)

Extent:: 31 boxes and 12.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Dance Subject Files consist of dance-related subject files from early 20th century through 1980s. Among the material are clippings, photos, programs, promotional materials, and dance school brochures.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

William H. Tower Philatelic Collection, 1380-1950 (inclusive) 1700s-1940s (bulk)

Extent:: 20 boxes and 15.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of envelopes both used and unused (also known as covers), letters, postcards, documents, postage stamps, and a variety of other philatelic material from around the world as collected and annotated by the Reverend William Hogarth Tower (1871-1950). The collection spans the topics of English Postal History, United States Postal History, War Covers, Philatelic Miscellany, and Franking.

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

William Jovanovich Papers, 1950-1996 (bulk) 1815-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 61 boxes and 32.8 linear feet
Abstract:: William Jovanovich (1920-2001) was an American publisher, author, and businessman, who led the publishing firm Harcourt Brace Jovanovich from 1954 to 1991, as president and later as chief executive officer. The collection consists of Jovanovich's author and publisher files, including an extensive file on Charles A. Lindbergh, along with correspondence, writings, personal and family papers, memorabilia, and other files documenting his career as a major American publisher in the 20th century, his creative pursuits in fiction and nonfiction, and his interest in Yugoslav literature and textbook publishing.

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

Photographs Documenting Logging Crews and Rural Life in Western Washington and Northwest Oregon, circa 1889-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.3 linear feet and 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a collection of twenty-two photographs documenting logging equipment, camps, crews, working conditions, and family life, primarily in Western Washington and Northwest Oregon along the Columbia River during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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

Miscellaneous Playscripts Collection, 1882-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 85 boxes and 34 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection includes some playscripts stamped or addressed by theater agencies in Chicago, New York City, and Hollywood, while others were used at McCarter Theater or by the Princeton University Players. There are wartime scripts from both world wars, as well as government plays from the Federal Theater Project, the Works Progress Administration, and the Department of Agriculture's War Food Commission.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

National Council of Churches USA Collected Records, 1908- (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.25 linear ft. (15 linear in.)
Abstract:: The records of the FCC and NCC highlight the unifying issues for national church work, including labor rights, anti-racism, and conscientious objection.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Alice Cort Holden Papers, 1870-1978 (inclusive) 1870-1919 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence and printed material, along with two diaries from 1926, a matted postcard, a photogravure plate, and a piece of hair jewelry. These family papers primarily center on Alice Holden (née Cort), as the correspondence are letters between members of the Cort family, or letters to her from her children. The collection largely documents the relationships of the Holden and Cort families in New York state between the 19th and 20th centuries.

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

Stewart M. Robinson Collection of Colonial Sermons, 1615-1960 (inclusive) 1745-1785 (bulk)

Extent:: 42 boxes and 16.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a collection compiled by American clergyman Stewart M. Robinson (Princeton Class of 1915), including photostats of sermons, letters, pamphlets, and communications to newspapers by clergymen in colonial America, which he used as research material for a proposed book entitled "The Political Thought of the Colonial Clergy."

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

Robert Maillart Duplicate Archive, 1869-1990 (inclusive)

Extent:: 83 boxes and 83.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a complete duplicate archive of engineering drawings, calculations, letters, photographs, and various writings that document the numerous projects of Swiss civil engineer Robert Maillart.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Lewis Science and Engineering Library [Contact Us]

Mexican Ephemera Collection, 1890-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16 boxes, 2 cases, and 102 items
Abstract:: Consists of books, maps, scrapbooks, posters, and other materials.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Graphic Art Collection [Contact Us]

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