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Sheaff family papers, 1797-1904 (inclusive)

Extent:

2.0 linear feet

Abstract:

George Sheaff (1779-1851), a wine merchant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, purchased the Highlands Mansion in 1813. Sheaff was interested in "progressive" agriculture and scientific farming, and the grounds blossomed under his hand. His family was the first to reside at The Highlands year-round, and members of the Sheaff family occupied the mansion for 102 years. The Sheaff family papers, 1797-1904, consist primarily of daily journals of the Sheaff family, which were kept from 1838 to 1904. The collection also contains property plans, wills and estate records, and newspaper advertisements for the property.

Held at: Highlands Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Sinkler and Roosevelt family papers, 1899-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:

6.0 linear feet

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Caroline Sidney Sinkler (1860-1949) was born in South Carolina and purchased The Highlands from the Sheaff family in 1917. She left the property to her niece, Emily Wharton Sinkler Roosevelt (1884-1970). Emily Roosevelt, wife of Nicholas Guy Roosevelt, bequeathed the Highlands to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since 1970, the Highlands has been owned by the Commonwealth and been administered by the non-profit Highlands Historical Society. The Sinkler and Roosevelt family papers, 1915-1957, include correspondence, property plans, newspaper clippings, a few photographic reproductions of paintings, and several copies of a family tree. Nicholas Roosevelt's correspondence (1892-1930) and Emily Wharton Sinkler's correspondence (1902-1916) make up the bulk of the collection.

Held at: Highlands Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Historic Langhorne Association house histories, circa 1975-2012

Extent:

3.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Settled by Quakers beginning in 1680, the small town of Langhorne in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, grew as an important transportation center between Trenton and Philadelphia due to its location at the intersection of major roads connecting the two cities. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the town, which served as a stop along the rail line, became a popular summer vacation destination for wealthy Philadelphians. The Historic Langhorne Association house histories, circa 1975-2012, consist of binders and file folders with information, including chronologies and photographs, on all of the homes in the Borough of Langhorne. Additional information is available for older, historic properties.

Held at: Historic Langhorne Association [Contact Us]

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Pedro Consuegra Papers, 1959-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes

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The Pedro Consuegra papers include postcard correspondence with Néstor Almendros, German Puig Paredes, Severo Sarduy, and others. The papers also include original issues of SIE, a handwritten underground tabloid, or zine, Consuegra edited for and about gay Latin American expatriates living in France.

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

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James Creese Papers, 1822-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:

5 boxes and 2.1 linear feet

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Consists of some undergraduate and graduate papers of James Creese (Princeton Class of 1918), as well as papers from his tenures as successive presidents of the Stevens and Drexel Institutues of Technology.

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

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Eugene O'Neill Collection, 1913-1993 (inclusive) 1913-1944 (bulk)

Extent:

1 box and 0.45 linear feet

Abstract:

Eugene O'Neill, the celebrated American playwright, was a director of the Provincetown Players and a founder of the Theatre Guild. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Strange Interlude (1928) and, posthumously, for Long Day's Journey Into Night (1956). The collection consists of fifteen manuscripts of O'Neill, most of which are first drafts of plays and include preliminary notes.

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

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Eileen B. Simpson Papers, 1979-1991 (bulk) 1941-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of papers primarily related to Eileen Simpson's book, Poets in their Youth: A Memoir, about her married years with poet John Berryman.

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

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Jeter A. and Elizabeth Riggs Isely Collection, 1842-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:

5 boxes and 2.1 linear feet

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The Jeter A. and Elizabeth Riggs Isely Collection consists of manuscripts, notes, notebooks, and correspondence relating to research by the American historian and Princeton professor Jeter A. (Jeter Allen) Isely (1913-1954) and his wife, Elizabeth ["Lisette"] Riggs Isely (1914-1957).

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

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Selected Papers of Edward Naumburg, 1882-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:

4 boxes and 3.04 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence, files relating to collecting interests, and miscellanea of the American stockbroker and manuscripts collector Edward Naumburg (Princeton Class of 1924).

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

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James Clement Moffat Collection, 1832-1861 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected manuscripts and corresondence of the nineteenth-century Scottish-born church historian and educator James Clement Moffat.

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