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Samuel Shellabarger Collection, 1916-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:

7 boxes and 2.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Samuel Shellabarger attended Princeton University as member of the Princeton Class of 1909 and was an English professor between 1914-1923. The collection contains Samuel Shellabarger's manuscripts for two biographies and five works of historical fiction, as well as a small amount of miscellaneous material related to his writings.

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

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Pershing Collection of Emily Dickinson, 1945-1972 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of material related to the collection of Emily Dickinson works compiled by Margaret Jane Pershing.

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

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Laurence Pollinger Ltd. Files Concerning D. H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover, 1931-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes and 1.3 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of manuscripts, correspondence, contracts, and clippings of the literary agency Laurence Pollinger Ltd. relating to the firm's involvement with the literary estate of D. H. Lawrence.

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

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William Dean Howells Collection, 1863-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence and selected manuscripts of the American critic, novelist, poet, and playwright William Dean Howells.

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

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Matthew Davenport Hill Family Correspondence, 1820s-1912 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.25 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of a small collection of letters addressed to members of the family of English penal reformer Matthew Davenport Hill.

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

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David Gelston Family Correspondence, 1761-1864 (inclusive)

Extent:

4 boxes and 2.0 linear feet

Abstract:

Primarily includes correspondence kept by New York merchant and politician, David Gelston, during his time as Collector of Customs for the Port of New York along with some correspondence of Floyd and Delafield family members.

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

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Theodore Holmes Papers, 1949-1976 (inclusive) 1951-1971 (bulk)

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24 boxes

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Consists primarily of published and unpublished poetry manuscripts, as well as correspondence with various publishers, of American poet Theodore Holmes (Princeton Class of 1951).

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

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Phillips Family Papers, 1900-1940 (bulk) circa 1880-1973 (inclusive)

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6 boxes and 4.0 linear feet

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Consists of photographs, manuscripts, diaries, and ephemera relating to Edward H. Phillips (1868-1944), his wife Marie Kempton Phillips (1881-1946), and their daughter Jean Sarah Phillips (1908–1985) that document ranch life in and around Montana around the turn of the 20th century as well as Ed Phillips' involvement in Wild West shows, including Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and his career as a Hollywood actor.

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

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William Tinsley Publishing Correspondence, 1866-1889 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box, 2 items, and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

The Tinsley brothers, Edward (1833-1866) and William (1831-1902), set up in the book trade business around 1854. They focused mainly on publishing fiction for the popular lending libraries, and specialized in luxuriously bound three-volume novels. Consists of 77 letters, 1866-1889, received by the Tinsley Brothers publishing firm of London, England.

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

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J. M. Langford Correspondence, 1848-1881 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

The J. M. Langford Correspondence consists of letters received by J. M. (Joseph Munt) Langford from an assortment of English authors and noblemen, as well as the indenture for Langford's apprenticeship as a stationer. Langford was born in 1809, the son of John Langford, a farmer in Wallingford, County of Berks, England. In 1825, Langford began a seven-year stationer's apprentice to James Nesbit, for which his brother paid £250. Later, Langford became the trusted assistant to John Blackwood, the head of William Blackwood and Sons publishing and the editor of Blackwood's Magazine. He died in 1884.

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