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Edgar Lee Masters Collection, 1915-1983 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 2.21 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs of noted American poet Edgar Lee Masters.

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

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William Oliver Strunk Collection, 1937-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected papers of W. Oliver Strunk, who was a professor of music at Princeton University (1937-1966).

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

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Selected Papers of Thomas W. Hotchkiss, 1891-1935 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

The Selected Papers of Thomas W. Hotchkiss consists of articles, notes, correspondence, and clippings of the American lawyer, editor, magazine writer, professional researcher, and Princeton graduate (Class of 1889) Thomas W. (Thomas Woodward) Hotchkiss (1867-1953).

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

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Stratton Cripple Creek Mining and Development Company Correspondence, 1907-1908 (bulk) 1907-1940 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence of the Stratton Cripple Creek Mining and Development Company concerning development and production work on specific properties in the Cripple Creek District. (Colo.) covering chiefly during the years 1907 and 1908.

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

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Monique Fong Wust Collection of Octavio Paz, 1961-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

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The collection includes correspondence to and from Mexican poet and Nobel Prize Laureate Octavio Paz (1914-1998) and French translator and friend Monique Fong Wust. Other correspondents include Robert Lebel, Marie-Jo Paz, and Juan García de Oteyza. Also included are original English typescripts of Paz's essay, "The Centurions of Santiago" with corrections and additions from Paz and Fong Wust, an annotated and corrected printed copy of Paz's Apariencia desnuda. La obra de Marcel Duchamp for French translation, and various ephemera about related Paz events.

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

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Arthur M. Greene Collection, 1902-1953 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 2.7 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of works, correspondence, and memorabilia of Princeton School of Engineering dean Arthur M. Greene, as well as papers of others about him.

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

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Thomas Adams Papers, 1852-1859 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Thomas Adams (1830-1900) was a civil engineer, topographer, and surveyor who traveled west with Isaac Stevens (1818-1862), the newly-appointed governor of the Washington Territory. From 1853 to 1859, Adams served the party as meteorologist, topographer, sketch artist, and eventually, as assistant to Lieutenant John Mullan (1830-1909), who was in charge of the surveying. This collection consists of four journals and one letter book documenting Adams's life from 1852 to 1859. In addition to detailed descriptions of Adams's experiences, the journals also contain expertly drawn sketches of landscapes and forts, Native Americans, and animals, as well as home-made dictionaries of the Flathead language.

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

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Edward Raymond Ames Family Collection, 1823-1855 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of diaries and family correspondence of itinerant clergyman Edward Raymond Ames.

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

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Business Correspondence of Smith, Elder, and Co., 1850-1908 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

Abstract:

Consists, for the most part, of business correspondence of George Smith relating to the Cornhill Magazine, which he founded in 1859, and other publishing business of Smith, Elder, and Co., the London publishing firm.

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

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Louis O. Coxe Collection, 1941-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:

14 boxes and 5.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Louis O. Coxe (Princeton Class of 1940) was a noted twentieth-century poet, playwright, and critic. The collection contains autograph and typescript versions of Coxe's poetry and sixteen of Coxe's notebooks. Also included are materials for the play Billy Budd, such as notes, drafts, worksheets, galley proofs, and production notes.

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