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Sheldon Jackson Photograph Collection, circa 1850-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes

Abstract:

Sheldon Jackson was a Presbyterian missionary in the Western United States in the 19th century. This collection consists of three portfolios with 576 photographic prints and 5 photomechanical photogravures of Native Americans and related subjects compiled by Jackson, possibly from negatives in the collections of the Bureau of American Ethnology and by ordering prints from various photographic trade catalogs.

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

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J. Monroe Thorington Collection, 1848-1983 (inclusive) 1920-1964 (bulk)

Extent:

43 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of works, correspondence, diaries, documents, photographs, maps, scrapbooks, miscellaneous material, and printed matter by and about mountaineer J. Monroe Thorington (Princeton Class of 1915), as well as some papers of other people.

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

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Fanny Davenport Collection, 1870s-1890s (inclusive)

Extent:

9 boxes and 5 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of papers of Fanny Davenport, a popular nineteenth-century American actress and theater manager.

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

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Isabel Magee Sherman Papers, 1900-1913 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of writings, correspondence, photographs, and miscellanea of the American journalist Isabel Magee Sherman relating to her experiences in Mexico.

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

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Edward Anthony Papers, 1920s -1950s (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Edward Anthony was a noted writer and publisher in the twentieth century, known primarily for his light verse. His papers include several manuscripts, including an autobiography co-authored with Clyde Beatty about circus animal training and a collection of poems. A few miscellaneous papers, such as letters and a date book from 1928 complete the collection.

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

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Brigham Young Collection, 1846-1872 (bulk) 1846-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Contains selected correspondence of American pioneer and religious leader Brigham Young. Images of this collection are also available online at Digital PUL.

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

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Anne Baxter Letters to Russell Birdwell, 1952-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of 175 letters (1952-1956, undated) by the American stage and screen actress Anne Baxter to her publicist and friend Russell Birdwell.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Circus Miscellany, 1837-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:

17 boxes and 9.1 linear feet

Abstract:

The Miscellaneous Circus Collection consists of subject files on all aspects of the circus: acts, organizations, and specific performers and circuses. Included are photographs, manuscripts, programs, broadsides, posters, scrapbooks, clippings, and other ephemera.

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

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Cattle and Horse Brands Collection, 1852-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of lists with drawings of cattle brands recorded in Contra Costa County, Calif. (1852), Buenos Aires, Argentina (1854), and Italy (1600s); records of military brands used for horses during the Mexican Revolution (1913); a letter (1932) from the Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico regarding a brand application; receipts for sale of cattle (1865) in Steilacoom, Washington Territory; and samples of brands burned into hide, leather, and wood.

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

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J. Paul Baldeagle Papers, 1915-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of a small group of papers of J. Paul Baldeagle (Princeton University Class of 1923), a South Dakota-born Sioux, who was a schoolteacher for 35 years at William MacFarland High School in Bordentown, New Jersey, as well as a Native American rights activist.

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