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Samuel Chavkin Papers, 1974-1979 (bulk) 1974-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:

4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of 59 audio recordings and selected correspondence and articles by American journalist Samuel Chavkin, who covered events in Chile for various publications in the 1970s, primarily after the military junta of 1973.

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Sutton and Cunliffe-Owen Collection, 1843-1947 (inclusive) 1890-1927 (bulk)

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23 boxes and 15 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected papers of E. F. H. Sutton (Princeton Class of 1895) and his collection of papers of his longtime friends, the former Countess Marguerite (de Godart) Cunliffe-Owen and her husband, Frederick Cunliffe-Owen.

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Princeton University Library Collection of Lawrance Thompson Materials, 1938-1964 (bulk) 1894-1970 (inclusive)

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7 boxes and 2.6 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected papers of Lawrance Thompson, including manuscripts for his books on Robert Frost and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, lecture typescripts, and a small amount of correspondence (1936-1942) from the time he was Princeton University Library's Curator of Manuscripts and editor of the Princeton University Library Chronicle.

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Elias Boudinot Collection, 1773-1950 (inclusive) 1777-1820 (bulk)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Elias Boudinot was a lawyer and Revolutionary statesman, serving as member of the Continental Congress (president, 1782), secretary of foreign affairs (1783-84), New Jersey congressman (1789-95), and director of the U.S. Mint (1795-1805). The collection consists of miscellaneous letters and documents of Boudinot, many of which concern his land dealings.

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Publishers' Weekly Collection, 1933-1946 (inclusive)

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7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence and printed matter of Publishers' Weekly, the periodical published by the R. R. Bowker Company.

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

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P.U.L.C. American Poetry Issue Collection, 1991-1994 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.5 linear feet

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Consists of the original poems and essays composed for the special spring 1994 issue of the Princeton University Library Chronicle on contemporary American poetry.

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William Libbey Correspondence, 1876-1925 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence of William Libby, a Princeton graduate (Class of 1877) and professor in geology. Correspondents include people associated with Princeton, Libby's work in the field of geology, and personal friends.

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Abraham Brinkerhoff Business Records, 1797-1844 (inclusive)

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21 boxes and 1 package

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Consists of business records relating to the nineteenth-century dry goods (especially cotton) business of Abraham Brinkerhoff in New York City.

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Princeton University Library Collection of Aaron Burr (1756-1836) Materials, 1771-1958 (inclusive) 1782-1830 (bulk)

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2 boxes and 1.7 linear feet

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Consists primarily of letters by Aaron Burr (Princeton Class of 1772) to members of his family and associates, along with some documents pertaining to his legal career.

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Paterson Family Papers, 1750-1882 (inclusive)

Extent:

6 boxes and 8.6 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected papers of members of the Paterson family of New Jersey, chiefly those of William Paterson (Princeton Class of 1763), his father, Richard Paterson, his son, William Bell Paterson (Princeton Class of 1801), and twin grandsons, William and Stephen Van Rensselaer Paterson (Princeton Class of 1835). The collections provides 17th, 18th, and 19th-century source material for the history of the College of New Jersey and of the Colonial and post-Colonial history of the State of New Jersey.

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