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Historical Novels of Jere Wheelwright, 1948-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:

5 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of signed typescripts and galley proofs for four works of historical fiction by author Jere Wheelwright (1905-1961), (Princeton Class of 1927).

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

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Horace Walpole Family Collection, 1724-1786 (bulk) 1724-1857 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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A collection of letters and documents of Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, the English historian, Member of Parliament, connoisseur, playwright, and novelist, and of his father Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, who was to become England's longest running Prime Minister.

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

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Philip Vickers Fithian Journal Edited by John Rogers Williams, 1899-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of the textural material used by John Rogers Williams for his edition of Philip Vickers Fithian: Journal and Letters, 1767-1774. Fithian's journal of his life tutoring on a Virginia plantation is one of the most valuable sources of information on early Virginia plantation life and slavery.

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

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Selected Papers of David Paton, 1876-1923 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 2.42 linear feet

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Consists primarily of letters to Egyptologist David Paton (Princeton Class of 1874) about his four-volume work Early Egyptian Records of Travel: Material for a Historical Geography of Western Asia (1915-1922).

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

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Petros Mōraitēs Photographs Collection, 1880s-1890s (inclusive)

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1 box and 1.75 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of an open collection for photographs of the Greek photographer Petros Mōraitēs.

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

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Pearce Family Collection, 1820-1863 (bulk) 1802-1917 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and other material of members of the Pearce family of Maryland.

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

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Thomas Naylor Stanford Collection, 1818-1865 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence, documents, and ephemera relating to nineteenth-century New York City publisher and bookseller Thomas Naylor Stanford.

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

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James Thayer Gerould Papers on Jonathan Edwards, 1931-1937 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of selected papers of James Thayer Gerould, Princeton librarian (1920-1938), accumulated during the preparation of a bibliography of the works of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), Congregational clergyman and Princeton president.

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

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Cecil Beaton Papers, 1938-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists chiefly of correspondence of Cecil Beaton, English fashion and portrait photographer and Academy Award winning stage and constume designer for film and theater, with his author friend Hal Burton.

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

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Eden Phillpotts Collection, 1906-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.25 linear feet

Abstract:

Eden Phillpotts was a prolific and popular English novelist, playwright, and poet. Papers consist of about 120 letters by Phillpotts to G. Herbert Thring and Denys Killam Roberts of the Society of Authors and Macleod Yearsley regarding the publishing of his works. Additions to the collection include 64 letters, printed matter and newspaper clippings (1921-1960) about Phillpotts and his works.

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