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Brendan Behan Papers, 1943-1963 (bulk) 1943-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of selected manuscript and typescript drafts, notebooks, and notes, of 20th-century Irish author Brendan Behan (1923-1964), as well as some correspondence and ephemera. The papers constitute the principal archives of the manuscripts of Behan's writings.

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

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Kienbusch Angling Collection, 1651-1974 (inclusive) 1800-1950 (bulk)

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5 boxes, 68 items, 49 volumes, and 12.68 linear feet

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Consists of manuscripts and letters relating to the history and method of angling collected by Kienbusch (Princeton Class of 1906).

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

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William R. Barricklo Collection, 1700s-1931 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 3.2 linear feet

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The William R. Barricklo Collection consists of American Revolution era documents and letters and Barricklo family genealogy materials, all belonging to the American lawyer and collector William R. (William Reed) Barricklo (1857-1933).

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

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Henry Simonis Correspondence, 1914-1919 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet

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Consists of three volumes of correspondence of British journalist Henry Simonis concerning his literary, wartime, and charitable activities.

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

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Adolf Hitler Collection, 1912-1946 (inclusive) 1933-1940 (bulk)

Extent:

5 boxes

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Consists mostly of correspondence among members of the NSDAP (Nationalsozialistiche Deutsches Arbiterspartei) and with Hitler's adjutants Wiedemann and Brückner. Original material from Hitler himself is limited and of no real contextual importance (birthday wishes, New Year's wishes, thanks for wishes made unto him, etc.). There are a few letters concerning Nazi "Judenpolitik" (Jewish policy), some regarding arrests and camp conditions, others concerning scandalous associations with Jews. Military concerns are few and interspersed throughout. The majority of the material, mostly directed to Hitler, consists of wishes of health, happy birthdays, thank you's. Most of the Nazi officers present at the Nuremburg Trials are featured in the collection.

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

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Richard Halliburton Papers, 1900-1973 (inclusive) 1903-1940 (bulk)

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61 boxes and 29.2 linear feet

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Richard Halliburton traveled extensively in the first part of twentieth century after graduating from Princeton University in 1921. The collection contains autograph and typescript drafts of seven of Halliburton's books, short stories, essays, school notes, and other travel memorabilia, as well as Halliburton's correspondence with his parents and others, research materials about Rupert Brooke, and a significant group of photographs documenting his travels throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

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

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Julian P. Boyd Papers, 1935-1980 (inclusive)

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73 boxes

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Consists of works, correspondence, documents, notes, photographs, and printed matter of Julian Boyd, Princeton University Librarian (1940-1952) and professor of history, and the founding editor of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson publishing project.

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

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John Hinsdale Scheide Collection of Three Centuries of French History, 1510-1816 (inclusive)

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10 volumes and 1.00 linear feet

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Collection consists of 386 letters and documents of royalty, nobility, statesmen, and other celebrities of France, from the reign of Louis XII to the commencement of the French Revolution.

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

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John Butler Yeats Collection, 1909-1978 (inclusive) 1911-1922 (bulk)

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22 boxes, 8 items, and 9.31 linear feet

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Consists of original manuscripts, drawings, correspondence, miscellaneous materials, photographs and portraits, articles, clippings, and other printed material by and related to the Irish portrait painter John Butler Yeats.

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

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Margo Glantz Papers, 1956-2009 (inclusive) 1976-2003 (bulk)

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24 boxes

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Consists of the writings, correspondence, and audiovisual recordings of the Mexican novelist, essayist, and literary scholar Margo Glantz (1930- ).

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