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Federal Theatre Project Collection, 1935-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:

7 boxes and 2.5 linear feet

Abstract:

The Federal Theatre Project Collection consists of bulletins, reports, speeches, catalogues, play programs, information releases, notices and reviews, clippings, protest leaflets, performance details, and other materials of the Federal Theatre Project established by the Works Progress Administration during the Depression, with Hallie Flanagan as the national director.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

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Princeton University Library Single Item Acquisitions, 1600-2024 (inclusive)

Extent:

4.4 linear feet (7 boxes)

Abstract:

Consists of miscellaneous single-item acquisitions that span multiple collecting areas, topics, genres, and time periods.

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

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Hedi Bak Papers, 1941-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 linear feet and 2 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of the personal and business correspondence, writings and drafts, promotional material, newspaper clippings, photographs, and sketches of the artist, Hedi Bak.

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

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William J. Harsha Papers, 1873-1891 (inclusive)

Extent:

0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)

Abstract:

This collection consists of four volumes of sermons, lecture notes, diary entries, and clippings, as well as correspondence, broadsides, a pamphlet, and a photograph belonging to William J. Harsha (1853-1938), a Presbyterian minister from Illinois who worked in Nebraska, New York, and Colorado, and who was an advocate for Indigenous civil rights.

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

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Collection of Lantern Slides of Antiquities of Athens, Greece, circa 1901-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

Abstract:

Consists of (27) color and black-and-white lantern slides of Athens, Greece depicting antiquities, architecture, local costumes and everyday life in Athens at the beginning of the 20th century.

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

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Collection of Blackfeet Nation and Glacier National Park Photographs, 1915

Extent:

0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of 77 silver print photographs by William C. Anderson, a photographer and photojournalist active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection also includes 24 real photo and pictorial postcards, and one convention handbook with photo illustrations provided by Kiser Photo Company.

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

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Joseph Reynolds Ledgers, 1792-1814 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and .2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of a ledger (1792–1801), daybook (1796–1801), and receipt book (1810–1814) of Joseph Reynolds of South Kingstown, RI. Customer names include slaveholders, African Americans, and Indigenous Peoples. Some accounts list "Negro" next to the customer's name, such as Stephen Gardner on page 73 of the ledger. Surnames that appear frequently include Babcock, Champlin, Gardiner, Gardner, Hazard, Potter, and Watson.

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

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A. Bruce Goldman Photographs, 1961-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 linear foot (in a flat box.)

Abstract:

Consists of photographic prints, negatives, slides, and contact sheets of images taken by Rabbi A. Bruce Goldman, primarily documenting the southern Civil Rights movement in the United States.

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

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William McOran Campbell Photograph Albums, Sketchbooks, and Other Materials, 1873-1925, 1943 (inclusive) 1900-1914 (bulk)

Extent:

1 linear foot (in two manuscript boxes and one half-manuscript box.)

Abstract:

Consists of photograph albums, fishing ledgers, and sketchbooks from William McOran Campbell's fishing trips to Iceland between the late 1800s and the early 1900s.

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

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Booth Tarkington Papers, 1812-1956, 1812-1956 (inclusive) 1899-1946 (bulk)

Extent:

281 boxes and 138.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of extensive writings -- novels, plays, short stories, articles, film scenarios, radio scripts -- and correspondence of "The Gentleman from Indiana" Booth Tarkington, noted American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

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