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Reading Family of New Jersey Collection, 1765-1781 (bulk) 1757-1787 (inclusive)

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1 box and 2.5 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence and documents of three members of the Reading family of New Jersey: Thomas Reading, his brother George, and their father, Governor John Reading. Most of the material deals with incidences during the time of the American Revolutionary War.

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Edward Kendall Papers, 1935-1970 (inclusive)

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17 boxes and 13.5 linear feet

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Visiting Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Princeton and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Edward Kendall conducted biochemical research and is best known for his work on the hormones of the cortex of the adrenal glands. His collection includes typescripts of scientific articles, laboratory notebooks and notes, correspondence regarding patients, and a great deal of printed material.

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The French Metrical Versions of Barlaam and Josaphat by E. C. Armstrong, 1899-1922 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 2.2 linear feet

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Consists of notes and the typescript of American philologist E. C. Armstrong's monograph The French Metrical Versions of Barlaam and Josaphat.

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

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William Francis Magie Papers, 1875-1920 (bulk) 1875-1945 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of miscellaneous academic records and manuscripts of William Francis Magie, distinguished Princeton physics professor and dean.

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Shippen Family Collection, 1750-1783 (bulk) 1750-1810 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of several members of the prominent Shippen family of Philadelphia during the colonial, revolutionary, and early federal periods. Portions of the material are related to the College of New Jersey and its move from Newark, N.J. to Princeton, N.J.

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William H. Short Collection on the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1956-1962 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.9 linear feet

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Consists of papers relating to the building of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City and Frank Lloyd Wright, its architect, collected by William H. Short (Princeton Class of 1946), the project supervisor for the building.

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Charles M. Shipman Papers, 1882-2000 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.3 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence between Charles Shipman and various artists and institutions, most notably George deForest Brush and Elliott Dangerfield.

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Walter B. Roberts and Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company Correspondence, 1865-1867 (bulk) 1850-1902 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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U.S. Civil War veteran Colonel E.A.L. (Edward Augustus Leonard) Roberts (1829-1881), of New York, revolutionized the nation's burgeoning oil industry with his invention of an explosive device, or "torpedo," which greatly increased oil wells' production. Upon the first successful explosion of one of his torpedoes in Titusville, Pennsylvania on January 21, 1865, Roberts and his brother, Walter B. Roberts (1823-1889), established the Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company. For almost two decades, the company controlled oil well production as Roberts was awarded sole rights to the highly contested torpedo patent in the fall of 1866. This collection consists primarily of incoming letters to Walter B. Roberts, mostly from E.A.L. Roberts, about the Roberts Petroleum Torpedo Company and to a lesser degree one of its affiliated companies, Houghton, Roberts, & Company. Other correspondents include L.L. Houghton, various business associates, and patent attorneys. Also included are some financial...(see more)

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Austin Scott Papers on New Jersey History, 1890-1920 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet

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Consists of selected papers of Austin Scott, a professor of history and a former president of Rutgers University, relating to New Jersey history.

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Meyers List, Inc., Records, 1911-2005 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 2.525 linear feet

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Incorporated as The Melody Company by Abraham Meyers in 1911, the firm was purchased in 1967 by Princeton alumnus Charles H. Rose (Class of 1950) and his wife. By offering comic strips--the plates for printing them--to small newspapers, the firm was able to secure advertising space, which it sold to national advertisers seeking wider, more regional coverage. Advertisers knew the firm as The Meyers List; newspapers knew it as International Cartoons Limited. The company was dissolved on 20 March 1997, and its printing plates were distributed to various museums and repositories, including Princeton University. Consists of assorted records of the American Melody Company and its corporate aliases (Meyers List Inc. and International Cartoons Limited), including minute and stock books, corporate seals, scrapbooks of cartoon strips, copies of contracts with advertisers, trademark registrations, and dissolution documents.

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