Autograph Book Collection

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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Call Number:: AC040
Repository:: Princeton University Library: University Archives
Extent:: 43 boxes
Language:: English
Preferred Citation:: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Autograph Book Collection, Box and Folder Number; University Archives, Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:: 1825-1884 (inclusive) and 1848-1882 (bulk)
Creator:: Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Form:: Libri amicorum -- 19th century. rbgenr
Abstract:: This collection contains more than two hundred autograph books from more than two hundred members of classes between 1825 and 1884. The books were used to collect not only the autographs of classmates, but also good wishes, bits of favorite verse, letters of farewell, or reminiscences of shared events during undergraduate years.

This collection contains more than two hundred autograph books from more than two hundred members of classes between 1825 and 1884.

The collection is arranged by class year and then students' last name.

This collection was processed by Carl Esche in the Autumn of 1995. Finding aid written by Carl Esche in the Autumn of 1995. Subsequent additions have been processed individually. There is room in Box S-000137 for additions.

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Princeton University

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Publisher: University Archives
Finding Aid Author: Carl Esche
Finding Aid Date: 1997
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research use.
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Collection Inventory

Hiester, Joseph M, 1825. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

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Younge, David Easton, 1843. 1 box.

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1 box

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Banks, Robert L, 1848. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Marx, William S, 1848. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Pitney, Henry C, 1848. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Stratton, Charles P, 1848. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Clymer, George Edward, 1849. 1 box.

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1 box

Hollingsworth, Robert, 1849. 1 box.

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1 box

Holmes, George D, 1849. 1 box.

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1 box

Waddell, William B, 1849. 1 box.

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1 box

Bolling, Robert, 1850. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Montgomery, William B, 1850. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Murray, William H, 1851. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Quitman, Frederick H, 1851. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Magie, William J, 1852. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Rogers, Charles Platt, 1852. 1 box.

Scope and Contents

Autograph Book of Charles Platt Rogers, Class of 1843; includes signatures from students of the Classes of 1851 to 1855, including signatures of many students from southern states.

Physical Description

1 box

Williams, Joseph John, 1852. 1 box.

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1 box

Edwards, William S, 1853. 1 box.

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1 box

Falls, William K, 1853. 1 box.

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1 box

Gurnee, John D, 1853. 1 box.

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1 box

Levis, Franklin B, 1853. 1 box.

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1 box

Tyler, Robert B, 1853. 1 box.

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1 box

Alexander, Henry C, 1854. 1 box.

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1 box

Berrien, James Hunter, 1854. 1 box.

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1 box

Condit, Benjamin Smith, 1854. 1 box.

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1 box

Dod, Albert B, 1854. 1 box.

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1 box

Glatz, Abraham Hiestand, 1854. 1 box.

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1 box

Knapp, Sanford R, 1854. 1 box.

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1 box

Mehaffey, George W, 1854. 1 box.

Scope and Contents

[non-grad]

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1 box

Nassau, Robert H, 1854. 1 box.

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1 box

Patrick, Thomas C, 1854. 1 box.

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1 box

Thompson, Sidney, 1854. 1 box.

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1 box

Villalonga, Julius A, 1854. 1 box.

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1 box

Wadhams, Calvin, 1854. 1 box.

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1 box

Woodhull, Addison W, 1854. 1 box.

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1 box

Andrews, Robert H, 1855. 1 box.

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1 box

Brown, John Wilson, 1855. 1 box.

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1 box

Fisher, William A, 1855. 1 box.

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1 box

Gansevort, Henry S, 1855. 1 box.

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1 box

Harrison, Charles J, 1855. 1 box.

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1 box

Hedges, Charles E, 1855. 1 box.

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1 box

McMurran, John T., Jr, 1855. 1 box.

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1 box

Malloy, Randolf, 1855. 1 box.

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1 box

Moore, John Augustine, 1855. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Murray, Stirling, 1855. 1 box.

Scope and Contents

[honorary; Class of 1852 non-grad]

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1 box

Roberts, Frederick C, 1855. 1 box.

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1 box

Browning, Warfield T, 1856. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Cayce, Ellis P, 1856. 1 box.

Scope and Contents

Gift of Robert and Wanda Gunning.

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1 box

Ford, George W, 1856. 1 box.

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1 box

Magie, David, 1856. 1 box.

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1 box

Mercer, George A, 1856. 1 box.

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1 box

Overton, Edward, 1856. 1 box.

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1 box

Ross, Charles W., 1856. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Ross, Charles W., Engraved Portrait Book, 1856. 1 box.

Scope and Contents

The book contains engraved portraits of the members of the Class of 1856 along with their signatures.

Physical Description

1 box

Sutphen, John C, 1856. 1 box.

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1 box

Tabb, Thomas, 1856. 1 box.

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1 box

Wood, William J, 1856. 1 box.

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1 box

Woodhull, Alfred A, 1856. 1 box.

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1 box

Berry, Thomas W, 1857. 1 box.

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1 box

Blauvelt, Isaac Alstyne, 1857. 1 box.

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1 box

DeWitt, Wallace, 1857. 1 box.

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1 box

Hall, Caldwell K, 1857. 1 box.

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1 box

Ketcham, Kneeland, 1857. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Kibbee, Charles, 1857. 1 folder.

Scope and Contents

The autograph book features notes from Kibbee's classmates from various northern and southern states; some of the notes are fairly extensive. After graduating from Princeton in 1857, Kibbee went on to become a Confederate soldier and a Georgia judge and legislator.

Physical Description

1 folder

Minniece, Walter R, 1857. 1 box.

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1 box

Parker, John M, 1857. 1 box.

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1 box

Potts, Stacy G., Jr, 1857. 1 box.

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1 box

Depue, Abe, 1858. 1 box.

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1 box

Elliott, Robert H, 1858. 1 box.

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1 box

Hart, Charles E, 1858. 1 box.

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1 box

Hetrick, Andrew J, 1858. 1 box.

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1 box

Holt, Bolling H, 1858. 1 box.

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1 box

Hunt, William B, 1858. 1 box.

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1 box

Nixon, James H, 1858. 1 box.

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1 box

Perrine, Richard V.R., 1858. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Sams, Richard Fuller, 1858. 1 volume.

Scope and Contents

Sams' autograph book contains over 125 autographs and inscriptions, many by other South Carolinians and Southerners. Many of them became Confederate soldiers. Notable inscribers include Joseph Henry, Joseph Hodgson, Jr., Charles Haight, Charles Howard Malcom, and John J. Black. Folder includes a copy of dealer description of Sams and the autograph book.

Physical Description

1 volume

Shields, William S, 1858. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Stratton, Morris H, 1858. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Stryker, William S, 1858. 1 box.

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1 box

Van Rensselaer, Cortlandt, Jr, 1858. 1 box.

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1 box

Walker, Charles W, 1858. 1 box.

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1 box

Wood, Frank G, 1858. 1 box.

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1 box

Brearley, Anderson L, 1859. 1 box.

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1 box

Foreman, William C, 1859. 1 box.

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1 box

Ketcham, George W, 1859. 1 box.

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1 box

Lyon, Augustine Aurelius, 1859. 1 box.

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1 box

McKaig, Thomas J, 1859. 1 box.

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1 box

Magie, David, Jr, 1859. 1 box.

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1 box

Reese, James W, 1859. 1 box.

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1 box

Rodney, John H, 1859. 1 box.

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1 box

Van Syckel, Chester, 1859. 1 box.

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1 box

Woodbridge, Sylvester, III, 1859. 1 box.

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1 box

Alexander, James W, 1860. 1 box.

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1 box

Brown, Walter Scott, 1860. 1 box.

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1 box

Conover, Edwin D, 1860. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Condit, John S, 1860. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Corn, Samuel Thompson, 1860. 1 volume.

Scope and Contents

Corn's autograph book is signed by students from both Northern and Southern states. Corn was from Kentucky and fought with the 20th Kentucky Volunteers during the Civil War. He later served on the Supreme Court of Wyoming. Folder includes a biographical sketch of Corn and his wife Emma Jane Blackburn Corn provided by his descendants.

Physical Description

1 volume

Cross, Eben J.D., 1860. 1 box.

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1 box

Dennis, Samuel King, 1860. 1 box.

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1 box

Hart, James M, 1860. 1 box.

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1 box

Magee, George J, 1860. 1 box.

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1 box

Neill, George Hale, 1860. 1 box.

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1 box

Armstrong, James S, 1861. 1 box.

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1 box

Combs, William S, 1861. 1 box.

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1 box

Emery, John R, 1861. 1 box.

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1 box

Lane, William B, 1861. 1 box.

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1 box

Lippincott, James D, 1861. 1 box.

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1 box

Ludlow, James M, 1861. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

McClure, Ewing Graham, 1861. 1 box.

Scope and Contents

Microfilm includes McClure's autograph book and a pamphlet of edited writings from the book by Jeanne Barkley.

Physical Description

1 boxMicrofilm

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McGowan, Thomson, 1861. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Morrison, William J.P., 1861. 1 box.

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1 box

Purviance, Winfield, 1861. 1 box.

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1 box

Tupper, Henry Clay, 1861. 2 items.

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2 items

Wilde, Edward S, 1861. 1 box.

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1 box

Butler, Walter, 1862. 1 box.

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1 box

Dod, Charles H, 1862. 1 box.

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1 box

Foster, William E, 1862. 1 box.

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1 box

Haight, John T, 1862. 1 box.

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1 box

Munn, Joseph L, 1862. 1 box.

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1 box

Purnell, George W, 1862. 1 box.

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1 box

Richardson, Reuben Henry, 1862. 1 box.

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1 box

Cross, Richard Kelson, 1863. 1 box.

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1 box

Foster, Daniel R, 1863. 1 box.

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1 box

Hall, Henry Rodney, 1863. 1 box.

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1 box

Hunt, Gavin Drummond, Jr, 1863. 1 box.

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1 box

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Littell, William H, 1863. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Nichols, Walter Smith, 1863. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Stryker, Samuel, 1863. 1 box.

Physical Description

1 box

Mathers, Louis E., 1863-1864. 1 box.

Scope and Contents

3 autograph albums of Louis E. Mathers, Class of 1864.

Physical Description

1 box

Berghaus, Valentine H, 1864. 1 box.

Scope and Contents

Gift of Steven Brown '77, David Cleaves '78, G. Scott Clemons '90, Donald Farren '58, Jan Kubik '70, Gregg Lange '70, Bruce Leslie '66, Vsevolod Onyshkevych '83, Robert Rodgers '56, Jonathan Sapan '04, Paul Sittenfeld '69 and Frank Sloat '55.

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1 box

Boyd, Samuel M, 1864. 1 box.

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1 box

Gardner, Samuel, 1864. 1 box.

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1 box

Jacobus, Samuel H., 1864. 1 box.

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1 box

Matson, Thomas H, 1864. 1 box.

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1 box

Webster, William S.C., 1864. 1 box.

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1 box

Baldwin, Silas, 1865. 1 box.

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1 box

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Hewitt, John Dunbar, 1865. 1 box.

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1 box

Gibby, Alexander, 1865. 1 box.

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1 box

Richardson, Charles F, 1865. 1 box.

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1 box

Shelly, William F, 1865. 1 box.

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1 box

Wetherill, William Delany, 1865. 1 box.

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1 box

Fithian, Edward M, 1866. 1 box.

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1 box

Haines, Edward W, 1866. 1 box.

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1 box

Hall, John A, 1866. 1 box.

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1 box

Harris, William W, 1866. 1 box.

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1 box

Murray, Logan C, 1866. 1 box.

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1 box

Owen, Henry James, 1866. 1 box.

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1 box

Crocheron, John J, 1867. 1 box.

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1 box

Stretch, Richard G, 1867. 1 box.

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1 box

Dorrance, Benjamin F, 1868. 1 box.

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1 box

Hood, Edward C, 1868. 1 box.

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1 box

Howell, William Frederick, 1868. 1 box.

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1 box

Johnson, Russell Hampden, 1868. 1 box.

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1 box

McKaig, Alpheus Beall, 1868. 1 box.

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1 box

Mellier, Kennedy R, 1869. 1 box.

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1 box

Toadvin, Edward S, 1869. 1 box.

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1 box

Alexander, Charles Beatty, 1870. 1 box.

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1 box

Culbertson, Sam, 1870. 1 box.

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1 box

Green, Elmer E, 1870. 1 box.

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1 box

Hooper, George H, 1870. 1 box.

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1 box

Imbrie, Charles F, 1870. 1 box.

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1 box

Joline, Adrian Hoffman, 1870. 1 box.

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1 box

Joline, John Forsyth, 1870. 1 box.

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1 box

Kinkead, George B., Jr, 1870. 1 box.

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1 box

Pennington, Elias M, 1870. 1 box.

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1 box

Peters, John E, 1870. 1 box.

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1 box

Scudder, Edmund Drake, 1870. 1 box.

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1 box

Higgins, Cecil C, 1871. 1 box.

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1 box

Joline, Charles V.D., 1871. 1 box.

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1 box

Mayers, Henry L, 1871. 1 box.

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1 box

Terbell, Edward D, 1871. 1 box.

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1 box

Van Cleve, Alex G, 1871. 1 box.

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1 box

Johnston, Tobias W, 1872. 1 box.

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1 box

Van Dyke, John M, 1872. 1 box.

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1 box

Bissell, Artemas, 1873. 1 box.

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1 box

Condit, Issac Hiram, 1873. 1 box.

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1 box

Crane, John Joseph, 1873. 1 box.

Scope and Contents

Gift of Sev Onyshkevych '83.

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1 box

Van Dyke, Henry, 1873. 1 box.

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1 box

Van Voorhis, Isaac S, 1873. 1 box.

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1 box

Field, Richard Edgar, 1874. 1 box.

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1 box

Wilson, William T, 1874. 1 box.

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1 box

Eichelberger, Edward S, 1875. 1 box.

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1 box

Johnson, William C, 1875. 1 box.

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1 box

Rodgers, Robert C, 1875. 1 box.

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1 box

Davis, Henry Edgar, 1876. 1 box.

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1 box

Kaufman, William Talmage, 1876. 1 box.

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1 box

Schenck, Harris Rogers, 1876. 1 box.

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1 box

Butler, William M, 1877. 1 box.

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1 box

Flickinger, Jonas Rudy, 1877. 1 box.

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1 box

Johnson, Baker, 1877. 1 box.

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1 box

Libbey, William, Jr, 1877. 1 box.

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1 box

Canfield, William B, 1877. 1 box.

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1 box

Kerr, John Henry, 1878. 1 box.

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1 box

Garmany, Frances C, 1879. 1 box.

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1 box

Duffield, Henry G, 1881. 1 box.

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1 box

Bannister, James B, 1882. 1 box.

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1 box

Benton, Samuel Hart, 1882. 1 box.

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1 box

Hallock, Gerard B.F., 1882. 1 box.

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1 box

Mills, Alfred E, 1882. 1 box.

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1 box

Parker, Charles W, 1882. 1 box.

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1 box

Dunning, Charles, 1883. 1 box.

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Physical Description

1 box

Thomas, Claude M, 1884. 1 box.

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1 box

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