Main content

Jonathan Belcher Collection

Notifications

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

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: University Archives. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
AC352
Repository:
Princeton University Library: University Archives
Extent:
  • 1 box
  • 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Jonathan Belcher Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1747-1967 (inclusive)
Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Abstract:
Jonathan Belcher, was a merchant and colonial governor of the Provinces of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey and was instrumental in the founding of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). The Jonathan Belcher Collection consists of collected research materials regarding Jonathan Belcher's relation to the history of Princeton University and consist of correspondence, articles, clippings, and copies of original materials from Belcher collections held at Princeton and elsewhere.

The Jonathan Belcher Collection consists of collected research materials regarding Jonathan Belcher's relation to the history of Princeton University. The papers consist of correspondence, articles, clippings, and copies of original materials from Belcher collections held at Princeton and elsewhere. Topics covered include Belcher's contributions to the foundations of the college library, the preservation of the Belcher Mansion in Elizabeth, and representations of Belcher in portraits and prints.

The originals of certain documents in the "Papers" folder are held at the New Jersey Historical Society.

The origin of this collection is unclear. Many of the collected documents and the folder titles bear the hand of Varnum Lansing Collins, former Secretary of the University and one of the University's first historians. It also appears that contributions to the collection were made by others such as Moses Taylor Pyne, Charles McAlpin, Alexander Clark, and Alexander Leitch.

This collection was processed by Dan Brennan in 2009. Finding aid written by Dan Brennan in 2009.

The Manuscript Division holds a small collection of Jonathan Belcher Papers which largely document his governorship but which also overlap with this collection to some degree.

Both the New Jersey Historical Society and the Massachusetts Historical Society also hold collections of Jonathan Belcher papers.

Appraisal has been conducted in accordance with Mudd Library guidelines.

People
Organization

Publisher
University Archives
Finding Aid Author
Dan Brennan
Finding Aid Date
2010
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. If copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from the Mudd Library. For materials where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.

Collection Inventory

Genealogy, 1923-1967. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Library, 1755. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Papers, 1747-1925. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

House in Elizabeth and Inventory, 1757-1967. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Miscellaneous, 1937. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Correspondence about Portraits, 1916-1953. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Photographs of Portraits and Prints, circa 1953. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Document for the Appointment of Jonathan Belcher as Governor of New Jersey, 1747. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Original document on 2 leaves.

Physical Description

1 folder

Print, Suggest