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James W. Alexander Scrapbooks on Princeton University

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Alexander, James W. (James Waddel), 1839-1915

James W. Alexander, member of the Princeton class of 1860, was a prominent New York City insurance official and financier, an active alumnus, and a member of the Princeton Board of Trustees.

The collection consists of 20 scrapbooks containing clippings about Princeton University from Philadelphia, New York and Princeton newspapers, arranged chronologically with occasional correspondence and ephemera from the University.

The collection is arranged in chronological order.

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Container list created by Eleanor Wright '14 in December 2011 and finding aid updated by Christie Peterson in February 2012.

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Publisher
University Archives
Finding Aid Author
Christie Peterson
Finding Aid Date
2010
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Series 1: James W. Alexander Scrapbooks on Princeton, 1887-1905 consists of 19 scrapbooks containing clippings about Princeton University from Philadelphia, New York and Princeton newspapers, arranged chronologically with occasional correspondence and ephemera from the University.

Arrangement

The scrapbooks in Series 1: James W. Alexander Scrapbooks on Princeton, 1887-1905 are arranged chronologically.

Physical Description

20 boxes

Volume 1, 1875 December - 1886 June. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 2, 1887-1889. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 3, 1889 September - 1890 November. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 4, 1890 October -1891 November. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 5, 1891 November - 1892 December. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 6, 1892 December - 1893 October. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 7, 1893 December - 1894 February. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 8, 1894 February-October. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 9, 1894 November - 1895 February. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 10, 1895 February-November. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 11, 1895 December - 1896 June. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 12, 1896 August-November. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 13, 1896 November - 1897 June. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 14, 1897-1898. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 15, 1898-1899. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 16, 1899 June - 1900 May. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 17, 1900-1901. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 18, 1901-1902. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 19, 1902 November - 1904 February. 1 box.
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1 box

Volume 20, 1904-1905. 1 box.
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1 box

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