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Willard H. Bradford Princeton Collection
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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Willard H. Bradford (1868-1933) was an American businessman and coal operator.
The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, and documents relating to the College of New Jersey and the locale of Princeton, collected by Willard H. Bradford (Class of 1891). Manuscripts included in the collection are "An Abridgement of the Riot of 1817" in Nassau Hall, articles of agreement between Charles Steadman and the Whig Society concerning the construction of the Society's building, legal opinion regarding granting of franchise to the Camden Amboy Railroad, certificate of incorporation for Trinity Church in Princeton (1897 copy), and the will of Richard Stockton. Represented in the collection are alumni of the College of New Jersey, such as Elias Boudinot, William Dayton, Richard S. Field, and Richard Stockton.
Arranged alphabetically.
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2003
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Collection is open for research use.
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Collection Inventory
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Mostly on feminine matters, description of dress worn at a ball in Montreal.
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Regarding family matters, illnesses, deaths, had visited ill Uncle Boudinot in Burlington, her brother built (Rose) Cottage for her. Written from Princeton.
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Clipping from Trenton State Gazette.
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Written from Washington, discussing current politics.
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Concerning Mrs. Griffith's legacy, 1814, from Washington discussing Congressional Bills.
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