Selected Papers of Edward L. Howe

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.

Call Number:

C0092

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

1 box
0.2 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Selected Papers of Edward. L. Howe, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1763-1956 (inclusive)

Creator:

Howe, Edward Leavitt

Form:

Correspondence., Newspapers -- 18th century., and Maps -- New Jersey -- Bay Head -- 1883.

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence, documents, and memorabilia of the American banker and Princeton graduate (Class of 1891) Edward Leavitt Howe (1870-1952).

Howe, Edward Leavitt

Edward Leavitt Howe was an American banker and Princeton graduate (Class of 1891).

The collectino consists of papers from Howe's estate, including correspondence, documents, and memorabilia, as well as Woodrow Wilson material (primarily inaugural), a James Madison document (1809), an Italian certificate of honor, copies of early American newspapers (1763, 1771, 1785), and an 1883 map of Bay Head, New Jersey. Correspondents include Jesse Carter, Roscoe Conkling, Mr. Dickinson, Henry Jones Ford, Lindley Miller Garrison, Carter Glass, Alonzo Hepburn, and John Wingate Weeks. There is also a letter from Annie Howe to Mrs. James S. Croll (Aug. 17, 1915)

The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: ALS = autograph letter signed, TLS = typed letter signed, DS = document signed, and AN = autograph note.

Gift of Mrs. Edward L. Howe.

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This collection was processed by Ran Tao in 2003. Finding aid written by Ran Tao in 2003.

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher: Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Author: Ran Tao
Finding Aid Date: 2003
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions: Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Consists of correspondence with individuals such as Henry Jones Ford and James Madison, as well as others.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Physical Description

1 box

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1 box

2 ALsS to Howe, 18 March no year. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

ALS to National Park Bank, 1885 September 30. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

3 ALsS to Dickinson sent from Princeton, 1892. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

ALS to Howe, 1913 March 20. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

TLS to Howe, 1913 March 8 [with typed reply on reverse, 1913 March 10], 1913 March 8. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

ALS to Howe, includes photograph, 1900 June 5. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

ALS to "My Dear friend" and ALS to Mrs. James S. Croll, or "My Dearest Peggy", 1914-1915. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

DS for "special Trust and Confidence in the Patriotism, Valour, Fidelity and Abilities of Thomas Crabb", 1809 November 15. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

2 TLsS to Howe, 1912 August 13 [with typed reply on reverse, 1912 August 22], and 1912 August 24 [with typed reply on reverse, 1912 August 27], 1912 August 13. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

3 ALsS to "Ned" [Howe], 1936 September 28. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

TLS to Howe, 1913 May 24 [with typed reply on reverse, 1913 May 26], 1913 May 24. 1 folder.

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1 folder

3 TLsS to Howe, 1913 March 26. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

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1 box

ALS from Ann Bird, 1824 March 15. 1 folder.

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1 folder

ALS from J. Glidden, 1834 September 23. 1 folder.

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1 folder

ALS [in Arabic] from Joseph Laflufi, 1828 July 22. 1 folder.

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1 folder

AN, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

TLS to Howe, 1910 May 23. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

3 ALsS to Howe, 1909 October 20. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

4 TLsS to Howe, 1914 January 5, 1914 March 25, 1934 May 1 [with typed reply on reverse, 1934 May 4], and 1941 April 16, 1914 January 5. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

TLS to Howe, 1914 January 7. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

TLS to Levi L. Rue, 1918 October 29. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

ALS to Howe, 1915 May 4. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

TLS to Howe, 1930 July 26. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

TL (copy) by Howe, wishing to resign as Chairman of the Board, 1939 June 7. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

TLS to Howe, 1921 March 5. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

TLS to Howe: 1912 August 24 [with typed reply on reverse, 1912 September 4], 1912 August 24. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

AL to E. L. Howe, invitation to lunch at the White House, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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1 box

TLS to Howe, 1942 May 14. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Scope and Contents

Consists of documents, a map of Bay Head, NJ, and printed matter.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by genre of material.

Physical Description

1 box

Documents, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Map of Bay Head, N.J., 1883. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Memorabilia, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Printed Matter, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Scope and Contents

Consists of a Princeton Schoolmaster tearsheet and a photograph of Woodrow Wilson.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Physical Description

1 box

Princeton Schoolmaster tearsheet, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Photograph, 1915 March 11. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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Collection Inventory

Series 1: Correspondence, 1809 November 15-1942 May 14. 1 box.

Bones, Helen Woodrow, 1913 March 26. 1 box.

Conkling, Roscoe (1829-1888), 1885 September 30. 1 box.

Dickinson, Mr., 1892. 1 box.

Ford, Henry Jones (1851-1925), 1913 March 20. 1 box.

Garrison, Lindley Miller (1864-1932) [U.S. Secretary of War], 1913 March 8-10. 1 box.

Grenfell, Sir Wilfred Thomason (1865-1940), 1900 June 5. 1 box.

Howe, Annie Wilson, 1914-1915. 1 box.

Madison, James (1751-1836), 1809 November 15. 1 box.

McAdoo, William Gibbs (1863-1941), 1912 August 13-27. 1 box.

Preston, Frances. F. Cleveland, 1936 September 28-1939 July 3. 1 box.

Tumulty, Joseph Patrick (1879-1954), 1913 March 26-1914 December 28. 1 box.

A-Z, 1824 March 15-1942 May 14. 1 box.

Bird, Isaac Rev., 1824 March 15-1834 September 23. 1 box.

Carter, Jesse Benedict, 1910 May 23. 1 box.

Cleveland, Frances F., 1909 October 20-1912 April 14. 1 box.

Glass, Carter (1858-1946), 1914 January 5-1941 April 16. 1 box.

Grayson, Cary Travers (1878-1938) [Physician to President Woodrow Wilson], 1914 January 7. 1 box.

Hepburn, Alonzo Barton (1846-1922), 1918 October 29. 1 box.

Stockton, Bayard, 1915 May 4. 1 box.

Street, Julian (1879-1947) [American writer], 1930 July 26. 1 box.

Thomas, Harrison, M. [President of Princeton Bank & Trust Co.], 1939 June 7. 1 box.

Weeks, John Wingate (1860-1926) [Broker and politician], 1921 March 5. 1 box.

Williams Edward J., 1912 August 24-September 4. 1 box.

Wilson, Woodrow, dates not examined. 1 box.

[?], "Beatty", 1942 May 14. 1 box.

Series 2: Miscellaneous, 1883. 1 box.

Series 3: Woodrow Wilson Materials, 1915 March 11. 1 box.

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