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Robert Granville Caldwell Autograph Collection
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
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Robert Granville Caldwell was an American professor and public official. Born in Bogota, Colombia, to American parents, Caldwell attended to the College of Wooster and received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1912. His area of study was Latin America, and he worked in academia for several years before turning to government. He authored several books, including Lopez Expeditions to Cuba (1915), A Short History of the American People, Vol. 1 (1925) and Vol. 2 (1927), James A. Garfield -- Party Chieftain (1931), and Role of the Parties (1933). Caldwell died in 1976.
Consists of letters by several prominent 19th-century Americans collected by Caldwell, including seven signed, autograph letters (1823-1830) by Henry Clay, six signed, autograph letters (1850-1871) by Horace Greeley, and six signed, autograph letters (1844-1861) by Sam Houston. Autograph letters by P. T. Barnum, Millard Fillmore, James Garfield, Belva Lockwood (1st woman candidate to run for president), Cotton Mather, Winfield Scott, and William Sherman--among others--are also included.
The following sources were consulted during preparation of biographical note: Marquis Who's Who online database.
Gift of Robert Granville Caldwell.
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Biography written by Jessica Marati, '08.
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- 2002
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