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Princeton University Library Collection of Walter Livingston Wright Materials
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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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Walter Livingston Wright Jr. (1900-1949) served as professor of Turkish language and history at Princeton University and served as president of Robert College and the Istanbul Woman's College in Istanbul, Turkey. Wright also taught at American University in Bierut. Wright spent much of World War II in Turkey working for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Wright graduated from Princeton University in 1921.
The collection contains manuscripts, correspondence, and documents of Wright (Princeton Class of 1921) relating to his work in Turkey, Princeton, and Washington, D.C. There is extensive correspondence with his father (Princeton Class of 1892) while Wright was president of the American College for Girls and Robert College in Istanbul, and the collection includes sketches of the founders of Robert College and papers on the earthquake that took place in Turkey in 1939. In addition, there are some essays, translations, and correspondence of Wright's father who was president of Lincoln University (Pa.), one of the first American universities for African Americans.
The items donated in 2024 by Laura Ivey, a friend of the Wright family, had belonged to brothers Walter L. Wright III, Marjorie Williams Wright, and Frederick Wright.
Gifts of George C. Wright in 1973 (AM 21224) and Laura Ivey in 2023 (AM 2023-114).
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Folder inventory added by Feng Zhu '14 in 2013. 2024 additions processed and finding aid updated by Faith Charlton in 2024.
Collection title updated in 2024 to reflect AM 2023-114 addition.
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Organization
Subject
- African American universities and colleges -- Pennsylvania -- 20th century
- African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- Pennsylvania -- 20th century
- Earthquakes -- Turkey -- 20th century
- Fathers and sons -- 20th century
- Islam -- Turkey
Place
- Turkey -- Archaeology.
- Turkey -- Civilization.
- Turkey -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1960.
- Turkey -- Foreign relations -- United States -- 20th century.
- Turkey -- History.
- Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1918-1960.
- Turkey -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
- Turkey -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Turkey -- 20th century.
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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Collection Inventory
Consists of the works and correspondence of Walter Livingston Wright, Jr.
This series is arranged into two subseries: Works,and Correspondence.
Physical Description3 boxes
Consists of the works of Walter Livingston Wright, Jr., mainly comprised of work about Turkey and his talks at Robert College.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
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Working draft (with annotations) of a dissertation.
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Consists of the correspondence of Walter Livingston Wright, Jr., largely with his father.
Arranged chronologically.
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Two photographs of Walter L. Wright, Jr., including one with Dwight D. Eisenhower in which Wright is receiving a commendation from Eisenhower and one of Wright in presumably a work setting. Neither photo is captioned.
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3 5/8 x 6 1/8" watercolor painting of an older man puzzling over a wall clock by Turkish artist Ali Sami Boyar given to Walter Livingston Wright, Jr. WLW Jr. had rented a house from the artist while living in Istanbul.
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Consists of clippings, articles, and letters related to Walter Livingston Wright, Sr.
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