Princeton University Library Collection of Walter Livingston Wright Materials

Wright, Walter Livingston (1900-1949)

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.

Wright, Walter L. (Walter Livingston) (1872-1946)

Walter Livingston Wright (1872-1946) was an American educator and academic administrator who served as president of Lincoln University from 1936 to 1945. He taught mathematics at Lincoln University from 1893 to 1936 and served as vice president from 1926 to 1936. He received an LLD from Lincoln in 1933. Wright received his BA degree in 1892 and his MA in physics in 1895, both from Princeton University.

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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Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Walter Livingston Wright Papers, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Publisher

Manuscripts Division

Date

2008

Creator

Wright, Walter Livingston (1900-1949)

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

People

Wright, Walter L. (Walter Livingston) (1872-1946)

Organization

Robert College (Istanbul, Turkey)

Lincoln University, Pa.

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

Language

English