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Archery Papers of Robert P. Elmer

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Elmer

A graduate of Princeton University (1899), Robert P. Elmer was an American archery champion who authored a number of books on the sport. In 1973 he was inducted into the Archery Hall of Fame in Springfield, Missouri.

The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and printed matter of Elmer (Princeton Class of 1899). The collection contains manuscripts of two books, Archery (1939) and Arab Archery (1945)--the latter of which was translated from a 1500 A.D. manuscript by Nabih Amin Faris and edited by Elmer--and various articles about archery. The correspondence includes letters about the United Bowmen of Philadelphia, an archery club, as well as general correspondence with friends and associates relating to archery. In addition, there is a bound, typed manuscript of an "Account of the Annual Shooting for the Antient Shooting Arrow, Commonly called the Scorton Arrow from 1673-1906" sent to Elmer by Capet Pownall, a fellow archer in England.

Publications: Archery (Philadelphia, Pa.: The Pennsylvania Publishing Co., 1926); Nabih Amin Faris' translation and Elmer's edition of Arab Archery (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1945)

Gift of Mrs. Robert P. Elmer.

AM 14817

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Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2009
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Collection Inventory

Archery: Chapter 1, Hand-Corrected Carbon of Typescript, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Archery: Chapter 2-3, Hand-Corrected Carbon of Typescript, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Archery: Chapter 4-8, Hand-Corrected Carbon of Typescript, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Archery: Chapter 9-12, Hand-Corrected Carbon of Typescript, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Archery: Chapters 13-15 and Glossary, Hand-Corrected Carbon of Typescript, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Arab Archery: Pages 1-79, Hand-Corrected Carbon of Typescript, 1944. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Arab Archery: Pages 80-173, Hand-Corrected Carbon of Typescript, 1944. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Hand-Corrected Carbon of Typescripts for Articles on Archery, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence Regarding Arab Archery: Faris, Nabih Amin, 1942 January 19-1944 June 30. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence: McMeen, Samuel G, 1916 November 23-1919 June 24. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence: McMeen, Samuel G, 1919 July 21-1925 February 16. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Elmer, William, Class of 1861, (Uncle of Robert): Receipts and Reports From Time at Princeton, 1858 August 30-1860 October 22. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1913-1919. 4 folders.
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4 folders

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1919-1921. 3 folders.
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3 folders

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1919-1921. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1919-1922. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1921-1923. 2 folders.
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2 folders

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1923-1925. 3 folders.
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3 folders

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1925-1927. 6 folders.
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6 folders

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1925-1927. 3 folders.
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3 folders

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1928-1933. 8 folders.
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8 folders

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1928-1933. 8 folders.
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8 folders

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1933-1942. 7 folders.
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7 folders

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1942-1945. 8 folders.
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8 folders

Typed Copy of Letter From Elmer's Uncle to His Father and Elmer's Accompanying Letter of Explanation, 1863. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, 1945-1950. 7 folders.
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7 folders

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, Letter to Editor of Princeton Alumni Weekly, 17 December 1950. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence: Elmer, Robert Potter, Regarding the United Bowmen of Philadelphia, 1932-1944. 4 folders.
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4 folders

Scrapbook Containing Correspondence and Articles Regarding Archery Competitions, 1910-1912. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scrapbook Containing Correspondence and Articles Regarding Archery Competitions, 1914-1917. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scrapbook Containing Photographs of Archers and Bows, 1916-1919. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scrapbook Containing Pages from "Forest and Stream", 1912-1914. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Constitution for "The Archer's Guild of America" and Material Related to Other Archery Guilds, 1925-1949. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Clippings and Material from National and International Archery Competitions, 1948-1949. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Includes some score sheets for Robert Elmer representing team USA in 1949.

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1 folder

Articles Regarding National Archery Competitions, 1930-1949. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Account of the Annual Shooting for the Antient Silver Arrow Commonly Called to Scorton Arrow from 1673-1906", 1927. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs and Photo Negatives, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Mounted Photographs, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Printed Material, 1929-1944. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Sketches of Archers and Arrowheads, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scrapbook of Events at Tokyo Archery Competition, 24 October 1937. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scrapbook of Photographs from Swedish American Archery Tournament in New York, 3 July 1938. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Mounted Sketches and Photographs, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scrapbook of Articles Concerning Archery Clubs, 1923-1939. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Archery Magazines, 1930-1950. 1 box.
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1 box

Handbooks and Pamphlets Concerning Archery, 1931-1950. 1 box.
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1 box

Print, Suggest