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Benedict Jaeger Collection

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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Jaeger, Benedict, d. 1869

Benedict Jaeger was a professor of natural history and modern languages at Princeton (1832-1843).

The collection consists of works, correspondence, and printed matter of Jaeger, professor of natural history and modern languages at Princeton (1832-1843), as well as papers of others. The collection contains notes, notebooks, and lectures in natural history, and several autograph manuscripts including "The Happy Families or Rural Life the Real Source of Comfort," "Victims of Infidelity," "The Importance of Studying Natural History," and an account of Jaeger's travels in Russia (1825). In addition, there is a log of Henry Hastings Strong describing his trip around the world on the schooner "Brunhilde" in 1885-1886, several miscellaneous letters signed by "Beatrice," and unrelated newspaper clippings.

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Folder inventory prepared by Allyse Terrell '2014 in 2011. Rearranged by Hilde Creager '2015 in 2013.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

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Collection Inventory

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Physical Description

1 box

Letters and Travel Log, 1885-1903. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letters Written to Family While Abroad, 1903 June-September. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence, School Related, 1832-1855. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Polytechnic Institute, in the Villiage of Eaton-Town New Jersey, 1846 April 1. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letters from Henry Preston, 1855-1859. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letters from Edwin Stone, 1850-1857. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence A-F, 1830-1865. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence G-M, 1832-1887. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence N-R, 1838-1861. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence S-Z, 1832-1869. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Unidentified/Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1835-1867. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

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2 boxes

Lectures on Natural History Part I: Zoology, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture 2, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lectures on Zoology, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture 6 on Geology, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture 8: Ornithology, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture 8, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture 9 on Zoology, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture 10: The Fourth Order of Mammalia, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture 13, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture 19: Ichthyology, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture on Locust, 1843 May 29. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Questions on Universal History, 1846-1847. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture on Hooven Mammals, 1849. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture on the Unity of the Human Races in Accordance with the Teaching of the Scriptures, and with the Principles of the Study of Nature, 1850. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture on the Importance of Natural History Delivered Before the Teachers Association of New York, 1850 March 2. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Zoology for Children, 1851-1852. 1 folder.
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1 folder

On the Importance of the Study of Natural History, 1852 June 15. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Public Lectures on Botany, 1853 May 6. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Youth's Guide in Polite Society, Illustrated by Interesting Facts of Real Life" and "Popluar Lectures on Practical Moral Philosophy and Manners in Social Life", 1855. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Aspects and Views on Nature, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Herpetology Lecture, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture on Botany, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lectures on Botany, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lectures on Botany, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture on Geology, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture on Helminthology, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture on Ichthyology, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lectures on Natural History, Zoology, and Botany, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lectures on Universal History, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lecture on Universal History, Polytechnic Institute, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Life of Thomas Say, Esq., undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

On the Nature of Mammalia and a Lecture on Botany, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Order Edentata, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Zoology Applied to Practical Life, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lectures, Personal Notes, and Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1854-1917. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Notes From Lectures on Various Topics, 1843-1853. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

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2 boxes

Log, 1885-1886. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Log From a World Trip, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Continuation of Travel from St. Petersburg to the Crimea and Transcaucasia, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scribbling Journal, 1886. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Adventures of Monk or Victims of Infidelity" and "Austria and Russia", undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Analytical Table of a Systematical Course of Lectures on Zoology", Testimonials, and Appointments, 1840-1846. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Draft Essay on Austria, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Commentary on the Pamphlet "Facts About Santo Domingo", 1862. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Genera and Species of North American Animals, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"The Happy Families on Rural Life: The Real Source of Comfort", undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

History of Drunkeness and Notorious Drunkards and Other Works, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

History of U. States, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Introduction to Natural History, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Recollections of the Events of Past Years by a European Emigrant, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Drafts of "Recollections of the Negro Revolution in Haiti with Reference to the United States of America" and Other Works, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

General Index and Subscription List "Reminiscences of a Long Life", 1863 August. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Wandering Spirit or Adventures of a Clergyman by Theobald Abele, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

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1 box

Indenture Between Benedict Jaeger and Thomas Blackwell, 1840. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Miscellaneous, 1899. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Newspaper Clippings, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Notices of the Press on "The Life of North American Insects" (Book Reviews), 1853. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Perth Amboy Seminary, 1842. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Print, Suggest