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"Archives: Being the History of a Family, 1775-1899," by Thomas Clinton Pears

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

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
C0579
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 2 boxes
  • 0.8 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); "Archives: Being the History of a Family, 1775-1899,"Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1920s (inclusive)
Creator:
Pears, Thomas Clinton, Jr., 1884-1943
Form:
Manuscripts -- 20th century.
Abstract:
Consists of a copy of an unpublished manuscript by Thomas Clinton Pears (Princeton Class of 1907), entitled "The Archives: Being the History of a Family, 1775-1899," which constitutes his transcription and editing of original Pears family papers in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Pears, Thomas Clinton, Jr., 1884-1943

A graduate of Princeton University (Class of 1907), Thomas Clinton Pears was an American clergyman and Presbyterian historian.

The collection consists of a copy of an unpublished, typed manuscript by Pears (Princeton Class of 1907), entitled "The Archives Being the History of a Family," which constitutes his transcription and editing of original Pears family papers in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Unprocessed.

This collection was a gift of Thomas Clinton Pears on June 15, 1981.

Folder inventory added by Kelly Rafey '16 in 2013.

No appraisal information is available.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2009
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Transcripts of the Pears Family Papers, Compiled and Edited by Thomas Clinton Pears, Jr., vol. I: An 18th Century Divine, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Vol II, Book II: The Years Between and Book III: An Adventure in Happiness, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Book III: An Adventure in Happiness, part 1, 1806-1813, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Book IV: An Adventure in Happiness, part 2, The Steam Grist Will First Journey to England and France, Pittsburgh in 1817, Second Journey Abroad, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

The Year of the "Black Bottle" Failure, vol. 5, 1918. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

An Adventure in Happiness, A File of Correspondence Relating to the Attempt of Robert Owen to Establish a Community of Equality at New Harmony, Indiana. Edited with Introduction and Notes by T.C.P., vol. 6, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

The Head of the House, John Palmer Pears, vol. 7, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

The Trail to the Yukon, the Long, Long Trail, A Brief Account of the Last Year of the Life of Francis Sidney Pears, 1898 February 6-1899 February 4. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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