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Selected Papers of William B. Bamford
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A graduate of Princeton University (1900), William B. Bamford was was an architect, consulting engineer, and writer, who formed his own company in 1907. Bamford was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and World War I. He had a long association with the city of Belmar, N.J., and was its mayor from 1920 to 1923.
The collection consists of (1) eight notebooks containing an unpublished, autograph and typed manuscript by Bamford (Princeton Class of 1900), a civil engineer, entitled "Random Scientific Notes," in which he applies metaphysical ideas to science in an attempt to explain scientific principles from a philosophical viewpoint, and (2) some loose documents and correspondence.
Please see the descriptions for each binder for more details as to what is contained in the binder.
This collection is arranged in volume order of the binders (presumably labelled by William Bamford) with loose papers and documents following.
This collection is a gift of the Estate of William B. Bamford on August 9, 1949.
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Folder inventory added by Kelly Rafey '16 in 2013.
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2009
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The collection is open for research.
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Collection Inventory
Binder contains notes, manuscripts and typescripts for "Coastal Stabilization at Belmar and Incidentally Elsewhere Along the New Jersey Coast" by William Bamford. Most pages contain corrections and notes.
Physical Description1 folderBinder
Binder contains notes, typescripts, and corrections for sections entitled "Technical Notes to Random Scientific Notes," "Coordinating Action of World and Celestial Mechanics," "Co-Ordinating Action in Earth and Sky and Sea," and "Organizing World Thought."
Physical Description1 folderBinder
The first half of the binder contains notes, typescripts, and corrections related to "World Equity for Right Living: Probables for True in World Order" by William Bamford.
The second half of the binder contains some correspondence, financial papers, and printed matter related to Princeton University.
Physical Description1 folderBinder
This binder contains a "Calander of Scientific Events" as well as clippings and a typed list of "Recent Unusual Weather Conditions at Belmar." The second half of the binder includes correspondence, primarily with Princeton University and the National Research Council, as well as others.
Physical Description1 folderBinder
This binder contains correspondence, financial documents, and printed matter. Correspondents include Princeton University, Harvard University Press, Boy Scouts of America (Monmouth County area), and others.
Physical Description1 folder
This binder primarily contains notes and typescripts (primarily conclusions and summaries) for several works by William Bamford as well as some correspondence and printed matter.
Physical Description1 folderBinder
This binder primarily contains correspondence and printed matter (including advertising letters from companies) as well as typescripts (mostly conclusions, notes, and summaries) of several works by William Bamford.
Physical Description1 folderBinder
This binder primarily contains correspondence and printed matter (including advertising letters from companies) as well as typescripts (mostly conclusions, notes, and summaries) of several works by William Bamford.
Physical Description1 folderBinder
Contains the will of William Bamford, an affadavit for Robert Scoon related to the estate of Bamford, correspondence with Pitney, Hardin, Ward & Brennan (Attorneys), and documents related to the contents of the binders (upon the death of Bamford, John Winkelman studied the manuscripts contained in the binders in this collection for a Mr. W. E. Foster in 1947).
Physical Description1 folder
Contains loose documents (financial papers and printed matter) and correspondence.
Physical Description1 folder