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Charles H. McIlwaine Papers

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

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McIlwain, Charles Howard, 1871-1968

Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The American Revolution (1923), Charles H. McIlwaine (Princeton Class of 1894) was a professor of history and government at both Princeton (1905-1910) and Harvard University (1926-1946).

Consists of selected papers of McIlwain, including papers, notes, and lectures as a student (Princeton Class of 1894) and professor (1905-1910) at Princeton University, and lectures, articles, and student theses as a professor of history and government (1926-1946) at Harvard University. Also included are letters and reviews concerning his Pulitzer Prize-winning book The American Revolution (1923), letters from the Committee to Frame a World Constitution (1946), and other miscellaneous personal papers.

This is an unprocessed collection and remains in its original arrangement.

Transferred from Mudd Library.

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This is an unprocessed collection. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory.

The collection inventory was created by Michael Heist in August 2007.

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2007
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

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

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3 boxes

American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Crane, Jasper, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Family and personal financial letters - Princeton Class of 1894, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Princeton University - Turner, Frederick, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Lecture notes, term papers, book reviews, miscellaneous notes, by McIlwaine, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

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1 box

Term papers, senior theses, etc. by others, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

1 book, 1 scrapbook, from McIlwaine's library, dates not examined. 1 box.
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1 box

Print, Suggest