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Percy H. Williams Autograph Collection

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

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
C0900
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 1 box
  • 0.2 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Percy H. Williams Autograph Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1852-1944 (inclusive)
Creator:
Williams, Percy H. (Percy Herbert), 1875-1958
Form:
Autographs.
Abstract:
Consists of approximately 50 original autographs, including signatures of Washington Irving, Henry van Dyke, and Charles Guiteau (assassin of President James Garfield), and a letter written by Wendell Willkie.

Williams, Percy H. (Percy Herbert), 1875-1958

Percy H. Williams was an American physician and autograph collector.

The collection consists of approximately 50 original autographs, including signatures of Washington Irving, Henry van Dyke, and Charles Guiteau (assassin of President James Garfield), and a letter written by Wendell Willkie, collected by Percy H. Williams.

AM13786

Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

No appraisal information is available.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
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

Autographs: A-C, 1887-1910. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Autographs: D-G, 1882-1887. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

2 autographs of Henry Van Dyke. Autograph of Charles Guiteau (Pres. Garfield's assassin).

Physical Description

1 folder

Autographs: H-J, 1852. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Autograph of Washington Irving

Physical Description

1 folder

Autographs: L-M, 1902-1915. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Autographs: P-T, 1883-1886. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Autographs: V-W, 1886-1944. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

TLS by Wendell Willkie

Physical Description

1 folder

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