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Hale Family 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.

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Hale, Henry E. (Henry Ewing), 1869-1946

Henry E. Hale, Sr. (1840-1925, Princeton Class of 1860), was a farmer of Princeton Township, New Jersey. Dr. Henry E. Hale, Jr. (1869-1946, Princeton Class of 1892), was a physician and local historian of Princeton.

The collection consists of selected correspondence, documents, manuscripts, genealogical information, excerpts of sermons, ephemera, and memorabilia of Henry Ewing Hale and his family. Some of the material is related to the Civil War and to the family's participation in World War I. The documents include tax bills, accounts, Princeton deeds and indentures, insurance documents, the last will and testament of John Maclean (10th president of Princeton), medical licenses, and primary school certificates. Also included is a typescript signed by Hale of an address given at the Princeton Historical Society on March 19, 1945, titled "The Princeton Cavalry Troop, Princeton, New Jersey, 1861-1863." The ephemera and memorabilia include stickers, pamphlets, cards, and metal buttons.

Arranged by accession number.

The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.

The materials of the collection were given over a number of years by Dr. Henry E. Hale II, Princeton Class of 1892. Various AM.

Finding aid written by James Flannery on February 20, 2006. Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2006
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

"Our Hale Line" by Samuel Hale Sr., undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Line from Jacques Brown through Captain James Bruere to Henry Ewing Hale, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

"Fitch Line" to Henry Ewing Hale showing a double line from Governor William Bradford, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Miscellaneous papers of Henry Ewing Hale. Includes school certificates, tax notices, etc., 1863-1923. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Genealogical information, excerpts copied from a sermon preached by George Hale at the First Presbyterian Church of Hopewell. Devoted to the family histories of the members of the congregation, 1876 July 2. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Miscellaneous documents, including tax bills, home insurance bills, NJ state tax bill, last will and testament of John Maclean and Archibald Maclean, 1853-1946. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Collection of ephemeral materials of a family's participation in World War I on the home front. Includes: stickers, pamphlets, cards, and a few letters from overseas with envelopes, 1914-1919. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Speech "The Princeton Cavalry Troop, 1861-63" Given at the Princeton Historical Society (carbon copy), 1945 March 19. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

WWI Memorabilia, 1917-1919. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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