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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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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.
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
Finding aid written by James Flannery on February 20, 2006. Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.
No appraisal information is available.
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The collection is open for research.
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