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Sarah Anne Vinton Papers on Leonard Alden

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

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Vinton, Sarah A.

Sarah Anne Vinton was a cousin of Leonard Case Alden, a Harvard graduate who served as a lieutenant in the Civil War and died of illness in 1863. Her uncle Frederic Vinton was the librarian of the Chancellor Green Library at Princeton University, 1873-1890.

Consists of letters to Sarah Anne Vinton from her cousin Leonard Alden, her uncle Frederic Vinton, and her sister Charlotte Vinton. Also included is a eulogy book on Leonard Alden compiled by Frederic Vinton, containing two albumen portraits of Leonard and Sarah, and a Harvard University medal awarded to Sarah's father, George. The collection is of special interest both for Alden's references to student life at Harvard and Mount Holyoke (where Sarah was enrolled) and for his narrative of life as a civil war soldier after he enlisted in 1863. Included in the correspondence are extensive exchanges on class readings and accounts of specific seminars and faculty.

Arranged into the following file groups: Correspondence, 1859-1889; Leonard Alden Eulogy Book, 1864; Genealogical Material, undated; Miscellaneous, 1816-1880.

Purchased from Bonham and Butterfields in 2011(AM2011-80).

This collection was processed by Regine Heberlein in 2011. Finding aid written by Regine Heberlein in 2011.

The Emily Ann Brown Daybook and Travel Papers, which was acquired in the same lot, was processed as a separate collection.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2011
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

Physical Description

1 box

Physical Description

1 box

Correspondence, 1859-1860. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence, 1861-1862. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence, 1863 January-April. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Correspondence, 1863 May-September. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Vinton, Charlotte, 1879. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Vinton, Frederic, 1863-1889. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Leonard Alden Eulogy Book, 1863. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Laid in at the end are several manuscript excerpts from Leonard Alden's letters prepared by Frederic Vinton.

Physical Description

1 folder

Genealogical Material, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Miscellaneous, 1816-1880. 2 folders.
Scope and Contents

Contains one poem composed by Sarah Anne Vinton, one paper lace card dated 1880, and one 1816 Harvard University medal "True Gift of Franklin."

Physical Description

2 folders

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