Organization: College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.) - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Pierson Family Documents, 1800-1880 (bulk) 1713-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of documents representing at least three generations of the Pierson family of Orange, New Jersey, including Isaac Pierson (1770-1833, Princeton Class of 1789), a physician, his son William (1796-1882, Princeton Class of 1816), a physician and first mayor of Orange, and William's sons Edward (d. 1882, Princeton Class of 1854), a lawyer, and William, Jr. (1830-1900), also a physician.

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

Joline Family Collection, 1869-1912 (bulk) 1814-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of members of the Joline family of Princeton, New Jersey.

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

John Beatty Family Collection, 1768-1804 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of 18th-century letters and documents of Princeton graduate (Class of 1769) and New Jersey politician John Beatty and other Beatty family members.

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

Philip Lindsley Letters, 1821-1837 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected letters of Philip Lindsley, educator, Presbyterian clergyman, and acting president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1822-1823.

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

Shippen Family Collection, 1750-1783 (bulk) 1750-1810 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of several members of the prominent Shippen family of Philadelphia during the colonial, revolutionary, and early federal periods. Portions of the material are related to the College of New Jersey and its move from Newark, N.J. to Princeton, N.J.

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

Robert Smith Collection, 1755-1758 (bulk) 1755-1790 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and documents of carpenter-architect Robert Smith, the leading building professional in Philadelphia in the eighteenth century, chiefly concerning the building of Nassau Hall at The College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and the house of the college president.

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

Dayton Family Papers, 1734-1868 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of several members of the Dayton family of Elizabeth, N.J., including Jonathan Dayton (Princeton Class of 1776) and his father, Elias Dayton.

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

Fulton McMahon Collection, 1882-1884 (bulk) 1882-1911 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of academic documents of American politician Fulton McMahon while he was attending the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).

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

Joseph Reade Letters, 1795-1796 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of nineteen autograph letters sent by Joseph Reade to his father, John Reade, while he was a student at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) as a member of the Class of 1796.

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

Student Academic Work Collection, 1862-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:: This collection consists of essays, notes on readings, laboratory notebooks, drawings and similar academic work products created by Princeton students.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Jonathan Belcher Collection, 1747-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1 folder
Abstract:: Jonathan Belcher, was a merchant and colonial governor of the Provinces of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey and was instrumental in the founding of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). The Jonathan Belcher Collection consists of collected research materials regarding Jonathan Belcher's relation to the history of Princeton University and consist of correspondence, articles, clippings, and copies of original materials from Belcher collections held at Princeton and elsewhere.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Selected Papers of Jonathan Pennington Alward, 1834-1874 (inclusive) 1834-1841 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Jonathan Pennington Alward Collection consists of correspondence and assorted writings of the Basking Ridge, N.J., native Jonathan Pennington Alward—a clergyman, missionary, and graduate of Princeton (Class of 1836)—and his family.

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

Charles Woodruff Shields Papers, 1839-1905 (inclusive)

Extent:: 8 boxes and 4.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal papers of Charles W. Shields (Princeton Class of 1844), professor of philosophy and history at Princeton from 1865 to 1903.

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

Lawrence Crane Woods Collection, 1888-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and student account books of Lawrence Crane Woods, a member of the Princeton Class of 1891 and vice president and assistant manager for the Equitable Life Assurance Society.

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

Lewis French Stearns Correspondence, 1862-1866 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence of Lewis French Stearns (Princeton Class of 1867) from the American Civil War years. The letters shed light not only on general student life at the University in the mid-nineteenth century, but also on the local effects of the war--on the University, its students, and on the town of Princeton, N.J.

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

Henry Dallas Thompson Papers, 1886-1925 (inclusive) 1910-1920 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence of Henry Dallas Thompson (Princeton Class of 1885) relating to the planning of reunions for the Class of 1885, of which he was secretary.

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

William Kelly Prentice Papers, 1797-1965 (inclusive) 1900-1955 (bulk)

Extent:: 7 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of works, correspondence, and documents of William Kelly Prentice, a Greek scholar and authority on classical inscriptions, as well as selected papers of his father and various other family members.

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

Cameron Family Papers, 1850-1945 (bulk) 1805-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:: 83 boxes and 56 linear feet
Abstract:: The Cameron Family Papers consist primarily of the correspondence and writings of former Princeton University professors Henry Clay Cameron (1827-1906) and his son, A. Guyot Cameron (1864-1947), with some correspondence relating to Henry C. Cameron's wife, Wilhelmina "Mina" Louise Cécile Chollet (1832-1908). There is also a significant amount of Cameron family photographs as well as some documents, printed matter, and ephemera relating to Princeton University. Famed Swiss-American geologist, geographer, and Princeton professor Arnold Henry Guyot (1807-1884), a relative of the Cameron family through marriage, is also represented in the collection through classroom maps, correspondence, a journal, and printed articles and lectures by and about Guyot. Most of the materials in the collection are professional in nature.

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

Blair and Lee Family Papers, 1640-1946 (inclusive) 1812-1920 (bulk)

Extent:: 474 boxes and 253 linear feet
Abstract:: The collection consists of the personal and family papers of five members of the Blair and Lee families of Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia -- Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876); his daughter, Elizabeth Blair Lee (1818-1906); her husband, Samuel Phillips Lee (1812-1897); their son, Blair Lee (1857-1944, Princeton Class of 1880); and his cousin, Andrew Alexander Blair (1848-1932) -- reflecting their various political, journalistic, naval, family, business, legal, and domestic interests.

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

Ogden Family Collection, 1682-1853 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes, 6 items, and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of miscellaneous letters and documents--originals as well as copies--relating to multiple generations of the Ogden family of Elizabeth (formerly Elizabethtown), New Jersey.

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

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