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Princeton University Library Collection of Marquis de Lafayette Materials, 1781-1834 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence and documents of the Marquis de Lafayette, French soldier, statesman, and liberal leader, who was a general in the American Revolutionary army and a close friend of George Washington.

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

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Samuel Miller Papers, 1754-1898 (inclusive) 1800-1849 (bulk)

Extent:

15 boxes and 5.9 linear feet

Abstract:

Contains writings and correspondence of and relating to Samuel Miller, a nineteenth-century American Presbyterian clergyman and author.

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

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Julian P. Boyd Papers, 1935-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:

73 boxes

Abstract:

Consists of works, correspondence, documents, notes, photographs, and printed matter of Julian Boyd, Princeton University Librarian (1940-1952) and professor of history, and the founding editor of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson publishing project.

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

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American Lottery Tickets Collection, 1761-1826 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of forty-five 18th and 19th-century American lottery tickets from nine different states. Before 1790, America had only three incorporated banks; therefore, lotteries were standard sources for public and private financing.

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

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John Story Gulick Collection of American Statesmen, 1785-1884 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of autograph letters of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Hancock, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and other American statesmen, collected by John S. Gulick and his wife, Elizabeth Milligan Gulick.

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

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Andre De Coppet Collection Concerning United States History, 1566-1942 (inclusive) 1770-1865 (bulk)

Extent:

48 boxes and 27 items

Abstract:

The Andre De Coppet Collection represents the American history-related collecting activities of American broker and collector Andre De Coppet (Princeton Class of 1915). There are numerous manuscripts, personal letters, documents, and printed material from three main periods: the Revolutionary War, the Federal Period, and the Civil War.

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

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Archibald MacLeish Collection, 1925-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes and 1.0 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected manuscripts and correspondence of American poet/dramatist and Pulitzer Prize winner Archibald MacLeish.

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