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A. D. Power Collection, 1837-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of letters received by A. D. Power, who worked for the English publishing firms of Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons and W. H. Smith and Son.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Martha Gellhorn Materials, 1936-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of an open collection of letters and memorabilia of American war correspondent, journalist, and novelist Martha Gellhorn (1908-1998), assembled from various sources. Contents include approximately fifty letters (1968-1974) to her adopted son George "Sandy" Gellhorn and fourteen letters (1941-1946) to George Brown, who was Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway's personal trainer, tennis partner, and friend, as well as badges from Gellhorn's time as a war correspondent and a portrait drawing of her.

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

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William Hayley Collection, 1775-1819 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and poetical manuscripts of English poet William Hayley, the biographer and friend of William Cowper.

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

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Pierre Matraire Naval Journal and Documents, 1813-1827 (bulk) 1792-1827 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of a journal and other documents of French second class naval officer Pierre Matraire (b. 1791), regarding his service as an accountant on the frigate L'Adrienne (also known as L'Aurore), and later, under Governor of Egypt Muhammad 'Alī Bāshā (1769-1849) with the Turkish-Egyptian fleet during the Greek War of Independence.

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

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Markos Veremēs Papers, 1908-1970 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

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Consists of personal papers of Markos Veremēs, a Greek engineer. Included are photograph and postcard albums of Greece, the United States, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, England, Turkey, and Romania; lantern slides and glass-plate negatives of Alaska, correspondence (professional and personal), typed manuscripts, official documents, and printed matter.

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

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Gawine Drummond Document Collection, 1701-1819 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 1.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of miscellaneous legal documents of Gawine (also spelled Gavin, Gawen, and Gavine) Drummond, county clerk for Monmouth County Court House in the state of New Jersey, and several members of his family.

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

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Robert H. Barton Family Correspondence, 1849-1890 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists primarily of incoming correspondence to Robert H. Barton (1811-1898) of Providence, Rhode Island, from his family that begins in the winter of 1849 when Barton left his wife and four children to head to the California gold fields. The 70 plus letters, which continue until the early 1870s, are from various family members and friends all with the common theme of "come home." Also included are a few letters from Barton; some family photographs; and Barton's account statement from Gregory & Waite Groceries & Provisions (Nevada City).

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

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Bennett Cerf Correspondence Regarding the Ezra Pound Controversy (1946), 1946 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of responses from the public to Bennet Cerf's appeal (1946) to readers of his "Trade Winds" column in the Saturday Review of Literature on the question of the exclusion of Ezra Pound's poetry from an anthology of English and American poetry being published by Random House.

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

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Grover Cleveland Collection, 1860-1907 (inclusive)

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3 boxes

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Consists of several holograph addresses, miscellaneous correspondence, and family photographs of American president Grover Cleveland.

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

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Julia Burt Atteberry Papers, 1829-1979 (inclusive) 1911-1973 (bulk)

Extent:

5 boxes and 1.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Julia Burt Atteberry was the daughter of Maxwell Struthers Burt (Princeton Class of 1904) and Katharine Newlin Burt, who were both writers and established one of the first "dude" ranches in the West. This collection consists of correspondence between various members of the Burt family and some of their manuscripts, miscellaneous correspondence, documents, and journals.

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