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Corson Family Collection, 1860-1892 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence and documents of members of the Corson family, particularly Theodore Corson, of Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

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

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Violet Hunt Collection, 1890-1939 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence of Violet Hunt, the British author and biographer.

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

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British Military Mission to Greece Operational Intelligence Files, 1948-1949 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of summary reports (1948-1949) of operational intelligence of the British military mission to Greece during the Greek Civil War (1944-1949).

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

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Al Hine Novels, 1951-1961 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet

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Consists of manuscripts for three novels by American novelist and children's writer Al Hine.

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

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Carl W. Jones Magic Collection, 1870s-1948 (inclusive)

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4 boxes, 122 items, and 1.85 linear feet

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Consists of three scrapbooks of publicity photographs--compiled by C. A. George Newmann and collected by Carl W. Jones--of some 19th- but mainly 20th-century mentalists, magicians, ventriloquists, and illusionists.

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

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Mathews Family Papers, 1815-1865 (bulk) 1790-1878 (inclusive)

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7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of papers of the Mathews family, a 19th-century English theatrical family whose members performed and wrote for the stage and achieved fame as gifted mimics and comedians. Much of the correspondence in the collection is between the family members. Also included are manuscripts of autobiographies written by both the father and son, as well as some manuscripts of monologues, songs, roles, and music.

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

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Julia Marlowe Collection, 1909-1950 (inclusive)

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3 boxes and 1.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Julia Marlowe (1866-1950), who was also known as Sarah Frances Frost, was an American actress and Shakespearean performer. Her collection consists chiefly of letters to Ida Rissland Perscheid. Also included are photographs of both Marlowe and her husband, E. H. Sothern, articles by and about them, memorabilia, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.

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

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"Photographs of North American Indians" Albums, circa 1840-1879 (inclusive)

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10 boxes and 13.0 linear feet

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Consists of two disbound photograph albums containing 1,025 mounted albumen photographs of various Indigenous peoples of North America, including portraits of delegates to Washington, D.C.; expedition photographs; and early Western studio portraits by American photographers. Most of the photographs in the albums are described in the Numerical Index of William Henry Jackson's Descriptive Catalogue of the Photographs of North American Indians (1877), which is pasted to the albums.

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

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Raymond Mortimer Letters to Edward Sackville-West, 1925-1963 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of 73 letters (1925-1961) by English author and literary critic Raymond Mortimer to his life-long friend Edward Sackville-West, both members of the "Bloomsbury Group."

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

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Marshall Curtis Brown Collection, 1912-1914 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 1.45 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists chiefly of correspondence of Marshall Brown with members of his family during World War I. Also included are manuscript maps and photographs from the war.

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