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Alexander Chambers Papers, 1864-1938 (inclusive)

Extent:

4 boxes and 1.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of papers of American commodities agent Alexander Chambers, much of which deals with his commercial agent, H. H. Steel, in Guatemala.

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

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Antonio Pace Correspondence with Princetonians, 1938-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of incoming correspondence to Antonio Pace (1914-2004), a professor of Romance Languages at Syracuse University and the University of Washington, from Princeton faculty, particularly those in the fields of language and cultural studies, as well as from former Princeton classmates (*43). Other notable scholars are also represented. Some correspondents include: Gilbert Chinard (1881-1972), Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009), Julian P. Boyd (1903-1980), Kenneth McKenzie (1870-1949), Theodore Fred Kuper (1886-1981), and Giuliano Bonfante (1904-2005).

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Frederic Dennis Papers on Sylvia Beach, 1890s-1988 (inclusive) 1955-1988 (bulk)

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5 boxes and 4.09 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of selected papers of Frederic Dennis regarding Sylvia Beach, including correspondence of Sylvia Beach and members of her family, as well as letters from Noël Riley Fitch from 1977-1988, photographs of Sylvia Beach, Shakespeare and Co., her friends and family, and assorted clippings and other miscellany.

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Francis Vielé-Griffin Collection, 1875-1932 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Contains manuscripts and miscellany, but the bulk of the collection consists of family and literary correspondence of the American-born French poet Francis Vielé-Griffin.

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

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Ian Hamilton Working Papers for J. D. Salinger: A Writing Life, 1934-1988 (inclusive) 1984-1987 (bulk)

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3 boxes and 1.35 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of papers of British poet and literary critic Ian Hamilton that were used in preparation of his biography J. D. Salinger: A Writing Life, which was never published as a result of judicial decisions in the case of J. D. Salinger vs. Random House and Ian Hamilton (1987).

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

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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.

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DeWitt Family Collection, 1836-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence and documents of members of the DeWitt family, particularly William Radcliffe DeWitt, a nineteenth-century Pennsylvania clergyman.

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

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Harold E. Pickersgill Collection, 1809-1939 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of historical papers of New Jersey collected by New Jersey historian Harold E. Pickersgill and related correspondence and newspaper clippings.

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Luiz Forjaz Trigueiros Correspondence, 1935-1995 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of approximately 100 letters and postcards addressed to Trigueiros from seven correspondents: Jorge Amado (1967-1995), António S. Celestino (1973), Manuel Ferriera (1959-1966), Jesué Pinharanda Gomes (1960-1995), António Guedes de Amorim (1947-1971), Afonso Lopes Vieira (1935-1944), and José Rodrigues Júnior (1958-1987).

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H. L. Mencken Correspondence with Dent Smith, 1938-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of 108 letters by Mencken to Dent Smith between the years 1938 and 1945, with Smith's side of the correspondence present in carbon copies.

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