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Alfonso Ortiz Papers, 1823-1997 (inclusive) 1960s-1997 (bulk)

Extent:

93 boxes and 93 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of the professional papers of Tewa Pueblo anthropologist, educator, and activist Alfonso Ortiz (1939-1997), including correspondence, working and research files, materials related to organizations with which he was affiliated, most notably the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA).

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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Mavis Kalmar Papers, 1917-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Mavis Kalmar was an English stage actress. Her collection consists of correspondence (1917-1946), two diaries (undated), two sketchbooks, and photographs.

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

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San Juan Pueblo Records, 1863-1958 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of photocopies of a Tewa-speaking tribe's documents from the archive of the governor of San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, including leases, operating accounts, financial statements, contracts, and notices. There are also three open-reel audiotapes containing recordings of songs from the Hopi, San Juan, and Zuni peoples.

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

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Ernest Lehman Screenplays Collection, 1955-1959 (inclusive)

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5 boxes

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Contains original manuscripts and multiple drafts for American screenwriter Ernest Lehman's works "North by Northwest" and "Somebody Up There Likes Me."

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

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John G. Reynolds Journal, 1837 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of a journal containing daily notations and copies of correspondence between Reynolds and his military superiors and the U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs during an emigration expedition (1837) of Creek Indians.

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

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Herbert S. Auerbach Collection on Mormons and Native Americans of the American West, 1808-1935 (inclusive)

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12 boxes

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Consists of copies of letters, documents, stories, newspaper articles, reports, tables, artifacts, and extracts relating to Mormons and Native Americans of the American West collected by businessman and state congressman Herbert S. Auerbach.

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

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Indians of Chiapas, Mexico, Film Negatives Collection, 1946-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:

4 boxes

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Consists of 14 negatives (8x10 inches) of the Lacandón Maya by Giles G. Healey made at the same time he discovered the Maya murals at Bonampak while on assignment from The United Fruit Company in 1946, and approximately 1,500 negatives (120 format, 6 centimeters) of the Tzeltal and Lacandón Maya of the Chiapas Highlands taken by Ralph Hilt from approximately 1960 to 1964.

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

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Ernest Moore Foster Collection, 1905-1907 (bulk) 1905-1926 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.6 linear feet

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Consists of five journals and photograph albums of American West traveler and photographer Ernest Moore Foster.

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

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Norman C. Pierce Papers, 1920-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:

16 boxes and 7.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of papers of Norman C. Pierce, an American Mormon author, including personal correspondence, financial papers, a photograph album of a trip to Germany in 1927, family photographs, clippings, travel memorabilia and notes, articles (by others), and printed matter relating to Mormonism in Utah.

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