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Harold Ruland Papers on Sebastian Munster, 1934-1961 (inclusive) 1950-1960 (bulk)

Extent:

4 boxes and 4.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of research material of American educator and historian Harold Ruland relating to his study of Sebastian Munster (1489-1552) and the history of cosmography and early cartography.

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

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Goodwin Weinberg Collection of Aldous Huxley, 1920-1955 (bulk) 1908-1961 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Contains approximately 110 letters by Aldous Huxley written to various friends and associates, including Arnold Bennett, Basil Ashmore, Edith Sitwell, Osbert Sitwell, and the American photographer Sanford Roth, collected by Goodwin Weinberg (Princeton Class of 1929).

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

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Theophilus Parvin Collection, 1823-1834 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of manuscripts of Theophilus Parvin III, a nineteenth-century Presbyterian missionary from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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

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R. Ridgely Lytle World War I Collection, 1915-1916 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

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Consists of World War I memorabilia, letters, photographs, and documents collected by R. Ridgely Lytle (Princeton Class of 1913) when he was a delegate in the province of Luxembourg for the Commission for Relief in Belgium and, later, a member of the American ambulance drivers in France.

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

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James McNeill Whistler Collection, 1892-1903 (bulk) 1868-1910 (inclusive) 1952 January 9 1953 April 1955 February 23 1956 November 19 1993 October

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists chiefly of selected autograph letters and notes of the American-born, England-based painter and etcher James McNeill Whistler addressed to his friend Jonathan Sturges, Princeton Class of 1885, the majority of which relates to the affair of the "Baronet and the Butterfly," a public scandal which concerned an oil portrait of Lady Eden.

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

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French Revolution Collection, 1771-1821 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and documents from the time of the French Revolution.

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

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Thomas Burnside Morris Papers, 1861-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.4 linear feet

Abstract:

Thomas Burnside Morris graduated from New York University in 1861 with a degree in civil engineering. He was a chief engineer of the Long Island Railroad, 1863; a division chief of the Panama Railroad, 1864-1865; a division chief of the Union Pacific Railroad, 1867-1869; and a division chief of the Northern Pacific Railroad, 1870-1874. He died in Oakland, California, on November 8, 1885. The collection consists primarily of material relating to Morris's role in the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Northern Pacific Railroad.

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

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George R. Collins Papers, 1937-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:

4 boxes and 3.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of notebooks and notes taken by George R. Collins during his years as an undergraduate and graduate student at Princeton (Classes of 1939, 1942) in the fields of art and architecture.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Church Slavic Manuscripts, circa 1700-1899 (inclusive)

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4 items and 1.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Includes 2 Russian Orthodox tropers and 2 quadriptychs dating from the 18th-19th centuries.

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

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Samuel Davies Collection, 1752-1759 (bulk) 1752-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence and several manuscript sermons of Samuel Davies, fourth president of Princeton University.

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