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Alejandra Pizarnik Papers, 1954-1972 (inclusive) 1960-1972 (bulk)

Extent:

10 boxes

Abstract:

The Alejandra Pizarnik Papers consists of diaries, manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, and other papers of the Argentine poet Alejandra Pizarnik (1936-1972).

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

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Kaiē Tsitselē Papers, 1898-2001 (inclusive)

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17 boxes and 7.3 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of personal papers of Kaiē Tsitselē, Greek author and translator, who contributed to the dissemination of the Modern Greek literature outside Greece. The collection consists of manuscripts of some of Tsitselē's novels, short stories, radio scripts, and book reviews along with her English translations of Greek works. Correspondence with her friends and colleagues completes the collection.

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

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Jorge Ibargüengoitia Papers, 1923-2008 (inclusive) 1954-1984 (bulk)

Extent:

30 boxes

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Consists of the writings, correspondence, photographs, and personal papers of the Mexican novelist, journalist, and playwright Jorge Ibargüengoitia as well as writings about him by others and adaptations and translations of his work.

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

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Stone Seals Collection, 3000 bce - 500 ad (inclusive)

Extent:

18 boxes and 5 items

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Consists of 244 stones used in Mesopotamia and adjacent areas of the ancient Near East from prehistoric times to make impressions in clay, particularly seals on clay tablets and their envelopes.

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Princeton University Library Collection of American Revolution Materials, 1765-1783 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence, documents, and other materials related to the U.S. Continental Congress and the American Revolutionary War era. Materials span from the mid-1760s through the early 1780s, and many concern the state of New Jersey, among other areas.

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Alaric A. Watts Correspondence, 1818-1865 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence of nineteenth-century British poet and journalist Alaric A. Watts.

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Byzantine Seals Collection, 1034-1300 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 1.5 linear feet

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Consists of six Byzantine lead seals: 1) anonymous, 13th century (middle-second half), 24-syllable metrical seal; 2) Niketas, proedros and doux of Antioch, 1034 A.D; 3) Thoros I Roupenids, 13th century (first third), 24-syllable metrical seal; 4) John, metropolitan of Sardis, 11th century; 5) bust of St. Nicholas, 11th (mid) - 12th (early) century, 24-syllable metrical seal; 6) John, logariastes of the Tropaiophoros (St. George of Mangana), 11th century (last third).

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Edmund Wilson Letters to Helen Muchnic, 1941-1972 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of approximately 197 letters, mostly handwritten, by American literary critic Edmund Wilson to Helen Muchnic.

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Martha Bradstreet Family Papers, 1780-1880 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

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Consists of a collection of correspondence, writings, legal documents, and genealogical papers belonging to Martha Bradstreet (1780-1871) of Bennettsville, New York. Bradstreet inherited land in Oneida, Herkimer, and Delaware Counties, New York, through her step-grandfather, Major General John Bradstreet (1711-1774), and fought legal battles surrounding her land claims for much of the 19th century.

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Josiah S. Studdiford Family Correspondence, 1807-1862 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of the personal correspondence of Josiah S. Studdiford (1837-1862), documenting his service with the 4th New Jersey Infantry during the U.S. Civil War, including battles in which he was involved; his capture and time as a prisoner of war at Libby Prison (Va.) in the summer of 1862; and his death during the Battle of South Mountain (Md.) on September 14, 1862. Also included is the largely personal correspondence of several of Studdiford's relatives, including his grandfather, John Neely Simpson (1770-1832); his brother, Peter Augustus Studdiford (1828-1886); and his uncles, James Hervey Simpson (1813-1883) and Josiah Simpson (1815-1874). Many of those represented were Princeton University graduates.

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