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Benno Elkan Collection of Goethe, 1775-1832 (inclusive)

Extent:

2 boxes and 1.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of miscellaneous material of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet/dramatist/man of letters, collected by Benno Elkan.

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

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William Churchill Houston Papers, 1731-1807 (inclusive) 1782-1793 (bulk)

Extent:

6 boxes and 4.42 linear feet

Abstract:

William Churchill Houston was a professor at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), a lawyer, and a statesman. He was a New Jersey delegate to the Continental Convention and the Continental Congress. The collection documents his legal career and his tenure as receiver for Continental taxes in New Jersey.

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

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José Martínez Sotomayor Papers, 1929-1960 (inclusive) 1930-1932 (bulk)

Extent:

3 boxes

Abstract:

José Martínez Sotomayor was a Mexican lawyer, judge, and writer who published novels, short stories, and nonfiction. His personal papers includes correspondence and autograph and typescript manuscripts of three of Martínez Sotomayor's books.

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

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Vance Thompson Papers, 1894-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:

7 boxes and 3.15 linear feet

Abstract:

The Vance Thompson Papers consists of manuscripts, writings for the press, letters, documents, photographs and miscellanea of author and playwright Vance Thompson, Princeton Class of 1883.

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

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Thomas Colchie '64 Papers, 1968-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:

3 boxes and 1.25 linear feet

Abstract:

Thomas Colchie (Princeton University alumnus, Class of 1964), is a translator, editor, and literary agent with a specialization in Latin America. His papers consists of correspondence from Jorge Amado, António Lobo Antunes, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Oswaldo França Júnior, Ignácio de Loyola Brandão, Manuel Puig, Murilo Rubião, Ernesto Sábato, José Saramago, Moacyr Scliar, João Ubaldo Ribeiro, José Luandino Vieira, Néstor Almendros, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Elizabeth Bishop, João Cabral de Melo Neto, Joaquim Cardozo, Philip Roth, and Alan Warner.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Robert Garrett Materials, 1899-1992 (inclusive) 1920-1945 (bulk)

Extent:

4 linear feet (6 boxes)

Abstract:

The Robert Garrett Papers consists of correspondence and documents primarily concerning the Robert Garrett Collection and other collecting interests of Garrett, Princeton Class of 1897.

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

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Cyril E. Black Papers, 1932-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:

13 boxes and 5.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of papers of Cyril E. Black, a Princeton University professor of history.

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

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Clarence Brown Papers, 1907-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:

5 boxes and 2.0 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists primarily of correspondence, travel diaries, and photographs of former Princeton University comparative literature professor Clarence Brown (1929-2015) relating primarily to his scholarship on Russian writers Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam (1891-1938) and Nadezhda Mandelstam (1899-1980). Correspondence with writer and illustrator Guy Davenport as well as with poet W. S. Merwin, Princeton Class of 1948, is also included.

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

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Charles Greene Rockwood Collection on Earthquakes, 1872-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:

6 boxes and 3.25 linear feet

Abstract:

Charles Greene Rockwood was a professor of mathematics from 1877 to 1905 at Princeton Unviersity, and had many interests in seismology and general scientific study. Consists of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, letters, notes, and printed matter compiled by Charles Greene Rockwood, relating to earthquakes, tidal waves, volcanos, and unusual astronomical occurrences.

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

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Edwin H. Denby Papers, 1823-1942 (inclusive) 1900-1939 (bulk)

Extent:

7 boxes and 5.13 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of drawings, correspondence, photographs, documents, a genealogy, financial papers, and printed matter of Edwin H. Denby.

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