Marianne Moore Portraits, 1924-1981
Includes 1) Marianne Moore, promotional insert for The Complete Poems of…" Viking Press, 1981; 2) Marianne Moore in 1953, Photo Credit: George Platt-Lynes; 3) Marianne Moore in 1924, Photo Credit: Sarony.
Photographs, 1924-2019
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Consists of photographic prints, contact sheets, and negatives, primarily in black-and-white, including shots taken in the WBAI studio in New York City, as well as promotional photographs and portraits gifted to Ruas by authors and artists with whom he worked. Most of the photographs taken in the WBAI studio are by Joan Schwartz, including images of various authors reading from Marguerite Young's Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, as well as a number of photographs of poets reading at a New Year's Eve poetry reading at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in 1975. In addition to containing photographs of many of the writers and artists reflected elsewhere throughout this collection, musicians and composers like Patti Smith, Lou Reed, and Phillip Glass are also represented in this group of photographs. Also of note is a group of portraits and photographs of performances by Babette Mangolte. While most photographic materials in the collection are described here, some, which were originally kept with manuscript materials and ephemera, are described with the general Author and Artist Files.
Photograph Postcards, circa 1900s-1940s
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"Schedia Synthemena", 1940-1946
Includes an enclosure (42 x 31cm.) consisting of loose drawings in pen, ink, charcoal, and one on camvas. The enclosure is titled "Schedia Synthemena." There are studies mainly of hands and female portraits. Most of the works are undated.
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Writing of Others, various, 1940-2010
Book Review of Variedades de Galiano, TM entitled "Elso Rodríguez," untitled TM about Rodríguez in French.
AM 2012-95, 1940-2012
This accession of materials includes drafts of poems and prose writings, correspondence, writings of others on the subject of Reina María Rodríguez, and some printed material and ephemera. Of special note is the group of eight letters from the Cuban writer Antonio José Ponte to Rodríguez, sent between 1988-1990.
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Novels, 1932-2002
Contains notes, drafts, publisher's proofs, source materials, and some printed materials. Organized alphabetically by title.
Related Material, 1934-1968
Ms and TMs notes about Mariano Fiallos. Includes interviews with Rafael Gutiérrez, the family of Mariano Fiallos, Carlos Tünnermann, and Ernesto Barrera. Chronology of the life and times of Mariano Fiallos and information about Grupo Proa and Revista Proa.
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Biographies, 1939-2004
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Subseries 1A: Nonfiction, 1924-1959
Consists of manuscripts and notes for works such as "American Adventures" and "Table Topics."
Series 1: Writings, 1924-1959
Consists of typescripts, manuscript notes, and proofs for 6 nonfiction works, 4 novels, 21 scripts, approximately 88 articles, plus the series of articles for Table Topics (which was a publication of Bellows and Co.), approximately 58 short stories, speeches, poems, and anecdotes and memoirs saved for a biography which was never written. Most notable are American Adventures, Table Topics, When We Were Rather Young, The Country Cousin, Rita Coventry, and "Mr. Bisbee's Princess."
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Bedford, Sybille (b. 1911), 1933 November 6-1978 September 9
Includes 1 ALS, Old [?], 1978 September 9 (2 pp.) and 1 ACS, Toledo, Spain, 1933 November 6 (2 pp.)
Bell, Clive (1881-1964), 1920-1960
Includes 28 ALsS, 1928-1960 (78 pp.); 8 ALsS, undated (19 pp.); 27 ACsS, 1920-1940s; and 1 ACS to Edward Sackville-West, 1934.
Betjeman, John (1906-1984), 1939 October 31-1964 August 25
Includes 1 ALS to Raymond, London, 1964 August 25 (2 p.) and 1 ACS to Raymond Mortimor, Uffington Berks, 1939 October 31, (1 p)
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Presentation Artwork, 1940s
Contains artwork orginally matted by Segal for presentation as the result of school assignments. These artworks correspond to some of the signature mats in Box 3, Folder 1 and Folder 2. Some artwork has been labeled with titles derived from those mats.
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BEERBOHM, MAX (1872-1956). "Fenestralia", 1940s
Autograph manuscript essay first published in "Mainly on the Air," (London : Heinemann, 1946). Together with manuscript notes (5 leaves) for an essay on watching the Parisian street scene at the Gare du Nord from a window in the hotel above the station (1928). These notes, much condensed, were used for a passage in the essay "Fenestralia."
Series 1: Modern (Bound) Manuscripts, 1600-1958
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Consists primarily of bound, autograph manuscripts (many of them oversized), together with additional letters, documents and drawings. A few oversize, unbound manuscripts and/or letters have been retained in their original cases.
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Marianne Moore Collection, 1935-1969
Consists selected correspondence and manuscripts of celebrated American poet Marianne Moore.
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Roosevelt Family Collection, 1911-1959
Consists of selected correspondence and documents of several members of the Roosevelt family.
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Thornton Wilder Collection, 1929-1974
Consists of selected papers of Thornton Wilder, the celebrated American novelist and playwright, winner of three Pulitzer Prizes.
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Subseries 1F: Clippings and Ephemera, 1799-1963
This subseries includes newspaper clippings, writings, genealogy materials, and various types of ephemera, such as notes, programs, souvenirs, broadsides, and a few pamphlets and printed items. A few items relate to other Comfort family members.
Samuel Comfort, 1799-1963
Most of the materials in this series relate to Samuel Comfort's involvement and experiences during the Civil War. His career in the oil industry, his time as consul and vice-consul to India, and his work with various patents and inventions are also documented. Other Comfort family members are also represented in this collection, in particular Samuel's father, George Comfort, as well as Samuel's mother and older sister, Susan Lower Comfort and Annie Comfort.
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James G. Smith Papers on New Jersey Industry, 1930-1949
Consists of papers of James G. Smith (Princeton Class of 1920), professor of economics at Princeton, related to New Jersey industrial history.
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1945, 1945
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Acheson, Dean, 1944-1958
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1945, 1945
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Lafayette, Marquis de, 1824-1956
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Hotchkiss, Jeanette (Letters from George), 1919-1945
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Hotchkiss, Jeanette (Letters from George), 1919-1945
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James, Charles D. (Cousin), 1918-1984
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Printed Material, 1921-1950
Pamphlets and newspaper clippings compiled by Gauss in preparation for his autobiography. Most of which relate to either Ann Arbor or Princeton.
Subseries 1A: Books, 1915-1951
This subseries consists of drafts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and notes related to books written and edited by Christian Gauss. The bulk of the documents are annotated drafts. The correspondence is between Gauss, publishers, editors, and other authors. The bulk of the clippings are reviews.
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Jazz Research Files, 1917-1992
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Consists of research notes and photocopies of articles, book excerpts, and primary sources.
Novels, 1917-2015
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All of Morrison's novels except Song of Solomon are represented (this material was likely destroyed in the 1993 fire).
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Series 1: March 2011 Transfer, 1922-2999
These records represent a broad range of the ACLU's activities in the twentieth century.
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Series 1: Alumni Publications, 1894-2017
Series 1: Alumni Publications consists of periodicals written by and for graduates of Princeton University. The series consists largely of issues of Prospect Magazine, which was produced by the politically conservative group, the Concerned Alumni of Princeton. The series also includes early issues of the The Alumni Princetonian, which is the precursor to the Princeton Alumni Weekly, and which began as a weekly insert in the The Daily Princetonian in the 1890s.
3 North Reunion (an intermittent publication which used to go under the name of "McCosh 1"), April 1945
Provides information on an unnamed Program and refers to students or faculty members ensigned to the military, as well as British servicemen and women who took weekend courses at Princeton. Refers to the Tilton Prize, which was awarded to theses from departments connected to the Program and dealing with arts in America.
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The American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, 1945
TL (mimeograph) to Governor Walter E. Edge, 10 April 1945. AM 13791
Baldwin, Samuel Harbourne, 1891-1950
"Essay on Nihilism in Russia,"AMsS, 11 pp., Obituary in NY Times, 1891, 1950. AM 1992-112
Bevis, Leura Dorthy, 1933-1950
2 ALsS to "Dear Ted," "Dear MSS," 1944, 1950; "Christopher Kissed Me," poem, AMsS, 1 p., 29 March 1934; newspaper clipping. AM 89-91
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Fevzi Çakmak Diaries, 1911-1950
The Fevzi Çakmak Diaries consists of diaries, a notebook, and a calendar of the Turkish military leader and government official Fevzi Çakmak.
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Sergei Alekseyev Correspondence, 1915-1987, (mostly 1964-1970)
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Consists of correspondence, photographs, and emphera sent to Ina Tillman from her friend Sergei Alekseyev in the Soviet Union (Siberia). Tillman and Alekseyev were pen pals, and, as Esperantists, they used Esperanto to communicate with each other. The collection spans 1915 to 1987, with a bulk of the collection being their correspondence from 1964 to 1970.
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Howard W. Ambruster Papers, 1927-1958
The collection consists of American consulting engineer and newspaper columnist, Howard W. Ambruster's works, correspondence, miscellaneous material, and printed matter.
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American Civil Liberties Union Records, 1864-2011 (mostly 1917-1995)
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is the pre-eminent civil liberties organization in the United States, utilizing litigation, lobbying, and public education to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. These records document the administration and work of the ACLU's national office, regional offices, and legal projects, with particular emphasis on the areas of civil rights, children and women's rights, freedom of speech (and all First Amendment questions), and due process, among many others. The records include case files, correspondence, meeting minutes, research files, and files of staff members. Portions of the records (Subgroup 1; Subgroup 2, Series 2, 3, and 4; Subgroup 3, Subseries 5B) have been digitized and are available for members of the Princeton community to view here. To view the database from outside Princeton University, please see the Guide to the American Civil Liberties Union Records.
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Edward Anthony Papers, 1920s -1950s
Edward Anthony was a noted writer and publisher in the twentieth century, known primarily for his light verse. His papers include several manuscripts, including an autobiography co-authored with Clyde Beatty about circus animal training and a collection of poems. A few miscellaneous papers, such as letters and a date book from 1928 complete the collection.
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William M. Armstrong Collection on E.L. Godkin, 1833-1978
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This collection consists of American historian William M. Armstrong's works and research material on Edwin Lawrence Godkin (1831-1902), a founder and editor of The Nation (1865-1881) and editor of the New York Evening Post (1883-1900). The collection contains typed manuscripts of Armstrong's biography on Godkin along with other writings, as well as photocopies, microfilms, and typescripts of correspondence.
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Gerald Eades Bentley Papers, 1927-1980s (mostly 1940-1970)
Shakespearean scholar Gerald Eades Bentley was a professor of English at Princeton University (1945-1970) and assistant librarian for Special Collections (1971-1973). His papers consists of notes, typescripts, and galleys for three published works, The Jacobean and Caroline Stage (1941-1968), The Profession of Dramatist in Shakespeare's Time, 1590-1642 (1971), and The Profession of Player in Shakespeare's Time, 1590-1642 (1984), as well as various speeches, articles, and correspondence about his works.
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Preston Beyer Collection of John Steinbeck, 1939-1995 (mostly 1970-1990)
Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and ephemera by and relating to John Steinbeck collected by Preston Beyer, cofounder of the John Steinbeck Society of America. Included is a large amount of correspondence (circa 1939-1993) of Beyer with bibliographers, critics, collectors, biographers, universities, friends, and relatives concerned with the life and works of John Steinbeck.
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Diaries of Frans and Gertrude Blom, 1943-1959 1943-1959
Consists of copies of diaries kept by Blom and his wife, Gertrude Duby Blom, from 1943 to 1959, while searching for Maya ruins in Chiapas, Mexico, in 14 volumes.
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Fundamental Laws and Constitutions of New Jersey, 1664-1961
Consists of copies of fundamental legal instruments of government (1664-1961) under which people have lived in New Jersey for the last 300 years, gathered by historian, Julian P. Boyd, for the book Fundamental Laws and Constitutions of New Jersey (1964), which he edited.
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David F. Bradford Papers, 1939-1990
David F. Bradford (1939-2005) was a professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University and served on the faculty from 1966 to 2005. His main areas of study were public finance and urban problems, and he was internationally known as an expert on taxation. Bradford's papers document his academic career and include correspondence files and conference files, as well as papers related to his research with Harry H. Kelejian, his appointment books, and biographical materials from his years as a student.
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Bunkley Research on Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, 1940s
Consists of thirteen notebooks compiled by American biographer Allison Williams Bunkley while in South America doing research for his book The Life of Sarmiento (1952).
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Burgi Collection of Modern Greek Theater Playbills, Second Series, 1936-2001
This collection contains playbills from Greece.
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"Literary Landmarks of Princeton" Exhibition Collection, 1892-1971 (mostly 1967-1968)
The "Literary Landmarks of Princeton" Exhibition Collection consists of author files and miscellaneous materials related to the "Literary Landmarks of Princeton" exhibition curated by Alfred L. Bush in 1967. The exhibition chronicled works of fiction, drama, and poetry written in Princeton by over 100 authors from the early 18th century to the mid-1960s.
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Butler Family Papers, 1815-1948 (mostly 1820-1920)
The Butler Family Papers consists of works, notes, correspondence, journals, photographs, and other materials of Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795-1858), William Allen Butler (1825-1902), Mary Russell Marshall Butler (1827-1919), Charles Henry Butler (1859-1940), Harriet Allen Butler (1861-1914), and other members of the Butler family.
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Bernardo Canal Feijóo Correspondence, 1922-1981 (mostly 1930-1945)
Bernardo Canal Jeijóo was a lawyer and poet in Argentina during the twentieth century. His correspondence consists of letters with other writers and artists about both the arts and everyday life.
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Levering Cartwright Collection on "Death Valley Scotty", 1939-1973 (mostly 1963-1971)
Consists of papers of journalist Levering Cartwright (Princeton University Class of 1926) relating to the association of "Death Valley Scotty" (Walter Scott, 1872-1954), an eccentric prospector, Wild West show entertainer, and hoaxer, with his friend and financier, Albert M. Johnson, an insurance company executive.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Maria Chrousakē Photographs, 1938-1950s?
Consists of an open collection for Maria Chrousakē photographs of several places in Greece and Cyprus mostly Byzantine churches and monasteries and archaeological sites.
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U.S.S. Princeton [C.V.L.-23] Collection, 1941-1990
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The U.S.S. Princeton [C.V.L.-23] Collection, located in the University Archives, contains research materials for the book, Carrier Down, by Marcia Clark in which the history of the U.S.S. Princeton is chronicled.
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George R. Collins Papers, 1937-1985
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.
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Jasper E. Crane Collection of James and Dolley Madison Materials, 1783-1968 (mostly 1783-1897)
Consists of selected manuscripts, correspondence, documents, portraits, and other items created by or about United States President James Madison (Class of 1771) and Dolley Madison, collected by Jasper E. Crane (Class of 1901).
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Selected Papers of Alfred S. Dashiell, 1921-1967
Alfred S. Dashiell was an American writer and editor. His papers relate primarily to his time as editor of Scribner's and Reader's Digest. Letters, memorabilia, and incomplete manuscripts of Thomas Wolfe appear, along with letters from other authors, assorted correspondence, and papers dealing with the Princeton matters of Terrace Club, Graduate Council, Hibben Fund, and Class of 1923 reunions.
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Clinton A. Decker Papers, 1917-2008 (mostly 1917-1922)
Clinton A. Decker traveled to Russia as part of the American Advisory Commission to Russia of Railway Experts (1917) and later became a member of the Inter-Allied Technical Board (1919-1922). The collection contains personal and business correspondence and photographs documenting Decker's travels in Russia, China, and Japan.
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Bayard Dodge Collection of Photographs of the Middle East, 1940-1959
Consists of photographs of Middle East scenes collected by Bayard Dodge, president of the American University in Beirut, Lebanon.