Mary Poppins Business Correspondence, 1943 March 19-1986 July1 (mostly 1950-1975)
Letters to Mary Shepard (Knox), illustrator of the Mary Poppins books, spanning 1943 March 19-1968 September 25. From business correspondents, most notably her agent A. S. Knight.
P. L. Travers Personal Documents, circa 1946-1994 September 16 (mostly 1965-1992)
Notes by P. L. Travers on fairy tales, myth, and other subjects.
Newspaper Articles by P. L. Travers, 1943-1980 (mostly 1970-1980)
Clippings and photocopies of articles by P. L. Travers. Some are reviews of children's books. Other topics include: childhood, fairy tales, myth and tradition, writing for children, and the relationship between writer and artist.
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Manuscripts, 1920s-1998
Autograph and typewritten notebooks and manuscripts for poetry, as well as manuscripts and research material used for books and other literary contributions. Much of this material is in the Irish language. Includes annotated copies of autograph manuscript, also partially typed, and correspondence relating to Mhac an tSaoi's autobiography, The Same Age as the State, published in 2003.
Letters from Máire Mhac an tSaoi to her parents, Seán MacEntee and Margaret (née Browne), 1945-1960s
Contains typed and manuscript letters written by Máire Mhac an tSaoi to her parents. Manuscript sent directly to her father whilst on holiday with her mother's family in Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry, circa 1945, 6pp. Typed letter addressed to parents from Paris, November 1945, 3pp., also postcard to her parents, 1947 and with postcard from Madrid, Apr 1950. 35 manuscript letters mostly from New York, some from Ghana, with postcards, 1964-1967. Six (6) typed letters from Ghana and New York, 1965-1967. One manuscript letter in Irish.
Letters from Máire Mhac an tSaoi to MacEntee family members including Seán MacEntee (father), Margaret (mother), Barbara (sister), Seamus (brother) and her maternal uncles, 1940s-2002
10 (ten) folders. approximately 125 letters, mostly manuscript, some typed, and some postcards. With some written from family members to Máire, letters between her parents to each other, some of her mother's personal correspondence, also her siblings letters to their parents. Other letter writers include Ambassador Frank J. Biggar (brother-in-law); Jean MacEntee (sister-in-law); Cardinal (Michael) David Browne (uncle, brother of Margaret MacEntee); Fr Patrick Browne (uncle, brother of Margaret MacEntee, also as Padraig de Bruin, writer); Monsignor Maurice (Moss) Browne (uncle, brother of Margaret MacEntee); Laurence Simms (grandson of Conor Cruise O'Brien). Some text in Irish.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880-1969
Includes 3 letters to Bishop William Bowker Preston (1890-1894), correspondence between S. R. Wells and John D. T. McAllister (1880), a roll from Manti Temple (1896), an interview with Price Johnson (1969), and various reprints and clippings.
Photographs of Indigenous Family Members, New Mexico, circa 1885-1950
Photographic prints, negatives, and photocopies depicting members of a New Mexican family, including Pancrasio Chalan, Magdalena Quintana Chalan, Crescencia Quintana, Jose A. Romero, and Cyrus Dixon, among other family members and presumably other members of the community. A couple of photographs of Cyrus Dixon show him as a student at Carlisle Indian School. A few items with handwritten notes and descriptions of the photographs and other research notes are also included in the folder.
Reports of the Librarian of the American Alpine Club (Copies), 1923-1951
Duplicates of reports authored by American Alphine Club librarian Helen I. Buck. Also includes a copy of the Special Libraries Association Bulletin from February 1954 with an article about Helen I. Buck and the Alpine Club.
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Postcards, Souvenirs, and a Medal, 1869-1953 (mostly early 1900s)
Consists of a medal by O. Roty commemorating the opening of the Suez Canal; a set of six Liebig reward cards featuring illustrations of the Suez Canal; three souvenir leporello albums; four souvenir booklets of postcards; and a group of ten postcards, some of which contain correspondence.
Ephemera and Pamphlets, 1867-1950 (mostly late 1800s)
Consists of a pamplet of the By-Laws of the Ataka Chapter No. 3367; a souvenir leporello album with views of Port Said and the Suez Canal; "Hamltion's Grand Diorama of the New Overland Route to India" booket; a Aberdeen Commonwealth Line brochure about the Suez Canal; a Tory political leaflet for electors on Suez Canal shares; a catalog of the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez's exhibition at the Exposition Universelle of 1867 in Paris, France; a souvenir book of views of Port Said and the Suez Canal.
Suez Canal Collection, 1838-1953 (mostly 1870-1889)
Consists of publications, reports, notes, photographs, ephemera, and print illustrations documenting the Suez Canal's administration, its development and construction, depiction in travel and tourism, and impact on shipping and world trade in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
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Miscellaneous Writings, 1941-1997
Consists of photocopies of early writings (annotated typescripts) by Tsitselē; photocopies of a notebook with handwritten essays dated 1941; "Lexodrama"; "Still Standing"; photocopies of handwritten drafts of "Τρόποι του λέγειν" dated September 1996 and "Η Τελετή" (Princeton, 1994)΄"Ο χορός των Ωρών."
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Violette Leduc Letters to Jacques Guérin, 1947-1967
Set of 368 letters and notes (426 leaves), with 53 post cards, and 16 envelopes, mostly addressed to Jacques Guérin (341 letters and notes in 404 leaves, 47 postcards, 2 telegrams), also with some missives addressed to a few other correspondents: 7 letters and a postcard to Mme. Guérin, 4 letters to Madeleine Castaing or her husband, 1 letter to Jean Cocteau, 13 letters and notes + 4 postcards to Jean Boy (Jacques Guérin's boyfriend). 70 of these letters are published in Violette Leduc, Correspondance, 1945-1972, Gallimard, Les cahiers de la N.R.F., 2007.
Jacques Guérin Correspondence to Violette Leduc, 1947-1967
113 letters and 8 autograph and signed notes (in 129 leaves), 1 postcard, 3 telegrams; 50 envelopes. One of the notes bears the printing instructions for Thérèse et Isabelle: "printed in 25 numbered copies. The first 20 given to Violette. The last 5 kept by me. 3 copies privately printed. 1 to Jean Lemmermans (?), 1 to Brimond". Also includes: 1 telegram from Jean Guérin, brother of Jacques (1 leaf ); 1 letter from the painter Paolo Vallorz (July 5, 1965, 1 leaf ); 10 letters and 4 notes from Jean Boy to Violette Leduc (14 leaves with 11 envelopes); 1 letter to an unidentified addressee (December 17, 1947, 1 leaf ); 1 signed typed letter to Mme Maisonneuve, a friend of Violette Leduc's mother (July 10, 1972, 1 leaf, 2 pages); an envelope containing leaves from "Lierre de Luzarches".
Violette Leduc Correspondence to Yvon Bélaval, 1945-1971
10 autograph letters signed (10 pages), 3 postcards and 2 envelopes. The letters evoke Sachs, Simone de Beauvoir, her health when she was very ill in 1956, and the possibilities of seeing each other during a Giacometti exhibition or at a restaurant. Feeling alone, she had the impression that her friend was neglecting her.
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Joseph Jefferson Collection, 1823-1976 (mostly 1829-1905)
Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905) was an American actor and author. His collection consists of biographical newspaper clippings, 2 copies of his Autobiography, theatrical criticism and approbation, and clippings on family matters.
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Bernie — Misc. Clippings, 1945-2006
Clippings of articles sent by Bernard Weissman to David Weissman, many dealing with Jewish history and culture; includes one short article from 2006 by Bernard Weissman. Mostly photocopies, some originals.
Bernard — Poems & Notes (Family), 1938-2002
Occasional poems by Bernard Weissman written to celebrate family birthdays, David's bar mitzvah and other events; one celebrates the release of David's film The Cockettes, plus brief notes from David's father to David. Some photocopies, some originals.
Personal Papers, 1938-2011
Material documenting family relationships, childhood and youth, religious upbringing, and schooling, along with family correspondence. Also includes documentation on Weissman's father, Bernard, as well as material collected by Weissman's father on his son.
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Miscellaneous Dance Files Collection, 1940-1989
The Miscellaneous Dance Files Collection contains printed programs, souvenir programs, clippings, and reviews of various ballet companies and choreographers.
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Gilbert and Sullivan Collection, 1879-1965 (mostly 1930-1960)
Consists of playbills, programs, and some other printed material relating to the works of Gilbert and Sullivan.
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Programs and Fliers from Katherine Dunham Performances, 1940-1955
Includes: an 8-page program from the 1944 Minneapolis performances of "Tropical Revue," a 20-page illustrated program from the 1948 San Francisco run of "Bal Negre," and a pink-and-brown flier advertising her company's 1955 Broadway run. Also includes two broadsides: one is from the one-night-only 1945 Fresno performance of "Tropical Revue," the other is from her 1948 performances of "Bal Negre" at the Geary Theatre in San Francisco. There is also a flier for "Cabin in the Sky" from its 1940-1941 run at New York's Martin Beck Theater.
Pamphlet on Arab and Muslim Culture Created by a French Child, circa 1900-1949
Consists of an 18-page, hand-colored pamphlet with information regarding Arab and Muslim culture created by a French child during the early 20th century. In addition to hand-drawn illustrations, the pamphlet contains a photographic postcard of Aleppo, a photographic postcard of Fes, and a printed illustration. It also includes handwritten blocks of text and captions.
Josephine Baker Correspondence with Hélène Berthelot, 1930-1947
Consists of Josephine Baker's correspondence (including a few postcards, a Christmas card, and an invitation card) to Philippe and Hélène Berthelot, though the bulk of the correspondence is addressed only to Hélène after Philippe's illness and death in 1933 to 1934. There are also four small publicity photographs (gelatin silver prints) of Baker that are glued to a mat. Most of the correspondence with Hélène Berthelot were brief letters of greeting to keep in touch, with only a few letters recounting happenings in Baker's life at greater length. In one of these letters Baker shares that she was appointed an officer of the resistance, but this letter is missing its first page. The 1946 invitation card from Josephine Baker invites Hélène Berthelot to attend the presentation ceremony of the Médaille d'Officier de la Résistance to Baker.
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His Family, circa 1937-1952
Correspondence addressed to Naiman's mother, Asya Davidnova Naiman, and father, Genrikh Naiman; inserts: homework assignment by young Anatoly Naiman?
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Robert H. Taylor Portrait Photographs, circa 1940-1951
Oversize portrait photographs of Robert H. Taylor; one signed by Riell (?), and the other signed by Fleisher.
Princeton University Library Collection of Robert H. Taylor, 1900-2023 (mostly 1910-1986)
Consists of drafts of speeches, articles, and other writings; correspondence; obituaries and tributes; photographs; and interviews of Robert H. Taylor, a collector of books and manuscripts of English and American literature.
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Dimitri H. Gondicas '78 Collection of Offprints Relating to Hellenic Studies, 1940-2017
Consists of offprints relating to Modern Greek literature, poetry, art and archaeology, theater, history, and politics.
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Documentos de Salvador Elizondo, 1945-2006
Consists of diaries, manuscripts, scrapbooks, and personal correspondence from Mexican author, Salvador Elizondo (1932-2006).
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Typescripts: "Le Grand Prix de Paris, vu par Caran d'Ache. Boniment moderne de Dominique Bonnaud et Paul Vieillard", 1934-1949
Two notebooks dated 1934, containing the reduced version of the play; 2 notebooks, one dated 1937-1949, with the full version; 4 pages of typed text on the "Grand Prix de Caran d'Ache."
Typescripts: "Répertoire des Pièces d'Ombres de la langue française", 1939-1952
Three copies, 4°, typed manuscript with numerous manuscript annotations, sleeve with manuscript title. Some manuscript notes indicate that the copies were updated between 10 and 15 December 1952. With a Liste des pièces d'ombres françaises dont on a au moins quelques éléments, 3 copies, 4°, 18 typed pages.
Typed draft of an essay on the technics of shadow theatre, 1935-1949
Includes 10 typed pages of an "Abrégé des principes, procédés et tours de mains mis en oeuvre dans ce théatre par son fondateur," May 1949, and several typed leaves compiling the "opinions of specialised critics", 1935-1939.
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Geographical Playbills Collection, 1832-1980 (mostly 1925-1965)
The Geographical Playbills Collection consists chiefly of playbills from the United States, but Great Britain, Canada, Bermuda, France, Germany, and Japan are also represented. Although this is a collection of playbills, there are also some letters, documents, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.
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Arthur Friedman Collection of Programs and Playbills, 1893-1973
Arthur Friedman is an American collector in music and theater. His collection consists of bound scrapbooks of opera programs and playbills for theater and concert performances covering eighty years of regular attendance by Friedman in New York City at the Metropolitan Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, and various legitimate theaters.
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T. H. Vail Motter Playbills Collection, 1900-1969 (mostly 1913-1959)
The collection consists mainly of playbills of American dramatic productions covering over forty-five years of play-going by T. H. Vail Motter (Princeton Class of 1922) but includes some early 20th-century playbills from the London theater as well as foreign playbills from Greece, Turkey, Belgium, China, Japan, Denmark, Holland, and England.
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Harper Books for Boys and Girls, 1929-1962
1929-1930; 1930; 1936; Fall 1945; Fall 1946 (marked in blue crayon by DBF); 1947 (marked in pencil by Coker); 1948; 1949 (marked in pencil by Perkins); 1950 (marked in pencil by Perkins); 1951; 1952; 1953 (marked in pencil by D. Howley); 1954; 1955; Spring 1956; 1956; Spring 1957 (marked in pencil by DWB?); 1957; Spring 1958; 1958 (marked in pen and pencil by Dorothea Howley); Spring 1959 (some prices updated in black pen); 1959; photocopy of pg. 40-44 of Spring 1960 issue; photocopy of pg. 13-33 of Fall 1960 issue; Fall 1961; Spring 1962 (marked in pencil by Mr. Rose).
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American Ballet Theatre Programs, 1940-1979
The American Ballet Theatre is an American ballet company founded by Oliver Smith and Lucia Chase in 1940. The collection consists of programs of performances of the Ballet Theatre dance company from its first performance in 1940 until 1979.
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Álbum 1, 1943-1954
Contiene recortes y programas relacionados con la infancia de Alma Concepción, la Academia Figueroa (música) y el Ballets de San Juan.
Álbum 34, 1946-2011
Contiene un álbum con reproducciones fotográficas de Alma Concepción, Carmen Amaya y Antonio Machado entre otros. También incluye reproducciones fotográficas de algunas portadas de programas, eventos y recortes. Incluye una lista con la descripción de las fotos.
Álbumes, 1939-2021
Esta serie consta de 42 álbumes organizados cronológica y temáticamente que documentan la vida de Concepción desde su infancia en Nueva York y Puerto Rico hasta su carrera como artista en las artes escénicas y como académica independiente. Contienen recortes, fotografías, programas, cartas, tarjetas postales, folletos, material de difusión y memorabilia que documentan la historia de las artes escénicas en Puerto Rico desde 1950 hasta principios de la década de 1980 y otros aspectos culturales de la vida puertorriqueña contemporánea en la isla y su diáspora en Estados Unidos. Contiene materiales que hacen referencia principalmente a los Ballets de San de Juan (codirigido por Ana García y Gilda Navara), y al Taller de Histriones (colectivo de mímica dirigido por Gilda Navarra), así como a numerosos bailarines puertorriqueños. También hay referencias a coreógrafos como George Balanchine; los bailarines Alicia Alonso, Antonio Ruiz, Carmen Amaya, Frederick Franklin, María Tallfchief, Jacques d'Amboise; músicos puertorriqueños como la Familia Figueroa, Jack Delano, Héctor Campos Parsi, Amaury Veray, Ernesto Cordero, y los artistas plásticos Lorenzo Homar, Rafael Tufiño y Antonio Martorell.
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Various Files, circa 1910-1980
Topics and organizations documented include Libyan rebels, Italian settlers from Tunisia, Istituzione del Ministero delle Colonie, and La Riconquista Militare, among others.
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Personal Documents, 1936-1949
Consists of Kofodimos' personal documents that were collected in order to escape from Greece to the United States with Nancy/Athena in 1947 (Nancy referred to as "Nana", that was her nickname). Thomas Kofodimos did not participate in the Civil War.
Photographs, 1927-1947
Consists of black-and-white photographs of Thomas Kofodimos, his parents and their house in Almyros (Volos, Greece); an elementary school photograph; early photographs of Thomas in Indianapolis and after moving back to Almyros; pre-war photographs with his fellow students at the Polytechnic School in Thessalonikē; at BP plant in Thessalonikē during civil war while trying to get out of Greece. There are also photographs of his 54th Regiment on mount Pēlion, and portrait photographs of Arēs Velouchiōtēs. Included also is an oversize group photograph depicting several leaders of the 54th Regiment ELAS taken by N. Stournaras (see folder 1, D-Middle 73, drawer 3).
Thomas J. Kofodimos Papers, 1927-1998
Consists of documentation that Thomas Kofodimos pulled together, when he was trying to find a United States publisher for his English translation of Lephousēs' book Asēmina Laiou. Also, includes letters from Ēlias Lephousēs to Thomas Kofodimos and to Joan Kofodimos, family photographs, and miscellaneous photographs of ELAS (Greek People's Liberation Army) leaders, materials related to Kofodimos' escape from Greece to the United States, information about his career after coming to the United States, various memoirs and personal history, death notices and obituaries of Kofodimos' published both in the United States and in Greece.
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Mass, Prayers, and Other Rituals, 1932-1994
(see also File 7: History, File 16: Religious Study and Education)
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Legal and political issues, 1920-2002
Pamphlets, articles, pronouncements, and other miscellaneous items from the following sources:
Agrarian Issues in Peru, III, 1920-2003
This collection contains pamphlets, bulletins, posters, and other miscellaneous items addressing a variety of agrarian issues in Peru, including farming techniques and practices, environmental concerns, land reform, political-economic aspects of agriculture, and the controversy over coca production.
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Protestant Churches in Cuba III, 1947-2002
This microfilm contains materials published or distributed by Protestant organizations in Cuba. Many are published or printed by independent evangelical groups but distributed by various Protestant denominations or individual churches.
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Protestant Churches in Cuba II, 1941-2000
This microfilm contains materials published or distributed by Protestant Christian organizations in Cuba. Many are published or printed by independent evangelical groups and distributed by various denominations or churches.
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Education in Brazil, 1940-2006
This collection of workbooks, reports, serials, pamphlets, and flyers documents the history of Brazilian educational initiatives and programs over the past six decades, from 1940 to 2006, with an emphasis on materials from the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Religion in Cuba: The Catholic Church, 1904-1998
This collection contains materials published and/or distributed in Cuba by the Catholic Church and affiliated organizations, and issued between 1904 and 1998.
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Women and Gender Issues in Latin America, 1932-1998
This microfilm consists primarily of pamphlets published by non-governmental organizations and government agencies from various Latin American countries in relation to women and gender issues. The bulk of the material was published during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Protestant Churches in Cuba, VI, 1944-2007
This collection contains religious publications from Protestant churches and organizations in Cuba.
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Políticas del Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Chile: documentos y publicaciones, 1942-2005
This collection contains approximately three hundred and fifty items directly related to the Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Chile.
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Politics in Peru, I, 1931-2000
This microfilm covers primarily the 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2001 elections in Peru. It contains election propaganda and literature from participating political parties, political analysis, and official government publications.