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Thomas Potts Johnson Collection, 1769-1846

C0471 8 boxes 3.2 linear feet
Consists of miscellaneous papers relating to Thomas Potts Johnson's legal practice covering the New Jersey counties of Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset, and Essex; papers pertaining to his position as New Jersey attorney general; and two family photograph albums.
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Thomas Colchie '64 Collection on Jorge Amado, 1946-1991

C1450 2 boxes 0.5 linear feet
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The collection consists of twenty-four audiocassette recorded interviews conducted by Thomas Colchie (Princeton University alumnus, Class of 1964) of or about Brazilian writer Jorge Amado. Recordings include interviews with Jorge Amado and other writers and artists speaking about Amado. Also includes photocopy documents about Amado's political involvement as an elected representative in Brazil's National Constituent Assembly from 1945-1947, and photocopy documents of Brazil's National Intelligence Service (SNI) file on Amado.
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Pennsylvania Collection, 1728-1908 (mostly 1728-1809)

C1291 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Consists of selected correspondence and documents from the state of Pennsylvania, the bulk of which date from the eighteenth century. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in 1681 in order to establish a safe haven for the English Quakers, who were being persecuted in England at the time.
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John Lewis Guillemard Letters, 1787-1844

C1492 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Consists of letters, dating from 1787 to 1844, of John Lewis Guillemard (1764-1844), a well-traveled English aristocrat and Royal Society fellow, to his family and friends that document, among other things, American politics and foreign relations, the British Empire, the French Revolution, and the early 19th-century scientific and intellectual communities. Guillemard's letters are addressed primarily to his sister, Jeanne Marie Griffin, his nieces Frances, Jane and Mary Griffin, his uncles, James and Isaac Guillemard, merchants in London, Sir John and Lady Jane Griffin Franklin, and Sir George Thomas Staunton.
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Hamilton Cottier Papers, 1752-1977

C0594 17 boxes 8 linear feet
Consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, account books (1925-1975), financial papers, and printed matter of Hamilton Cottier (Princeton Class of 1922, professor of English, 1925-1962), and material relating to "Southlawn," the home of his father, Alonzo Cottier, in Scarsdale, N.Y.
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Charles William White Papers, 1934-1977

C1484 5 boxes 2.0 linear feet
American Charles William White wrote historical novels about artists and writers under the pen name of "Max White." Active as a historical fiction writer primarily in the 1930s through 1950s, White traveled in the same social circles as Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. The collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence of Charles William White ("Max White"), including correspondence with Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein.
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George H. Boker Collection, 1847-1888

C0208 6 boxes 3 Volumes 2.6 linear feet
Consists chiefly of manuscripts of poems and plays by George H. Boker, a nineteenth-century American dramatist and poet.
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Mercedes Valdivieso Literary Correspondence, 1961-1993

C1385 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Contains Valdivieso's correspondence with Latin American writers and critics such as Fernando Alegría, Octavio Paz, and Manuel Rojas, as well as drafts of scholarly essays and talks.
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A-G (General), undated

Manuscripts DivisionMercedes Valdivieso Literary Correspondence, 1961-1993Series 1: Correspondence, 1961-1993
Contains correspondence with Marjorie Agosin, Aida Apter-Cragnolino, Manuel Balbontín, Ricardo F. Benavides, Soledad Bianchi, Cecilia Bustamante-Ortega, Rodrigo Cánova, Mayling Chang Díaz, César Cecchi, Augustín Cueva, Joan Davies, Editorial Planeta Chilena S.A., Hans Ehrman, Richard R. Fagan, Juan Ferraté, Jean Franco, Helio Gallardo, Luis Alberto Ganderats, Pedro Gimferrer, and Gabriela O. Gutiérrez.
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H-R (General), undated

Manuscripts DivisionMercedes Valdivieso Literary Correspondence, 1961-1993Series 1: Correspondence, 1961-1993
Contains correspondence with Norman Hackerman, Harvey L. Johnson, Fernando Krahn, Luisa López Groera, Luz Machado, Jorge L. Martí, Martha Martínez, Carmen Masip de Hawkins, Beth Miller, Yvette E. Miller, Gabriela Mora, Yerko Moretic, Beatriz de Moura, Martha Paley de Francescato, María Paz Lecea, Erna Pfeiffer, Arturo Prat, and Danuta Rycerz.
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S-Z (General), undated

Manuscripts DivisionMercedes Valdivieso Literary Correspondence, 1961-1993Series 1: Correspondence, 1961-1993
Contains correspondence with Loreina Santos Silva, Luis Mario Schneider, Juris Silenieks, Sociedad de Escritores de Chile, Irena Szymanska, Catherine Tinker, Ricardo Trigueros de Leon, H.N. Urrutibéheity, Vassar College, José Manuel Vergara, Nilita Vientós Gastón, Kalina Wojciechowska, Ramón Xirau, Ricardo Yamal, John N.K. Young, Enrique Zanartu, Celia de Zapata, and Alfredo Zepeda.
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Lorenzo García Vega Papers, 1969-2008

C1411 7 boxes 2.8 linear feet
Lorenzo García Vega is a Cuban writer best known for his involvement in the literary group Orígenes. The collection consists of selected manuscripts, notebooks, correspondence and clippings.
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Cyril E. Black Papers, 1932-1989

C0676 13 boxes 5.2 linear feet
Consists of papers of Cyril E. Black, a Princeton University professor of history.
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Clarence Brown Papers, 1907-2005

C1571 5 boxes 2.0 linear feet
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.
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Edwin H. Denby Papers, 1823-1942 (mostly 1900-1939)

C0625 7 boxes 5.13 linear feet
Consists of drawings, correspondence, photographs, documents, a genealogy, financial papers, and printed matter of Edwin H. Denby.
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Mirhan Iranyan Photographs Collection, circa 1880

C0972 1 box 0.85 linear feet
This is an open collection of photographs by Mirhan Iranyan. Currently, there are 73 photographs of Constantinople [Istanbul], Turkey.
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The Rochester Courier Collection, 1850-1903

C1100 1 box 0.20 linear feet
The Rochester Courier was a weekly, local newspaper published on Friday nights in Rochester, New Hampshire, beginning in 1864. The collection consists of manuscript speeches, articles, editorials, and correspondence from the newspaper, reflecting some of the national issues which dominated American political life leading up to and following the Civil War, including the antislavery movement, the Missouri Compromise, and temperance.
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Claude-Henri Dufour Art Course Materials, 1797-1822

C1507 2 boxes 1.5 linear feet
The collection consists of course planning materials, manuscripts for an illustrated treatise on art and design, speech drafts, and drawings of French professional designer and art teacher Claude-Henri Dufour (1766-1845), dating from the period during and following the French Revolution, related to an art course he developed and taught at l'École Centrale d'Allier in the Auvergne region of central France. Dufour's writings depict an ardent republican who promoted the value of design education for artists during the Industrial Revolution and early years of industrial design. Course materials cover elements of design and perspective, anatomy and proportion of the human figure, aesthetics, composition, and ornamental design, as well as touch on architecture and natural history.
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Part I: Méthode pour apprendre le dessin à l'usage des élèves des Écoles centrales, undated

Manuscripts DivisionClaude-Henri Dufour Art Course Materials, 1797-1822Treatise on Art, undated
17 leaves and 3 half leaves with illustrations, stitched together. The 19 illustrations include geometrical figures and solids in pen and red chalk, pen and ink drawings of a leaf ornament, a flower and classical head, samples of tonal systems, cross-hatching in charcoal, pen and ink, and color wash, and a drawing of the head of Minerva in four progressive stages.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Rhomaides Brothers Photographs, 1880s-1890s

C0986 1 box 1.75 linear feet
Consists of an open collection for Rhomaides Brothers photographs of classical sites in Greece (particularly Athens).
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Gordon Hall Gerould Papers, 1904-1953 (mostly 1945-1950)

C0018 5 boxes
Consists of material related to Gordon Hall Gerould's work at Princeton University where he served as a professor of English from 1905 to 1946.
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Allan H. Stevenson Papers, 1950-1968

C0630 8 boxes 3.2 linear feet
Consists of papers of Allan H. Stevenson relating to watermarks, papermaking, and block-books of the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Clements/Ryerson Papers, 1920-1943

C0121 2 boxes 0.8 linear feet
Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, published works, and memorabilia of Clements and his wife, Florence Ryerson Clements.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Julian Street Materials, 1904-1967

C1220 2 boxes 2.2 linear feet
Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, printed material, and family papers belonging or related to the American author and playwright Julian Street .
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Gustave Bord Collection of French Historical Material, 1626-1877

C0429 12 boxes
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Gustave Bord was a French historian. The collection consists of correspondence, documents, legal papers, notebooks, and notes relating to French history, particularly the French Revolution, collected by Bord.
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Drake Bros. Studio Photograph Collection, 1863-1969

C1427 5 boxes 4.5 linear feet
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Consists of photographs (and related material) by June D. Drake, which provides a visual record of Silverton, Oregon, and surrounding areas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Georges Braive World War I Photographs of the Macedonian Front, 1917-1918

C1581 3 boxes 1.2 linear feet
Consists of over 1,000 military and ethnographic photographs of the Macedonian Front of World War I taken by French architect Georges Braive (1884-1963) during his service as a lieutenant commander of the Armée d'Orient's "Section sanitaire automobile 27."
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Walter Houk Collection of Ernest Hemingway, 1946-2010

C1390 5 boxes 3.25 linear feet
Consists of manuscripts, correspondence, stenographer's notebooks, photographs, and nautical charts associated with Walter and Juanita Houk's years in Havana, Cuba, documenting their friendship with the Nobel prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway and his wife, Mary.
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A Sailor Looks at Hemingway's Islands, undated

Manuscripts DivisionWalter Houk Collection of Ernest Hemingway, 1946-2010Series 1: Manuscripts, 1988-2010
Revised text of a work published in North Dakota Quarterly (2006). Houk writes about the islands, waters, boats, patrols, and the "At Sea" part of Hemingway's novel Islands in the Stream. Includes transcriptions of Hemingway's log (1942-1943) aboard the Pilar. In pocket: large NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) nautical chart (1988) of "Straits of Florida and Approaches." 3-ring binder, 131 pp. Note: this enlarged version of the published work contains items omitted from it: one of four detailed maps, two appendices, and photos of U-boats active during Hemingway's north coast patrols.
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"Ambassador Ellis O. Briggs on Hemingway's World War II Years in Cuba", undated

Manuscripts DivisionWalter Houk Collection of Ernest Hemingway, 1946-2010Series 1: Manuscripts, 1988-2010
This is Houk's commentary on an intended chapter, "Man of War," from Ambasador Ellis O. Briggs's memoir Proud Servant, that was omitted from the version published in 1998 by Kent State University Press. Foreign Service Officer Briggs knew Hemingway during World War II years in Cuba. Included is a copy of the Ellis chapter. TMs, 5 pp. (plus 24 pp. of the Ellis chapter).
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Theatrical Autographs Collection, 1798-1949 (mostly 1870-1935)

C0613 4 boxes 1.3 linear feet
Consists of a collection of letters and autographs of over 120 English, American, and a few European actors, actresses, playwrights, theatrical managers, directors, critics, and others connected with the theater from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Norma Spector Papers, 1947-2009

C1379 1 box .4 linear feet
Consists of papers relating to post-World War II Greek history and politics, 1940s-1970s, collected by Norma Spector in her role as the public relations liaison of the Federation of Greek Maritime Unions (FGMU) in New York City.
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Resolution, Inc.- A Non-Profit Educational Corporation, undated

Manuscripts DivisionNorma Spector Papers, 1947-2009Correspondence, 1950-2009Organizations - Committees, 1950-1975
Includes correspondence with Norma Spector relating to the fundraising project for the documentary film: The Greek Struggle - Neo-Colonialism and Liberation. It is accompanied by a typescript draft of the film treatment and a copy of a typed letter (July 1973) signed by Andreas Papandreou, leader of the Panellēnio Apeleutherōtiko Kinēma (P.A.K.) [National Liberation Movement], in English.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Félix Bonfils Photographs, 1867-1885

C0942 2 boxes 1.8 linear feet
The Félix Bonfils Photographs Collection consists of photographs taken by Bonfils in the second half of the 19th century of images and people in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Andrews Circulating Library and Booksellers Correspondence, 1822-1852

C1425 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Andrews Circulating Library and Booksellers was a bookstore, publisher, and subscription library in London in the early to mid-19th century. Consists of an archive of 113 original notes and letters largely composed by British aristocrats or their personal secretaries and addressed to Messrs. Andrews, Booksellers, at 167 New Bond Street, requesting or returning books from the circulating library. The collection contains single letters addressed to Mr. Lodge, Mr. Rooke, and Messrs. Harding. The correspondence also includes requests for stationery, music, and the purchase of new books.
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Chambers Family Papers, 1772-1962

C0402 22 boxes 9.4 linear feet
Consists of diaries, correspondence, documents, scrapbooks, and printed matter of the Chambers family of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Modern Greek Materials, 1677-1967

C0958 4 boxes 4 folders
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Consists of an open collection containing miscellaneous source material related to Modern Greek studies, including letters, documents, artwork, and other unbound manuscript items.
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Civil War Letters of Adam Badeau, 1862-1909

C0097 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Consists of 79 autograph letters from Adam Badeau to Union general James Harrison Wilson, dated 1862 to 1865, most of which were written while Badeau was General Ulysses S. Grant's military secretary in the Civil War.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Clarke Family Materials, 1732-1870

C0550 6 boxes 2.1 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence and documents of the Clarke family of New Jersey, particularly of Elisha L. Clarke and Joseph Olden Clarke.
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P.U.L.C. Jewish American Writers Issue Collection, 1913-2002

C0919 2 boxes 0.8 linear feet
Consists of original poems, stories, and essays that were printed in the special Autumn 2001/Winter 2002 issue of the Princeton University Library Chronicle on Jewish American writers.
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Selected Papers of Edward T. Chase, 1904-2002 (mostly 1979-2002)

C1348 4 boxes 1 folder 3.67 linear feet
Consists of selected papers of Edward T. Chase (1919-2005) including correspondence, manuscripts and other documents relating to Chase's professional career as a book editor at several New York publishing companies spanning the years 1972-1995.
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Donald Ross Hamilton Papers, 1946-1970

C0370 13 boxes
Conists of selected papers of Princeton physicist Donald Ross Hamilton.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Bartolomeo Borri Photographs, 1890s

C1077 3 boxes 3.4 linear feet
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Consists of an open collection of photographs mainly of Corfu Island and other places in Greece, by Bartolomeo Borri, including Athens, the Acropolis and its monuments and Piraeus.
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Felix Limongi Collection of Louisiana Slavery and Civil War Materials, 1722-1872 (mostly 1802-1872)

C0033 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Consists of several small groups of papers regarding slavery, the American Civil War, and related legal matters in Louisiana, primarily during the 19th century, which were assembled by collector Felix Limongi. Materials include estate records of Marie Claire Chabert (1769-1847), a formerly enslaved free African American woman who purchased and manumitted her family members and owned land in New Orleans; correspondence of Benjamin F. Butler (1818-1893); papers of the law firm Durant & Hornor regarding legal cases brought against the Union Army after the Civil War; as well as some miscellaneous documents and correspondence pertaining to Louisiana history.
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Felix Limongi Account of the Life of Marie Claire and Description of Documents, undated

Manuscripts DivisionFelix Limongi Collection of Louisiana Slavery and Civil War Materials, 1722-1872 (mostly 1802-1872)Marie Claire Chabert Estate Records, 1805 February 11-1864
Consists of an handwritten manuscript (21 pages) containing collector Felix Limongi's detailed description of the records, as well as his account and interpretation of Marie Claire Chabert's life. There is also a typed transcription of the manuscript, as well as a handwritten note from Limongi regarding his evaluation of the papers. Although Limongi's notes are undated, they must have been written before March 1926.
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Sergeant Family Collection, 1746-1843

C1192 1 box 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of selected correspondence and documents by and about three members of the Sergeant family and their relationship with the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) during the Colonial period: Jonathan Sergeant, his son Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, and his grandson John Sergeant.
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Sara Teasdale Correspondence, 1907-1972 (mostly 1912-1928)

C0663 4 boxes 1.2 linear feet
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Consists primarily of letters received by American poet Sara Teasdale (Mrs. Ernest Filsinger) from over 100 poets, authors, editors, and friends, many of whom enclose examples of their work and discuss their own and Teasdale's poetry.
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Joseph Henry Collection, 1834-1878

C0086 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Consists of selected correspondence and documents of Joseph Henry (1797-1878), the American physicist, inventor, and first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Samuel Chavkin Papers, 1974-1994 (mostly 1974-1979)

C0786 4 boxes 1.6 linear feet
Consists of 59 audio recordings and selected correspondence and articles by American journalist Samuel Chavkin, who covered events in Chile for various publications in the 1970s, primarily after the military junta of 1973.
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Thomas Daniels' Collations of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Short Stories, 1920-1978

C0363 5 boxes
Consists of collations by Thomas Daniels of over forty of short stories in American and British magazines by American novelist and storywriter F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Norm Flayderman Collection of George E. Albee Materials, circa 1864-2007

C1558 4 boxes 2.4 linear feet
Consists primarily of United States Army officer George E. Albee's correspondence along with other papers, including a diary documenting his service with the 41st Infantry Regiment during the Indian Wars of 1869, which earned him the Medal of Honor. Some research files on Albee and his antiquean arms collection are also included.
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Achille François Bazaine Correspondence, 1862-1866

C0865 1 box 0.25 linear feet
A collection of 74 letters and documents, 1862-1866, concerning the efforts of the French to establish and maintain an empire in Mexico under the rule of the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian (1832-1867). Almost all the letters were sent to General Achille François Bazaine.
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James Boyd Papers, 1915-1944

C0753 16 boxes
Consists of manuscripts of novels, articles, stories, and verse by the American historical writer James Boyd.
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George F. Thomas Papers, 1930-1977

C0684 13 boxes 4.6 linear feet
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Consists of selected papers of George F. Thomas, professor of religious thought (1940-1968) at Princeton.
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William Isbister Collection, circa 1860-1906

C0065 4 boxes 1.6 linear feet
Consists of correspondence mainly from Victorian novelists and other writers to W. Isbister & Co., publishers of Good Words and the Sunday Magazine.
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Frederic Dennis Papers on Sylvia Beach, 1890s-1988 (mostly 1955-1988)

C1540 5 boxes 4.09 linear feet
This collection consists of selected papers of Frederic Dennis regarding Sylvia Beach, including correspondence of Sylvia Beach and members of her family, as well as letters from Noël Riley Fitch from 1977-1988, photographs of Sylvia Beach, Shakespeare and Co., her friends and family, and assorted clippings and other miscellany.
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Abdullah Frères Photographs Collection, 1880s

C0971 1 box 1.3 linear feet
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Consists of an open collection of photographs by the Istanbul photography firm of Abdullah frères.
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Francis Vielé-Griffin Collection, 1875-1932

C0198 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Contains manuscripts and miscellany, but the bulk of the collection consists of family and literary correspondence of the American-born French poet Francis Vielé-Griffin.
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Emily Treslove Diaries, 1818-1910

C1544 2 boxes 0.83 linear feet
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Diaries spanning several years that belonged to Emily Treslove, wife of prominent English Barrister Thomas Crosby Treslove, as well various miscellaneous materials.
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William A. Packard Collection, 1857-1878

C0750 3 boxes 1.2 linear feet
Consists of selected papers of classics professor William A. Packard.
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Selected Papers of Alfred H. Bill, 1956-1957

C0144 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Consists of selected manuscripts and correspondence of American author, Alfred H. Bill (1879-1964).
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Aaron Burr (1716-1757) Collection, 1750-1761

C0090 1 box 0.4 linear feet
This is an open collection for accessions of Aaron Burr (1716-1757) manuscripts, letters, documents, and related material.
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Dolores Koch Collection of Reinaldo Arenas, 1974-2005 (mostly 1982-1993)

C0984 2 boxes 0.8 linear feet
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Dolores Koch is a noted translator and reviewer of Latin American literature. The materials in this collection were accumulated during her work with Reinaldo Arenas, a Cuban writer living in New York City. Koch translated two of Arenas's books and worked as part of a team handling publication and rights for his work after his death in 1990.
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Paul Ambrose Oliver Collection, 1862-1912

C0534 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Consists mainly of letters by Civil War Army officer Paul Ambrose Oliver.
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Burr Family Papers, 1773-1955 (mostly 1912-1939)

C0618 2 boxes 0.8 linear feet
Consists of selected correspondence, passports, and calling cards of the Burr family of Philadelphia.
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Condit Family Papers, 1750-1883

C0408 6 boxes
Consists of account books and ledgers, a diary (1750), documents, photographs, a few letters, and printed material of the Condit family of East Orange, N.J.
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Princeton University Library Collection of John Maclean Family Materials, 1795-1874

C0342 3 boxes 2.5 linear feet
Consists of selected personal and family papers of John Maclean (1771-1814), Princeton's first professor of chemistry, including correspondence and documents of Maclean and other family members, including John Maclean Jr. (1800-1886), Archibald Maclean (1810-1894), William Bainbridge (1774-1833), Phebe Bainbridge Maclean, and Mary B. Maclean, as well as a genealogy of the Maclean, Bainbridge, and Taylor families.
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Daniel Gano Gold Rush Scrapbook, 1846-1850

C1398 1 box 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of a scrapbook compiled by Daniel Gano, documenting the California Gold Rush (1849-1850), including his son Stephen's journey to the gold fields of California and his subsequent experiences in "the diggings" there. "Images of this collection are available online at Digital PUL.
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Notes, undated

Manuscripts DivisionDaniel Gano Gold Rush Scrapbook, 1846-1850
"Notes from English History": a handwritten leaf (by Stephen Gano?) noting important dates in English history. A curious item [pasted in the scrapbook] appears to be a passage copied (by Daniel Gano?) from "D. I. Journal" offering the writer's reports on the health and good spirits of Col. Collier"s company as it approaches Santa Fe as well as details on the desert scenery, including "lizards, serpents and scorpions" and the news that he himself had killed several buffalo on the plains.
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Louis Olivier Collection, circa 1910

C1190 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists of handwritten notes and manuscripts on the ancient history of Egypt and the Middle East, particularly Greece (and Athens), written by Louis Olivier, founder and director of the Revue générale des sciences pures et appliquées [ General Review of Sciences Pure and Applied].
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"We Saw It Happen" Collection, 1937

C0007 2 boxes
Consists of the typed manuscripts of We Saw It Happen (1938), edited by Hanson W. Baldwin and Shepard Stone, each chapter contributed by a different correspondent of the New York Times. The work details major news stories chronicled by important journalists of the day.
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Igor Stravinsky Collection, 1964-1967

C1219 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists of correspondence and documents relating to the Princeton commission of Requiem Canticles by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, considered by many in both the West and his native land to be the most influential composer of 20th-century music.
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Alexander Family Collection, 1815-1914

C0323 2 boxes 0.6 linear feet
Consists of miscellaneous material relating to various members of the Alexander family, many of whom lived and worked in Princeton, N.J.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Abraham Lincoln Materials, 1849-1945

C0094 4 boxes 4 linear feet
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Consists of selected material by and about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.
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Woodruff Family Collection, 1795-1896 (mostly 1803-1850)

C0740 3 boxes 2.6 linear feet
Consists of selected papers of George Woodruff (Princeton Class of 1785), a lawyer, and various members of his family of Trenton, N.J.
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Kit and Ilse Barker Collection of Elizabeth Bishop, 1952-1984

C0270 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Consists primarily of over 250 letters and postcards (1952-1979) written by American poet Elizabeth Bishop to her English friends Ilse and Kit Barker, and includes many photographs of Bishop's home in Brazil.
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The Heart of Maryland and Other Plays, by David Belasco, 1941

C0131 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Consists of the manuscript, marked for typesetting, of American playwright David Belasco's The Heart of Maryland and Other Plays (1941), edited by Glenn Hughes and George Savage, as volume 18 in its series America's Lost Plays.
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Princeton University Library Collection of George Washington Materials, 1750-1904 (mostly 1750-1793)

C1264 1 box 1.7 linear feet
Consists of selected correspondence and documents by and about George Washington, first president of the United States, as well as some items of members of his family.
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Austin Scott Papers on New Jersey History, 1890-1920

C0538 4 boxes 1.6 linear feet
Consists of selected papers of Austin Scott, a professor of history and a former president of Rutgers University, relating to New Jersey history.
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Meyers List, Inc., Records, 1911-2005

C1426 3 boxes 2.525 linear feet
Incorporated as The Melody Company by Abraham Meyers in 1911, the firm was purchased in 1967 by Princeton alumnus Charles H. Rose (Class of 1950) and his wife. By offering comic strips--the plates for printing them--to small newspapers, the firm was able to secure advertising space, which it sold to national advertisers seeking wider, more regional coverage. Advertisers knew the firm as The Meyers List; newspapers knew it as International Cartoons Limited. The company was dissolved on 20 March 1997, and its printing plates were distributed to various museums and repositories, including Princeton University. Consists of assorted records of the American Melody Company and its corporate aliases (Meyers List Inc. and International Cartoons Limited), including minute and stock books, corporate seals, scrapbooks of cartoon strips, copies of contracts with advertisers, trademark registrations, and dissolution documents.
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Selected Papers of Smith Thompson, 1823-1949

C0354 2 boxes 2.0 linear feet
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Consists of documents and correspondence of Smith Thompson (Princeton Class of 1788) covering, for the most part, the years (1823-1843) when he served on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Jesse Smith Blydenburgh Papers, 1856-1900

C0390 7 boxes 3.8 linear feet
Consists of correspondence, both personal and business, five ledgers (1859-1880), two photographs, and a diary (1869) of Jesse Smith Blydenburgh, a nineteenth-century importer-exporter in New York City.
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American Civil War Collection, 1861-1865

C1288 2 boxes 2.1 linear feet
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Consists of selected correspondence and documents related to the American Civil War.
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Duffield Family Papers, 1838-1948

C0421 5 boxes 2.25 linear feet
Consists of selected papers of the Duffield family of Princeton, N.J.
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Grace L. J. McClure Papers, 1850-1952

C0489 5 boxes 2.08 linear feet
Consists of the selected writings and correspondence of American educator and writer, Grace Latimer Jones McClure. Materials primarily relate to her unpublished book, A Clippership Honeymoon, which centers around the diaries of Malvina "Mallie" McClure, the wife of a mid-19th century New England sea captain.
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Virgilio Piñera Collection, 1941-1984

C0749 1 box 0.25 linear feet
Virgilio Pinera (1912-1979) was a Cuban novelist, playwright, and storywriter. The collection consists of his works, including manuscripts of various poems, an unfinished play, theatrical sketches, and prose essay. The collection also contains Piñera's extensive correspondence with Humberto Rodriguez Tomeu (1919-1994), a Cuban short story writer and translator, and Witold Gombrowicz's correspondence with Rodriguez Tomeu.
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Hanna Fantova Collection of Albert Einstein, 1945-1958

C0703 2 boxes 1.5 linear feet
Consists of Hanna Fantova's collection of Albert Einstein material, as well as some of her own personal papers.
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Benno Elkan Collection of Goethe, 1775-1832

C0314 2 boxes 1.8 linear feet
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Consists of miscellaneous material of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet/dramatist/man of letters, collected by Benno Elkan.
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Selected Papers of Herbert Spencer Murch, 1852-1943 (mostly 1902-1943)

C0596 2 boxes 1.3 linear feet
Consists of correspondence, photographs, clippings, and a scrapbook of Herbert Spencer Murch, a professor of English at Princeton (1906-1944).
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Arnold Guyot Collection, 1829-1928

C1095 2 boxes 1.93 linear feet
Consists of selected correspondence, documents, and related material by and about Arnold Guyot, the Swiss-born American geologist, geographer, and educator whose extensive meteorological observations led to the founding of the U.S. Weather Bureau.
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Collection Anthropologique du Prince Roland Bonaparte: American Indians, circa 1883

C1177 1 box 1.7 linear feet
Consists of twenty ethnographic albumen prints of North American Indians, commissioned by Prince Roland Bonaparte and photographed by Alfred Ayotte, plus two additional photographs of Bonaparte.
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Ottoman Empire Photographs Collection, 1868-1919

C0930 1 box 1.4 linear feet
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Consists of an open collection of general photographs of Ottoman Empire sites. Currently, there are more than 39 19th-century photographs of Constantinople [Istanbul] and the surrounding area.
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William Davenport Adams Correspondence, 1882-1904

C1000 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists of correspondence between British journalist and critic William Davenport Adams and well-known British authors and poets.
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Danubio Torres Fierro Papers, 1952-2003 (mostly 1971-2003)

C1229 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists of selected correspondence of the Uruguayan writer and editor Danubio Torres Fierro.
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James Clement Moffat Collection, 1832-1861

C1128 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Consists of selected manuscripts and corresondence of the nineteenth-century Scottish-born church historian and educator James Clement Moffat.
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Orlando F. Weber Collection, 1791-1903 (mostly 1820-1832)

C0458 1 box 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of mostly nineteenth-century material collected by Orlando F. Weber, a prominent industrialist with an interest in the history of corporate practices and economics.
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Selected Papers of Wilson Farrand, 1878-1941

C0155 3 boxes 2.9 linear feet
The collection contains selected papers of Wilson Farrand (Princeton Class of 1886), including correspondence, addresses, articles, and writings from his student days.
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Frederick Warne & Co. Collection, 1850-1895

C1235 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists chiefly of correspondence of Frederick Warne & Co., the London publishers, with prospective authors.
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Mary Mapes Dodge Collection, 1873-1904

C1324 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists of selected correspondence of Mary Mapes Dodge, the American children's writer.
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Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones Collection, 1871-1940

C0739 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists chiefly of 48 letters by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones to his daughter, Margaret Burne-Jones (1866-1953), who married J. W. MacKail, a biographer of William Morris, in 1888.
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Ewing Family Collection, 1797-1844

C1051 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists of selected correspondence and documents of the nineteenth-century New Jersey chief justice Charles Ewing and two other family members.
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"Archives: Being the History of a Family," by Thomas Clinton Pears, 1920s

C0579 2 boxes 0.8 linear feet
Consists of a copy of an unpublished manuscript by Thomas Clinton Pears (Princeton Class of 1907), entitled "The Archives: Being the History of a Family, 1775-1899," which constitutes his transcription and editing of original Pears family papers in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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James H. Pershing Papers, 1930-1945

C0957 2 boxes 0.6 linear feet
Contains selected correspondence of lawyer and bibliohile James H. Pershing, as well as notebooks documenting his library.
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Selected Papers of George Alexander Thompson, 1797-1828

C0963 1 box 0.21 linear feet
Consists of corrected proofs, printed ephemera, and autograph letters of nineteenth-century English scholar and author George Alexander Thompson.
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"Shortly will be Published, A Supplement to Thompson's Alcedo, or Dictionary of America and the West Indies, Which Work Contains an Entire Translation of the Spanish Work of Colonel Don Antonio de Alcedo, Captain of the Royal Spanish Guards and Member of the Royal Academy of History, with Large Additions and Compilations from Modern Voyages and Travels and from Authentic Information...", undated

Manuscripts DivisionSelected Papers of George Alexander Thompson, 1797-1828
An advertisement for a pending supplement by Thompson (which was never published) to his previously published translation of Antonio de Alcedo's five-volume Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentales ó America.
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Hugh Simm Collection, 1748-1810 (mostly 1768-1784)

C1201 1 box 1.33 linear feet
Consists of twenty-two letters and documents of Hugh Simm, a mechanic from Paisley, Scotland, who, after moving to America in 1768, briefly served as Princeton University's first librarian and inspector of rooms.
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L'Ecole Française d'Athènes Correspondence of Gustave Fougères, 1915-1919

C1306 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists of correspondence (1915-1919) of Gustave Fougères with scholars during his directorship at l'École française d'Athénes in Athens, Greece.
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Robert Rudd Whiting Papers, 1901-1918

C0573 3 boxes 1.15 linear feet
Consists of works, correspondence, photographs, and scrapbooks of American journalist Robert Rudd Whiting (Princeton Class of 1901).
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Notebooks of Jean-François-Marie-Maurice-Agatha Le Gonidec, circa 1802-1814

C1477 1 box 0.25 linear feet
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Consists of 11 notebooks (circa 1802-1814) of the Breton grammarian J.-F.-M.-M.-A. Le Gondidec.
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Princeton University Library Collection of G. Berggren Photographs, circa 1880-1889

C0981 3 boxes 4.65 linear feet
Consists of photographs of Turkish sites taken by the Swedish photographer G. Berggren.
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