Helmut Meyer Papers, 1938-2000
Helmut Meyer was a German-born American citizen who fought for the United States in World War II and founded the Helmut Meyer Literary Agency in New York City. The collection contains files from the Helmut Meyer Literary Agency, propaganda from both the Allies and the Axis from World War II, manuscripts of Meyer's own work, and correspondence from friends and clients.
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Arthur Mizener Papers on F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1941-1982 (mostly 1947-1951)
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Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and printed material relating to the Fitzgerald biography The Far Side of Paradise (1951) by the literary critic, editor, biographer, author, and educator Arthur Mizener.
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Harold Ruland Papers on Sebastian Munster, 1934-1961 (mostly 1950-1960)
Consists of research material of American educator and historian Harold Ruland relating to his study of Sebastian Munster (1489-1552) and the history of cosmography and early cartography.
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Thomas Burnside Morris Papers, 1861-2000
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Thomas Burnside Morris graduated from New York University in 1861 with a degree in civil engineering. He was a chief engineer of the Long Island Railroad, 1863; a division chief of the Panama Railroad, 1864-1865; a division chief of the Union Pacific Railroad, 1867-1869; and a division chief of the Northern Pacific Railroad, 1870-1874. He died in Oakland, California, on November 8, 1885. The collection consists primarily of material relating to Morris's role in the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Northern Pacific Railroad.
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Felice and Mildred Morris Autograph Collection, 1876-1961 (mostly 1895-1915)
The Felice and Mildred Morris Autograph Collection consists of letters from numerous 19th- and early 20th-century actors, actresses, playwrights, and others associated with the theater, collected by the Morrises. Included are James Matthew Barrie, Edwin Booth, Dion Boucicault, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Wilkie Collins, Charlotte Cushman, Clyde Fitch, Charles Dana Gibson, Laurence Hutton, Louis Napoleon Parker, Adelina Patti, William Seymour, Otis Skinner, and Kate Wiggin.
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Roland S. Morris Papers, 1855-1988 (mostly 1915-1929)
Roland S. (Sletor) Morris was a leader of the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania and was the ambassador to Japan from 1917-1921. The Roland S. Morris Papers consist of correspondence, diaries, writings, and other materials that document Morris's family life, political involvement in the Democratic Party, and his position as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 1917-1921.
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D. Hugh Peniston, Class of 1941, Papers, 1936-2013 (mostly 1935-1942)
D. Hugh Peniston graduated from Princeton University in 1941. This collection includes his course notes and coursework along with his letters home during his undergraduate years.
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Adamantia Pollis Papers, 1936-1973 (mostly 1958-1972)
This collection consists of personal and professional papers of Adamantia Pollis, professor of political science on the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science of the New School for Social Research in New York. Included are drafts of various articles, papers of her students, personal memorabilia and papers, grant proposals, and correspondence.
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Herbert Cecil Potter Papers, 1892-1955 (mostly 1893-1919)
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Potter was a lifelong British military officer who attained the rank of brigadier-general. He served in Ireland (1898), South Africa (1901-1902), Egypt and Sudan (1903-1913), and World War I (1914-1918); he retired in 1927. Consists primarily of Potter's lengthy correspondence with his mother and future wife while stationed abroad, often during significant British military operations, including censor-stamped envelopes.
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Princeton Alumni Publications, Inc. Editor's Records, 1895-1986
The PAW is successor to the Alumni Princetonian, a weekly publication of the Daily Princetonian. In 1919 the Princeton Printing Company dissolved and printing of the PAW was taken over by the Princeton University Press. The PAW was a weekly magazine during the school year until changing to its current bi-weekly format in 1977. The magazine is now published during the academic year for alumni and professional staff of the University.
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Department of Classics Records, 1894-2017 (mostly 1894-1935)
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The Department of Classics at Princeton University offers courses, both in English and in the original languages, that treat the whole range of ancient culture, from its mythology to its philosophy, law, and literature. Consists of the records of the Department of Classics from the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Office of Naval Research Contract N6ori-105, Task Order IV Technical Reports, 1947-1949
The Collection consists of 11 technical reports describing research done by the Department of Electrical Engineering on high frequency techniques. The research was conducted between 1946 and 1949 and was funded by the Office of Naval Research.
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Department of Psychology Records, 1880-2017
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The Department of Psychology dates from 1893, but was not officially established as an independent department until 1920. This collection includes group portraits and portraits of deparment faculty as well as some photos of individuals and locations that may not be Princeton-related.
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Graduate Alumni Records, 1839-2016
The records consist of the academic files of former graduate students of Princeton University. The information contained in each file varies greatly but can include grades cards, Graduate School applications, a photograph of the student, letters of recommendation, as well as biographical information, lists of achievements, news clippings, and obituaries. Please see "Other Finding Aids" under "Find More" for a list of the five finding aids to the Graduate Alumni Records, divided by time period.
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Brazilian Literature and Criticism: Pamphlets I, 1916-1991
This microfilm contains pamphlets on Brazilian literature and criticism published in Brazil between 1916 and 1991.
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John Foster Dulles Collection, 1943-1974
John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), was a graduate of the Princeton Class of 1908 who served as Secretary of State of the United States for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The John Foster Dulles Collection consists of a small group of materials documenting Dulles' connection to Princeton, including materials on his undergraduate career and the Dulles Library.
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Alumni and Faculty Offprint Collection, circa 1800-1997 (mostly 1915-1955)
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This collection consists of offprints of articles written by Princeton alumni and faculty; however, in some instances the articles are written about an individual alumni or faculty member. The offprints generally consist of journals, published articles, speeches, lectures, sermons, memorials, and articles from scientific journals and magazines.
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Princetoniana Collection, circa 1870-2009
Each volume or set of volumes in the Princetoniania Collection is represented in the Princeton University Library Main Catalog, which is searchable by title, author, or call number.
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Princeton University Doctoral Dissertations, 1877-2010 (mostly 1950-2010)
The dissertations represent doctoral work in over forty graduate departments. They date from 1877 to the present and they are arranged chronologically.
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Master's Theses Collection, 1894-2010
Graduate work in a formal sense emerged at Princeton in the 1870s when President James McCosh added new faculty and graduate fellowships. This collection consists of theses submitted toward the fulfillment of requirements for master's degrees at Princeton University.
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Scrapbook Collection, 1843-1954 (mostly 1860-1920)
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This collection contains scrapbooks created by Princeton students which document their social and academic activities while undergraduates.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Booth Tarkington Materials, 1903-1947
Consists of an open collection of miscellaneous letters and memorabilia of American novelist and dramatist Booth Tarkington (1869-1946).
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Spanish Military Documents Relating to 19th Century Cuba, 1845-1976
Consists of Spanish legal and military documents relating to the administration of Cuba in the 19th century.
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Indians of Chiapas, Mexico, Film Negatives Collection, 1946-1964
Consists of 14 negatives (8x10 inches) of the Lacandón Maya by Giles G. Healey made at the same time he discovered the Maya murals at Bonampak while on assignment from The United Fruit Company in 1946, and approximately 1,500 negatives (120 format, 6 centimeters) of the Tzeltal and Lacandón Maya of the Chiapas Highlands taken by Ralph Hilt from approximately 1960 to 1964.
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Theater Photographs Collection, 1901-1976 (mostly 1925-1955)
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The Theater Photographs Collection contains still photographs of American actors and actresses as well as scenes from plays and includes clippings and printed matter.
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Princeton University Library Single Item Acquisitions, 1700-2024
Consists of miscellaneous single-item acquisitions that span multiple collecting areas, topics, genres, and time periods.
Photographs of Indigenous Peoples Fishing in Washington and Oregon, 1940s-1970
Silver print photographs, created for news articles and photo essays, that document tribal fishing sites and practices in and around Washington and Oregon. Focus on Celilo Falls shortly before The Dalles Dam obliterated the sacred fishing grounds and the tide pools of La Push on the Quillayute River. Most with photographer's credit, date stamp, and affixed caption on verso. Many of the images were taken for The Seattle Times by local photographers Roy Wolfe, Josef Scaylea, and R. B. Kolsbun. Other credited photographers include Ruth Kirk, Vic Condiotty, Dell Mulkey, Bob and Ira Spring, Larry Dion, and John W. Thompson.
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New York City Theater Playbills Collection, 1880-1987
Consists of playbills of New York City theaters from the late 19th century to the present day.
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Screenplays Collection, 1931-1979
Consists of screenplays for over 500 films produced by Columbia Studios, Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Twentieth Century Fox, and others.
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Miscellaneous Playscripts Collection, 1882-1961
This collection includes some playscripts stamped or addressed by theater agencies in Chicago, New York City, and Hollywood, while others were used at McCarter Theater or by the Princeton University Players. There are wartime scripts from both world wars, as well as government plays from the Federal Theater Project, the Works Progress Administration, and the Department of Agriculture's War Food Commission.
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Miscellaneous Screenplays, 1930-1980s
Consists of miscellaneous screenplays and related materials, such as continuity, superimposed versions (i.e. script translations), release dialogue scripts, and revisions/drafts. There are also a few information packets--these include interviews with and/or biographies of stars, synopses, and various and sundry other materials meant for release.
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Performing Arts Serials Collection, 1869-1980
The Performing Arts Serials Collection consists of serial printed material concerning the performing arts, including circus, dance, film, opera, radio, speech, television, theater, and vaudeville. For the most part, publications are represented by a sample or two issues.
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Dance Subject Files, 1900-1980s
The Dance Subject Files consist of dance-related subject files from early 20th century through 1980s. Among the material are clippings, photos, programs, promotional materials, and dance school brochures.
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Theater People Subject Files, 1850s-1988
Consists of files (clippings, programs, books, caricatures, etc.) on people involved in theater, from the mid-19th century through the late 1980s, including actors, dramatists, directors, scholars, and designers.
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Broadside Playbills, 18th-20th century
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This collection contains broadside playbills from the United States, England, and Europe.
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Mexican Ephemera Collection, 1890-2000
Consists of books, maps, scrapbooks, posters, and other materials.
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W. H. Auden Collection, 1941-1952
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Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs of the Anglo-American poet W. H. Auden, one of the most acclaimed poets of the 20th century.
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Jonathan Belcher Collection, 1708-1950
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Consists of correspondence and documents of Jonathan Belcher, dating from his early years in Massachusetts to his days as colonial governor of New Jersey.
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Maxwell Bodenheim Collection, 1923-1955
Consists chiefly of correspondence of the American poet and novelist Maxwell Bodenheim.
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Curtis Bok Collection, 1941-1948
Consists primarily of several versions, reflecting the printing stages, of Backbone of the Herring (1941), Curtis Bok's fictionalized look at courtroom justice seen through the eyes of a judge. Bok was a common pleas court judge in Pennsylavnia at the time.
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Elias Boudinot Collection, 1773-1950 (mostly 1777-1820)
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Elias Boudinot was a lawyer and Revolutionary statesman, serving as member of the Continental Congress (president, 1782), secretary of foreign affairs (1783-84), New Jersey congressman (1789-95), and director of the U.S. Mint (1795-1805). The collection consists of miscellaneous letters and documents of Boudinot, many of which concern his land dealings.
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Princeton University Collection of Willa Cather Materials, 1933-1982 (mostly 1933-1944)
Consists of correspondence, a typed manuscript, and printed material related to Willa Cather, one of the most respected American women novelists of the early twentieth century.
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Louis O. Coxe Collection, 1941-1977
Louis O. Coxe (Princeton Class of 1940) was a noted twentieth-century poet, playwright, and critic. The collection contains autograph and typescript versions of Coxe's poetry and sixteen of Coxe's notebooks. Also included are materials for the play Billy Budd, such as notes, drafts, worksheets, galley proofs, and production notes.
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Hubertis M. Cummings Papers, 1945-1962
Consists of works, some accompanying correspondence, and photographs of poet, essayist, and church historian, Hubertis M.Cummings (Princeton Class of 1907).
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Princeton University Library Collection of Robert Frost Materials, 1924-1977
Consists of selected correspondence, poetry, photographs, and printed material of and relating to 20th-century American poet Robert Frost.
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Frothingham Family Collection, 1850-1950
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Consists mainly of correspondence between family members of Arthur L. Frothingham, who was a Princeton professor of archaeology (1886-1905). The collection includes correspondence and family photographs from his father, Arthur L. Frothingham, mother, Jessie Peabody Frothingham, and sister, Jessie Peabody Frothingham. Also present are manuscripts concerning Arthur L. Frothingham's study (ca.1912) on arches in the Roman Empire.
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Caroline Gordon Collection, 1939-1982 (mostly 1970-1980)
Consists of selected papers of American novelist Caroline Gordon, including some of her correspondence with various family members, friends, and literary associates.
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Hobart Family Collection, 1791-1954
Consists primarily of family correspondence of John Henry Hobart, a bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
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Luzern Humphrey Collection, circa 1838-2014 (mostly 1852-1854)
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Consists primarily of material relating to Ohio farmer Luzern Humphrey's overland journey from Kanesville, Iowa, to the Oregon Territory in 1852, his life there through 1853, and his return to Iowa in 1854, including his journal and 51 letters to his wife in Ohio. Also included are some papers relating to the family of William Miller, the founder of Adventism.
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Ingersoll Family Collection, 1797-1954 (mostly 1797-1865)
Consists chiefly of letters of the Constitution signer and Philadelphia lawyer Jared Ingersoll to his son Charles while he was a student at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).
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Joline Family Collection, 1814-1950 (mostly 1869-1912)
Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of members of the Joline family of Princeton, New Jersey.
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Arthur Machen Collection, 1863-1953 (mostly 1895-1945)
Consists chiefly of letters and photographs of Arthur Machen, the Welsh-born writer called "the Apostle of Wonder" because of his mastery of the English language and outstanding creation of supernatural fiction.
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Frank Jewett Mather Papers, 1906-1948
Consists primarily of correspondence of the American educator, art critic, and museum director Frank Jewett Mather (1868-1953).
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Charles Grosvenor Osgood Papers, 1880-1962
Consists of works, correspondence, documents, photographs, memorabilia, family papers, scrapbooks, and an autograph book (1880) of Charles Grosvenor Osgood, reflecting his role as one of Woodrow Wilson's original preceptors (1905) and the importance of the preceptorial system at Princeton. The collection contains typed manuscripts of Osgood's lectures on Milton, Spenser, and Samuel Johnson, addresses and note cards, and professional correspondence.
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Ernest Cushing Richardson Collection, 1832-1954
Consists of the personal papers of Ernest Cushing Richardson, librarian of Princeton University Library from 1890 till 1925.
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Edwin Arlington Robinson Letters, 1899-1968
Consists of original letters and transcriptions of additional letters by Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes.
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Auguste Rodin Collection, 1880-1966 (mostly 1900-1912)
The Auguste Rodin Collection contains over fifty Rodin letters, cards, telegrams, and notes, of which about half are in the hand of the sculptor.
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J. Duncan Spaeth Collection, 1865-1957
Consists of works, correspondence, diaries, photographs, scrapbooks, and printed matter of J. Duncan Spaeth, a preceptor (1905-1911) and professor of English (1911-1935) at Princeton.
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A. J. A. Symons collection, 1910-1993 (mostly 1910-1929)
Consists of selected manuscripts, correspondence, and documents of the twentieth-century British biographer and bibliophile A. J. A. Symons.
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John Von Neumann Collection, 1919-1966 (mostly 1919-1949)
Consists of selected letters and a manuscript of John Von Neumann, one of the 20th century's preeminent mathematicians, and an early pioneer in fields such as game theory, nuclear deterrence, and modern computing.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Andrew Fleming West Correspondence, 1873-1974 (mostly 1894-1933)
Consists chiefly of correspondence of Andrew Fleming West, who served as dean of Graduate Studies at Princeton University when Woodrow Wilson served as the University's president.
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Lawrence Crane Woods Collection, 1888-1957
Consists of selected correspondence and student account books of Lawrence Crane Woods, a member of the Princeton Class of 1891 and vice president and assistant manager for the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
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William Yarrell Collection, 1830-1961 (mostly 1833-1856)
Consists of letters and drawings of William Yarrell, a nineteenth-century British naturalist, and related printed matter.
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W. B. Yeats Collection, 1888-1950 (mostly 1888-1937)
Consists of selected material by and about the Irish poet and dramatist William Butler Yeats, including correspondence, a poetry manuscript, photographs, family items, and Cuala Press ephemera.
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Brigham Young Collection, 1846-1968 (mostly 1846-1872)
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Contains selected correspondence of American pioneer and religious leader Brigham Young. Images of this collection are also available online at Digital PUL.
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Undergraduate Academic Files, 1921-2016
Consists of individual academic files of former undergraduate students of Princeton University, containing grades, transcripts, and other information relating to the subject's academic career. To search for a student by name, please use the finding aids listed as "Other Finding Aids" under "Access and Use." The finding aids are divided by decade, beginning with 1921.
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Program in Hellenic Studies Collection of Modern Greek Theater Playbills, Second Series, 1933-1981
This collection contains playbills mostly from Greece and a few from other countries.
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David Aiken Reed Papers, 1880-1953
The papers of David Aiken Reed (1880-1953) consist primarily of clippings illustrating the political career of Pennsylvania Senator Reed (Class of 1900) during the years 1914-1940 with a few photographs of World War I campaigns, correspondence from President Herbert Hoover, the publisher Henry Luce and General John J. Pershing, Head of the American Expeditionary Forces of World War I, two letters of commendation, a testimonial, three army documents, and printed copies of a few speeches by Senator Reed.
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Stewart M. Robinson Collection of Colonial Sermons, 1615-1960 (mostly 1745-1785)
Consists of a collection compiled by American clergyman Stewart M. Robinson (Princeton Class of 1915), including photostats of sermons, letters, pamphlets, and communications to newspapers by clergymen in colonial America, which he used as research material for a proposed book entitled "The Political Thought of the Colonial Clergy."
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Emir Rodriguez Monegal Papers, 1941-1985 (mostly 1965-1968)
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The Emir Rodriguez Monegal Papers consists of correspondence, manuscripts of novels, short stories, verse, plays, and essays by others, mansucripts of essays and criticism by Rodriguez Monegal, photographs, and printed and recorded material.
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Alfonso Ortiz Papers, 1926-1993 (mostly 1960-1989)
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Consists of personal, professional, and academic papers of the Pueblo anthropologist Alfonso Ortiz (1939-1997), including correspondence, working files, and materials related to the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA).
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Charles M. Shipman Papers, 1882-2000
Consists of correspondence between Charles Shipman and various artists and institutions, most notably George deForest Brush and Elliott Dangerfield.
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Eileen B. Simpson Papers, 1941-1991 (mostly 1979-1991)
Consists of papers primarily related to Eileen Simpson's book, Poets in their Youth: A Memoir, about her married years with poet John Berryman.
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Aaron Marc Stein Mystery Novels, 1930-1984
Contains manuscripts for 47 mystery novels written by American detective fiction writer Aaron Marc Stein.
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James Stewart Collection, 1936-1959
The James Stewart Collection contains seventeen screenplays of films in which starred American actor, Jimmy Stewart (Princeton Class of 1932).
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Selected Papers of Smith Thompson, 1823-1949
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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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Alice Davis Tibbetts Collection, 1934-1972
Consists of selected letters and photographs of authors, poets, and friends collected by Alice Davis Tibbetts, secretary, companion, and romantic partner of Edgar Lee Masters.
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Luiz Forjaz Trigueiros Correspondence, 1935-1995
Consists of approximately 100 letters and postcards addressed to Trigueiros from seven correspondents: Jorge Amado (1967-1995), António S. Celestino (1973), Manuel Ferriera (1959-1966), Jesué Pinharanda Gomes (1960-1995), António Guedes de Amorim (1947-1971), Afonso Lopes Vieira (1935-1944), and José Rodrigues Júnior (1958-1987).
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Mathieu-Guillaume-Thérèse Villenave's Collection on Alina d'Eldir, circa 1829 - 1950s (mostly 1829-1845)
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Consists of correspondence and other materials collected by Mathieu-Guillaume-Thérèse Villenave relating to Alina d'Eldir, including her biography, her work with magnetism treatments, and the Ordre Asiatique de Morale Universelle.
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Clinton Wilder Collection, 1934-1979
Clinton Wilder (Princeton Class of 1943) was an American theatrical producer. His collection consists of playbills he collected as well as typescripts and production materials of plays he produced.
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Bretaigne Windust Collection, 1929-1958
Contains records concerning plays directed by Bretaigne Windust (Princeton Class of 1929), mainly for the University Players, of which he was a co-founder.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Walter Livingston Wright Materials, 1925-1947
Consists of manuscripts, correspondence, and documents of Walter Livingston Wright, Jr. (Princeton Class of 1921) relating to his work in Turkey, Princeton, and Washington, D.C., as well as papers of his father, Walter Livingston Wright (Class of 1892) who was president of Lincoln University (Pa.).
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Yeandle Collection of Film Star Photographs, 1918-1949 (mostly 1932-1947)
consists of scrapbooks of publicity photographs of American motion-picture actors and actresses, mainly of the 1930s and 1940s, collected by Mrs. A. M. Yeandle.
