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Edmund Wilson Collection, 1917-1971

C0832 1 box 0.5 linear feet
Consists of selected letters and manuscripts by or about Edmund Wilson (Princeton Class of 1916), an American literary critic and author.

A. Jacobi Papers, 1794-1955 (mostly 1880-1919)

C0724 6 boxes 2.3 linear feet
The A. Jacobi Papers consists of offprints of writings and lectures, correspondence, memorials, and other miscellanea of the German physician, pediatrician, author, and first professor of children's diseases in the United States Abraham Jacobi (1830-1919).

New York Urban League Correspondence, 1922-1979 (mostly 1922-1933)

C0869 7 boxes
The New York Urban League was founded circa 1913. Its stated goals were to "promote sympathetic understanding between white and colored people" and to improve the economic status of African-Americans through health, housing, and recreation programs as well as an effort to increase the number and the quality of jobs for minorities. The League's motto: "Not alms, but opportunity." This collection is comprised mainly of the correspondence of Arthur C. Holden, president of the N.Y. Urban League from 1922-1931, and a member of the executive board until 1943. It contains general files of the organization's correspondence predominantly spanning the years 1922-1933, with a few items from the years 1968-1979.

John Beatty Family Collection, 1768-1804

C1010 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists primarily of 18th-century letters and documents of Princeton graduate (Class of 1769) and New Jersey politician John Beatty and other Beatty family members.

Grover Cleveland Collection, 1860-1907

C0237 3 boxes
Consists of several holograph addresses, miscellaneous correspondence, and family photographs of American president Grover Cleveland.

Edward Raymond Ames Family Collection, 1823-1855

C1005 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists of diaries and family correspondence of itinerant clergyman Edward Raymond Ames.

Melvin M. Tumin Papers, 1942-2007

C1396 5 boxes 1.6 linear feet
Melvin Tumin was a professor of sociology and anthropology at Princeton University. Consists of correspondence, articles, papers, and book reviews by Melvin Tumin, including his dissertation research on the ladino and Pokomám Maya population of San Luis Jilotepeque in Eastern Guatemala. The collection is especially notable for Tumin's correspondence with writers Saul Bellow, Iris Murdoch, and Philip Roth.

Olin R. Moyle Papers, 1929-1955

C0514 5 boxes
Consists of selected papers of Olin R. Moyle, an attorney for the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society.

Severo Sarduy Family Correspondence, 1960-1993

C1475 1 box
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Correspondence consists of letters from Severo Sarduy to various members of the Sarduy Aguilar family, spanning from 1959 until 1993.

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

"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.

John Elphinston Papers Relating to the Russo-Turkish War, 1769-1850 (mostly 1769-1771)

C0951 5 boxes
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The John Elphinston Papers Relating to the Russo-Turkish War consists of log books, letter books, letters, and documents.

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].

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.

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.

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).

William H. Shehadi Collection of Kahlil Gibran, 1918-1991 (mostly 1918-1931)

C1178 3 boxes
Consists of manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera by and about the Lebanese-American philosophical essayist, novelist, mystical poet, and artist Kahlil Gibran, who, by fusing elements of Eastern and Western mysticism, achieved lasting fame with such poetic works as The Prophet (1923) and Jesus, the Son of Man (1928). This material was collected by William H. Shehadi.

George B. Bacon Civil War Correspondence, 1855-1936

C0383 2 boxes 0.6 linear feet
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George B. Bacon served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. Serving in several blockading squadrons, Bacon was involved in notable battles and engagements, including the capture of New Orleans and the Battle of Morris Island, S.C. The collection consists primarily of detailed letters Bacon wrote to his wife during the war along with some official wartime correspondence, and biographical materials about Bacon.

Elizabeth Dodge Clarke Collection of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Postcards and Photographs, circa 1908-1974

C1635 3 boxes
Consists of postcard correspondence, photographs, blank postcards, and some ephemera and small paintings collected and received by Elizabeth Dodge Clarke during her time in Istanbul, Turkey and after her return to the United States.

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.

Auguste Rodin Collection, 1880-1966 (mostly 1900-1912)

C0195 1 box 0.45 linear feet
The Auguste Rodin Collection contains over fifty Rodin letters, cards, telegrams, and notes, of which about half are in the hand of the sculptor.

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.

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.

Arthur M. Greene Collection, 1902-1953

C0434 4 boxes 2.7 linear feet
Consists of works, correspondence, and memorabilia of Princeton School of Engineering dean Arthur M. Greene, as well as papers of others about him.

Princeton University Library Collection of William Holman Hunt Materials, 1853-1926

C1071 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists primarily of selected correspondence of William Holman Hunt, the British painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

John Anstis Collection, 1700-1715

C1033 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists chiefly of family documents of John Anstis (1639-1714) of Lunna in the parish of St Neot in Cornwall, including materials regarding his daughter, Mary Hooper.

George Lynde Catlin Diaries, 1835-1836

C1578 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists primarily of nine travel diaries used by New York attorney George Catlin during his travels through France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Romania, and Scotland between 1835 and 1836.
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Herbert Sidney Langfeld Papers, 1906-1958

C1501 2 boxes 0.8 linear feet
Herbert Sidney Langfeld (1879-1958) was an American professor of psychology and prominent academic. This collection includes his diaries, professional correspondence, drafts of lectures and notes, photographs, and various printed material.

Princeton University Library Collection of James Monroe Materials, 1793-1824

C1142 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists of selected letters and documents of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States.

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.

Arnold Guyot Collection, 1829-1928

C1095 2 boxes 2.2 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.

Business Correspondence of Smith, Elder, and Co., 1850-1908

C0004 1 box
Consists, for the most part, of business correspondence of George Smith relating to the Cornhill Magazine, which he founded in 1859, and other publishing business of Smith, Elder, and Co., the London publishing firm.

Reynaldo Hahn Letters and Manuscripts, 1898-1945

C1386 1 box .2 linear feet
Consists of letters and other materials of the Venezuelan-born French composer Reynaldo Hahn.

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.

James Green Correspondence, 1837-1871

C0965 1 box 0.2 linear feet
The James Green Correspondence consists of letters received from various correspondents by the 19th-century English poet James Green (of Bath).

Gisèle Freund Correspondence, 1959-1986

C1541 4 boxes 1.4 linear feet
Correspondence of the German-born French photographer and photojournalist Gisèle Freund (1908-2000) with her New York-based literary agents, Marie Rodell, Frances Collin, and Joan Daves, as well as her literary agents' correspondence with others involved in the publishing of Freund's works and some related chapter drafts, publishing agreements, photograph lists, and publicity materials.
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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.

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.

Joseph Miller Collection, 1783-1929 (mostly 1820-1860)

C0557 3 boxes 1.2 linear feet
Consists mainly of professional and personal correspondence, some documents, and printed matter of Joseph Miller, a nineteenth-century English civil engineer primarily concerned with the construction of steam engines and other machinery for naval vessels.

George Padmore Collection, 1933-1945

C1247 1 box
Consists of original letters, essays, and articles of George Padmore (1903-1959), a leading Pan-Africanist, journalist, and author. Padmore played a crucial role in developing the Fifth, Pan African Congress, and was also instrumental in organizing black labor movements from the 1930s onwards.
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Western Union telegram of a press release sent by Padmore to the Pittsburgh Courier, which he enclosed with the above letter to Moon. It was the announcement of the Pan African Congress, to be held in Manchester, England, giving the names of the elected members of the British Provisional Committee including Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, James Taylor of the Gold Coast, Peter Milliard of British Guiana, and Wallace Johnson of West Africa; 2 pp.

Shippen Family Collection, 1750-1810 (mostly 1750-1783)

C1200 1 box 0.4 linear feet
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Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of several members of the prominent Shippen family of Philadelphia during the colonial, revolutionary, and early federal periods. Portions of the material are related to the College of New Jersey and its move from Newark, N.J. to Princeton, N.J.

William Francis Magie Papers, 1875-1945 (mostly 1875-1920)

C1122 2 boxes 0.4 linear feet
Consists of miscellaneous academic records and manuscripts of William Francis Magie, distinguished Princeton physics professor and dean.

Jonathan Belcher Collection, 1708-1950

C1007 1 box 0.4 linear feet
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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.

William H. Short Collection on the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1956-1962

C0348 2 boxes 0.9 linear feet
Consists of papers relating to the building of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City and Frank Lloyd Wright, its architect, collected by William H. Short (Princeton Class of 1946), the project supervisor for the building.

Walter Savage Landor Correspondence, 1797-1887

C0254 1 box 0.20 linear feet
Walter Savage Landor was an English poet and prose writer. This correspondence includes some of his letters to family members and friends and a collection of transcribed letters to and from Landor.

Charles M. Shipman Papers, 1882-2000

C0996 3 boxes 1.3 linear feet
Consists of correspondence between Charles Shipman and various artists and institutions, most notably George deForest Brush and Elliott Dangerfield.

MacMartin Family Correspondence, 1827-1878

C0495 2 boxes 0.8 linear feet
Consists predominantly of nineteenth-century correspondence between members of the MacMartin family of New York and New Jersey.

Glen Maitland Novels, 1957

C0497 3 boxes
Consists of the autograph and typed manuscripts of three unpublished novels by American writer Glen Maitland (Princeton Class of 1938).

Bunkley Research on Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, 1940s

C0505 1 box 0.4 linear feet
Consists of thirteen notebooks compiled by American biographer Allison Williams Bunkley while in South America doing research for his book The Life of Sarmiento (1952).
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Notebook labeled A: Book III: The Conception (1840-1846) with Pamphlet titled "Museo Historico Sarmiento", undated

I. Juan Manuel de Rosas by Carlos Ibarguren p. 1-15 II. Juan Facundo Quiroga by Ramón J. Cárcano p. 16-23 III. Quiroga by Carlos M. Urien p. 24-28 III. Obras, I Sarmiento pp. 1-23 p. 30-41 IV. Estudio de la Historia de Chile by Luis Galdames p. 43-52 V. Juicios de la Prensa sobre by Don Manuel Montt p. 53-55 VI. Cuatro Presdentes de Chile, I by Agustín Edwards Mac-Clure p. 57-70 VII. Biografía del General don Manuel Bulnes by Juan Bautista Alberdi p. 71 VIII. Juicios sobre el gobrierno de Bulnes by Diego Barros Arana p. 72 IX. Obras Completas by Sarmiento I p. 73-89 X. Dedication p. 90
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Notebook labeled B: Sarmiento-Museo Mitre Correspondence, Works of Art, Letters in Collection of Carlos Sánchez Viamonte, Geographical Description by de Moussy, undated

I. Sarmiento-Mitre, Correspondence, 1846-1868 p. 1-7 II. Obras, I p. 8-59 III. Obras, II p. 61-79 IV. Obras, III "Mi Defensa" p. 81-84 V. Obras, IV Orthographic Reform p. 85-107 VI. Obras, IV Public Education p. 108-120 VIII. Letters in collection of Carlos Sánchez Viamonte (1837, 1866, 1867) p. 121-124 IX. Obras, V Viajes por Europa, Africa, i America p. 125 X. Obras, VI Politica Argentina p. 126-141 XI. Description Géographique by de Moussy p. 142-145 XII. Obras, VII Aldau, Quiroga, El Chacho p. 146-155 XIII. Obras, VIII Comentarios de la constitucion p. 156 XIV. Obras, IX Instituciones sud-americanos 1841-1845 p. 157-181

"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.