Series 1: Tribes and Peoples, 1715-1999
Series 1 primarily pertains to the land and water rights of specific American Indian tribes or peoples. Most of the communities represented by Byler are native to the Southwest, especially Arizona, though issues related to tribes and peoples residing in Washington state, the Midwest, and the Southeast are also documented.
William Byler Papers, 1715-2000 (mostly 1975-1995)
William Byler was Executive Director of the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) from 1962 to 1980. After leaving AAIA, Byler continued advocating for the Native American community, first at Gerard, Byler and Associates and later at William Byler Associates. Byler's papers document his work on behalf of the Native American community after leaving AAIA. The papers include legal memoranda, draft and final agreements between Native American communities and companies or government agencies, and court documents, as well as topical files of related legislation and reports on the issues.
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Series 3: Correspondence, 1715 February 28-1957 June 19
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Consists of the correspondence of the Blanco White Family.
Subseries 3D: Guillermo Blanco y Nangle to and from, 1751 June 14-1957 June 19
Consists of the correspondence of Guillermo Blanco y Nangle with individuals such as José L. Anguiano and Francisco de Solera, as well as others.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Theater Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1726-1978
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Consists of an assembled collection of correspondence of playwrights, authors, actors and actresses, and theater managers, and other manuscript materials relating to American and English theater from the 1720s through the 1970s.
Vanbrugh, Irene (1872-1949), 1902-1949
Several handwritten letters to Edith Fison and others, typed letters to Mrs. G. Cowper-Johnson, Mrs. Saker, "May," Edith Fison and others.
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Osborn and Dodge Family Papers, 1726-1983
Consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, printed material, and miscellanea of three generations of the Osborn and Dodge families.
Series 2: Osborn Family, 1820-1989
Consists of the papers of members of the Osborn family, including William Henry Osborn, Alexander Perry Osborn, and Frederick Henry Osborn, as well as others.
Subseries 2G: William Church Osborn, 1861-1951
[son of William Henry Osborn an Virginia Reed Sturges Osborn, and Princeton Class of 1883]
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Series 7: Works by Persons Other Than Philip Wylie, A-Z, 1729-1970 March
Consists of works by individuals such as Thomas Aitken, Lester del Ray, Robert Nevers, and Karen Wylie, as well as others.
Series 4: Photographs, 1904-1975
Consists of photographs of Philip Wylie as well as his family, the Ballard Family, Karen Pryor, as well as others.
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Series 7: July 2009 Accession, 1730-2008
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The July 2009 Accession contains historical documents originating in the offices of the Linkages and Learning Team (Nicola Armacost, Director) and Presidents Mary Ellen Iskenderian, Nancy Barry, and Michaela Walsh. They pertain to workshops, programs, training, media coverage, and meetings. Materials include compact disks, correspondence, newletters, and reports.
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William Seymour Family Papers, 1733-1967 (mostly 1870-1933)
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Consists primarily of the professional papers of prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century American theatrical stage manager and director William Seymour (1855-1933). The majority of papers include correspondence as well as numerous production-related materials, such as playscripts, promptbooks, and sheet music. Family members, particularly other well-known theater figures, such as Seymour's sister-in-law Fanny Davenport (1850-1898), are also represented in the collection through correspondence, production materials, ephemera, and newspaper clippings.
Series 5: Newspaper Clippings, 1845-1959
Includes clippings about Seymour and Davenport family members, including productions with which they were involved; other persons and subjects related to the theater; and non theater-related topics.
Subseries 4C: Other Family Members, 1847-1967
Several Seymour and Davenport family members are represented through playbills, ephemera, and production materials.
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Series 5: Printed Matter, 1734, 1900-1966
This series consists of secondary sources about the Doubleday firm, its principals, and selected authors.
Frank N. Doubleday and Nelson Doubleday Collection, 1734-1966 (mostly 1890-1949)
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Consists primarily of papers of Frank Nelson Doubleday and his son, Nelson, relating to their personal and business relationships with prominent authors and artists published under the Doubleday imprint, such as Joseph Conrad, A. B. Frost, Rudyard Kipling, T. E. Lawrence, and W. Someset Maugham.
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Subseries 8B, Manuscripts Relating to the Rittenhouse Orrery, 1734-1968
Subseries 8B, Manuscripts Relating to the Rittenhouse Orrery consists of letters and documents tracing the search for and restoration of the orrery; exhibition plans, display cards, and publicity releases related to the 1954 exhibition of the orrery; photographs of the Rittenhouse and other orreries; two notebooks, containing a "Documentary History of the Rittenhouse Orrery, 1767-1951" and "18th Century Orreries Before and After David Rittenhouse," with bibliographies; and notes and typescripts for Howard C. Rice's "The Rittenhouse Orrery" (1954), a narrative commentary on the exhibition. Also included are photostats of manuscript material, including letters by Thomas Jefferson and David Rittenhouse, lent to the Library for the exhibition by Elizabeth Sergeant Abbot, and lists of items borrowed from other sources.
Series 8: Special Projects, 1734-1998
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The Special Projects and Library History series consists of records pertaining to special projects which have been undertaken under the oversight of the library, as well as materials which document the history of the library itself.
Princeton University Library Records, 1734-2017 (mostly 1952-1995)
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The Princeton University Library is one of the foremost university libraries in the world. With collections totaling over 12 million volumes, manuscripts, and nonprint items spread across fifteen buildings, the Princeton University Library system serves not only the Princeton University community but the world at large. The Princeton University Library Records consist of the files of the University Librarian and other Library administrators and departments, as well as of the Friends of the Princeton University Library. Materials in the record group include correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, minutes, press releases, proposals, statistics, photographs and other audiovisual materials, and microfilm. The records document the Library's day-to-day operations as well as its involvement with other departments on campus, other college and university libraries, and library users.
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Collection of Ephemera Relating to the Marketing of Books, 1742-2014
Collection of ephemera relating to the marketing of books, consisting of prospectuses, adverts, catalogs, etc.
Publishing Ephemera Dated In the 1900s, 1900-1999
This series contains pamphlets dated after 1800 and before 1900.
Publishing Ephemera Dated In the 2000s, 1930-2014
This series contains pamphlets dated after 1800 and before 1900.
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Series 3: Papers of Other Persons, 1744-1958
The series contains documents created by Ashbel's father Jacob and various other family and associates. This series contains two subseries: Jacob Green and Others. The Jacob Green subseries contains the writings of Ashbel's father while the Others subseries consists mostly of personal correspondence between family members.
Princeton University Library Collection of Ashbel Green Materials, 1744-1958 (mostly 1783-1844)
Ashbel Green (1762-1848) was a prominent Presbyterian minister, eighth president of the College of New Jersey, and co-founder of the Princeton Theological Seminary. The bulk of the papers consist of Green's personal writings, including diaries and sermons. The papers of Green's father, the Reverend Jacob Green (1722-1790) are also included.
Subseries 3B: Others, 1783-1958
This subseries consists of material created by family and colleagues of Ashbel Green. The bulk of the material relates to Ashbel's children, wives, and in-laws. Much of the correspondence between family is personal in nature. Since the material covers numerous members of the Green and McCulloh families, the dates range from before the birth of Ashbel to well after his death.
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The College of New Jersey Years, 1746-1961
Series 1: Jonathan Dickinson Records, 1746-1977
Jonathan Dickinson, born in 1688 and graduated from Yale College in 1706, was the first president of the College of New Jersey. After becoming the pastor of the Congregational church in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, Dickinson shifted from Congregational to Presbyterian teachings in order to join the Presbytery of Philadelphia. Yet while becoming a leader within the Presbytery and the higher Synod of Philadelphia, Dickinson steadfastly maintained his belief in the freedom of the individual clergy. Having first envisioned an educational institute within the Synod, Dickinson only realized his dream of founding a school to train future Presbyterian ministers and pious laymen when he and others founded the College of New Jersey in 1746. Dickinson died in office in October 1747.
Princeton University Library Collection of Office of the President Records : Jonathan Dickinson to Harold W. Dodds, 1746-1999 (mostly 1830-1869)
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This collection contains records relating to Princeton University presidents from Jonathan Dickinson, who served in this capacity from 1746 to 1747, to Harold W. Dodds, whose tenure spanned the period from 1933 to 1957. It brings together both primary and secondary materials pertaining to individual presidents as well as the office of the president itself. The Princeton University Presidents' Records document the lives and accomplishments of each president with varying completeness, as well as the functions of their office.
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Sub-series 7C.3: Correspondence as Secretary to the University, 1746-1966
This sub-subseries is comprised of material associated with Leitch's service as University Secretary (1936-1966). Included are discussions and contacts with various committees on which Leitch served, exchanges with other educational institutions, interactions with trustees and other individuals, and involvement with Princeton municipal government. In addition, New Jersey associations and committees figure prominently in this subseries. Also included are discussions of Princeton's involvement with educational radio programming, including some of the original literature used to explore the feasibility of pursuing regularly scheduled educational programs. The subseries contains a copy of Leitch's pamphlet "How to Get the Most Out of a Princeton Education," files on distinguished visitors to the campus, historical information about the University, and a list of "Princeton Men Who Founded Other Institutions." The wide range of material reflects the very visible and central role into which the Office of the Secretary evolved. Folders are arranged alphabetically by the name of an individual, committee, organization, or topic.
Subseries 7C: Alexander Leitch, 1746-1967
Subseries 7C: Alexander Leitch, is divided into three sub-subseries that embody Leitch's appointment books and his work as secretary to Princeton's President and then as Secretary to the University as a whole.
Series 7: Secretaries and Vice Presidents of the University, 1746-2019
Series 7: Secretaries of the University, is divided into several subseries, one for each individual to hold the office of secretary in order of their service.
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Subseries 5E: Committee on Honorary Degrees, 1746-1971
Committee on Honorary Degrees, 1746-1964, contains lists honorary degrees recipients, memoranda, standards and rules, correspondence, and list of nominations.
Series 4: Meeting Records and other Subject Files, 1746-1988
Series 4 contains a variety of types of papers, and incorporates both original documents and photocopies and photostats of material located elsewhere. Materials are arranged according to chronological order rather than by type or theme.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Princeton University Materials, 1746-1983
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Consists of an assembled collection of correspondence, documents, and manuscripts related to Princeton University, its students, and its employees, some in an official capacity and others as personal or family records of those associated with Princeton University, or the College of New Jersey as it was known prior to the end of the 19th century. Materials span from the 1740s until the 1980s, though most pertain to the mid-18th through early 20th century.
Adams, Edwin Plimpton, 1878-1956
Princeton professor's correspondence about his Smithsonian publishings.
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Pyne-Henry Collection, 1747-1947
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The Pyne-Henry Collection is a diverse group of documents, letters and writings relating to Princeton University, covering an array of topics primarily concerning student life and administrative activities. The collection consists of letters, essays and orations, reports, memoranda, minutes, proclamations, accounts and class lists, and other documents written by students, faculty and administrators which, along with other administrative records and Trustee Minutes, constitute the earliest records and documentary history of the University. Most of these papers and records were amassed by Princeton alumni Moses Taylor Pyne (Class of 1877) and Bayard Henry (Class of 1876) during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Series 2: General Files, 1749-1947
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Series 2: General Files, 1749-1947, consists of a broad group of materials touching on issues relating to Princeton life and history. Researchers should consult the container listing for the best accounting of this series. Interesting items include a letter with the earliest-known account of the College of New Jersey, circa 1749-1750 (see Princeton Alumni Weekly, 3/11/1905); a group of letters to and from Joseph Shippen, Class of 1756, describing military actions in the French and Indian War and mentioning Wolfe, Amherst, Ticonderoga and Fort Duquesne (1756-1758); a pencil sketch of three Princeton students being escorted to the depot after having been suspended for "pumping" a secessionist (1861); a letter by P. Glennon from Washington D.C., dated July 10, 1861, discussing activities of the Union Army prior to the First Battle of Bull Run; a letter from Ralph Vaughn Williams turning down an invitation to compose a work for the Princeton Chapel (1937). There is also a small general file at the conclusion of this series containing unidentified materials.
Observations of balloon ascent, 1947
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Jonathan Belcher Collection, 1747-1967
Jonathan Belcher, was a merchant and colonial governor of the Provinces of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey and was instrumental in the founding of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). The Jonathan Belcher Collection consists of collected research materials regarding Jonathan Belcher's relation to the history of Princeton University and consist of correspondence, articles, clippings, and copies of original materials from Belcher collections held at Princeton and elsewhere.