P. L. Travers Personal Documents, circa 1946-1994 September 16 (mostly 1965-1992)
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Notes by P. L. Travers on fairy tales, myth, and other subjects.
P. L. Travers photographs: Intermediate period, bulldog, circa 1940s
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Photographs from the middle period of P. L. Travers' life. Subjects include: photographs of Gallup, New Mexico and the Southwestern US; Camillus with a Native American family; Biddy Moriarty; Sri Madhava Ashish; an unidentified female child; Pound Cottage; P. L. Travers with a dog; Madge Burnand; a bulldog.
P. L. Travers photographs: Camillus, circa 1940s
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Photographs of P. L. Travers and her son, Camillus. Most are from his early childhood in New York, and some are labeled with specific locations in New York City as well as dates. Subjects include: Camillus in a sailor outfit; Camillus with a fireman and dalmation; Camillus sailing a toy boat; Camillus with "Sue"; Camillus at the beach; Camillus with a cat. Two are phtographs of Camillus with the nephew of Travers' housemaid and captioned "My mother bore me in the southern wild..." [Blake].
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Glen C.H. Perry Papers, 1944-1982
This collection consists of works, lecture note cards, correspondence, an audio tape, and printed matter of American journalist and publicist Glen C. H. Perry (Princeton Class of 1926).
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Byron Coroneos press photographs of Haiti, circa 1946-1955
Consists of 32 silver prints of Haitians just after the Haitian Revolution of 1946 and into the 1950s. The photographs include images of agricultural and artisanal work, marketplaces, and the streets of Port-au-Prince during the Mardi Gras Carnival. Many of the photographs include captions that document the subject matter and location of the image.
Schweitzer, Albert, 1949-1955
ALS from Helene Schweitzer to Ann Clark, 13 March 1950; printed invitation to Clark, 17 July 1949; TLS (carbon) from Emery Ross to Helene Schweitzer with handwritten lines, 21 August 1950; ALS to Mr. and Mrs. Clark, thanking them, 28 June 1955. AM 80-92
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Hedi Bak Papers, 1941-2010
Consists of the personal and business correspondence, writings and drafts, promotional material, newspaper clippings, photographs, and sketches of the artist, Hedi Bak.
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Atomic-bombed Roof Tiles from Hiroshima University, circa 1945-2012.
The Association of Hiroshima University for Sending Atomic-bombed Roof Tiles distributes the tiles in an effort to perpetuate awareness of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to oppose the use and proliferation of nuclear weapons. The collection includes seven atomic-bombed roof tiles; photographs of the location where the roof tiles were recovered; booklets and pamphlets on the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and information and correspondence from Hiroshima University.
Documentation on atomic bomb aftermath from Hiroshima University, 1945-2012
This folder contains photographs of victims of the atomic bomb.
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Letters from Simone de Beauvoir, circa 1945-1972
These folders contain undated letters that were later identified and given approximate dates. Folder 1 contains the following groupings: seventeen letters, circa 1945-1949 (all letters beginning with "Chère Violette Leduc"); twenty-three "rendez-vous" Letters, circa 1949-1971 (beginning "Chère Violette" and "Ma chère Violette"), which are short letters making appointments to meet at cafes or at Beauvoir's home; and two undated letters. Folder 2 contains a letter from Gary, Indiana (circa August 11th, 1950) discussing Nelson Algren's new house in Michigan; a letter from Norway (circa July 1951); two letters about Ravages (May 1954); a letter from England (circa 1959) mentioning "Coriolan;" a letter and prière d'insérer (circa 1960) related to Leduc's Tresors à Prendre; a letter from Cuba (circa March 4, 1960); four letters (circa 1964) about La Batarde ; one letter (circa 1965) with a title suggestion for La Femme au (petit) renard; thirteen letters from Italy (circa 1952-1963); and thirteen letters to Faucon (circa 1961-1972).
Letters from Simone de Beauvoir, 1945-1972
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Most correspondence is undated, but in many cases, dates can be found on envelopes.
Violette Leduc Manuscripts and Correspondence with Simone de Beauvoir, 1945-1972
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Consists of nearly 300 letters from Simone de Beauvoir to Violette Leduc documenting their literary friendship spanning four decades, along with 23 notebooks containing manuscript drafts of Leduc's autobiography, La Bâtarde (1964).
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Biographical Materials, circa 1945-1955
Includes obituaries, memorials, newspaper clippings, issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly, vol. XXIII. no. 24 (1923), and four copies of Erwin Panofksy's printed biography.
Ink Portrait and American Embassy Photograph, circa 1945
Contour drawing in ink of Charles Rufus Morey, date and artist unknown. Signed by American ambassador James Clement Dunn "Rome, 1949."
Photographs, circa 1925-1950
Includes official department portraits and photographs of Morey using the Index of Christian Art and at art gallery shows. Also includes photographs of Charles Rufus Morey at cultural events and meetings in Rome, Italy, including at the American Embassy in Rome.
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Research Notecards, circa 1945-1952
Includes Keeley's notes on American literature (background for senior thesis and final exams), his general Princeton University reading notes, and his notes on Constantine P. Cavafy.
Memorabilia, circa 1940s-1990s
Includes a beaded child's vest, a wallet, a handkerchief, six small framed drawings of women in Greek costume, a small amount of Syrian currency, a Class of 1948 P-rade button, and other small objects and momentos that Edmund Keeley collected.
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Photographs of Palmer Lab Researchers, and of Physics Department Faculty with Albert Einstein, circa 1945-1950
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May have been Anne Kenny's files.
Series 5: Miscellaneous Materials of Unknown Origins, circa 1913-1971
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Series 5: Miscellaneous Materials of Unknown Origins, circa 1913-1971 consists of previously unprocessed materials whose origins prior to their appearance in the University Archives are unknown, but which appear to be related to the Princeton University Department of Physics. It includes several files on the career of Eugene Paul Wigner, some reprints related to Anne Kenny, photographs of Palmer Laboratory researchers, two photographs of faculty with Albert Einstein, and a roll of microfilm of minutes and other materials.
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Correspondence and Report from Arthur Fox, Assistant to President of Princeton, to Dean Root, 23 May 1949
Regarding History of Army Training Units at Princeton University during WWII.
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Rally Songs by the Princeton University Band, circa 1941-1950
Created by Marquis Recordings. 78 rpm album.
Rally Songs by the Princeton University Band, circa 1941-1950
Created by Marquis Recordings. Compact disc.
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Arcadio Díaz Quiñones Papers, circa 1944-2019 (mostly 1970-2012)
The Arcadio Díaz Quiñones Papers consists chiefly of manuscripts and correspondence of the Puerto Rican professor of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures at Princeton University, Arcadio Díaz Quiñones (1940-), as well as a selection of manuscripts by others. The collection focuses on Puerto Rican and Cuban literature, but also provides insight into the literature and politics of other parts of Latin America.
Series 3: Works of Others, 1944-2006
This series consists of manuscripts by various authors sent to Díaz Quiñones for criticism, along with some accompanying printed matter. Most of the individuals represented are major Puerto Rican writers and have a following elsewhere in Latin America. The sub-series within this series are organized by accession, with miscellaneous material located at the end.
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Livingston T. Merchant Papers, circa 1944-1972 (mostly 1954-1968)
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Livingston T. Merchant was a diplomat and high-ranking government official. This collection consists of Merchant's papers, including correspondence, articles, notes, speeches, statements, interviews, clippings, printed matter, and personal papers.
Re China, Japan and the Far East, 1948-1951
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Francis Catlin Collection on Princeton Bicentennial Celebration, circa 1930-1964
Francis Catlin was a member of the Princeton University Class of 1947. The collection contains materials distributed at the 1947 Bicentennial Convocation celebrating Princeton University's 200th anniversary.