Cole Family Papers, circa 1848-1900
Consists of 12 letters from William, E. B., and Robert Patten to their brother-in-law and sister, George N. and Olivia Cole, along with additional Cole family documents.
William H. Cole, Official Documents, 1865-1878
Includes William's discharge from the U.S. Army (Company C, Maine Unattached Infantry, under Captain Thomas P. Hutchinson) as well as his certificate of appointment from the Secretary of Treasury as Customs Clerk for the District of Passamaquoddy, Maine
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Roberts Lumber Company Photographs, circa 1900
Consists of a group of 36 photographs documenting the Roberts Lumber Company, which was founded around 1900 outside the Sierra County town of Loyalton, California.
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Historical Photograph Collection: Slides series, circa 1899-1980
Consists of several hundred lantern slides containing images of Princeton University, primarily the campus and buildings.
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Model of a Hopi village, circa 1899
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Portrait of Gsai-Au-Tit-Sa, called Mary Ealy; Jan-I-Uk-Tit-Sa, called Jennie Hammaker; Leai-A-Se-U-Lu-Ti-Wa, called Frank Cushing; and Tas-We-Ea-Tas-Lun-Kia, Called Taylor Ealy, in partial native dress (from Zuni Pueblo), circa 1894
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Pima & Papago children taken to Hampton Institute by Rev. Sheldon Jackson, 1881, circa 1881
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Landscapes and Expeditions, circa 1894-1903
Photographs of landscapes, Kimball's ranch in Red Lodge, Montana, and Kimball and others on survey expeditions to locations in the American West including Antimony Gulch, California and Money Creek, Washington. Some photographs are marked indicating subjects or locations.
Sheep Grazing, 1902-1903
Clippings related to Kimball's fight for sheep to be allowed to graze on forest reserve lands around Yellowstone National Park. Includes Kimball's 1902 open letter to President Theodore Roosevelt on the topic, and the text of Kimball's essay, "Aggressive Forest Reservation", which was published in the August 1903 issue of the North American Review.
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"Marcella" Autographed Manuscripts w/author corrections, circa 1894
6 Folders of "Marcella" Manuscripts, along with some notes.
Mrs. Humphry Ward Marcella Manuscripts, circa 1894
Consists of holograph drafts of several chapters, and other manuscript material, for Marcella, a novel by British novelist Mary Augusta Ward (1851-1920) who wrote under her married name as Mrs. Humphry Ward.
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Photographs of President McCosh and Mrs. McCosh at Princeton's Exhibit, 1893
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"Columbia River Scenery" Photographs, circa 1892-1897
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D. C. Herrin "Columbia River Scenery" Photographs, circa 1892-1897
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Consists of 13 mounted albumen card photographs from Oregon photographer D. C. Herrin's "Columbia River Scenery" series that depict various scenes along the river, including views of waterfalls; sites such as The Dalles, the Columbia River Gorge, and Mount Hood; and steamships. Herrin took the photographs via The Dalles, Portland, & Astoria Navigation Company (DP&AN) steamers and via the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company (OR&N) line.
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Kansta, circa 1891
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Aguia, circa 1890-1910
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Agkhialos Nea, circa 1890-1910
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Galbraith Ward and Marquand Ward Letters to Margaret Heyerdahl, circa 1890s-1952 (mostly 1905-1918)
Galbraith Ward, Class of 1915, and Marquand Ward, Class of 1917, were both Princeton graduates who served and died in World War I. This collection consists of many letters and postcards they wrote to their childhood nurse, Margaret Heyerdahl, plus a photograph album compiled after their deaths.
Photograph album and enclosures; box of ephemera, circa 1890s-1919
The Wards used racial slurs to describe people in a few of their letters.
Correspondence from Galbraith and Marquand Ward to Margaret Heyerdahl, circa 1890s-1918
The Wards used racial slurs to describe people in a few of their letters.
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William Henry Jackson Photograph Album of Colorado and New Mexico, circa 1880s
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The album's spine reads "Souvenirs of Colorado."
Princeton University Library Collection of William Henry Jackson Photographs, circa 1880-1890s
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This collection consists of five cabinet card Albumen photographs and one photograph album. The cabinet cards depict depict Pikes Peak in Colorado and the surrounding environs. The photograph album consists of 115 images of Colorado primarily, with some images of New Mexico, that depict various scenes of frontier towns, railroads, and natural landscapes. Most, if not all, of the photographs can be attributed to the American photographer William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), known for his iconic Indian portraits and landscape photographs of the American West.
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Gen. McCook's camp at Keams Cañon, circa 1890 October 31
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Title from manuscript caption on recto. Distant view of eight to ten large white tents.
Gate of Acoma, N.M., circa 1890 October 23
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Title from manuscript caption on recto. A path between monumental rock formations (free-standing monoliths, or hoodoos) high up on a mesa, and a mesa wall on the right. Leaning against a wall to the left is a member of the census party in a dark hat, dark shirt and dark coat with a light-colored box or sheaf of papers under his right arm. He may have a cigarette in his mouth.
At Acoma, circa 1890 October 23
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Title from manuscript caption on recto. Three Native Americans on a rooftop at Acoma. They are near a beehive-shaped oven known in Spanish as a homo (HOR-no).
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Princeton University Library Collection of Alois Beer Photographs, circa 1890
Consists of an open collection for general photographs of sites and subjects in Greece.
The Acropolis (Athens, Greece), circa 1880
Consists of (1) photograph (albumen print) depicting the Acropolis (Athens, Greece), mounted on photographer's passe-partout, printed number (N3657) and title on the board; photographer's stamp in red on the reverse. Overall dimension 16.5 x 11 cm.
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A. Kasphikis Photographs Collection, circa 1890
Consists of an open collection of photographs by Greek photographer A. Kasphikis. Included are portraits of men and women of Corfu, Greece, in traditional dress.
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Bathurst Family Documents, Photographs, and Ephemera, circa 1890
A couple of items relate to Henry Thomas Dundas Bathurst.
Henry Thomas Dundas Bathurst, 1891 September 13
Last letter Bathrust received from his father before his father's death.
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Photographs Documenting Logging Crews and Rural Life in Western Washington and Northwest Oregon, circa 1889-1910
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Photographs Documenting Logging Crews and Rural Life in Western Washington and Northwest Oregon, circa 1889-1910
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Consists of a collection of twenty-two photographs documenting logging equipment, camps, crews, working conditions, and family life, primarily in Western Washington and Northwest Oregon along the Columbia River during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Advertisements and Printed Address, circa 1889-1899
Includes a booklet containing Harsha's "Why Preach the Gospel?" address to the students of the Theological Seminary at Omaha, an announcement for his book "The Story of Iowa," and an advertisement for a lecture titled "Leisure Days in Italy."
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Ben Wittick Photographs of Hopi Villages, circa 1880-1903
Consists of a large bound volume of nine black-and-white photographs by American West photographer Ben Wittick, probably taken between 1880 and 1903.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Rubellin et Fils Photographs, circa 1880
Consists of an open collection of photographs of Ottoman scenes by Rubellin et fils, a French photography studio based in Izmir, Turkey..
Rhodes, Greece, circa 1870
Consists of (4) photographs (albumen prints, 26 x 21 cm.) issued by Rubellin with photographer's stamp "Rubellin - Smyrne - Photographie Parisienne" on the reverse. Images depict parts of the fortification of the city; two round towers of the fortress with a muleteers gathering on the left lower corner; the Gate d'Amboise; and the Avenue of the Knights. There is an image titled "Ancienne salle d'armes des chevaliers," which according to the dealer's note the original photo was probably taken by Alexander Svoboda ca 1865 and then issued by Rubellin in Smyrna. All photographs bear handwritten titles in French on the reverse.
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Areopagus and the city of Athens (Greece) - Archaic statue of Athena, circa 1880
Consists of two photographs mounted on both sides of a card board. The first one, an albumen print (19.5 x 25.5 cm.) depicts the Areopagus (Mars' Hill) with a panoramic view of the city of Athens. Photograph bears a handwritten title in French "Aréopage" and photographer's signature "K. Dimitriou", on the print. Handwritten title: "Athens. The Areopagus from the Acropolis. Temple of Theseus below," on the card board and the number "10" on the left hand-side corner. On the reverse, there is attached a silver print (25.5 x 19 cm.) of Athena's statue entitled "Athens. Archaic statue of Athena (Coloured) from the ancient Parthenon", on the board and "Muse de l' Acropole" on the print. The photographer is unknown.
The Olympieion - Hill of Areopagus (Athens, Greece), circa 1880
Consists of two albumen prints (25.5 x 19 cm each) mounted on both sides of a mat board. The first image depicts the Temple of Olympian Zeus, with handwritten title on the image "Jupiter Olympien." On the reverse, the second image depicts the Hill of Areopagus with handwritten title "Aréopage" and the photographer's signature "K. Dimitriou", on the negative.
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Holy Monasteries of Meteora and Kalabaka, circa 1880
Consists of three mounted photographs of monasteries of the Holy Meteora and one photograph of Kalabaka. Images show: the Monastery of the Holy Trinity (28 x 21.5 cm), photographer's signature and title on the print, in white ink. Handwritten captions on card board in French, in black ink, "Thessalie. Les Météores. Couvent la Sainte Trinité"; the Monastery of Saint Stephanos (28 x 22.7 cm), part of the title "Hagiou Stephanou" in Greek on the print; and the Monastery of Varlaam (28 x 21.3 cm), part of the title "Meteora V[arlaam] on the print in white ink. Handwritten caption on card board in black ink reads "Thessallie. Les Meteores."
Holy Monastery of Anapausa, circa 1880
Consists of (1) albumen photographic print (23 x 29 cm)of the monasteries of Varlaam and Anapausa at the Holy Meteora. Captions at the lower left corner of the image in Greek reads "Arseniou 1" and on the reverse, "Monastero St. Arseniu / secondo Varlaam."
Princeton University Library Collection of Stephanos Stournaras Photographs, circa 1880
Consists of an open collection of Stephanos Stournaras photographs of Greece.
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Samuel Downing, Cherokee, circa 1879
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Sam, Ute, circa 1878
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Tom, Ute, circa 1878
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"A Confidential Agent" Manuscript, circa 1879
James Payn's complete autograph manuscript of "A Confidential Agent," bound in two volumes.
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Testimony by Lean Wolf, circa 1874-1881
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Consists of an eight-page manuscript copy of a testimony given by Lean Wolf, 2nd Chief of the Gros Ventres in answer to questions in relation to Colonel Gilherst's communication to General Hancock. In the testimony, Lean Wolf describes in great detail his tribe's relationship to the Sioux, an incident in which a trader was attacked by Sioux warriors, and the sentiments shared among his people that the Great Father had abandoned them and that the Sioux were correct in their assertion that the poverty and sickness his tribe experienced were attributable to their friendship with white settlers.
Dictionary Sheet and Sign Language Guide, circa 1874-1881
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Two documents from the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of Ethnology concerning communicating with Native Americans via sign language, including "Types of Hand Positions in Gesture Language."
Personal Writings and Poetry, circa 1870s-1880s
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Consists of drafts of poetry, diary entries, speeches, and a travelogue, including a narrative titled "Diary of a Homely Old Sinner" and writings related to his time at Fort Berthold.
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Alexandre Dumas Proofs, circa 1874
Consists of hand-corrected proofs of Alexandre Dumas père's 1854 play, La Jeunesse de Louis XIV, as revised by Alexandre Dumas fils, circa 1874. Written by Dumas père while he was in exile in Belgium, the play was rejected by censors in Paris. Although it was published in the Michel Lévy's edition of Dumas père's Théâtre Complet, the play had only been performed in Brussels, Belgium. This version by Dumas fils contains rewrites, additions, and cuts throughout, and was performed in Paris in 1874.
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12 Letters from Frederick T. Brown to Katharine S. Pearce (niece), Mary Lanier Brown Leiper (half-sister), 1949-1959
11 ALsS to Katharine S. Pearce, 1949-1959. 1 ALS to Mary Lanier Brown Leiper, 1952.
Miscellaneous, 1899-1957
2 AMs Christmas Cards (verse and drawings) to his nieces Katharine and Charlotte, 1899. 2 bookplates designed by F.W.B. for K. Pearce. 1 AMs (copy) poem "To a Pink da France" 1902. 2 photographs, Mr and Mrs. John Masefield 1931 and Caroline Guerney, John Masefield, K. Adams, and Alice Morrow (Aunt of Anne Morrow Lindbergh) 1931. 1 newspaper clipping 1957.
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Tintype Photographs, circa 1873-1875
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One photograph likely features John Frippo Brown standing with a Seminole man. The other four portraits show a Seminole woman and three adolescents.
Calling Card, circa 1873-1875
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The card reads, "John F. Brown, Seminole Nation, Indian Territory."
John Frippo Brown Papers, circa 1873-1875
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Consists of a small collection of materials relating to Seminole chief John Frippo Brown (1842-1919) and his family, including a manuscript notebook, calling card, and five tintype photographs.
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Kaiser Friedrich III Travel Diary, circa 1870s
A presentation copy of the published travel diary by Frederick William, Kaiser Friedrich III, "Tagebuch meiner Reise nach dem Morgenlande," inscribed to his cousin, Marie of Orange-Nassau. In 1869, the Prussian Crown Prince Frederick William was invited by Ismail Pasha to the inauguration of the Suez Canal. A very small number of copies of this travel diary was printed.
Photographs, circa 1860s-1880s
Consists of nine cartes de visite of portraits and equipment, such as of canal dredgers and steamers. The portraits are mainly of Ferdinand de Lesseps, with one portrait of Ahmed Urabi (captioned as Arabi Pasha). There is one autograph quotation of de Lesseps' motto, "aperire terram gentibus," with his signature.
Ferdinand de Lesseps Ephemera, 1880
Ephemera relating to Ferdinand de Lesseps consisting of menu cards, calling cards, invitations, and newspaper clippings.
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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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Erastus Titus Roberts Correspondence, 1902 December
Includes a couple letters relating to the W.B. Roberts Drilling and Mining Co. and The New North Star Mining Co. of Colorado.
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Christopher Cardozo Collection of Photographs of Native Americans, circa 1862-1910
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Christopher Cardozo Collection of Photographs of Native Americans, circa 1862-1910
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Consists of a selected group of over sixty photographs of Native American people collected by Christopher Cardozo (1948-2021), an American art collector, dealer, publisher, and photographer. Mostly taken by white photographers in the mid to late 19th century and around the turn of the 20th century, these photographs depict people from the following Indigenous communities (and likely others that are unidentified): Sioux, Dakota, Chippewa (Ojibwa), Winnebago, Duwamish, Paiute, Ute, Yuma, Mojave, Arapaho, Apache, Gila, Maricopa, Kiowa, Nez Perce, Flathead (Salish), and Comanche.
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American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society Resolution, circa 1839
3-page resolution on the division of the American Anti-Slavery Society with a group breaking off and creating the American and Foreign Anti- Slavery Society, possibly written by Elizabeth, as she was the secretary for the newly-formed Providence (PA) Anti-Slavery Society.
Genealogical Research, circa 1837-1861
Includes a family tree of the Davis family, a typed obituary for William Morris Davis, photocopies of a letter of William M. Davis to General Cameron dated June 30, 1861, a letter of Edward M. Davis to his brother William M. Davis, dated August 25, 1861, and a pass allowing William M. Davis to travel and pass through the lines of the Army, dated July 19, 1861. Also included is an incomplete letter/note of Alexander Agassiz (1835-1910) of the Harvard Museum of Natural History concerning a microscope maker in New York State.
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circa 1860-1890, circa 1860-1890
No. 55: Luján, Francisco. A.D.S. No place [San Antonio del Embudo ?], 19 January 1860. (25 x 10.5 cm). [½] p. Luján, a vecino of Embudo, acknowledges receiving 23 pesos from Maria Ramona Archuleta, proceeds from land they own jointly.
New Mexico Documents Collection, circa 1777-1890
Consists of retained copies of 66 notarial documents for primarily 19th-century land transactions in what is now the state of New Mexico.
1850-1859, 1850-1859
No. 46: Esquibel, Teodoro. D.S. No place [New Mexico}, 1 September 1850. (15.2 x 19.2 cm). [1] p. Esquibel obliges himself to Francisco Martín to maintain the creek "en que pasa el agua del molino para abajo." Witness: Francisco Martínez.
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John Sanderson, T. E. Pritt, and Henry Wade Trout Flies and Manuals, 1860-1872
Consists of a small collection of 19th century trout flies and related manuals by John Sanderson, T. E. (Thomas Evan) Pritt, and Henry Wade.
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List of Odysseus and Tersitsa Androutsos's Family, circa 1856
Describes the relationship between the Philippides Cammenos and Androutsos families.
Poem on Life in Malta, circa 1830
Seven-page manuscript poem, light-hearted in tone, describing life in Malta. While the poem is unsigned, it was likely written by a cousin of the Tonna family.
Letter to Maria Tonna in Argos, circa 1827-1828
One letter, undated but on paper watermarked 1827, addressed to Mrs. (Maria) Tonna in Argos. The signature is damaged, but the letter is likely written by an English official on the Ionian Islands. It refers, among other things, to the arrival of goods from France at Navarino. In parentheses underneath is written, "This for Mrs. Trelawny," followed by, "The Packet leaves Malta this day - no hoax this time." By this time the marriage between Edward Trelawny and his wife Tersitsa had broken down, and Trelawny returned to England in 1828, leaving behind Tersitsa with their daughter, Zella.
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