Windborne Productions Recordings of Ernest Gordon, 1991 May
Consists of eleven Betacam video tapes containing an interview of Ernest Gordon (1916-2002) about his capture and internment in the Japanese camps in Burma and Siam (now Myanmar and Thailand) during World War II, along with raw scenes, stills, and B-roll. The videos were shot in the Princeton University Chapel in May 1991 by Windborne Productions, which was then working on a project to turn Gordon's book Through the Valley of the Kwai into a feature film.
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Winans Collection of New Jersey Documents, 1703-1883
Consists of almost 200 eighteenth-century documents, mostly deeds to land, relating to several towns in Essex County, New Jersey, particularly Westfield, collected by Samuel Ross Winans (Princeton Class of 1874).
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Herdwick sheep, circa 1930
Cataloger supplied title. Inscribed in ink by William Wilson: a little snap taken by myself of the three Royal winners just before I started for Manchester. From a group of photographs (CTSN Potter 244-251) enclosed by William Wilson with an autograph letter to Beatrix Potter dated 30 Sep 1930, concerning his prize winning Herdwick sheep.
Beatrix as a little girl, circa 1878
Photographed on the porch at Dalguise House. Title supplied from catalog. Date conjectural. Inscribed in pencil by Rupert Potter: HB Potter/ R Potter/ Dalguise. Printed from same negative as CTSN Potter 2.
Beatrix as a little girl, circa 1878
Photographed on the porch at Dalguise House. Title supplied from catalog. Date conjectural. Rupert Potter's stamp: photographed by/ Rupert Potter. Printed with oval mask. Printed from same negative as CTSN Potter 1.
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Samuel J. Wilson Papers, 1856-1926 (mostly 1860-1886)
Consists of correspondence, diaries, memorabilia, and printed matter of Samuel J. Wilson, a ninteenth-century clergyman and teacher at the Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny, Pa.
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H.H. Wilson Papers, 1938-1979
The papers of Princeton University professor Harper Hubert Wilson document his interest and work in civil liberties. A self described "conservative, anarchist and socialist," Wilson provoked his students to think critically about the social problems confronting society, and to challenge the prevailing assumptions about American politics.
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H. Hubert Wilson Collection on the Princeton University Department of Politics, 1924-1977 (mostly 1967-1977)
H. Hubert Wilson was a professor in Princeton University's Department of Politics from 1943-1977. The collection consists primarily of published sources on topics of interest to Wilson, as well as materials originating in Wilson's teaching at Princeton, and drafts of a publication titled "This Isn't Princeton".
General Catalogue and Supplements, 1970-1976
The Undergraduate Announcement, 1971-1973
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Edmund Wilson Letters to Margaret Rullman, circa 1900-1977 1950-1971 (mostly 1950-1971)
Consists of over thirty letters and cards from American literary critic Edmund Wilson (Princeton Class of 1916) to Margaret Rullman, a childhood friend.
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Course Examinations Collection, 1833-1998 (mostly 1871-1967)
The course examinations collection consists of examination questions administered to applicants, undergraduates, and graduate students at Princeton University.
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Bruce C. Willsie Collection of British Sigillography, 100-1900
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An open collection of examples of British sigillography (matrices, royal charters with seals, seal impressions, and related material), collected by Bruce C. Willsie, Class of 1986.
Romano-British Seal Box, 0100s
Lozenge-shaped bronze seal box with remains of enameling and image of cross; approximately 3.2 x 1.9 cm.
Romano-British Seal Box Lid, 0100s
The top lid is round and displays a central disk containing a red enameled lozenge shape. Surrounding the central figure are seven small circles each filled with red enamel. In the spaces between the decorative figures there are remains of blue and red enameling.
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John Willis "Mni Wiconi, Honoring the Water Protectors" Photographs, 2016-2017
Consists of 31 archival exhibition prints from the Mni Wiconi, Honoring the Water Protectors portfolio by John Willis.