Joseph A. Robinson Papers, 1941-1953
The papers of Joseph A. Robinson, Princeton Class of 1931, are comprised almost entirely of Robinson's letters to his family during the years 1941-1952, when Robinson worked in the Office of War Information and the Foreign Service. The collection includes some drafts and copies of his work, radio scripts and newspaper clippings, as well as photographs, currency, invitations and postcards. Some of the later letters cover portions of his term in the Foreign Service, though with significant gaps. The most fully documented year is 1946. Robinson was involved in the establishment of informational and cultural affairs agencies in Saigon and Warsaw, and describes the internal politics and external challenges of creating an American news presence overseas.
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James Ward Smith Correspondence, 1934-1946
James Ward Smith enrolled at Princeton University in 1934, first graduating with the Class of 1938 before proceeding with graduate studies in Princeton's Department of Philosophy. Following his military service during WWII, Smith returned to Princeton to begin a long career as Professor of Philosophy. The collection is comprised of letters written by Smith to his parents from September, 1934, when Smith entered Princeton, to his discharge from the Navy in 1946.
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Correspondence, 1943-1948
Includes letters to Margaret K. McElderry from her mother, Eveline Bronte McElderry, as well as letters from Margaret to her parents. Also includes a photocopy of Margaret K. McElderry's birth certificate.
Correspondence and ephemera, 1924-2009
Includes an issue of Bulletin of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (1934-1935), a program from the Women's National Book Association Constance Lindsay Skinner Award reception and presentation (1975), and correspondence addressed to Anne Caraway.
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Correspondence, 1943-1951
re: improvements in the Social Sciences Departments at Princeton, including the School of Public and International Affairs
Frederick H. Osborn Papers, 1941-1963
The Papers of Frederick H. Osborn, Class of 1910, (1889-1981) cover some of Osborn's service to, and interest in, the University as a charter trustee from 1943-1955 and as a member of several advisory boards, including the Curriculum Committee and Psychology Department Council.
Miscellaneous papers, 1941-1955
re: trustee and advisory appointments in 1941 and 1943, and an announcement of the honorary graduates of 1955
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William A. Fleet Papers, 1894-1983 (mostly 1916-1918)
Consists of selected papers of William Fleet, the first American Rhodes Scholar.
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Matthew Phipps Shiel Collection, 1892-1946
Consists of correspondence of Matthew Phipps Sheil, a prolific British writer of fantasy fiction, with editors, literary agents, publishers, and other authors.
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David Graham Phillips Manuscripts, 1902-1950
Consists of selected manuscripts of novels, plays, short stories, essays, and articles of American journalist and author David Graham Phillips (Princeton Class of 1887).
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Faber and Faber Author File on Jacob Peter Mayer, 1943-1989 (mostly 1943-1960)
Consists of an author file kept by the British publishing house Faber and Faber and editor T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) on Jacob Peter Mayer (1903–1992), a German-born scholar of Alexis de Tocqueville, Karl Marx, and Max Weber and professor at the University of Reading. There are letters from T. S. Eliot and other Faber and Faber editors to Mayer, as well as related contracts, publication lists, publishers' catalogs, and book proposals.
Letters from T. S. Eliot, 1943-1960
Includes twenty letters and a secretarial note from T.S. Eliot. There is also a letter from L. Melton with an enclosure that is a two-page typed manuscript of a blurb written by T.S. Eliot for Mayer's Sociology of Film (1946).
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Correspondence and Reports, 1882-1930, 1956
The earlier correspondence from 1882-1906 are letters between Alice Ray Buell Morris and her parents, with some letters corresponding with siblings and other relatives. There are some letters from the 1890s about Dubois Morris's decision to go to China. The 1910 correspondence is addressed to Alice Buell and primarily pertains to Dubois Morris's marriage proposal, advice from Buell family members, and her October 1910 marriage to Dubois. The correspondence spanning 1911-1928 consists of letters between Alice Morris and her mother, Alice Buell, with some letters from Dubois Morris to his mother-in-law; letters from Dubois Morris to Alice Morris; and letters from Dubois Morris to his father, Theodore Morris. There are some photographs and newspaper clippings among the correspondence.
Correspondence, Reports, Sermons, and Artwork-Related Documents, 1896-1968
Contains correspondence primarily between Dubois Morris and Alice Morris during their marriage, as well as letters during their courtship in 1910. There is a wedding invitation and a marriage album embossed with "The Marriage Service." Some correspondence pertains to Dubois Morris's decision to do missionary work in China. Other correspondents include George Rowley from the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University; William S. Dix from Princeton Library, regarding donating Morris's archives; and some ephemera regarding Dubois Morris's death in 1956.
DuBois S. Morris and Alice Morris Papers, circa 1882-1997 (mostly 1895-1930)
Consists primarily of correspondence, photograph albums, lantern slides, printed material, sermon drafts, and film reels documenting the years DuBois S. Morris (Class of 1893) spent as a Presbyterian missionary in Eastern China during the late 1800s through the 1920s.
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Platform Magazine Collection, 1927-1957
Consists of miscellaneous papers related to the short-lived, twentieth-century British literary periodical Platform.
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Harvey Smith Novels, 1941-1965
Consists of manuscripts and related material for four works of fiction by American novelist Harvey Smith (Princeton Class of 1917).
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Correspondence, etc., 1929-1956
Correspondence with Franklin Gary. Announcement of Scrutiny, a quarterly review. Signed Christmas Card.
Letters, 1935-1962
23 TLsS by Eliot to Luigi Berti. 1 TL (copy) by Eliot to Berti. 1 TLS by Eliot to Renato Poggioli. 2 TLs (signed by Eliot's secretary) to Berti. 1 TLs by Valentino Bompiani to Berti. 1 L (printed copy) for Kenneth Patcher Fund.
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Kernodle Collection of Louis E. Laflin, 1940-1973
The collection consists of letters by American educator and playwright Louis Ellsworth Laflin (Princeton Class of 1924) to George R. Kernodle (a friend from Yale Drama School), written over thirty-three years. Also included are Laflin's notes and papers on Asian/Indian, Egyptian, and Greek drama, copies of six plays written by him, and copies of two essays on the founding and history of Princeton's Theatre Intime.
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Correspondence: General, A-Z, 1938-1971
Also includes two audio cassettes from the American Audio Prose library of two readings by George Garrett at the University of Cincinnati.
Maurice Kelley Collection, 1935-1971
Contains correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and printed matter of American educator and librarian, Maurice Kelley (Princeton Class of 1934).
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Fredric Warburg Publishing Files, 1945-1974
Consists of a small archive of files from English publisher and author Fredric Warburg (of Secker & Warburg).
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Gertrude Claytor Collection of Edgar Lee Masters, 1915-1961
Consists of selected material by and about the American poet Edgar Lee Masters, collected by Gertrude Claytor, a friend and fellow poet.
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Gertrude Claytor Collection, 1941-1956
Consists of selected correspondence, photographs, and printed material of the American poet Gertrude Claytor, some of which is related to the author Edgar Lee Masters.
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Ian Hamilton Working Papers for J. D. Salinger: A Writing Life, 1934-1988 (mostly 1984-1987)
Consists of papers of British poet and literary critic Ian Hamilton that were used in preparation of his biography J. D. Salinger: A Writing Life, which was never published as a result of judicial decisions in the case of J. D. Salinger vs. Random House and Ian Hamilton (1987).
Series 3: Correspondence, 1934-1985
Consists of the correspondence of Ian Hamilton and J. D. Salinger.
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Correspondence of various Beach family members and friends, 1858-1954
12 ALsS, 7 ACsS by J. H. Orbison, John Newton, Elisabeth Morris, Holly Beach, Sylvester Beach, Adrienne [Monnier], and others
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Shokri K. Swydan Papers, 1894-1940s
Swydan was a Syrian journalist who emigrated to the United States in 1909. He served as secretary of the Russian Imperial Orthodox Society and the United Syrian Christian Association of North America, and founded a business, S. Swydan and Sons, Russian traders, in Worchester, Mass. The collection consists of papers of Swydan, including correspondence (personal and business, some in Russian), family photographs and negatives, framed documents (including several embroidered floral and Arabic pieces), writings, maps, and newspaper clippings.
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John Koenig Papers, 1931-1955
Consists of correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and newspaper clippings of set designer John Koenig's life.
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Correspondence, Subject Files, Clippings, Ephemera, 1911-1958
Correspondence is mainly academic and related to publishing concerns. Notable correspondents include Jacques Maritain, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Henri Peyre.
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William Berryman Scott Papers, 1874-1946 (mostly 1910-1940)
Consists of papers of William Berryman Scott (Princeton Class of 1877), an eminent vertebrate paleontologist and professor of geology at Princeton University.
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Miscellaneous, 1936-1950
A program for a Class of 1901 35th Reunion Memorial Service, as well as a booklet with photographs of busts.
Stephen French Whitman Collection, 1880-1950
Consists primarily of manuscripts of Stephen French Whitman (Princeton Class of 1901), as well as correspondence and documents concerning their publication and the career of the author.
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Reviews for Works by Wilbur Howell, 1942-1952
Includes reviews for The Rhetoric of Alcuin and Charlemagne, Problems and Styles of Communication, and Fénelon's Dialogues on Eloquence.
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Council on Athletics Trophy Committee Records, 1929-1949
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Council on Athletics Trophy Committee Records, 1929-1949
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Following a fire that destroyed the University Gymnasium in 1944, a committee was formed by the Council of Athletics for the purpose of replacing as many of the athletic trophies of the University as possible. The collection consists of the records of the Council on Athletics Trophy Committee, including subject files containing photographs, drawings, purchase orders, and other general information about the trophies.
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Series 1: Student Academic Work Collection, 1862-1985
Series 1: Student Academic Work Collection, 1862-1985 consists of essays, notes on readings, laboratory notebooks, drawings and similar academic work products created by Princeton students.
Student Academic Work Collection, 1862-2009
This collection consists of essays, notes on readings, laboratory notebooks, drawings and similar academic work products created by Princeton students.
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Courtenay and Terrett Family History and Geneaology, 1911-1965
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Includes a history of Miles City, Montana, written by William Wiseham Dade Terrett, as well as other materials created or collected by members of the Terrett family.
Personal and Family Papers, 1850-1965
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Consists of Courtenay's personal writings, correspondence, documents, photographs, and ephemera, as well as papers related to his collection and sale of Native American cultural heritage objects, art, and remains. Obituaries, genealogical papers, and related materials dating from the early and mid 20th century were added by Courtenay's Terrett family descendents.
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C. Pardee Foulke Papers on Woodrow Wilson, 1916-1948
C. Pardee Foulke was a prominent Philadelphia businessman. The C. Pardee Foulke Papers on Woodrow Wilson contain an unpublished biography of Woodrow Wilson.
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Women and Gender Issues in Latin America, 1932-1998
This microfilm consists primarily of pamphlets published by non-governmental organizations and government agencies from various Latin American countries in relation to women and gender issues. The bulk of the material was published during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Curtis Bok Collection, 1941-1948
Consists primarily of several versions, reflecting the printing stages, of Backbone of the Herring (1941), Curtis Bok's fictionalized look at courtroom justice seen through the eyes of a judge. Bok was a common pleas court judge in Pennsylavnia at the time.
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Cyrenaica, 1941 to 1942, 1941-1947
Includes orders by British occupying forces, December to February 1941-42, in Benghazi; propaganda campaign by Italian government directed at Arabs, 1942; Some documents are in English, some translated into Italian; Italian reports on events; looting and Italian farms; and documents from 1947 concerning compensation for Libyan students.