19th-Century Maritime Collection, 1781-1928
Consists of correspondence, documents, financial material, and printed matter of Caleb Bates, captain of the Juno of Boston, John B. Church, marine insurance underwriter, and others involved in predominantly nineteenth-century American maritime trade.
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1st Canadian Regiment, Continental Army, Payrolls and Muster Rolls, 1776-1854 (mostly 1776-1780)
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Consists of forty-three payroll sheets and fifteen muster rolls, dating from 1776 to 1780, of the 1st Canadian Regiment, which supported colonial efforts during the American Revolution. Also included is a copy of Senate Bill S. 186 submitted to the 33rd Congress by the Committee on Revolutionary Claims in 1854.
Senate Bill S. 186, 1854 February 6
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Bill submitted to the 33rd Congress by the Committee on Revolutionary Claims.
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Abbott Family Collection, 1707-1890
The Abbott Family Collection consists of correspondence, poetry, documents, and miscellanea of the Abbott family of New Jersey.
Series 3: Miscellaneous, 1812-1890 December 21
Consists of diaries, books, and albums of the Abbott family.
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Admission Office Records, 1854-2017 (mostly 1922-1998)
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The Admission Office has determined who should be allowed to enroll as undergraduates at Princeton University since 1922. The actual composition and the desired composition of each class have been contentious campus issues since the introduction of selective admission. The debates over the value of recruiting and admitting alumni sons, war veterans, athletes, disadvantaged students (especially racial minorities), and women are reflected in the records of the Admission Office. This collection includes a number of reports and minutes, some of which are restricted, news clippings and releases about Princeton admission, historical materials, and a series of Admission Office publications.
Series 1, History, 1854-1978
Series 1, History, 1854-1978, is a documentary record of admission policy divided into chronological timeframes. Documents include articles, entrance exams, entrance requirement guides, guides to assessing applicants, guides to specialized degree programs, histories of admission policies, press releases, reports, and sample correspondence. These folders were originally labeled "documents."
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A. D. Power Collection, 1837-1946
Consists primarily of letters received by A. D. Power, who worked for the English publishing firms of Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons and W. H. Smith and Son.
Letters A-B, 1858-1955
1 Letter from C.A. Alington, 3 from Robert Baden Powell, 1 from M.F. Baines, 2 from A.E. Bayly, 1 from Wyke Bayliss, 1 from Thomas J. Bainardo, 12 from Lord Beatty, 1 from Lord Belper, 1 from Nellie K. Blissero, 1 from Mr. Brotherton, 1 from Arthur Bryant, 1 from T. Burke, 1 from John Burns.
Letters C-D, 1852-1944
1 letter from Randall Cantuan, 2 from Cosmo Cantuan, 1 from William Cantuan, 1 from the Bishop of Chichester, 1 from A.C. Clauson, 1 from A. Cope, 1 from B. Costello, 1 from Paul Mary Teresa Craipie, 1from R.A. Christopher, 1 from Dame Rachel Crowdy, 1 from G.F.S. Danielle, 1 from Charles Darling, 1 from H. de Buffon.
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A. Jacobi Papers, 1794-1955 (mostly 1880-1919)
The A. Jacobi Papers consists of offprints of writings and lectures, correspondence, memorials, and other miscellanea of the German physician, pediatrician, author, and first professor of children's diseases in the United States Abraham Jacobi (1830-1919).
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Alaric A. Watts Correspondence, 1818-1865
Consists of correspondence of nineteenth-century British poet and journalist Alaric A. Watts.
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Albany Fonblanque Collection, 1784-1875
Consists primarily of letters sent to Albany Fonblanque as editor of the Examiner (London).
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Albert Einstein Duplicate Archive, 1859-1979 (mostly 1912-1955)
Consists of a photocopied duplicate archive of the original Albert Einstein Archive at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, divided into scientific and non-scientific sections, including published and unpublished manuscripts, articles, lectures, notebooks, notes, travel diaries (1925-1933), family papers, and correspondence.
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Alejandro Rossi Papers, 1812-2010 (mostly 1955-2009)
The Alejandro Rossi Papers consist of personal notebooks, manuscripts, correspondence with writers, academics, editors and artists, and printed material of the writer.
Series 3: Documents and Photographs, 1812-2009
Includes materials that Rossi considered important, such as founding documents of Vuelta and two items related to his ancestor, the Venezuelan general José Antonio Páez [1790-1873]. This series also includes several scrapbooks that were assembled around the time of Rossi's death.
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Alexander Autograph Collection, 1527-1937 (mostly 1775-1915)
Consists of approximately 500 miscellaneous letters relating to the Alexander family of Princeton, N.J., including autograph letters collected by them.
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Alexander Family Collection, 1815-1914
Consists of miscellaneous material relating to various members of the Alexander family, many of whom lived and worked in Princeton, N.J.
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Alfred A. Woodhull Collection, 1776-1916
Consists of works, correspondence, genealogical information, photographs, miscellaneous material, and printed works of surgeon and medical inspector Alfred A. Woodhull (Princeton Class of 1856).
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Alfred Goddard Kay Autograph Collection, 1753-1875
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The Alfred Goddard Kay Autograph Collection consists of letters, documents, and other miscellanea signed by significant 18th and 19th century American and French figures collected by American stock broker Alfred Goddard Kay (Princeton Class of 1912).
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Allan Marquand Papers, 1858-1951 (mostly 1878-1950)
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Consists of the papers of Allan Marquand, Princeton art professor, founder of the University's Department of Art and Archaeology, and first director of its Art Museum.
Documents, 1858-1886
certificates granting honorary membership for J. S. Grandpierre in the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Subseries 8C: Others, 1858-1940
Consists of some manuscripts, correspondence, documents, and printed matter of persons other than Allan, Eleanor Cross, and Henry Gurdon Marquand.
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Allen Family Burma Collection, 1781-1935
The Allen Family Burma Collection documents two generations of British aristocrats in colonial Burma, and consists of two diaries, dating from 1889 to 1890, and two scrapbooks, dating from 1781 to 1935. In total, the collection is extensive; within the scrapbooks are nearly six hundred items, including photographs, newspapers clippings, letters, and ephemera. As a group, this collection gives a great insight into colonial life in Burma immediately following Burma's incorporation into the British Empire.
Scrapbook, 1781-1907
This scrapbook, dating from 1781 to 1907, contains family history material and material relating to the first eighteen years of the Allens' lives in Rangoon, India, from 1889 to 1907.
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Allen W. Dulles Papers, 1845-1971 (mostly 1918-1969)
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The Allen W. Dulles Papers contains correspondence, speeches, writings, and photographs documenting the life of this lawyer, diplomat, businessman, and spy. One of the longest-serving directors of the Central Intelligence Agency (1953-1961), he also served in a key intelligence post in Bern, Switzerland during World War II, as well as on the Warren Commission.
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Allison Delarue Collection, 1820-1990s
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The Allison Delarue Collection consists of a draft of Delarue's unpublished autobiography, letters received by Delarue from various friends, associates, and people involved in dance and the theater, and prints, photographs, and objects collected by Delarue relating to ballet and its history.
CERRITO/ CERITO, FRANCESCA (FANNY), dancer, 1821-1909
See item #'s 128-131, under Identified Groups, item # 150, under Pairs, item # 235, under Porcelains, item # 274, under Hand-Painted Eyeglass Cases, in Objects, item # 206, under Original Artwork
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Alumni and Faculty Offprint Collection, circa 1800-1997 (mostly 1915-1955)
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This collection consists of offprints of articles written by Princeton alumni and faculty; however, in some instances the articles are written about an individual alumni or faculty member. The offprints generally consist of journals, published articles, speeches, lectures, sermons, memorials, and articles from scientific journals and magazines.
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Alumni Association Records, 1826-2016
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The Alumni Association of Nassau Hall, Princeton's first official organization of alumni, was founded on commencement day 1826. The collection consists primarily of administrative materials such as correspondence, meeting minutes, notebooks and reports belonging to both national and regional associations and their committees, most from the first half of the 20th century. Also contains newsletters, alumni directories, scrapbooks, reunion-related ephemera, photographs, and materials documenting reunions and alumni organization activities from the late 19th century forward.