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Charles W. Yost Papers, circa 1790-2015 (mostly 1930-1980)

MC193 25 boxes
Charles W. Yost (1907-1981) led a varied career as a diplomat, United Nations representative, writer, and scholar. He was a member of the foreign service intermittently between 1930 and 1971, after which time he devoted himself full-time to writing and teaching. Yost's papers document his professional life in the Foreign Service, as well as his time in academia, and include his correspondence, writings, and photographs.
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Charles W. Yost Papers, circa 1790-2015 (mostly 1930-1980)

Charles W. Yost (1907-1981) led a varied career as a diplomat, United Nations representative, writer, and scholar. He was a member of the foreign service intermittently between 1930 and 1971, after which time he devoted himself full-time to writing and teaching. Yost's papers document his professional life in the Foreign Service, as well as his time in academia, and include his correspondence, writings, and photographs.

James S. Woods Papers, 1840-1847

C0980 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists mainly of family correspondence of James S. Woods, from his entrance into the military academy at West Point in 1840, through his graduation in 1844, and into his Mexican War experience in Matamoros, Mexico, in June 1846.
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Woodruff Family Collection, 1795-1896 (mostly 1803-1850)

C0740 3 boxes 1.2 linear feet
Consists of selected papers of George Woodruff (Princeton Class of 1785), a lawyer, and various members of his family of Trenton, N.J.
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William Woodhull Notebook, 1763-1850 (mostly 1763-1766)

AC321 1 box
This single notebook was for the most part written by William Woodhull (1741-1824), Class of 1764. The bulk of the book consists of recipes for medicinal prescriptions, catechisms, student orations and a poem. A good deal of the book appears to have been written during Woodhull's days at Princeton, but some of the recipes date to 1850, beyond Woodhull's death and so were entered by another unidentified individual.
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William Woodhull Notebook, 1763-1850 (mostly 1763-1766)

This single notebook was for the most part written by William Woodhull (1741-1824), Class of 1764. The bulk of the book consists of recipes for medicinal prescriptions, catechisms, student orations and a poem. A good deal of the book appears to have been written during Woodhull's days at Princeton, but some of the recipes date to 1850, beyond Woodhull's death and so were entered by another unidentified individual.

Selected Papers of Albert Woltmann, 1832-1851

C0442 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Consists of selected papers of nineteenth-century German theologian Albert Woltmann.

Winans Collection of New Jersey Documents, 1703-1883

C0234 2 boxes 0.8 linear feet
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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Bruce C. Willsie Collection of British Sigillography, 100-1900

C0953 126 boxes
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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.
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Bruce C. Willsie Collection of Ethiopic Magic Scrolls, 1700-1900

C0943 12 boxes 2702 items 20.5 linear feet
Consists of an open collection of Ethiopic magic scrolls, chiefly dating from the 18th to 20th centuries, collected by Bruce C. Willise (Princeton Class of 1986).

General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, 1502-2012

C0140 121 boxes 68.2 linear feet
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Consists of over 3000 miscellaneous items of primarily American literary, historical, and political figures, including business and personal letters, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and official documents.
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New Testament Bible Containing Wills Family Genealogical Records, 1812-1864

Consists of a bible given by John Paxton (1784-1868) and John Paton of the Norfolk Bible Society of Virginia to the Wills family in Amelia, Virginia, in the early 19th century. The Wills family were enslavers, and they used the beginning and end of the bible to extensively document the births of white family members as well as the Black people they enslaved. It is also possible that some of those described in the bible were the children of John Wills and women whom he enslaved.
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Vincent, Dr. Joseph H., Account for Medical Treatment of Enslaved People on the Plantation of Colonel John McNeil, 1842-1844

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Consists of a running account for physician Dr. Joseph H. Vincent's medical work on people enslaved at Colonel John McNeil's cotton plantations in Autauga and Coosa Counties, Alabama. McNeil was listed in the 1840 census for Nixburg, Coosa County, as a man in his 50s residing with one younger white woman (apparently his orphaned niece) and 46 enslaved people. Dr. Joseph H. Vincent made 34 visits to the plantations between May and November 1843, before the Colonel's death on December 7th. These visits are listed in detail, and include entries for interventions such as opening abscesses, treating blisters, pulling teeth, fitting a truss, and addressing gynecologic conditions. There is also an entry for the "treatment of gonorrhea," which may have been for McNeil as no name is listed. The running account was written in a ledger book but later cut out and submitted to the estate for payment, which was settled on January 30th, 1844, when it was docketed on the second page and signed by a justice of the peace.
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Torrey, George, Letter to Andrew T. McReynolds, 1844 July 25

Consists of a letter from white Michigan settler George Torrey in Charleston, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, to Andrew T. Reynolds, a Detroit lawyer, asking that he appoint Torrey's friend as Indian Agent to "take charge of the farming operations of the Wakazoo Band of Labachroche Indians located on North Black river in Ottawa County," which could refer to the band led by Ottawa Chief Waukazoo.

Student Correspondence and Writings Collection, 1768-2020

AC334 19 boxes 4 digital files
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The Student Correspondence and Writings Collection contains original materials from the university archives that document aspects of student life as experienced by students at Princeton University.