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Series 1: Buildings, circa 1900-1960
1 box
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This series consists of postcards which depict buildings on the Princeton University campus. It includes buildings which no longer exist, for example, the John C. Green School of Science and Marquand Chapel.
Box 133, Folder 3
Ephemera and correspondence
Box b-001177, Folder 8
Includes photos of Percival Petch and of his mother and father. Ephemeral items, including a couple of food ration books, relate to Mr. and Mrs. S. Hassall.
Percival W. Petch Papers, circa 1900-1953
C1584
1 box
Petch, Percival William (1886-1940)
Consists primarily of an unpublished manuscript, dating from 1917 to 1919, along with clippings and a few original photographs documenting the experiences of Percival William Petch (1886-1940), a British army officer who was stationed along the Macedonian Front during World War I.
Clippings, circa 1900-1951
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 1
Includes some press clippings relating to Ed Phillips as well as clippings on Hollywood and Wild West shows.
Ephemera, circa 1900-1951
2 boxes
Includes clippings and ephemera, many of which were likely part of a scrapbook kept by Ed Phillips.
Box 2
Consists of Princeton-related postcards; the postcards primarily depict Princeton buildings, sites and landmarks.
Box 5
17 postcards collected by James Franklin Supplee III '1941 that contain photographs of noted campus buildings, structures, and landmarks, including: Palmer Memorial Stadium the Sun Dial the School of Science Dod Hall Proctor Memorial Hall the Baseball Field Postcards are undated, but likely originate from the first half of the 20th century.
Box 17, Folder 3
Portraits of Margaret Guest Blackwell Mulford (1880?-1962) and Roland Joseph Mulford (1871-1951).
María Rosa Oliver Papers, circa 1899-1997 (mostly 1930-1975)
C0829
9 boxes
54 items
4.5 linear feet
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Oliver, María Rosa (1898-1977)
Consists of writings, correspondence, documents, drawings, photographs, papers of others, and printed material of María Rosa Oliver (1898-1977), Argentine essayist, short story writer, literary critic, and translator.
Princeton University. Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Consists of several hundred lantern slides containing images of Princeton University, primarily the campus and buildings.
P. L. Travers photographs: childhood and youth, circa 1899-1980
1 folder
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Box 7, Folder 27
Subjects include: photograph of "P.T. aged 7 months," photographs of PLT as a child, group of children ca. 1906, ink sketch of PLT on blue paper, negative of photo of PLT, color slide of photo of PLT (ca. 1980s?).
Series 5: Photographs, circa 1899-1970s
2 boxes
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Contains photographs of María Rosa Oliver spanning her infancy to the 1970s, by various photographers in Argentina, the U.S., and other countries, and photographs of other writers, actors, and friends who were friends of Oliver. In this series, the photographs of María Rosa Oliver and her family members are first, followed by the photographs of Oliver's friends and acquaintances. The photographs of Oliver and her family members are arranged in chronological order, though many photographs are undated, and, thus, the dates are guesses. The photographs of people other than Oliver and her family are arranged alphabetically by the person's surname.
Series 4: Photographs documents the buildings, the social life, and the general atmosphere surrounding the clubs. Time frames for the photographs are noted on the back of each photo.
This subseries consists of photographs arranged by topic, such as baseball or portraits of Berg, without geographic distinctions. This subseries also consists of images of others and images by others, such as documentary prints of Moe Berg by the collector Charles Owen. These are identified at the folder-level when known. Additional information on specific origin and identified individuals is provided at the folder-level when known.
This series consists of primarily silver gelatin black-and-white photographs of places, family, friends and Moe Berg himself, taken or collected by or about him. There are also a number of copy-prints dating from the 1980s for which the originals are not present, and a number of duplicates. Known individuals are noted at the file-level and include Babe Ruth, "Lefty" O'Doul, Joe Cronin, Hollis Thurston, John F. Kieran, Paul Scherrer and Howard Dix.
Galbraith Ward and Marquand Ward Letters to Margaret Heyerdahl, circa 1890s-1952 (mostly 1905-1918)
AC493
2 boxes
Ward, Marquand (Class of 1917)
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.
Nassau Hall, circa 1890-1985
1 box
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Box 23
This folder contains photographs of Nassau Hall. Included are photographs of the exterior of Nassau Hall, including the tower and bell; and the interior of Nassau Hall, including the Memorial Room and the Faculty Room. Also included are artist and historical renderings of Nassau Hall; photographs of Blair Arch, Holder Court and Sage Tower; fisheye lens photographs of Nassau Hall; photographs of the University mascots; a photograph of Karl Schappeler chiseling the names of the University's war dead in the Memorial Room in 1974; and a photograph of Harry Hart ringing the Nassau Hall bell.
Series 6: Postcard Additions, circa 1890-1960
4 boxes
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This series consists of postcards that have been donated since the processing of the collection in 1996.
Historical Postcard Collection, circa 1890-1960
AC045
5 boxes
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Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
The Historical Postcard Collection documents the buildings and environs of the Princeton University campus in the form of picture postcards. Featuring both monochrome and color postcards, the bulk of the collection ranges in date from 1900 through the 1960s. Many of the postcards have been digitized and are searchable through Digital PUL.
Box 143, Folder 4
Box 17
Letters, index cards, fossil collections lists
Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee
The collection consists of materials relating to the three-day Sesquicentennial Celebration in October 1896, at which the College of New Jersey became Princeton University. In addition to ephemera and printed material distributed at the celebration, the collection includes a typescript draft of President Francis Landey Patton's sermon, sesquicentennial memorial books, a published sketchbook, official congratulations from other institutions, and press releases and newspaper clippings reporting the events.
Box 1
Includes photographs by Pach Bros. of football and baseball teams and a group shot under "The Princeton Student" ("The Christian Student"), Prep Schools Religious Conference.
Box 306, Folder 2
Hall of Fame Dedication (TMs)
