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Subseries 2A: Photographs, 1823-1963 May
8 boxes
1 folder
The Photographs Subseries provides a visual documentation of the life and activities of Woodrow Wilson. It includes the prints and negatives used in the Papers of Woodrow Wilson, along with other photographs sorted by subject. While the bulk of the images are of people and places, there are also photographs and negatives of important correspondence and documents. Additionally, this subseries contains a run of United States Signal Corps photographs from Wilson's presidential era.
Joseph Jefferson Collection, 1823-1976 (mostly 1829-1905)
TC132
1 box
0.4 linear feet
Jefferson, Joseph (1829-1905)
Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905) was an American actor and author. His collection consists of biographical newspaper clippings, 2 copies of his Autobiography, theatrical criticism and approbation, and clippings on family matters.
Box 25
Includes Partial transcripts of Yost diary from 1945 Potsdam conference, articles and clippings, Letter from Charles Yost to Henry Kissinger, small amount of family materials, etc.
Printed items, such as pamphlets, brochures, annual reports, event programs, and magazines relating to several topics, including animals, children, education, health, and horticulture.
Box 156, Folder 14
Contains essays, printed material, ephemera
F (General). 1 folder: including letters to, from, and about the following, 1824-1974
1 box
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
J. Harlin O'Connell Collection on English Artists, 1825-1952 (mostly 1880-1939)
C0213
7 boxes
32 folios
9 items
2.5 linear feet
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
O'Connell, J. Harlin (John Harlin) (1893-1955)
Consists of letters, short manuscripts, some artwork, and a few proofs of English poets, dramatists, novelists, critics, essayists, biographers, journalists, publishers, artists, and actors who were prominent primarily from the 1890s through the 1930s.
Consists of biographical files for Brandon Barringer as well as Daniel Moreau and Felicity Barringer and other family members.
Series 11: Family Papers, 1826-1990
30 boxes
Consists of the papers of other members of the Lehmann family, including Frederick Lehmann (grandfather), Nina Chambers Lehmann (grandmother), Rudolf Chambers Lehmann (father), Alice Marie Davis Lehmann (mother), Beatrix Lehmann (sister), Helen Lehmann (sister), and Rosamond Lehmann (sister), as well as some papers of the Chambers family.
Includes visual materials such as portraits and other images.
Syllabi and Course Materials Collection, 1826-2005
AC333
33 boxes
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
The Syllabi and Course Materials Collection brings together original materials from the university archives that document the content of classes taught at Princeton University.
Alumni Association Records, 1826-2016
AC048
47 boxes
1 folder
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Princeton University. Alumni Association.
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.
Photographs of Indic Temples and Artwork, 1827-1969 (mostly 1906-1948)
31 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
This subseries consists primarily of photographs of Indic temples and religious artwork, sculptures, figures, drawings, textiles, jewelry, inscriptions, coins, patterns, dancers, theater actors, and people, primarily from India, and also from Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Cambodia, Java, Siam (Thailand), China, Bali, Afghanistan, Burma, Assyria, Greece, Nepal, Persia (Iran), Tibet, Sumatra, Japan, Korea, Laos, Egypt, Turkey, Bhutan, Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Morocco, and Nigeria. Photographs show temples and artwork dating from the 3rd century B.C. until the 19th century. Though some photographs were taken by Coomaraswamy, most were collected from miscellaneous photographers, museums, and archaeological institutions, and many are unattributed.
Photographs, Illustrations, 1827-1969 (mostly 1906-1948)
33 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Consists primarily of photographs of Indic temples, artwork, and dance, collected by Coomaraswamy as part of his ongoing research on Indian art and religion, and during his long career as a curator at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Some photographs of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy and glass slides are also included. There is also a collection of negatives documenting his travels.
Ananda K. Coomaraswamy Papers, 1827-1970 (mostly 1917-1947)
C0038
93 boxes
SOME ONLINE CONTENT
Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (Ananda Kentish) (1877-1947)
Ananda K. Coomaraswamy was a noted art historian and champion of Ceylonese and Indian culture. This collection covers a broad spectrum of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy's work in the fields of art history, philosophy, religion, and social criticism.
Series 1: National Organizations, 1827-2011
23 boxes
1 folder
Series 1: National Organizations, 1826-2008 contains records of the Alumni Association of Nassau Hall, the Committee of Fifty, the Graduate Council and the Alumni Council, as well as the current Alumni Association of Princeton University and its many committees. This series also includes a significant amount of material about reunions.
Box 1, Folder 6
Box 151, Folder 22
Contains photocopies of a letter and genealogical materials
Contains family correspondence with Gwinn's mother, Matilda Bowie Gwinn, her husband's parents, Mahalia Riley and Alfred James Hodder, and other relatives, as well as correspondence with friends and acquaintances, especially M. Cary Thomas, with whom she corresponded writing under many different pet names, Katharine Fullerton and Gordon Hall Gerould, and including correspondence with Gwinn's special Baltimore friends, Bessie King, Mary E. Garrett, Julia Rogers, and Nancy Howard. The correspondence is full of references to Jessie Donaldson Hodder's presence in the lives of the Hodders, as well as references to M. Carey Thomas' reaction to the Gwinn and Hodder relationship.
Materials for an Incomplete Study of Lord Byron as a Dramatist, Collected By Vail Motter, 1829-1953
1 folder
Box 2, Folder 18
Blair Family Papers, 1829-1977 (mostly 1829-1945)
C1569
5 boxes
3.5 linear feet
Blair family
Consists of a group of family papers and genealogical research collected by members of the Blair family, a prominent political family in the United States in the 19th century. Materials relate to Francis Preston Blair Sr. (1791-1876) and his descendents, including Frank P. (Francis Preston) Blair Jr., Apolline Alexander Blair, Francis Preston Blair III, Andrew A. Blair, James L. Blair, Gist Blair, Emily Blair Henrotin, and others. Included are correspondence, documents, genealogical research, photographs, printed materials, and writings related to politics, military service, family history, and domestic life.
Julia Burt Atteberry Papers, 1829-1979 (mostly 1911-1973)
C0226
5 boxes
1.8 linear feet
Atteberry, Julia Burt (1915-1986)
Julia Burt Atteberry was the daughter of Maxwell Struthers Burt (Princeton Class of 1904) and Katharine Newlin Burt, who were both writers and established one of the first "dude" ranches in the West. This collection consists of correspondence between various members of the Burt family and some of their manuscripts, miscellaneous correspondence, documents, and journals.
The Organizational Files Subseries documents Pendray's involvement with the American Interplanetary Society (later renamed American Rocket Society), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Guggenheim Foundation. The material pertaining to the American Interplanetary Society consists of financial documents, internal correspondence, meeting minutes, annual reports, published journals, photographs and sketches related to rocket tests, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings. The history of early rocket technology and some of the first experimental rockets are well-documented here. The bulk of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics related material consists of correspondence. Additional American Rocket Society material and a history of the AIAA's G. Edward Pendray Award are included also. The Guggenheim Foundation documents pertain to Pendray's involvement in establishing several aviation research centers. The bulk of the NASA related documents are printed materials that document NASA's developmental years.
The Subject Files Series includes documents compiled and maintained by Pendray during the course of his involvement with several aeronautics and astronautics groups and his career in the public relations field. Also included are files on various scientists and related science disciplines, the bulk of which were compiled during Pendray's tenures as the science editor at the Herald Tribune and Literary Digest.
G. Edward Pendray papers, 1829-1981 (mostly 1923-1971)
MC105
106 boxes
2 items
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Pendray, G. Edward (George Edward) (1901)
G. Edward Pendray was an early proponent of rocket power and space flight and co-founder Pendray and Company, a prominent public relations firm. The G. Edward Pendray Papers consist of correspondence, notes, memoranda, drafts, reports, photographs, and printed material related to Pendray's career in public relations and his life-long interest and involvement in aeronautics and astronautics.
Consists of personal, financial and legal documents of the Richter and Achenbach families. Includes family letters and diaries.
Frederick T. Brown Family Papers, 1830-1959
C0726
1 box
0.4 linear feet
Brown, Frederick T. (Frederick Thomas) (1822-1893)
Consists of selected papers of the Frederick T. Brown family, which originated in Ohio but at various times lived in Indiana, Minnesota, and New Jersey.
William Yarrell Collection, 1830-1961 (mostly 1833-1856)
C0603
1 box
1.25 linear feet
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Consists of letters and drawings of William Yarrell, a nineteenth-century British naturalist, and related printed matter.
William Beebe Papers, 1830-1961 (mostly 1920-1959)
C0661
22 boxes
9.2 linear feet
Beebe, William
Consists of papers of American naturalist William Beebe, primarily relating to his association with the New York Zoological Society (NYZS).
Consists of correspondence with his wife, Louise Selina Bonynge Maxwell, as well as with the Brazilian Embassy, Edward VII, King of Great Britain, George V, King of Great Britain, several Earls and Barons, and others.
Consists of miscellaneous correspondence as well as miscellaneous papers of the Hutton family.