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.
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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).
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.
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.
Consists of personal, financial and legal documents of the Richter and Achenbach families. Includes family letters and diaries.
G. Edward Pendray papers, 1829-1981 (mostly 1923-1971)
MC105
106 boxes
2 items
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Restrictions may apply.
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.
Subseries 1A: Organizational Files, 1829-1981
38 boxes
Restrictions may apply.
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.
Series 1: Correspondence and Related Materials, 1829-1981
50 boxes
Restrictions may apply.
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.
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.
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.
Materials for an Incomplete Study of Lord Byron as a Dramatist, Collected By Vail Motter, 1829-1953
1 folder
Box 2, Folder 18
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.
