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

MC193 25 boxes
Yost, Charles Woodruff
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.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript LibraryPublic Policy Papers
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Wordin, Helen "Nellie" Caroline, Diary, 1858-1893

1 folder
Box b-001552, Folder 3
Wordin, Helen Caroline, 1842-
Consists of a manuscript diary spanning forty-five years in the life of Helen "Nellie" Caroline Wordin (1842- ), an educated, single white woman living in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the 19th century who attended school in Petersburg, Virginia, during the outbreak of the American Civil War.
Firestone LibraryManuscripts Division
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Louise A. Woods Friendship Album, 1855-1859

1 folder
Box b-001878, Folder 1
Woods, Louise A.
Consists of a friendship album dedicated to Louise A. Woods, a young woman living in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the 1850s. The first page contains a dedication from J. B. Gould, and entries comprise messages from friends, including religious sentiments and personal letters; drawings of ships; quoted poetry; and numerous news clippings related to the sea and adventure, which appear to have been primary interests for Woods. Clippings are related to whaling, expeditions to South America, tornadoes, the possible discovery of mermaids, and the anatomical dissection of newly discovered species, among other topics. There are also several engraved illustrations that appear to have been published with the album.
Firestone LibraryManuscripts Division
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James S. Woods Papers, 1840-1847

C0980 1 box 0.2 linear feet
Woods, James S., 1824-1846
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.
Firestone LibraryManuscripts Division
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William Woodhull Notebook, 1763-1850 (mostly 1763-1766)

AC321 1 box
Woodhull, William
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.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript LibraryPrinceton University Archives
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New Testament Bible Containing Wills Family Genealogical Records, 1812-1864

1 folder
Box b-001872, Folder 4
Wills family
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.
Firestone LibraryManuscripts Division
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Granville Wilcox Correspondence, 1852-1857

C1261 1 box 0.2 linear feet
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Wilcox, Granville, 1836-1886
Consists chiefly of letters sent by Granville Wilcox to members of his family in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, while he was a student at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) as a member of the Class of 1856.
Firestone LibraryManuscripts Division
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Series 2: Violetta Susan Elizabeth White Delafield, 1811-1949

7 boxes
White, Violetta Susan Elizabeth, 1875-1949
The papers of Violetta Susan Elizabeth White Delafield, consist of her writings, correspondence, documents, photographs, memorabilia, and miscellaneous material. Her writings and notes deal with her research in mycology and horticulture, and much of the correspondence reflects these topics. In addition, there is correspondence with family members such as her sister and brother, Lucy A. White Morris and Alain C. White. The documents contain papers of the White family as well as correspondence bearing on their estate. Material regarding the annual meetings of the Garden Club of America makes up the bulk of the miscellaneous material series.
Firestone LibraryManuscripts Division
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Vicente Llorens Collection of Blanco White Family Materials, 1713-1930 (mostly 1798-1841)

C0075 19 boxes 28 items 7.4 linear feet
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White, Joseph Blanco, 1775-1841
The collection contains manuscripts related to four generations of the Blanco White family, spanning two centuries: including works, diaries, correspondence, documents, accounts and expense records, and printed material. Joseph Blanco White, the Spanish-English writer and religious figure, remains the focus of the collection; however, his brother Fernando, a politician and intellectual of 19th-century Seville, also accounts for a substantial part of the material. Of particular interest are autograph manuscripts of several of Joseph's literary efforts, as well as other genealogical material relating to the Blanco White family.
Firestone LibraryManuscripts Division
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Series 12: Prosper Montgomery Wetmore, 1790-1949

4 boxes
Wetmore, Prosper Montgomery, 1798-1876
The papers of Prosper Montgomery Wetmore, grandfather of Violetta White Delafield, consist of twelve bound volumes (1818-1874) of correspondence, as well as loose material including letters by Wetmore, genealogical papers, miscellaneous material, and printed matter. The bound volumes contain correspondence between Wetmore and his family, business, policial, civic, and Eleventh Regiment New York State Militia colleagues, also some of his poems and essays, documents, maps, miscellaneous material, and printed matter. Some of the correspondents included in the bound volumes are Townsend Harris, William H. Seward, Benson J. Lossing, William Cullen Bryant, and Martin Van Buren.
Firestone LibraryManuscripts Division

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