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Journal of Robert Wood Sawyer, Class of 1838, Volume II, 1838-1843

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Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Though Volume II of Sawyer's journal begins in his final days as a Princeton student, the journal primarily documents Sawyer's time as a Presbyterian Missionary in Monrovia, Liberia from 1841 until his death 1843. The journal contains detailed descriptions of Sawyer's interactions with the tribesmen, kings and governors he encounters; his efforts to build a school and to establish other missions; and his dealings with local people.

Arrangement

No arrangement has been imposed on items in Series 2: Additions, 1792-1947.

General

Many of the items which comprise the Student Correspondence and Writings Collection have been cataloged individually, and are searchable through the Princeton University Library's online catalog . The information presented in the folder list of this finding aid duplicates that found in the online catalog records.

Collection History

Acquisition:

AR.2014.002

Accruals

Additional student correspondence and writings will be added to the collection as accrued by the University Archives.

Appraisal

Appraisal information was not recorded at time of processing.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Mudd Library Staff. Finding aid written by Daniel Brennan in March 2009. Description of AR.2014.070 created by Ada Rauch '17. Finding aid updated by Annalise Berdini in December 2020. Finding aid updated by Phoebe Nobles in 2022.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. For instances beyond Fair Use, if copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers do not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with use of materials from the Princeton University Archives.

For instances beyond Fair Use where the copyright is not held by the University, while permission from the Library is not required, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Journal of Robert Wood Sawyer, Class of 1838, Volume II; Student Correspondence and Writings Collection, AC334, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 14

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Additional examples of student correspondence and writings in the Mudd Library that have been cataloged as individual collections include:

AC017, John and Robb Carson Letters, 1903-1908

AC018, Harrington DeGoyler Green Letters, 1906-1917

AC033, Hikoichi Orita Diary, 1872-1876

AC241, Edwin Mortimer Hopkins Papers, 1887-1894

AC323, William E. Potter Diary, 1859-1862

AC336, Harry Z. O'Brien Correspondence, 1896-1899

AC337, Horace and Thomas Meeker Papers on Admission to Princeton University

AC346, Arthur Eschenlauer Correspondence with Janet Copeland Eschenlauer, 1950-1956

AC363, Joseph Faber email correspondence, 1995-1997

AC370, Hedges Family Papers, 1797-1938 (bulk 1925-1931)

Researchers investigating student life at Princeton should also see AC026, Scrapbook Collection, 1843-1954 (bulk 1860-1920). 19 additional scrapbooks, formerly part of the Princetoniana collection, are individually cataloged in the Princeton University Library online catalog with call numbers beginning P06 (Princeton, Scrapbooks, General).

The Mudd Manuscript Library also holds undergraduate alumni files for many of the authors of these materials.

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Princeton University