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Description:

Consists mainly of correspondence between Dean Mathey and family members. Also includes scrapbooks and newspaper clippings.

The order of the materials at the time of donation has been maintained.

Description:

Includes small publications by Mathey, diaries, photographs, medals, photo albums, and related materials.

The order of the materials at the time of donation has been maintained.

Description:

Series 3 consists of letters from Dean Mathey to Malcolm Warnock '1925 between 1921 and 1924. Warnock, like Mathey, came from Cranford NJ, and was recipient of the Captain Newell Fiske Memorial Scholarship, recommended by Dean Mathey. The series also contains clippings on Dean Mathey playing tennis and a few various other papers relating to Warnock's time as a student at Princeton.

The order of the materials at the time of donation has been maintained.

Scope and Contents

The collection documents Mathey's familial relationships, service to Princeton, tennis career, and other activities from his undergraduate days to the end of his life. The collection includes correspondence relating to Mathey's undergraduate career, his time as 1st Lieutenant with the American Expeditionary Force, his service as a member of Princeton's Board of Trustees, and personal correspondence from Mathey and his wife Gertrude to their sons. The collection also contains newspaper clippings related to Princeton and to Mathey's tennis career, small publications by Mathey, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, medals, photo albums.

Collection Creator Biography:

Mathey, Dean

Dean Mathey (d. 1972), Class of 1912, was a member of the Board of Trustees and an ardent supporter of the University. As a student he twice won the national intercollegiate tennis doubles championship and was captain of the tennis team his senior year. Mathey continued to play tennis competitively after graduating from Princeton, and he served as 1st Lieutenant with the American Expeditionary Force during and immediately after the first World War. Mathey built a successful career in finance, and, while on the Finance Committee, helped to substantially increase the University's budget and grow its investments. He was an alumni trustee of the University from 1927 to 1931, charter trustee from 1931 to 1960, and trustee emeritus from 1960 until his death. At various times he served on each of the board's nine standing committees including 34 years on the Committee of Grounds and Buildings, of which he was chairman from 1942 to 1949. Mathey College, dedicated on November 6, 1983, is named for him. Mathey was predeceased by his first wife Gertrude, and his second wife Helen. Mathey and Gertrude had three sons, Dean, David and Donald.

Acquisition:

Gift of Michael Middleton in 2010 [AR.2010.061], and 2011 [AR.2011.024]. Gift of Nancy Middleton in 2016 [AR.2016.103].

Materials in Series 3, Dean Mathey Letters to Malcolm Warnock '1925, were a gift of Eleanor Warnock in 2018 [AR.2018.109].

Appraisal

No materials have been separated.

Processing Information

Processed by and subsequently updated by Lynn Durgin in 2010, 2011 and 2016. Series 3 added by Phoebe Nobles in 2019.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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Credit this material:

Dean Mathey Papers; Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gb19f588h
Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
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Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-7