Letters to Clarence Gordon from various, 1891-1894
1 folder
Collection Creator:
Gordon, Clarence McCheyne (1870), Gordon family (Fannettsburg (Pa.)), and Gordon, Jeremiah Smith (Class of 1853)
Dates:
1891-1894
Located In:
Box S-000265, Folder 5
Extent:
1 folder
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents
Includes letters to Clarence from professors at Princeton, as well as from classmates and family members.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Credit this material:
Letters to Clarence Gordon from various; Gordon family correspondence, AC482, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd)
Boxes S-000265
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog
and digital media may not be read or played back in the
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audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality
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Custodial History
From the auction house: "The previous owner has meticulously labeled . . . each letter."
In fact, labels (handwritten on index cards and on yellow sticky notes) are not present on each letter. Where index cards or sticky notes are present, they were created by the "previous owner."
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
Scope and Contents
Includes letters to Clarence from professors at Princeton, as well as from classmates and family members.
Collection History
Custodial History
From the auction house: "The previous owner has meticulously labeled . . . each letter."
In fact, labels (handwritten on index cards and on yellow sticky notes) are not present on each letter. Where index cards or sticky notes are present, they were created by the "previous owner."
Access & Use
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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:
Letters to Clarence Gordon from various; Gordon family correspondence, AC482, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
A diary and letters written by Clarence Gordon's father, Jeremiah Smith Gordon, when he was a student at Princeton, appear in AC334, Student Correspondence and Writings Collection.
Lafayette College holds the Gordon, Clarence McCheyne Papers (1931-1933).
The University of Michigan, Clements Library holds the Gordon-Kyle family papers (1801-1861).
The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters at the UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center holds the The Gordon family letters (1889-1904).
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