Contents and Arrangement
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Kay, Alfred Goddard (1899-1973)
- Title:
- Alfred Goddard Kay Autograph Collection
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/df65v786f
- Dates:
- 1753-1875
- Size:
- 1 box, 5 items
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss)
- Box 1
- individual item
- Language:
- English
Abstract
The Alfred Goddard Kay Autograph Collection consists of letters, documents, and other miscellanea signed by significant 18th and 19th century American and French figures collected by American stock broker Alfred Goddard Kay (Princeton Class of 1912).
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of letters and documents of American and French historical figures of the Revolutionary War period. The collection also contains an autograph album of 19th century American politicians and writers, as well as several English manuscripts. Included are two autograph letters (1781) by George Washington to the Marquis de Chastellux, written at the start of the Yorktown campaign; an autograph letter (1778) by Silas Deane from Paris, with documents listing his accounts charged to the United States for services and supplies purchased on its behalf; an autograph letter (1851) by Charles Dickens to an American friend recalling a previous visit to the United States; and 53 letters (1867-1871) by Burr Kellogg, an American working with an English theatrical touring company, while on a trip around the world with stops in such places as Australia, India, Italy, and Japan. Printed items consist of a Quaker broadside (1769), a copy of The Providence Gazette (1783) regarding Count de Grasse, a copy of Gazette de France (1779), and a circular letter (1875) with a photograph regarding the kidnapping of four-year-old Charles Brewster Ross.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Kay, Alfred Goddard (1899-1973)
Alfred Goddard Kay (Princeton Class of 1912) was an American stock broker and collector.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Given in memory of Alfred Goddard Kay (Princeton Class of 1912) by his wife.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Ran Tao in 2004. Finding aid written by Ran Tao in 2004.
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. For instances beyond Fair Use, 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:
Alfred Goddard Kay Autograph Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/df65v786f
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss)
- Box 1
- individual item
Find More
- Subject Terms:
- Politicians -- United States -- 19th century
Presidents -- United States -- 18th century
Theater -- Great Britain. -- 19th century
Voyages around the world. -- 19th century - Genre Terms:
- Autographs.
Broadsides -- United States -- 1769
Newspapers. -- 18th century - Places:
- Southeast Asia -- Description and travel.
Australia -- Description and travel. -- 19th century
England -- Description and travel. -- 19th century
India -- Description and travel. -- 19th century
Italy -- Description and travel. -- 19th century
Japan -- Description and travel. -- 19th century
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources
Yorktown (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1781. -- Sources
