Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
F. Carrington Weems Papers
Weems, F. Carrington (Fontaine Carrington) (1884-1966)
C0453
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4 boxes
2.3 linear feet
1857-1919
1906-1913
Consists of papers of F. Carrington Weems (Princeton Class of 1907) primarily from his student days at Princeton and several years thereafter, during which he traveled in Europe, worked for the Alaska Road Commission, and became an army colonel in World War I.
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Scope and Contents
The collection consists of papers of Weems (Princeton Class of 1907) primarily from his student days at Princeton and several years thereafter, during which he traveled in Europe, worked for the Alaska Road Commission, and became an army colonel in World War I. While an undergraduate, Weems apparently worked as a secretary for Princeton professor Henry Van Dyke, for the papers include his stenographic notebooks (1906-1907) of letters dictated by Van Dyke. Also included are Weems's school papers, lecture notes, Princeton memorabilia, correspondence with family (particularly, his brother, Benjamin Francis Weems) and friends, and a scrapbook of photographs taken in France (1916-1919).
Arrangement
Unprocessed.
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Open for research/
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Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); F. Carrington Weems Papers, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Processing Information
The contents list for this collection was created by Jerome Jackson in June 2010.
Weems, F. Carrington (Fontaine Carrington) (1884-1966)
Biographical / Historical
F. Carrington Weems (Princeton Class of 1907) traveled in Europe and worked for the Alaska Road Commission before becoming an army colonel during World War I.
College students -- New Jersey -- Princeton. -- 19th century
Stenographers -- 20th century -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- photographs
Correspondence -- 20th century
photographs -- 20th century
Alaska. Territorial Board of Road Commissioners
Princeton University. Class of 1907
Van Dyke, Henry (1852-1933)
Van Dyke, Henry (1852-1933)
Weems, Benjamin Francis (1886)
Van Dyke, Henry (1852-1933)
Biographical / Historical
Presbyterian clergyman, poet, minister to the Netherlands, and longtime Princeton professor (1899-1913, 1919-1923) of English literature, Henry Van Dyke is perhaps best remembered for his Christmas story The Story Of The Other Wise Man (1896).
School Papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/8462111 boxundated1Scope and ContentsCorrespondence, class notes, exams, various school papers.
Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
School Papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/8462121 box1905-19152Scope and ContentsPhotography, correspondence, class notes
Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/8462131 box1911-19153Scope and ContentsCorrespondence, postcards, notes, fieldbooks
Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Princeton Bills & Receipts/repositories/5/archival_objects/8462141 folder190141Scope and ContentsBills & receipts
Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/8462151 folder191142Scope and ContentsCorrespondence
Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Princeton Club Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/8462161 folder1912-191343Scope and ContentsCorrespondence
Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Correspondence & Papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/8462171 folderundated44Scope and ContentsCorrespondence & papers
Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Correspondence & Papers/repositories/5/archival_objects/8462181 folderundated45Scope and ContentsCorrespondence & papers
Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Poem, Postcards/repositories/5/archival_objects/8462191 folder190946Scope and ContentsPostcards, poem
Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.