Princeton University Library Collection of Stockton Family Materials, 1701-1942 (mostly 1750-1820)

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Princeton University. Library. Special Collections

Collector:

Princeton University. Library. Special Collections

Title:

Princeton University Library Collection of Stockton Family Materials

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/ff365532h

Dates:

1701-1942 (mostly 1750-1820)

Size:

2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

Storage Note:

Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-2

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of selected material of various members of the prominent Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey, currently ranging from a 1701 deed to notes on Nassau Inn written in 1942.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents: The collection consists of selected material of various members of the Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey, ranging from a 1701 deed to notes on Nassau Inn written in 1942. Most prominently represented are Richard Stockton (Princeton Class of 1748, 1730-1781), Annis Boudinot Stockton (1736-1801), Richard Stockton (Princeton Class of 1779, 1764-1828), and Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866). Included are wills, deeds, correspondence between Stockton family members, letters to such persons as Benjamin Rush, Aaron Ogden, Phineas Bond, and Garret D. Wall, poems of Annis Boudinot Stockton, a deed of manumission (1829) for a slave belonging to R. F. Stockton, a letter (1917) by Theodore Roosevelt to J. Sterling Stockton, and miscellaneous legal papers. In addition, there is a note by Betsey Stockton, the educator and missionary, who, as a child, was a slave of Robert Stockton, and was given by him to his daughter upon her marriage to Reverend Ashbel Green, president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).

Collection History

Acquisition:

The collection was assembled from multiple purchases and gifts. Copy of letter from Edward Shippen to John Stockton is a gift of Philip G. Nordell. Letters from Robert Field Stockton to P.D. Brown and from Theodore Roosevelt to J. Sterling Stockton are a gift of Mrs. P.H. Gresh. 4 Letters purchased from Joseph J. Felcone, Inc. in 2002. Additional information is noted at the file-level.

Custodial History

The collection was formed as a result of a departmental practice of combining into one collection manuscript material of various accessions relating to a particular author.

Previously referred to as the "Stockton Family Additional Papers."

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Folder inventory added by Feng Zhu '2014 in 2012.

Finding aid updated by Kelly Bolding in August 2016.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

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:

Princeton University Library Collection of Stockton Family Materials; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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