Contents and Arrangement
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Pickersgill, Harold E. (1872)
- Title:
- Harold E. Pickersgill Collection
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/cf95jb52p
- Dates:
- 1809-1939
- Size:
- 1 box, 0.2 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP - Remote Storage (scarcpxm)
- Box 1
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of historical papers of New Jersey collected by New Jersey historian Harold E. Pickersgill and related correspondence and newspaper clippings.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Pickersgill's correspondence, historical papers of New Jersey collected by him, and newspaper clippings. Included are correspondence with historical societies and individuals interested in New Jersey history; 19th-century speeches, including two Fourth of July orations given in Perth Amboy by Mayor Solomon Andrews; a description of deeds in the Henry Reeves estate; an unpublished, typed manuscript (carbon) of a history of newspaper publishing in New Jersey; and a typed transcript of board meeting minutes entitled "East New Jersey's Proprietors Journal, 1685-1705." There are also genealogical notes on the Jennings family of New Jersey and the Vroomans of New York.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Pickersgill, Harold E. (1872)
Harold E. Pickersgill was an American jurist and New Jersey historian.
Collection History
- Processing Information
Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager '15 in 2013.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Open for research/
- 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:
Harold E. Pickersgill Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/cf95jb52p
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP - Remote Storage (scarcpxm)
- Box 1
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- Subject Terms:
- Fourth of July orations. -- 19th century
Newspaper publishing -- New Jersey -- History. - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence
Genealogies.
Minutes.
Speeches. - Names:
- Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey
Vrooman family
Jennings family
Reeves, Henry - Places:
- New Jersey -- History.
Perth Amboy (N.J.) -- History. -- 19th century -- Sources
