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Description:

Consists of the writings of Milton Halsey Thomas, including college writings, biographical information, genealogies, and works on diaries of various individuals.

This series is arranged into eleven subseries: Miscellaneous writings, Early writings, college writings, and course notes, A Bibliography of John Dewey, Writings on Columbia University, John Jay Genealogy, The Diary of George Templeton Strong, 1835-1875, Oversize material, Elias Boudinot's Journal to Boston in 1809, Amos Eaton, Samuel Sewall Diary, MHT edition 1974, and American Students in Gottingen.

Description:

Consists of the correspondence of Milton Halsey Thomas as well as correspondence related to the estate of Milton Halsey Thomas. Correspondents include Elmer Adler, the American Antiquarian Society, Carlos H. Baker, James F. Beard, Jr., Columbia University, Herbert B. Howe, the Institute of American Genealogy, Harry S. Truman, and Woodrow Wilson, as well as others.

This series is arranged into two subseries: MHT Correspondence A-Z, and MHT Estate Correspondence.

Description:

Consists of materials related to Halsiana as well as documents, awards, genealogical material, photographs, and printed matter related to Milton Halsey Thomas and materials related to Elijah Milton Thomas (Father of MHT).

This series is arranged into eight subseries: Halsiana, Documents, Awards, Genealogical Material, Photographs, MHT Bibliography, Elijah Milton Thomas (Father of MHT), MHT-related printer matter, Collected material, Bibliographic material,

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, photographs, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous research material of Thomas. Included are manuscripts, research material, and related correspondence for several of his publications: Bibliography of John Dewey (1929), John Dewey: A Centennial Bibliography (1962), Elias Boudinot's Journey to Boston in 1809 (1955), The Diary of George Templeton Strong, 1835-1875 (1952), and The Diary of Samuel Sewall, 1674-1729 (1973). There are manuscripts of articles about varius aspects of Columbia University history, genealogical material about John Jay, and research and collected original manuscript material regarding 19th-century American students in Göttingen, Germany, and the American scientist Amos Eaton.

Thomas's correspondence reflects the myriad interests of scholars and researchers he aided in his role as archivist as well as his own bibliographical interests. In addition, the collection contains personal and family photographs and documents, early scrapbooks, and a small collection of 18th-century autograph material collected by Thomas.

Collection Creator Biography:

Thomas, Milton Halsey, 1903-1977

Milton Halsey Thomas was a librarian, archivist (Columbia University, 1928-1959; Princeton University, 1959-1969), editor, and bibliographer.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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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:

Milton Halsey Thomas Papers; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/9c67wm897
Location:
Firestone Library
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Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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Storage Note:
  • This is stored in multiple locations.
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Boxes 1-45; 47
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 46
Existence and Location of Copies

Publications by Thomas: Bibliography of John Dewey (New York: Columbia University Press, 1929, 2nd ed., 1939), John Dewey: A Centennial Bibliography (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1962), Elias Boudinot's Journey to Boston in 1809 (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Library, 1955), The Diary of George Templeton Strong, 1835-1875 (New York: Macmillan, 1952), and The Diary of Samuel Sewall, 1674-1729 (New York: Farrar, Straus, 1973).

Subject Terms:
American diaries -- 18th century.
American students -- Foreign countries -- 19th century.
American students -- Germany -- Göttingen -- 19th century.
Archivists -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- 19th century.
Archivists -- New York (N.Y.) -- 20th century.
Genre Terms:
American diaries -- 19th century.
Archivists.
Bibliographies -- 20th century.
Correspondence -- 20th century
Drafts (preliminary versions) -- 20th century.
Names:
Columbia University.
Universität Göttingen
Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821
Dewey, John, 1859-1952.
Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842
Jay, John, 1745-1829.
Sewell, Samuel, 1652-1730
Strong, George Templeton, 1820-1875