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Frederic Collin Walcott papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 529
Abstract: The early papers relate to Walcott's business concerns and his game preserve. The bulk of the collection covers the period from 1915-1919 when Walcott was with the Rockefeller Foundation War Relief Commission and the U.S. Food Administration. Beginning with 1929 there is some correspondence from his career as Republican Senator from Connecticut. The remainder of the collection relates to Walcott's work in Polish relief (1939-1940) and his interest in conservation. Other persons represented...
Dates: 1850-1948

William John Walker papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1188
Abstract:

Correspondence, and campaign materials relating to William J. Walker's unsuccessful campaign as Republican candidate for mayor of Albany, New York in 1937.

Dates: 1936-1937

Arthur Clarence Walworth papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 532
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, research materials, and writings on Woodrow Wilson, Commodore Perry's expedition, and American diplomacy at the end of World War I. Correspondence with biographer Phyllis Levin is included in the papers.

Dates: 1868-2003, bulk 1868-1994

Washington family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 538
Abstract:

The collection contains correspondence and other papers of President George Washington, Martha Dandridge Washington, and William Augustine Washington, half brother of George Washington.

Dates: 1751-1870

Samuel C. G. Watkins autograph collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 698
Abstract:

Autograph collection of Dr. S. C. G. Watkins of Montclair, N.J. The collection consists mainly of letters (typed and holograph) to Watkins from various important persons in politics, industry, government, and the arts in the early 20th century.

Dates: 1890-1931

George William Watt papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 665
Abstract: Correspondence, research notes, clippings, and a book-length manuscript on Woodrow Wilson written by Watt, a lawyer and Wilson enthusiast. The correspondence consists mainly of Watt's requests for information about Wilson and an attempt to ascertain whether Theodore Roosevelt actually fought in the battle on San Juan Hill. Although much of the correspondence is perfunctory, there is a letter from Winston Churchill on World War I, another from Josephus Daniels on Wilson, and several replies...
Dates: 1920-1954

James Watson Webb papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 683
Abstract: The James Watson Webb papers consist of correspondence, letterbooks, newspapers, diaries, and miscellanea documenting the personal life and professional career of James Watson Webb and his family, including his second wife, Laura Virginia Cram Webb. The papers document Webb's journalistic and political careers, his personal life, and the activities and observations of his second wife, Laura Virginia Cram Webb, a close confidante to her husband. Major topics of interest include New York...
Dates: 1819-1890

Wetmore family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 548
Abstract:

The papers consist of materials relating to George Peabody Wetmore and his family. Correspondence and other papers document the lives of several of Wetmore's ancestors and reflect his interest in New England history. The papers also include letter books and account books of the mercantile firms of Prosper Wetmore & Brothers and Joseph and Joshua Grafton.

Dates: 1638-1921

Wendell Lewis Willkie presidential campaign papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 556
Abstract:

The papers consist of press releases, subject files, speeches, clippings, organization files and campaign ephemera from the presidential campaign conducted by Wendell Willkie in 1940.

Dates: 1940

Woodrow Wilson miscellaneous collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 716
Abstract:

The collection consists of correspondence, printed material, photographs, speeches and messages, writings, memorabilia, and writings about Woodrow Wilson. The correspondence is primarily between Wilson and Winthrop More Daniels, (1878-) Princeton University faculty member 1892-1911, and Interstate Commerce Commission, 1914-1923.

Dates: 1877-1958, bulk 1877-1925

Timothy Lester Woodruff family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1229
Abstract:

Family correspondence of John Woodruff and his son, Timothy Lester Woodruff. Included are several items documenting John Woodruff's career as a Congressman from Connecticut (1855-1857; 1859-1861) and his election on the American Party ticket. Also in the papers is a letter from Samuel Scott, an ancestor of the family, written while serving in the American Revolution.

Dates: 1776-1904