Papers of Ferdinand J. Dreer, 1719-1936 (bulk 1840-1890).

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Papers of Ferdinand J. Dreer, 1719-1936 (bulk 1840-1890).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122510338

Collection of miscellaneous personal and family papers of Ferdinand J. Dreer. Included are: a typescript biography of Dreer (ca. 1895), fifty letters and documents addressed to him (including a few letters from Benson John Lossing), letters addressed to Edwin Greble Dreer, grandson of Ferdinand J. Dreer, papers the Wichtermans, the family of his grandparents, miscellaneous tributes in verse written in memory of Dreer family members, and family photographs, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, ephemera, etc. Also included are a few miscellaneous documents relating to Johathan Dickinson, first President of Princeton, and genealogies of Dreer, Annin, Miller, and Dickinson families.

274 pieces.3 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6742178

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Dickinson, Jonathan, 1688-1747

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Jonathan Dickinson was the first president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University.) The trustees of the College appointed Dickinson as president in April 1747, and classes began in May in Elizabethtown, with a student body of eight or ten members. From the description of Jonathan Dickinson collection, 1704-1763. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 449886675 ...

Wichterman family.

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Dreer, Ferdinand J. (Ferdinand Julius), 1812-1902

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Ferdinand Julius Dreer, a Philadelphia jewelry manufacturer, philanthropist, and autograph collector. From the description of Papers of Ferdinand J. Dreer, 1719-1936 (bulk 1840-1890). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122510338 ...

Miller family.

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Annin family.

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Dreer family.

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Dickinson family.

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Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891

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Historian, author. From the description of Transcriptions of documents, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583022 Wood engraver, author, editor. From the description of Benson J. Lossing papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576931 From the description of Papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519295 Benson John Lossing, editor, illustrator, and historian born in New York. Edited the Poughkeepsie Telegraph, Poughk...

Dreer, Edwin Greble.

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