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Archives related to: Morgan, Junius Spencer
| title | Morgan family papers, 1880–1940. | repository | Princeton University |
| description | Consists primarily of letters received by Josephine Adams Perry before and after her marriage in 1891 to Junius Spencer Morgan (Princeton Class of 1888), a New York City banker who served as associate librarian (1898-1909) at Princeton. Also included are correspondence of Perry's parents, General and Mrs. Alexander James Perry, Morgan's parents, Sarah and George Morgan, and other family members, as well as some correspondence of Morgan concerning mostly family and social matters before his retirement and removal to Paris in 1909. In addition, there are diaries, bills for a European trip in 1924, financial papers, certificates, and genealogical material. Biography/History Josephine Perry Morgan (1869-1962) was the daughter of General Alexander J. Perry (1828-1913) and Josephine Adams Perry (1834-1917). She married Junius Spencer Morgan on June 4, 1891 in New York. They built a mansion house in Princeton in 1897, called Constitution Hill (one of the first English Gothic houses in America), and had three children: Lucretia Perry (died in infancy), Sarah Spencer, and Alexander Perry (Princeton Class of 1922). Biography of Junius Spencer Morgan Junius Spencer Morgan was born in 1867 in New York. He was the son of George Hale Morgan (1840-1911) and Sarah Spencer Morgan (1839-1896). He graduated from Princeton University in 1888 and became a banker and the founder of Cuyler, Morgan, & Co. He was also the associate librarian of Princeton University from 1898-1909 and retired from banking in 1910. He assisted his uncle on his mother's side, the financier J. Pierpont Morgan, in making acquisitions for the Morgan Library in New York. In addition, his lifetime collection of over 700 titles of the Roman poet, Virgil, bears his name at the Princeton University Library. Junius Spencer Morgan died in 1932 in Switzerland. Call number: C0553 |
| extent | 34.5 linear ft. (80 archival boxes) |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Financial Records |
| access | Collection is open for research use. |
| record link | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/q237hr966 |
| record source | https://catalog.princeton.edu |
| finding aid | Available on site or over Princeton Universities website. |
| acquisition information | Most of the collection was a gift to Princeton University Library from the Morgan Family. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:07 |
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| title | List of editions of Virgil: typescript, 1895. | repository | Princeton University |
| description | A bibliography of Virgil's works, compiled by J.S. Morgan. Typewritten manuscript with handwritten corrections and notes, dated 1895. Call number: C0199 no. 727q |
| extent | 1 v. (20 leaves) ; 27 cm. |
| access | See Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Princeton University Library for any restrictions. |
| record source | https://catalog.princeton.edu |
| updated | 06/15/2017 14:47:32 |
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