Manuscripts
The majority of the archival manuscript collections pertaining to early American history are cataloged and keyword searchable in the Library’s Finding Aids.
In addition, hundreds of individual bound manuscripts are cataloged in the Library’s Main Catalog.
Photographs
The Western Americana Collection in the Princeton University Digital Library consists of nearly 7,000 digitized photographs of Indians of the Americas and views of the American West, including landscapes, cityscapes, and mining,railroad, and agricultural operations. Also included are views of towns in Mexico. The bulk of the photographs date from the 19th century. The collection can be accessed at Western Americana Digital Collection.
For a list of bound photography albums, many of which are not included in the Digital Collection, see Bound Volumes.
Princeton University Library Chronicle
The Princeton University Library Chronicle is an interdisciplinary journal whose mission is to publish articles of scholarly importance and general interest based on research in the collections of the Princeton University Libraries. An index of nearly 50 full-text articles exploring the history of the American West via Princeton’s collections can be found at the following URL: