Philadelphia Area Archives

Start Over Organization Princeton University Creator Princeton University. Library. Special Collections Year 1848

Princeton University Library Collection of Ashbel Green Materials, 1744-1958 (inclusive) 1783-1844 (bulk)

Extent:: 13 boxes and 4.84 linear feet
Abstract:: Ashbel Green (1762-1848) was a prominent Presbyterian minister, eighth president of the College of New Jersey, and co-founder of the Princeton Theological Seminary. The bulk of the papers consist of Green's personal writings, including diaries and sermons. The papers of Green's father, the Reverend Jacob Green (1722-1790) are also included.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Charles Godfrey Leland Collection, 1841-1902 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes, 10 items, and 2.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Charles Godfrey Leland Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and miscellanea of the American editor, humorist, essayist, and folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland (1824-1903).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Princeton University Library Collection of Princeton University Materials, 1746-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of an assembled collection of correspondence, documents, and manuscripts related to Princeton University, its students, and its employees, some in an official capacity and others as personal or family records of those associated with Princeton University, or the College of New Jersey as it was known prior to the end of the 19th century. Materials span from the 1740s until the 1980s, though most pertain to the mid-18th through early 20th century.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Princeton University Student Clubs Records, 1821-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes
Abstract:: Princeton students have formed clubs for social, charitable, religious, political and other purposes nearly since the school's founding. Princeton University Student Clubs Records, 1821-1926 consists of bound volumes including minute books, financial ledgers, and other record books from student-organized campus clubs including the Nassau Hall Education Society (1821-1839), Literary Sharpshooters (1887-1888), the Philosophical Club (1889-1894), the Hill Club (1900-1904), and the Internaional Polity Club (1914-1926).

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Honorary Degree Records, 1749-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 25 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of files pertaining to honorary degree recipients throughout Princeton University's history.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Princeton University Broadsheets Collection, circa 1807-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:: This collection comprises broadsides, posters and similar single-sided oversize printed objects created by or for Princeton University.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Woodrow Wilson Collection, 1837-1986 (inclusive) 1883-1924 (bulk)

Extent:: 17 volumes, 107 boxes, and 43 folders
Abstract:: The Woodrow Wilson Collection consists of Wilson holdings which have been acquired by the Princeton University Library Special Collections gradually over many years by purchase and gifts from many sources. The collection is rich in material prior to Wilson's presidential years, although it is not limited to this period; researchers will find materials documenting both the public and private life of Woodrow Wilson. Various types of information written by or about Wilson are present in the collection, including manuscripts, addresses, articles, correspondence, telegrams, legal documents, booklets, pamphlets, photographs, portraits, cartoons, newspapers and scrapbooks.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Public Policy Papers [Contact Us]

Scrapbook Collection, 1843-1954 (inclusive) 1860-1920 (bulk)

Extent:: 340 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: This collection contains scrapbooks created by Princeton students which document their social and academic activities while undergraduates.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Historical Photograph Collection, Grounds and Buildings Series, circa 1726-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:: 121 boxes, 3 folders, 6 items, and 328 digital files
Abstract:: The Grounds and Buildings Series of the Historical Photograph Collection contains photographs of the grounds and buildings owned by Princeton University. The photographs date from the late 1850s to the present, with the bulk of the photographs dating from the 1870s to the 1940s. Many of these photographs have been digitized and are searchable in Digital PUL.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Historical Subject Files Collection, 1746-2019 (inclusive)

Extent:: 442 boxes, 21 folders, and 8 items
Abstract:: The Historical Subject Files Collection documents Princeton University history and related topics from 1746 to the present. The collection consists of documents in almost every two-dimensional format: articles, books and booklets, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, non-photographic images, notes, pamphlets, posters, and reports.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]