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Princeton Scientific Expeditions Collection, 1834-1995 (inclusive) 1834-1930 (bulk)

Extent:
26 boxes and 236 items
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The Princeton Scientific Expeditions Collection brings together original materials from the university archives that document the work of various scientific expeditions conducted under the aegis of Princeton University and its corporate predecessors. The connection with the university ranges from enterprises duly authorized in the trustees' minutes to expeditionary tasks that happen to have been carried out by members of the university faculty, often with little official notice of Princeton as an institution.

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

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

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17 volumes, 107 boxes, and 43 folders
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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]

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Graduate Alumni Records, 1839-2016 (inclusive)

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792 boxes
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The records consist of the academic files of former graduate students of Princeton University. The information contained in each file varies greatly but can include grades cards, Graduate School applications, a photograph of the student, letters of recommendation, as well as biographical information, lists of achievements, news clippings, and obituaries. Please see "Other Finding Aids" under "Find More" for a list of the five finding aids to the Graduate Alumni Records, divided by time period.

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

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Varnum Lansing Collins Papers, 1842-1972 (inclusive)

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11 boxes
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Varnum Lansing Collins was a Princeton alum of the Class of 1893 and served as the University's Secretary from 1917 to 1936. Throughout his life Collins exhibited a special interest in Princeton's history and he authored a number of works relating to that theme. The Varnum Lansing Collins Papers consist primarily of materials generated by Collins while writing several of his most well-known works on Princeton history.

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

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Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Records, 1847-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
149 boxes, 38 items, 108 digital files, and 1 websites
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Founded in 1930 as a cooperative enterprise of the History, Politics, and Economics Departments of Princeton University at the undergraduate level, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs has since grown into one of the nation's foremost centers for professional public policy education, offering degrees on both the undergraduate and graduate level and contributing original research in a wide variety of fields related to public and international affairs. The records document the school's founding and development and include correspondence, subject files, publications, and audiovisual materials.

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

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Historical Photograph Collection, Student Photograph Albums, 1851-1995 (inclusive) 1860-1920 (bulk)

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209 boxes
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The Student Photograph Albums Series of the Historical Photograph Collection (HPC) contains 180 photographic albums created by Princeton University students. These albums, along with the other photograph collections in the University Archives, help document the experiences of students, faculty, and staff at Princeton University. The albums date from 1851 to 1995, although the bulk date from the 1860s to the 1910s. New accessions are added regularly to the collection.

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

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Robert Bernard Martin Papers, 1852-1980 (inclusive)

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23 boxes and 9.2 linear feet
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Consists of two distinct groups of papers of author Robert Bernard Martin: material relating to his scholarly research and writings on the English novelist and clergyman Charles Kingsley and manuscripts of eight of Martin's published novels and works of non-fiction.

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

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Office of the Vice President and Secretary Records, 1853-2019 (inclusive) 1901-1985 (bulk)

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202 boxes, 1 folder, 12 items, 3533 digital files, and 1 websites
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This collection chronicles the administrative responsibilities and activities of the vice presidents and secretaries of the University. Included are correspondence, memoranda, and notes concerning committee activities. Also included are press releases, discussions pertaining to trustee matters, scholarship information, and biographical files on honorary degree recipients.

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

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Admission Office Records, 1854-2017 (inclusive) 1922-1998 (bulk)

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42 boxes, 2 items, and 1 websites
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The Admission Office has determined who should be allowed to enroll as undergraduates at Princeton University since 1922. The actual composition and the desired composition of each class have been contentious campus issues since the introduction of selective admission. The debates over the value of recruiting and admitting alumni sons, war veterans, athletes, disadvantaged students (especially racial minorities), and women are reflected in the records of the Admission Office. This collection includes a number of reports and minutes, some of which are restricted, news clippings and releases about Princeton admission, historical materials, and a series of Admission Office publications.

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

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Princeton University Student Christian Association Records, 1855-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:
30 boxes
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The Student Christian Association and its predecessors were the dominant religious organizations at Princeton University for almost a hundred and fifty years. The Philadelphian Society, founded by a small group of students in 1825, was the quasi-official campus religious agency by the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1930 the Student-Faculty Association (SFA), organized by the Dean of the Chapel, took over the Society's programs, focusing on community service. In 1946 the Student Christian Association (SCA) replaced both the Society and the SFA, coordinating both religious and community service activities in campus. The Student Volunteers Council succeeded the SCA in 1967.

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

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"Old Nassau" Collection, 1859-1989 (inclusive)

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3 boxes
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This collection contains early scores and lyrics to Princeton University's alma mater "Old Nassau" as well as information about the song and the men who created it.

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

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Edward S. Corwin Papers, circa 1860-1961 (inclusive) 1920-1958 (bulk)

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24 boxes
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This collection contains correspondence, speeches, lecture notes, writings, and photographs of Edward S. Corwin, a noted constitutional scholar who taught at Princeton University for much of his academic career. Nationally-known and widely published, Corwin consulted with many other academics as well as politicians involved with constitutional issues, most notably when he publicly supported Franklin D. Roosevelt's Supreme Court reorganization ("court packing") plan.

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

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Christian Gauss Papers, 1863-1952 (inclusive) 1900-1951 (bulk)

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94 boxes
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Christian Gauss was one of Woodrow Wilson's original preceptors, the first Class of 1900 Professor of Modern Languages, and the third Dean of the College. The Christian Gauss papers include personal and professional writings, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and assorted ephemera and printed matter, as well as numerous documents related to the Gauss family.

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

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R. P. Blackmur Papers, 1864-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:
52 boxes
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Richard Palmer Blackmur was a notable literary critic, poet, and Princeton University professor. This collection documents Blackmur's creative and academic efforts, and includes his critical essays, reviews, poetry, short stories, plays, and unpublished novels. In addition to his writings, Blackmur's papers contain significant correspondence with major literary figures of the twentieth century.

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

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Office of General Counsel Records, 1865-2016 (inclusive) 1971-1997 (bulk)

Extent:
343 boxes and 1 websites
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The Office of General Counsel, established in 1972, provides legal counsel to officers and departments of the University, and serves as legal representative for the University in litigation, administrative matters, and transactions. The records contain correspondence, memoranda, interview transcripts, administrative material relating to the Office of General Counsel and other departments, legal documents, grant and tax reports, legal briefs, affidavits, depositions, as well as litigation material involving estates, trusts, gifts, University employees, and various individuals and corporations.

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

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J. Duncan Spaeth Collection, 1865-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:
11 boxes
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Consists of works, correspondence, diaries, photographs, scrapbooks, and printed matter of J. Duncan Spaeth, a preceptor (1905-1911) and professor of English (1911-1935) at Princeton.

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

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John Cleve Green Collection, 1866-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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John Cleve Green was a Princeton-area businessman and investor who was a notable benefactor of Princeton College primarily during the administration of President James McCosh. The John Cleve Green Collection consists of research materials compiled regarding the life of John Cleve Green and his contributions to Princeton University.

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

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Office of the Vice President for Campus Life Records, 2006-2017 (bulk) 1868-2015 (inclusive)

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8 boxes, 72 items, 7264 digital files, and 1 websites
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The Office of the Vice President for Campus Life is an administrative office at Princeton University responsible for enriching the student experience for the University's undergraduate and graduate students. The Office of the Vice President for Campus Life Records contain internal emails, reports, minutes, spreadsheets, and other office files that document the activities of the office from its inception in the early 21st century and through its first decade and a half of existence.

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

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C. Bernard Shea collection on Princeton University Athletics, 1869-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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Christian Bernard Shea was a member of the Princeton Class of 1916 and an avid supporter of Princeton athletics. The collection consists of Princeton University athletics statistics and newspaper clippings compiled by C. Bernard Shea between approximately 1901 and 1960.

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

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Office of Physical Planning Records, 1869-1994 (inclusive) 1946-1994 (bulk)

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124 boxes, 3 folders, and 160 items
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The Office of Physical Planning was the division of Princeton University's Department of Facilities charged with oversight of the construction of new buildings on campus and alterations to existing structures. The records consist of office files and architectural drawings in a variety of formats.

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

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Athletic Programs Collection, 1870-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
22 boxes
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This collection contains printed athletic programs for football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey and other sports, with football predominant. The programs, especially the earlier ones, provide a sweeping view of Princeton's athletic history, documenting not only team statistics and scores, but the players, the venues in which the teams competed, social aspects of advertising, and the evolution of the various games.

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

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Graduate School Records, 1870-2015 (inclusive) 1890-1995 (bulk)

Extent:
77 boxes, 6511 digital files, and 1 websites
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The Graduate School at Princeton offers masters and doctorate programs in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. The Graduate School Records consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, writings, applications, surveys, and memoranda, as well as forms, course listings, and information on examinations and fees.

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

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Eating Clubs Records, 1874-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:
53 boxes, 1 folder, and 2 items
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The Eating Club Records consist of manuscript and printed material from almost all the clubs. The records of individual eating clubs have been combined with material on Eating Clubs in general. This material includes correspondence, reports, minutes, financial statements, constitutions, and miscellaneous records. Printed material in the records consist of newspaper and magazine clippings, club membership books, and club histories.

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

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Fiske Kimball Papers, 1874-1957, undated (inclusive)

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101 linear feet
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The Fiske Kimball Papers document the myriad interests and tireless professional pursuits of architect, scholar and museum director Fiske Kimball (1888-1955). The papers include professional and personal correspondence; architectural drawings; manuscript, typescript, and printed versions of articles, books, and reviews; photographs, including some personal snapshots and portraits of Kimball and his family; and research and reference material, particularly notes and clippings.

Held at: Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives [Contact Us]

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Princeton University Rowing Collection, 1874-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:
27 boxes and 1 folder
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Princeton has participated in intercollegiate rowing contests since 1874. The collection consists of photographs, memorabilia, scrapbooks, programs, correspondence and posters documenting the history of the Princeton University rowing program.

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

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Music Performance at Princeton Collection, 1875-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:
11 boxes and 1 folder
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Concerts and recitals by Princeton University's many musical clubs and organizations, as well as performers from outside the University have been standard fare on capus since the 19th century. The collection consists of reports, concert programs, posters, articles, schedules, flyers, correspondence, and photographs pertaining to performances of music on the Princeton University campus and performances elsewhere by University-affiliated groups.

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

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Daily Princetonian General records, 1876-2023 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes, 6 items, 594 digital files, and 6 websites
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The Daily Princetonian is the newspaper of Princeton University. The records consist of subject files from the editorial offices of The Prince covering topics such as awards, events, journalism seminars, and by-laws of the paper, as well as booklets published by the Daily Princetonian corporation.

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

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William Starr Myers Papers, 1877-1974 (inclusive) 1897-1956 (bulk)

Extent:
36 boxes
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William Starr Myers (1877-1954) was a professor of history and politics at Princeton University and a noted historian of New Jersey and the Republican Party. The William Starr Myers Papers document the history of his teaching career and published works.

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

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Princeton University Fund Records, 1877-1972 (inclusive) 1938-1956 (bulk)

Extent:
22 boxes
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Though informal fundraising groups acting under the auspices of the Graduate Council had used the name since the 1920s, the Princeton University Fund as it came to be known was officially assembled in 1940 to provide a permanent organization dedicated to annual giving and other fundraising efforts. Consists of detailed committee minutes and correspondence of the Princeton University Fund. Also included in the collection are annual fundraising reports, promotional materials and clippings, and organizational charts.

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

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Nadine Taub Collection of Sally Frank Court Documents, 1879-1992 (inclusive) 1979-1992 (bulk)

Extent:
18 boxes
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The Nadine Taub Collection of Sally Frank Court Documents chronicle Nadine Taub's role as co-counsel for Sally Frank, Princeton Class of 1980, in her thirteen-year legal battle after filing a sex discrimination complaint with the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights against Ivy Club, Tiger Inn, University Cottage Club and Princeton University, alleging that the clubs discriminated against her because of her gender. A significant part of the collection contains legal documents from Sally Frank's co-counsel as well as from defending counsel; research material including minutes, reports, newspaper clippings, campus publications, correspondence, and deeds; correspondence to and from Nadine Taub and Sally Frank, which is restricted until 2016; and from various counsel and judicial members.

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

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William K. Selden Collection on the History of Health Services at Princeton University, 1880-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes
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The William K. Selden Collection on the History of Health Services at Princeton University contains research materials gathered by Selden for the publication, The Heritage of Isabella McCosh (Princeton University Press, 1991). The collections contains drafts, comments on the drafts, photographs, manuscript notes and photocopies of documents made by Selden for the book.

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

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Charles Grosvenor Osgood Papers, 1880-1962 (inclusive)

Extent:
10 boxes
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Consists of works, correspondence, documents, photographs, memorabilia, family papers, scrapbooks, and an autograph book (1880) of Charles Grosvenor Osgood, reflecting his role as one of Woodrow Wilson's original preceptors (1905) and the importance of the preceptorial system at Princeton. The collection contains typed manuscripts of Osgood's lectures on Milton, Spenser, and Samuel Johnson, addresses and note cards, and professional correspondence.

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

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William Rankin Correspondence, 1881-1958 (inclusive) 1905-1940 (bulk)

Extent:
2 boxes
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William Rankin (Princeton Class of 1886) was an art historian, specializing in Italian art, and was co-author, with Alice Van Vechten Brown, of A Short History of Italian Painting (1914). Consists of correspondence of Rankin.

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

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Ivy Ledbetter Lee Papers, 1881-2003 (inclusive) 1915-1946 (bulk)

Extent:
159 boxes and 1 folder
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The Ivy L. Lee Papers consist of personal papers and material from the public relations firm of Ivy Lee and Associates, documenting Ivy Lee's public relations theories and practice. Included are correspondence, diaries, articles, writings, public relations material, newsreels, and photographs reflecting Lee's interest in public relations, transportation (especially railroads), financial markets, and foreign relations, among others. Digital images of the Interborough Rapid Transit posters in Series 9 are available at Digital PUL.

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

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Triangle Club Records, 1883-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:
50 gb, 293 boxes, 3 folders, 4 items, 93681 digital files, 1 websites, and 345.58 linear feet ((312 containers))
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The Triangle Club Records consists of records of the Club and its predecessor, the Princeton College Drama Association, for productions performed by these organizations from 1883 to the present. Materials include correspondence, playbills, scripts, scores, newspaper clippings, posters, scrapbooks, and photographs as well as audio-visual recordings.

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

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School of Engineering and Applied Science Records, 1884-2017 (inclusive)

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192 boxes, 6 folders, 4 items, 2056 digital files, and 1 websites
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Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science is an academic unit which since 1921 has overseen the curriculum and administration of the University's academic departments in the engineering sciences. The records document the activities of the School of Engineering and its subordinate departments and programs from its origins in the late 19th century until the present, and consist of correspondence, subject files, research reports, photographs, and other audiovisual materials.

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

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Woodrow Wilson materials, 1885-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 linear ft.
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Besides serving as the twenty-eighth president of the United States from 1913-1921 Woodrow Wilson was a member of the original faculty of Bryn Mawr College from 1885-1888. Papers on file at Bryn Mawr College about Woodrow Wilson include material about the 1956 celebration at Bryn Mawr College of Wilson's Centennial as well as miscellaneous materials collected from various sources.

Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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Office of Development Donor Files, 1885-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
204 boxes and 4 items
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The Office of Development is the centralized administrative unit which oversees Princeton University's many fundraising programs. Consists exclusively of closed donor files created and maintained by Princeton University's Office of Development. No other administrative records are included.

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

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Sesquicentennial Celebration Records, circa 1887-1993 (inclusive) 1894-1904 (bulk)

Extent:
17 boxes
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The collection consists of materials relating to the three-day Sesquicentennial Celebration in October 1896, at which the College of New Jersey became Princeton University. In addition to ephemera and printed material distributed at the celebration, the collection includes a typescript draft of President Francis Landey Patton's sermon, sesquicentennial memorial books, a published sketchbook, official congratulations from other institutions, and press releases and newspaper clippings reporting the events.

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

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Woodrow Wilson Foundation Records, 1888-1987 (inclusive) 1921-1963 (bulk)

Extent:
80 boxes and 1 folder
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The Woodrow Wilson Foundation was an organization formed in 1921 in New York City for the "perpetuation of Wilson's ideals" through research grants and publications. The collection consists of the administrative records of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, the bulk of which are financial records, correspondence, notes, committee minutes, press releases, research proposals, and awards dating from 1921-1963. The collection also includes a small amount of audivisual material, photographs and sound recordings.

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

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Paul Elmer More Papers, 1888-1949 (bulk) 1888-1989 (inclusive)

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45 boxes, 6 folders, 4 items, and 18.8 linear feet
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The Paul Elmer More Papers reflect on More's life and career as an author, editor of The Nation (1909-1914), and lecturer at Princeton University (1918-1933) in philosophy and classics.

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

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