Organization: Princeton University / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1971">1971</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Office of Research and Project Administration Records, 1938-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:: 93 boxes, 2 folders, and 22 digital files
Abstract:: The Office of Research and Project Administration acts as coordinator for all grants sought by the University, and also ensures the conformance of University practice with governmental regulations. The collection consists of annual reports, board minutes, policies, and interoffice correspondence of ORPA. Additionally, it contains files assembled for large-scale university research projects such as the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, as well as on research-related issues such as the use of human subjects and biosafety.

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

Humanities Council Records, 1935-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes, 1 websites, and .03 gb
Abstract:: The Council of the Humanities was founded in 1953 at Princeton University to foster teaching, research and intellectual exchange. Consists of materials collected and generated by the Council of the Humanities, including materials pertaining to the Ford Foundation Project.

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

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

Extent:: 17 boxes
Abstract:: 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]

Office of the Dean of Religious Life and the Chapel Records, 1906-2023 (inclusive) 1920-1981 (bulk)

Extent:: 50 boxes, 2 items, and 4 gb
Abstract:: The religious interests of members of the University are served through the offices of the Dean of Religious Life and the Chapel, which work with chaplains of different denominations and faiths on a variety of activities. The Dean of the Chapel records document the activities of the Office and the Chapel and include former dean files, historical material, minutes, and marriage, birth, baptism, and death records as well as adminsitrative files and programs of services and concerts.

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

Joseph Coy Green Papers, circa 1907-1977 (inclusive) 1931-1953 (bulk)

Extent:: 41 boxes
Abstract:: Joseph Coy Green (Princeton Class of 1908) served in a number of State Department positions, including his appointment as special representative to the International Institute of Agriculture in Rome (1931), chairman of the Armaments Commission (1944-1946), member of the U.S. Mission to observe the elections in Greece (1946), director of the Foreign Service Board of Examiners, and ambassador to Jordan (1952-1953). Included in this collection are correspondence, journals, scrapbooks, diaries, reports, notes, and printed matter.

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

Robert F. Goheen Papers, 1889-2008 (inclusive) 1939-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 25 boxes, 1 folder, and 2 items
Abstract:: The Robert F. Goheen Papers contain records that Robert F. Goheen kept mainly before and after he was president of Princeton University (1957-1972). They include files Goheen kept as a graduate student, instructor and professor in Princeton University's Department of Classics for the period 1939-1957. The collection also contains U.S. army records for 1942-1945, when Goheen had interrupted his studies for service in the Second World War, and for 1945-1956, when he served in the Officers Reserve Corps. The majority of the files concern Goheen's post-presidential years, when he was Chair of the Council on Foundations (1972-1977), Ambassador to India (1977-1980), and Director of the Mellon Fellowships in the Humanities (1981-1998), as well as Senior Fellow Public and International Affairs at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School. In addition, the collection contains some speech notes Goheen kept and some photographs of Goheen from his tenure as President of Princeton University.

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

W. Arthur Lewis Papers, 1892-1990 (inclusive) 1950-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 55 boxes
Abstract:: Sir W. Arthur Lewis (1915-1991) was a pioneer in the field of economic development and a leading authority on economic growth in developing countries and associated political and social changes. He was a professor at the University of Manchester and Princeton University and served as an advisor to several governments. Lewis, who was from the Caribbean, also broke through racial barriers in the academic world throughout his career. Lewis's papers document his career as a scholar and as an economic advisor and include his professional correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and writings.

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

Roy Heath Class of 1954 Advisee Project Interviews, 1950-1979 (inclusive) 1950-1954 (bulk)

Extent:: 19 boxes
Abstract:: Roy Heath was a member of the Princeton University class of 1939. He later served on the faculty as professor of psychology and was appointed director of a sweeping study of undergraduate education at Princeton, the results of which were published in The Reasonable Adventurer (1964). The collection comprises materials related to a study that Heath, a clinical psychologist, conducted on 36 members of the Class of 1954 during their years at Princeton.

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

Department of Grounds and Buildings Technical Correspondence Records, 1866-1988 (inclusive) 1930s-1940s (bulk)

Extent:: 25 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:: The Technical Correspondence Records, created by the Department of Grounds and Buildings, contain detailed information relating to the construction, maintenance, renovation, and demolition of buildings, and to the grounds and architects of Princeton University.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Historical Subject Files, Grounds and Buildings, 1802-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 21 boxes, 342 items, and 20 digital files
Abstract:: The Princeton University Library Collection of Historical Subject Files, Grounds and Buildings contains information relating to the buildings, grounds, and architects of Princeton University. The collection also includes information on the development of the campus and the various chronologies of construction and land acquisition that have been gathered.

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

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