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The Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, 1891-1968 (inclusive) 1894-1944 (bulk)

Extent:
21.0 linear feet ((30 boxes and 213 books))
Abstract:
This collection of mixed media contains manuscripts, photographs, publications, artifacts and works of art collected and owned by Georg and Max Bredig. The collection documents Georg Bredig's scientific training and rise to prominence as a gifted physical chemist in pre-World War II Germany. In contrast, the scope of the collection takes a dramatic shift after the Nazi rise to power in 1933. As a result of Bredig's Jewish descent, his scientific career and very way of life was brought to an abrupt halt. These documents describe the Bredig family's struggle to survive the horrors of Nazi-occupied Europe, to secure visas and offers of employment for themselves and their colleagues, and to ultimately emigrate to the United States.

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Graduate Alumni Records, 1960-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:
269 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.

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

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Undergraduate Academic Files, Series 8, 1990-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:
222 boxes
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This collection consists of the individual academic files of former undergraduate students of Princeton University. The files contain grades, transcripts, and other information relating to the subject's academic career.

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

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Undergraduate Academic Files, Series 6, 1970-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:
187 boxes
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This collection consists of the individual academic files of former undergraduate students of Princeton University. The files contain grades, transcripts, and other information relating to the subject's academic career.

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

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Department of History records, 1926-2017 (inclusive) 1926-1979 (bulk)

Extent:
14 boxes and 1 website
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From the time of the department's institution in 1924, history has typically been one of Princeton's most popular undergraduate concentrations, with the Department of History offering 40 or more undergraduate courses each year. The records consis of subject and faculty files, correspondence, departmental budgets, course syllabi, as well as records from several special projects.

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Special Committee on the Structure of the University Records, 1967-1970 (inclusive) 1968-1969 (bulk)

Extent:
14 boxes and 2 items
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The 1960s was a tumultuous decade in the history of the United States. Prominent on a landscape of political assassinations, civil rights, and the fight for gender equality was the prolonged conflict in Vietnam. Although discontent was growing against the war in Southeast Asia, the largest and most vocal expression against America's involvement was compellingly articulated on college campuses throughout the nation. Author Thomas Powers notes that the war in Vietnam was, for America, "one of those things that come along once in a generation and call entire societies into question, forcing people to choose between irreconcilables." One of those irreconcilables, for the Princeton community of students and faculty, was their exclusion from university decisions that involved everything from university parietals to Princeton's association with the Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA). In response to student demonstrations and faculty protests, Princeton President Robert F. Goheen...(see more)

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

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Orange Key Guide Service Records, 1953-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:
7 boxes
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Orange Key is a volunteer student organization that provides campus tours. The collection consists of records that document the activities of the Orange Key Guide Service, including tour routes, lists of tour guides, guide selection information, subject files, training materials, and procedure manuals, as well as a card index of buildings, inscriptions, sculptures, and other physical gifts donated to the University assembled by Orange Key Office as a reference for campus tour guides.

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

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John D. Davies Collection on Hobey Baker, 1908-1969 (bulk) 1908-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes
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The John D. Davies Collection on Hobey Baker, located in the University Archives, contains research materials gathered by Davies for the publication, The Legend of Hobey Baker (Little, Brown & Company, 1966). These papers contain correspondence, research notes, manuscript drafts, photographs and printed material pertaining to Hobey A. H. Baker's career as an athlete at St. Paul's Preparatory School, at Princeton University, and as a member of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. Baker died in an airplane crash in 1918.

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

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

Extent:
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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Frederick H. Osborn Papers, 1941-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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The Papers of Frederick H. Osborn, Class of 1910, (1889-1981) cover some of Osborn's service to, and interest in, the University as a charter trustee from 1943-1955 and as a member of several advisory boards, including the Curriculum Committee and Psychology Department Council.

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Benjamin Franklin Bunn Papers, 1919-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes
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The Benjamin Franklin Bunn Papers consist of financial, business and administrative records which Bunn maintained for many Princeton clubs and associations during his 50 years at Princeton University. The papers also contain correspondence with many Princeton and Phillips Exeter Academy classmates, Princeton administrators, and family members. The Triangle Club material contains letters from F. Scott Fitzgerald and notable members of stage and screen.

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

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Senior Thesis Collection, 1926-2022 (inclusive)

Extent:
61615 volumes, 923 boxes, and 13,000 digital file
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Since its introduction in the mid-1920s the senior thesis has been a core element of the undergraduate curriculum at Princeton University. The collection contains the senior theses of Princeton undergraduates.

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

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Graduate Alumni Records, 1839-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
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.

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John Foster Dulles Collection, 1943-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), was a graduate of the Princeton Class of 1908 who served as Secretary of State of the United States for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The John Foster Dulles Collection consists of a small group of materials documenting Dulles' connection to Princeton, including materials on his undergraduate career and the Dulles Library.

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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Undergraduate Academic Files, Series 4, 1950-1959 (inclusive)

Extent:
91 boxes
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This collection consists of the individual academic files of former undergraduate students of Princeton University. The files contain grades, transcripts, and other information relating to the subject's academic career.

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

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Carl A. Fields Papers, 1938-2009 (inclusive) 1960-1998 (bulk)

Extent:
18 boxes
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Educator and advocate of minority education Dr. Carl A. Fields, the first African American to hold a high-ranking position at an Ivy League school, was appointed Assistant Director of Student Aid and then Assistant Dean of the College at Princeton before serving in other leadership positions outside the University. The Carl A. Fields Papers consist of correspondence, reports, research material on race relations and minority education, handwritten notes, project proposals, and other papers that document his life and career.

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

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Student Correspondence and Writings Collection, 1768-2020 (inclusive)

Extent:
19 boxes and 4 digital files
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The Student Correspondence and Writings Collection contains original materials from the university archives that document aspects of student life as experienced by students at Princeton University.

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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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.

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Gwendolyn (Steele) Fortson Waring Third World Center and Black Collegiate Life Photographs, 1973-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 204 digital files
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This collection provides a photographic glimpse of Gwendolyn (Steele) Fortson Waring's time at Princeton. These images consist of events and programs produced by the Third World Center, now the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding, and a general snapshot of black life at Princeton in the 1970s.

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

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Arthur Cort Holden Papers, 1940-1993 (inclusive)

Extent:
8 boxes
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Arthur Cort Holden was a member of the Princeton University Class of 1912. He went on to earn a graduate degree in architecture from Cornell University, and joined the New York City firm of McKim, Mead, and White, later forming his own firm and advising Frank Lloyd Wright on the design of the Guggenheim Museum in 1949. Consists of personal papers and correspondence of Arthur Cort Holden.

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

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James Newman Collection on the Princeton University Eating Clubs, 1935-1992 (inclusive) 1958-1992 (bulk)

Extent:
5 boxes
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This collection documents James Newman's efforts to establish the Princeton Prospect Foundation, a non-profit organization which adds an educational mission to the dining and social functions of the University Eating Clubs. James Newman proposed this plan via the Princeton Tower Club while he was chairman of the Graduate Inter-Club Council in 1958. The bulk of the collection includes correspondence and memorandum while Newman was president involving the Foundation and the Princeton Tower Club. Also included in the collection is correspondence with administrators at Princeton University concerning the Princeton University Eating Clubs, reports evaluating the role of the University Eating Clubs in undergraduate life, and material concerning Newman's work while chairman of the Graduate Inter-Club Council and his relations to the Council after his resignation.

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

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

Extent:
19 boxes
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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]

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General Manuscripts Collection, 1765-2016 (inclusive) 1836-2016 (bulk)

Extent:
1.9 linear feet (5 boxes) and 1 folder
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The General Manuscripts Collection consists of manuscripts and small collections of papers and records which are related in some way to the history of Princeton University. While most documents in the General Manuscripts collection were produced by alumni or student organizations, there are several documents produced by trustees, faculty, and other members of the University community.

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

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Princeton Alumni Publications, Inc. Editor's Records, 1895-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:
12 boxes and 1 folder
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The PAW is successor to the Alumni Princetonian, a weekly publication of the Daily Princetonian. In 1919 the Princeton Printing Company dissolved and printing of the PAW was taken over by the Princeton University Press. The PAW was a weekly magazine during the school year until changing to its current bi-weekly format in 1977. The magazine is now published during the academic year for alumni and professional staff of the University.

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

Extent:
41 boxes
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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]

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

Extent:
55 boxes
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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]

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William W. Lockwood Papers, 1919-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 boxes and 1 folder
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The William W. Lockwood Papers document the American Institute of Pacific Relations and Lockwood's activities within the organization during the McCarthy era. A significant amount of the collection concerns the investigation of the Institute of Pacific Relations by Senators Joseph McCarthy and Pat McCarran. The collection also documents U.S.-Far East relations, particularly U.S.-Japanese trade and the Japanese textile industry.

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

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Princeton University Commencement Records, 1748-2022 (inclusive)

Extent:
30 boxes and 1 folder
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The Commencement Records contain programs, bulletins, announcements and newspaper clippings which document commencement activities from 1748 to the present. Files are arranged chronologically by year. In addition there are separate series consisting of bound programs, electrical broadcast transcriptions, bound commencement notices, oversize material, and audio recordings of various commencement, class day, and baccalaureate activities.

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

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Firestone Library Architectural Drawings Collection, 1931-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 1 folder
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R. B. O'Connor & W. H. Kilham, Jr. is the New York City architictural firm that was appointed in 1944 to design Princeton University's Firestone Library, which opened in 1948. The collection includes architectural drawings, plans and photographs of Firestone Library (1948) and the later addition of the John Foster Dulles Library of Diplomatic History (1962).

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

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The Princeton Tiger Records, 1920-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes, 1 folder, and 2 items
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The Princeton Tiger is the nation's second oldest college humor magazine. The collection consists of the administrative records of The Princeton Tiger.

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

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Cleveland Memorial Tower Visitor Logs collection, 1913-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:
11 volumes
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Included as part of the final gothic design of Princeton's Graduate School was a 173-foot tower, a national memorial to former U.S. President Grover Cleveland who was also chairman of the trustees' graduate school committee. The collection consists of 11 log books signed by visitors to the Cleveland Memorial Tower.

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

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Alan W. Richards Photographs of Princeton University Athletics,, 1946-1970 (inclusive) 1946-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes
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Alan Windsor Richards was a freelance photographer known for the images he captured of people and events associated with Princeton University from the mid-1940s through the late 1960s. The collection consists of photographic negatives and a very few photographic prints of images captured by Richards of Princeton University athletes and sports events.

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Food Services Managers Staff Meeting Minutes, 1963-1964 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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In 1954 the administration of Princeton University followed through on long-standing plans to create an official student center. The collection consists of one bound volume containing the detailed minutes of meetings of managerial staff of the Chancellor Green Student Center from 1963-1964.

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

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Alexander Leitch Football notes collection, 1974-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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Alexander Leitch was the Secretary of Princeton University from 1936 to 1966. The collection consists of extensive notes taken by Alexander Leitch as background for the "Football" entry of his encyclopedia A Princeton Companion

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Triangle Club Board of Trustee Records, circa 1966-1992, 2006-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 2 items
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The Triangle Club Board of Trustees, which is composed of Triangle Club alumni, was established in 1901 in order to promote the Club, enhance its reputation, make arrangements for the annual tour, and ensure a record of its activities. The collection documents the governance of the Triangle Club by its graduate Board of Trustees, particularly under the chairmanship of John Ball '52 (1973-1985), and includes bylaws, correspondence, reports and meeting agendas and minutes. The collection also includes minutes of the board of trustees meetings for 1983-1992 and 2006-2011.

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Visiting Fellow and Incidental Student Records, 1915-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:
13 boxes
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Princeton's Graduate School, established officially by the Trustees in late 1900, began its operations in the fall of 1901. These records consist of files of incidental students who earned less than a full semester's worth of credits, as well as the records of visiting fellows.

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Graduate Alumni Public Files, 1921-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:
12 boxes
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The Bureau of Alumni Records was established in January 1949 as an outgrowth of the records office maintained by the Graduate Council, the governing body of the Princeton University Alumni Association. The collection consists of public files of former graduate students of Princeton University.

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

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Faculty and Professional Staff files, Subgroup 11: N, 1764-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
220 boxes
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Princeton University's Dean of the Faculty is the senior administrator responsible for the quality and well-being of the faculty and professional staff of the university. The collection consists of personnel files for nearly every individual at one time employed as a member of Princeton University's faculty or professional staff.

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

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Faculty and Professional Staff files, Subgroup 7: H, 1764-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
312 boxes
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Princeton University's Dean of the Faculty is the senior administrator responsible for the quality and well-being of the faculty and professional staff of the university. The collection consists of personnel files for nearly every individual at one time employed as a member of Princeton University's faculty or professional staff.

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

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Kenneth S. Clark Papers, 1901-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 boxes
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Kenneth Sherman Clark was a member of the Princeton Class of 1905 and an active participant in Triangle Club during his time at Princeton. Consists of the personal papers and sheet music of Kenneth Sherman Clark spanning his time at Princeton as well as his later career.

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Commission on the Future of the College Records, 1970-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes
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The Commission on the Future of the College–known also as the Bressler Commission–was charged in October 1970 with assessing Princeton's undergraduate curriculum. The collection contains Professor Marvin Bressler's records as the chair of the Commission. The collection is comprised of internal and external correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and student surveys. Bressler was a member of the Department of Sociology at Princeton University from 1963 to 1993, and for twenty years served as its chairman.

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

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¡Adelante Tigres! Latino Alumni Conference Collection, 1970-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 52 digital files
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The Alumni Association of Princeton University organized the conference ¡Adelante Tigres! Celebrating Latino Alumni at Princeton University in the spring of 2017. The conference brought more than 750 alumni and guests to campus to reflect on and engage with not only the memories of Latino alumni but also the current experiences of Latino students at Princeton. The ¡Adelante Tigres! Collection consists of photographs and other records that Princeton alumni created and maintained during their time as Princeton students. Documented in the collection are a range of student activities, including cultural performances (dance and music), activism, reunions, and graduation. These materials were collected as part of the conference of the same name organized by the Alumni Association.

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

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Princeton Shakespeare Company Records, 1994-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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The Princeton Shakespeare Company was founded in 1994 by student Davis McCallum '97 and English professor Thomas P. Roche. Consists of clippings, photographs, flyers, press releases, and programs documenting the first years of the Princeton Shakespeare Company.

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

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W. Beaumont Whitney Collection on A Princeton Companion, 1966-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
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W. Beaumont Whitney, II, President of the Princeton University Class of 1919, was instrumental in organizing the funding and sponsorship for Alexander Leitch's A Princeton Companion (1978). The collection consists mainly of Whitney's correspondence with potential donors, contributors, and with author Alexander Leitch.

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Black Arts Company Records, 1996-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 1 websites
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The Black Arts Company was founded at Princeton in 1990 as a hip-hop dance company, with a mission to generate dialogue about the African diaspora through dance. The company also staged other types of performances, including drama and comedy, before it formally split into two separate organizations, BAC: Dance and BAC| Drama, in the mid 2000s. The dance company continues to perform and explore new styles of hip-hop. This collection includes video cassette recordings of Fall and Spring shows from 1996-1999.

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Bicentennial of the American Revolution Committee Records, 1971-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 1 folder
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In 1971 Princeton president Robert F. Goheen formally organized a committee of faculty, staff, students, and alumni for the purpose of planning the University's observance of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution, then five years away. The records document the organization and activities of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution Committee, and include correspondence, proposals, reports, and meeting minutes.

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Committee on Safety and Insurance records, 1945-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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The Committee on Safety and Insurance was an administrative organization that dealt with occupational safety and insurance issues throughout University facilities and departments. The records consist of Commitee minutes, accident reports, insurance policies, general subject files, and correspondence.

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Administrative Planning Committee Records, 1968-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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The Administrative Planning Committee was a group that advised the president of the University on matters pertaining to the allocation of campus space to offices, departments, and other groups, particularly in regards to soon to be completed campus building projects. Consists of the monthly meeting minutes and attendance lists of the Administrative Planning Committee for the year 1968-1969.

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Office of Career Services Records, 1943-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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Originally established in 1912 as the Self-Help Bureau, the Office of Career Services is an organizational unit of the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life that provides career resources and programming for both undergraduate and graduate students. The records include three bound volumes of annual reports from the Princeton University Office of Career Services spanning the years 1943 to 1977. Topics covered include alumni appointments, work-study, study services and academic support.

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Princeton University Balloon Club records, 1976-1980 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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The Princeton University Balloon Club was the creation of Gordon Sadler '76, who sought to create an organization on campus that would provide students, alumni, faculty, and staff with the ability to participate in the increasingly popular activity of ballooning. The records consist of a scrapbook documenting the existence of the Princeton University Balloon Club.

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Philip Ober Papers, 1982-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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Philip Ober was a member of the Princeton University Class of 1923. The papers contain color photographs of Ober, his wife, and Elizabeth Taylor; newspaper clippings describing Ober's work to free American prisoners in a Mexican jail; and obituaries and letters of condolences sent to his wife.

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Frustrated Administrators Committee Records, 1963-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
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The Frustrated Administrators Committee was a Princeton University committee that brought together administrators from across campus to discuss common problems. Consists of meeting announcements and a brief history of the Frustrated Administrators Committee.

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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.

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Faculty and Professional Staff files, Subgroup 8: I - K, 1764-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
127 boxes
Abstract:
Princeton University's Dean of the Faculty is the senior administrator responsible for the quality and well-being of the faculty and professional staff of the university. The collection consists of personnel files for nearly every individual at one time employed as a member of Princeton University's faculty or professional staff.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University 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.

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Office of the President Records: Harold T. Shapiro Subgroup, 1939-2004 (inclusive) 1987-2001 (bulk)

Extent:
161 boxes and 20 items
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The Office of the President Records: Harold T. Shapiro contains the files generated and compiled by Princeton University's Office of the President during the administration of Harold Tafler Shapiro *64, the University's 18th president. The records consist of files pertaining to academic programs, campus building projects, fundraising, students, faculty, and staff and include correspondence, reports, speeches, and printed materials.

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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.

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Princeton: A Search For Answers outtakes collection, 1973-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:
23 boxes and 28 items
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Princeton: A Search for Answers is a 1973 recruiting film produced for the Princeton University Undergraduate Admissions Office by Julian Krainin and DeWitt Sage. The collection consists of outtakes and film trims created during the editing process for Princeton: A Search for Answers, as well as a small number of documents related to the making of the film.

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

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Faculty and Professional Staff files, Subgroup 4: E, 1764-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
398 boxes
Abstract:
Princeton University's Dean of the Faculty is the senior administrator responsible for the quality and well-being of the faculty and professional staff of the university. The collection consists of personnel files for nearly every individual at one time employed as a member of Princeton University's faculty or professional staff.

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

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Princeton University 250th Anniversary Celebration Collection, 1993-1997 (inclusive)

Extent:
105 boxes, 4 folders, and 1 websites
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The 250th anniversary of Princeton's founding as the College of New Jersey in 1746, also known by the coined term "Bicennquinquagenary", was celebrated in 1996-1997 with a yearlong series of events. The collection consists of the records of the office in charge of organizing all 250th anniversary celebration activities, as well as examples of the many publications, event programs, invitations, posters, audio and visual recordings, and commemorative artifacts created in conjunction with those activities.

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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.

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

Extent:
24 boxes
Abstract:
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.

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Jacob Viner Papers, 1909-1979 (inclusive) 1930-1960 (bulk)

Extent:
144 boxes
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Jacob Viner (1892-1970) is considered one of the greatest economists of the twentieth century. His career was spent at the University of Chicago and Princeton University, and he also frequently served as an advisor to the United States government. His primary academic interests included international economics, international economic relations, and the history of economic thought, but his investigations ranged across many disciplines. Viner's papers document his scholarship, as well as his government service, and include correspondence, manuscripts, reports, and research materials.

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Frank W. Notestein Papers, 1930-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:
33 boxes
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Frank W. Notestein contributed significantly to the science of demography and to a better understanding of population problems in world affairs. The Frank W. Notestein Papers contain correspondence, speeches, and writings documenting the research, ideas, career and leadership roles of this former Princeton professor, director of the Office of Population Research, and president of the Population Council.

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Faculty and Professional Staff files, Subgroup 14: R-S, 1764-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
341 boxes
Abstract:
Princeton University's Dean of the Faculty is the senior administrator responsible for the quality and well-being of the faculty and professional staff of the university. The collection consists of personnel files for nearly every individual at one time employed as a member of Princeton University's faculty or professional staff.

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

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Faculty and Professional Staff files, Subgroup 15: T-W, 1764-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:
357 boxes
Abstract:
Princeton University's Dean of the Faculty is the senior administrator responsible for the quality and well-being of the faculty and professional staff of the university. The collection consists of personnel files for nearly every individual at one time employed as a member of Princeton University's faculty or professional staff.

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Kurt Weitzmann Papers, 1930-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:
60 boxes
Abstract:
Kurt Weitzmann left his native Germany in 1935 for Princeton where he spent the remainder of his life, at the Institute for Advanced Study as a permanent member (1935-1972) and as a professor in Princeton University's Dept. of Art and Archaeology (1945-1972). Included are personal and professional correspondence, related files, course outlines, lectures, manuscripts and notes for various published works, scrapbooks of clippings, and printed matter.

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

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

Extent:
11 boxes
Abstract:
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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Edward Kendall Papers, 1935-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:
17 boxes and 13.5 linear feet
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Visiting Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Princeton and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Edward Kendall conducted biochemical research and is best known for his work on the hormones of the cortex of the adrenal glands. His collection includes typescripts of scientific articles, laboratory notebooks and notes, correspondence regarding patients, and a great deal of printed material.

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NEUK Collection, 1967-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes and 3.2 linear feet
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Consists of poetry, manuscripts, correspondence, plates, proofs, drawings, promotional material, paste-ups, photographic negatives, and subscription information for seven issues of NEUK, a Princeton student literary magazine, thought to have been published nine times between 1967 and January 1972.

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Office of the President Records: Robert F. Goheen Subgroup, 1924-1988 (inclusive) 1957-1972 (bulk)

Extent:
572 boxes
Abstract:
The records of the Office of President Goheen contain the files of the President's Office during the administration of President Robert F. Goheen (1957-1972). The collection contains eighteen series, which consist of correspondence and memoranda, reports, speeches, publications, and related materials, which were created or received by Robert Goheen and other members of the President's office.

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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
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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.

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President's Program Records, 1920-1961 (inclusive) 1935-1949 (bulk)

Extent:
9 boxes
Abstract:
The President's Program was a fundraising drive initiated by Princeton President Harold W. Dodds in 1936. Targeting alumni, the program had an ultimate goal of raising over 7 million dollars, to be distributed across three major projects; the construction of a new library, the developement of the school of public and international affairs, and increased scholarship funds. Consists of regional files containing correspondence with program representatives throughout the nation.

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Dick Kazmaier Papers, 1949-1952 (bulk) 1949-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 boxes and 1 folder
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Dick Kazmaier was a Princeton University student and football player from 1948 to 1952. The Dick Kazmaier Papers include Kazmaier's course materials (class notes, exams, and thesis research material), as well as football team photographs, award certificates, and a scapbook of newspaper clipplings from 1949 to 1953.

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

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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]

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Humanities Council Records, 1935-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes, 1 websites, and .03 gb
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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]

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Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students Records, 1907-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
135 boxes, 3 folders, 6 items, and 1 websites
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The Dean of Undergraduate Students, formerly known as the Dean of Students and the Dean of Student Affairs, is the University's administrative office charged with oversight of undergraduate residential life, extracurricular activities, and student discipline. The Dean of Undergraduate Students records contain correspondence, memos, and meeting minutes, as well as the financial records of student organizations.

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

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

Extent:
42 boxes, 2 items, and 1 websites
Abstract:
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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Undergraduate Student Government Records, 1962-2022 (inclusive) 1982-1997 (bulk)

Extent:
7 boxes, 6 items, 2 websites, and 0.1 gb
Abstract:
The Undergraduate Student Government (USG), established in 1975, was founded on the principles of representation and independence fostered during the student agitation and institutional reforms of the previous decade. The bulk of the collection consists of the records and publications of the Undergraduate Student Government from 1982 to 1997. Campaign and publicity records from the Princeton University Democrats, and student activism files from the office of Princeton University Professor Stanley Kelley are included in the collection as well.

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

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Office of Development Communications Records, circa 1970-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
25 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:
The Office of Development Communications creates a wide range of publications and other materials to support Princeton's fund-raising initiatives and to keep alumni, parents, and friends closely connected and well-informed about the life of the University. Consists of photographs, promotional materials and VHS tapes created for fundraising activities and publications.

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

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Brooks Bowman Papers, 1914-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:
11 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:
Brooks Bowman '36 is best remembered as the composer of the songs "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" and "Love and a Dime." The Brooks Bowman Papers consist of correspondence and photographs that document his school years and his foray into the music industry. The bulk of the papers consist of Bowman's correspondence with his mother, sister, and numerous friends.

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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]

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School of Architecture Records, 1935-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
29 boxes and 1 websites
Abstract:
The School of Architecture, previously known as the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, is Princeton University's academic unit dedicated to the teaching and study of architecture and related topics. The records include subject files, correspondence, course descriptions, and other administrative materials, as well as records from the Bureau of Urban Research and its successor, the Research Center for Urban and Environmental Planning.

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
Abstract:
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.

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Auxiliary to the Isabella McCosh Infirmary Records, 1902-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:
10 boxes
Abstract:
The Auxiliary to the Isabella McCosh Infirmary is a volunteer fundraising organization which supports Princeton University Health Services. Founded in 1902 as the Ladies Auxiliary to the Isabella McCosh Infirmary, the group has been responsible for shaping student health at Princeton University for over a century. The records contain meeting minutes, annual reports, correspondence, and subject files which pertain to the McCosh Infirmary, or to the organization itself.

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

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Council of the Princeton University Community Records, 1965-2016 (inclusive) 1969-1976 (bulk)

Extent:
15 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:
The Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) was born out of the Special Committee on the Structure of the University established by President Robert F. Goheen in May 1968. CPUC is primarily a deliberative and consultative body, with the authority to "consider and investigate" university policy, governance, and any general issue related to the welfare of the University. Much of the work of the Council takes place through its standing committees: the Executive Committee, the Committee on Rights and Rules, the Committee on Governance, the Committee on Priorities, the Committee on Resources, and the Judicial Committee.

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Office of the Recording Secretary Records, 1939-2010 (inclusive) 1958-1984 (bulk)

Extent:
11 boxes
Abstract:
Working in conjunction with the Office of Development, Princeton University's Office of the Recording Secretary receives and officially acknowledges gifts to Princeton on behalf of the president and the trustees of the University, and keeps donors informed as to the impact of their gifts. The files from the Office of the Recording Secretary consist of records of gifts donated to Princeton.

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

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Nassau Hall Iconography, 1760-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes and 1 folder
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The collection contains representations of Nassau Hall and other historic buildings of Princeton University. Most of them are reproductions, some photographic.

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

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James Creese Letters to Thomas H. English, 1918-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of approximately 175 letters by college president James Creese (Princeton Class of 1918) to his Princeton classmate and friend Thomas H. English, who became a professor of English at Emory University, Georgia.

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

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John Von Neumann Collection, 1919-1949 (bulk) 1919-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected letters and a manuscript of John Von Neumann, one of the 20th century's preeminent mathematicians, and an early pioneer in fields such as game theory, nuclear deterrence, and modern computing.

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

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