Philadelphia Area Archives

Start Over Creator Princeton University. Library. Special Collections Year 1975 to 1979

Honorary Degree Records, 1749-1991 (inclusive)

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

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

Extent:: 209 boxes
Abstract:: 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.

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Memorabilia Collection, 1775-2010 (inclusive) 1866-1997 (bulk)

Extent:: 227 boxes and 21 items
Abstract:: This collection contains over 1,800 items including mugs, pipes, canes, banners, hatbands, pins, jewelry, and other material collected by many individuals that document reunions, sporting events, student traditions, and other aspects of University life.

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

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

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

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

Beer Jacket Designs collection, 1917-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes
Abstract:: Among Princeton University traditions, the Beer Jacket worn by graduating seniors stands as one of the most unique and most enduring. The collection consists of materials documenting the evolution of beer jacket designs throughout the greater part of the 20th century.

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

James Mark Baldwin Collection, 1868-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, documents, photographs, and printed material relating to the professional career and personal life of American psychologist James Mark Baldwin (Princeton Class of 1884).

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

Caroline Gordon Collection, 1939-1982 (inclusive) 1970-1980 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.40 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of American novelist Caroline Gordon, including some of her correspondence with various family members, friends, and literary associates.

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

P.U.L.C. Jewish American Writers Issue Collection, 1913-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of original poems, stories, and essays that were printed in the special Autumn 2001/Winter 2002 issue of the Princeton University Library Chronicle on Jewish American writers.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Theater Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1726-1978 (inclusive)

Extent:: 15 boxes and 6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of an assembled collection of correspondence of playwrights, authors, actors and actresses, and theater managers, and other manuscript materials relating to American and English theater from the 1720s through the 1970s.

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

Voula Papaiōannou photographs collection, 1900-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1 linear foot
Abstract:: Papaioannou was born in Lamia and grew up in Athens (Greece). She began working as a photographer during the 1930s, concentrating at first on studies of landscapes, monuments and archaeological exhibits. The outbreak of war in 1940 marked a turning point in her career, as she was intensely affected by the suffering of the civilian population of Athens. Realizing the power of her camera to arouse people's conscience, she documented the troops departing for the front, the preparations for the war effort, and the care received by the first casualties. When the capital was in the grip of starvation, she revealed the horrors of war in her moving photographs of emaciated children. After the liberation, as a member of the photographic unit of UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration), she toured the ravaged Greek countryside recording the difficult living conditions faced by its inhabitants. She often exceeded her brief, immortalizing the faces and personal stories of...(see more)

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

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