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Progressive Review Subject File, 1978-1993 (inclusive) 1989-1992 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: This collection contains a compilation of material relating to student activism and the student publication the Progressive Review. The collection highlights the student body's campus and international awareness and documents the left-of-center perspective held by the Progressive Review and numerous students.

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

P. J. Conkwright Collection, 1936-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:: 21 boxes and 8.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Designer and Typographer, P.J. Conkwright worked at the Princeton University Press from 1939 to 1970. His collection includes biographical material, correspondence, calendars, and other printed material about the Princeton University Press.

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

Robert H. Dicke Papers, 1939-1996 (inclusive) 1953-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 33 boxes and 17.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Robert H. Dicke, born in 1916, was a Princeton physicist, educator, and author. The collection includes Dicke's professional correspondence, files from his work with the Office of Naval Research, NASA, and the National Science Board, and the National Science Foundation, and assorted other documents.

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

Theater People Subject Files, 1850s-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 26 boxes and 16 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of files (clippings, programs, books, caricatures, etc.) on people involved in theater, from the mid-19th century through the late 1980s, including actors, dramatists, directors, scholars, and designers.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

New Jersey Committee for Fair Representation Records, 1960-1966 (inclusive) 1964-1965 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: The New Jersey Committee for Fair Representation formed in July of 1964 in response to a Congressional effort to circumvent the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Reynolds v. Sims. The New Jersey Committee for Fair Representation document the committee's history through correspondence, reports and miscellaneous files.

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

New Jersey Works Progress Administration Records, 1896-1946 (inclusive) 1936-1943 (bulk)

Extent:: 11 boxes
Abstract:: The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was created by Executive Order on May 6, 1935. The goal of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was to establish and maintain projects benefiting the public good in order to create work for citizens who were unemployed and on relief. The New Jersey Works Progress Administration Records document the history of the New Jersey Historical Records Survey, the Agricultural Administration Act, and the Indian Site Survey of New Jersey through forms, reports, photographs, and correspondence.

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

Frank Thompson Papers, 1955-1980 (inclusive) 1955-1970 (bulk)

Extent:: 411 boxes
Abstract:: Frank Thompson was a New Jersey politician. He was elected congressman from the Fourth Congressional District of New Jersey in 1955 and was assigned to the Education, Labor, and Administration committees. The papers in this collection reflect his special interests in federal aid to education and the arts.

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

Benjamin Strong Collection, 1917-1950 (inclusive) 1925-1940 (bulk)

Extent:: 17 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: Benjamin Strong was a prominent New York banker who was instrumental in the foundation and success of the Federal Reserve Bank. This collection contains records pertaining to the former Benjamin Strong Collection of Foreign Public Finance in Princeton University Library, which was funded by Strong with the objective of acquiring books and original source material chronicling the development of foreign public finance, central banking, and international trade.

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

George Field Collection of Freedom House Files, 1933-1990 (inclusive) 1941-1969 (bulk)

Extent:: 7 boxes
Abstract:: This collection contains George Field's files of the organization Freedom House (1933-1990; Bulk Dates 1941-1969). Freedom House was formed in October 1941 as an organization dedicated to the defense of freedom throughout the world--a cause perceived to be in great danger. Founding members included George Field, Dorothy Thompson, Wendell L. Willkie, Herbert Agar, Herbert Bayard Swope, and Rex Stout. These and other members had been involved in both Fight For Freedom and in the New York Chapter of the Committee to Defend America By Aiding the Allies. Freedom House carried on the spirit of these two organizations by acting as a clearing house of information. Its first agenda was to work, during World War II, to prepare the country for peace, and then after the war to continue to defend peace and freedom throughout the world. Throughout the period from 1941 to 1967 George Field was the Executive Director of Freedom House and was in charge of the day-to-day activities as well as the...(see more)

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

Dance Subject Files, 1900-1980s (inclusive)

Extent:: 31 boxes and 12.4 linear feet
Abstract:: The Dance Subject Files consist of dance-related subject files from early 20th century through 1980s. Among the material are clippings, photos, programs, promotional materials, and dance school brochures.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]