Search

Start Over Repository Princeton University Library: University Archives

Main content

Andrew C. Imbrie Papers, 1895-1947 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes
Abstract:
The Papers of Andrew C. Imbrie, Class of 1895, (1875-1965) provide information on his undergraduate years, his service as an alumni trustee from 1907 until 1912 (including a period as Financial Secretary of the Princeton University Board of Trustees (1909-1912) during which he had charge of reorganization of the business management of the University leading to the creation of what became the Office of the Controller) and his family's genealogy.

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

Main content

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]

Main content

Henry Burling Thompson Papers, 1889-1913 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes
Abstract:
The Papers of Henry Burling Thompson, Class of 1877, (1857-1935) consist of some 500 loose pieces of correspondence (much of it incoming letters), eight letterpress copy books, and one scrapbook of printed matter relating to the Princeton Endowment Fund campaign of 1919-1920. The loose letters are dated from 1906 through 1913, and all of them pertain to Princeton matters. The eight copy books contain copies of Thompson's outgoing correspondence in about 4500 pages, about 1200 of which deal with Princeton.

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

Main content

Keeper of Princetoniana Records, 1956-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes
Abstract:
Described by University President William G. Bowen as a "cross between a curator, a ringmaster, and a storyteller," Frederic Ewing Fox was the only man to ever occupy the office of Keeper of Princetoniana at Princeton University. The collection consists primarily of Fox's correspondence with alumni, faculty, and administrators during his tenure as Keeper of Princetoniana.

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

Main content

Steward and Refectory Records, 1782-1869 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
The Steward and Refectory records relate to various expenses incurred by students while at Princeton. They are divided into two series. The first, refectory accounts, consists predominantly of lists of students and the amounts due from each for itemized expenses including room and board, tuition, library, servant wages, washing, damages and fuel. Other materials include bills, various accounts and reports, an inventory of furniture belonging to the kitchen in 1816, and bills, accounts and reports relating to the building of a new refectory in 1834-35. The second series consists of accounts, vouchers, correspondence, receipts and statements of expenses relating to the University Steward. The 1869 Steward's file consists of a list of local boarding houses and the owners, student residents and payments.

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

Main content

Inspector's Records, 1793-1857 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
Abstract:
The Inspector's records consist of reports, receipts, vouchers, accounts and some correspondence concerning repairs to student rooms and other buildings. The receipts and vouchers are mainly from craftsman who conducted the repairs. Little information concerning individual students or their accounts can be found in these records. The position of Inspector was instituted in 1767 and apparently lasted until the mid-19th century at which time it merged into the Treasurer's Office.

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

Main content

Department of African American Studies Records, 1969-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 1 websites
Abstract:
The Department of African American Studies at Princeton University is an academic department of Princeton University. The records consist of course proposals and descriptions, proposals for a post-doctoral program, and meeting minutes and correspondence of the interdepartmental committee as well as past versions of the department's website.

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

Main content

William K. Selden Collection on Eating Clubs, 1906-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
Abstract:
The William K. Selden Collection on Eating Clubs contains research materials collected by Selden for the publication, Club Life at Princeton; An Historical Account of the Upper-Class Eating Clubs at Princeton University. Selden donated the material to the Archives in 1994.

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

Main content

Hikoichi Orita Diary, 1872-1876 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
This photocopied two-volume diary was written by Hikoichi Orita (1849-1920), a Japanese student, while he attended Princeton University between 1872 and 1876. Upon his graduation from Princeton, Orita returned to Japan and became a leading educational reformer. Orita made entries in English for each day of his time at Princeton, including accounts and bills paid, as well as memoranda written in Japanese. For the most part, the entries are brief, listing classes and recitations, visits to the chapel, letters from friends, the weather, and some personal notes such as visits with faculty and friends, illnesses and his loneliness. He also writes of travels to New York City, New Brunswick and New England.

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

Main content

Bullock Princeton Football collection, 1947-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes
Abstract:
Ralph Adams Bullock was a member of the Princeton University class of 1914 and a lifelong Princeton football fan. The Bullock Princeton Football collection consists of publications and clippings pertaining to Princeton University Football.

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

Main content

Alumni Association Records, 1826-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
47 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:
The Alumni Association of Nassau Hall, Princeton's first official organization of alumni, was founded on commencement day 1826. The collection consists primarily of administrative materials such as correspondence, meeting minutes, notebooks and reports belonging to both national and regional associations and their committees, most from the first half of the 20th century. Also contains newsletters, alumni directories, scrapbooks, reunion-related ephemera, photographs, and materials documenting reunions and alumni organization activities from the late 19th century forward.

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

Main content

Undergraduate Academic Files, Series 9, 2000-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:
248 boxes
Abstract:
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]

Main content

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

Extent:
80 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:
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]

Main content

Princetoniana Committee Oral History Project Records, 1994-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 boxes
Abstract:
The Princetoniana Committee was formed by the Alumni Council in 1981 with the mission of proactively collecting worthy items of Princetoniana on the University's behalf. The Princetoniana Committee Oral History Project (POHP) Records consist of oral history interview transcripts from two separate oral history projects and related materials.

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

Main content

Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding Records, 1971-2017 (inclusive) 1984-1999 (bulk)

Extent:
9 boxes and 1 websites
Abstract:
Established in the late 1970s, the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding (called the Third World Center until 2002) celebrates, acknowledges, and promotes diversity on the Princeton University campus. The collection documents the Carl A. Fields Center's programs and administration over a period of thirty years.

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

Main content

Office of Information Technology Records, 1956-2017 (inclusive) 1980-2008 (bulk)

Extent:
40 boxes, 1 folder, 16 items, and 1 websites
Abstract:
The Office of Information Technology oversees Princeton University's academic and administrative systems and the information technology infrastructure that supports them. It also provides information technology products and services for students, staff, faculty, and alumni of the University. The Office of Information Technology Records consists of paper records and electronic media related to the administration and implementation of information technology at Princeton University.

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

Main content

Princeton University Publications Collection, circa 1748-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
156 boxes, 6 digital files, and 1 website
Abstract:
The Princeton University Publications collection contains issues of nearly 150 different periodicals published by the university and related organizations, as well as a few items published by others about the university, that have not been cataloged individually.

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

Main content

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Records, 1958-2021 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 boxes and 988 digital files
Abstract:
The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is a Collaborative National Center for plasma and fusion science. Its primary mission is to develop the scientific understanding and the key innovations which will lead to a new fusion energy source. The PPPL Records include digitized historical negatives and publications from the PPPL Communications Office, documenting the people, projects, events, activities and physical grounds of the laboratory through a span of 49 years.

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

Main content

John Rupert Martin Papers, 1950-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:
John R. Martin was a professor of Art History at Princeton University for 40 years, joining the faculty as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow in 1947. Consists of Martin's correspondence and his handwritten lecture notes from courses taught as well as his lecture appointments at other institutions.

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

Main content

Sprint Football VHS Tapes Collection, 1947, 1989-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 boxes
Abstract:
The sprint football program at Princeton (sometimes known as lightweight football) has operated since 1933. The collection consists of 196 videotapes (VHS format) of Sprint Football games and one video transfer of a 1947 varsity football game film.

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

Main content

William E. Potter Diary, 1859-1862 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
This diary was written by William E. Potter during his years at Harvard (law degree, 1861) and Princeton (B.A., 1863). For the most part the entries are daily with astute and observant comments on many of the public figures and events of this time. Among the more interesting entries are comments and descriptions of the Women's Rights Convention in Boston in 1860, the Massachusetts state prison; the election and inauguration of Abraham Lincoln; the surrender of Fort Sumter; the Battle of Bull Run; "pumping" (dunking) of Princeton students favoring secession; his religious awakening; and a final entry that reads simply "Enlisted."

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

Main content

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

Extent:
343 boxes and 1 websites
Abstract:
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]

Main content

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

Extent:
192 boxes, 6 folders, 4 items, 2056 digital files, and 1 websites
Abstract:
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]

Main content

Broadcast Center Recordings, circa 1980-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:
74 boxes and 760 items
Abstract:
The Broadcast Center operates a full TV/audio production studio and supports recording of events, classes, and interviews at the studio and on campus. The collection includes over 2,300 video recordings of Princeton-related lectures, conferences, symposia, events, ceremonies and creative works.

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

Main content

Rose Photography Studio Collection of Glass-Plate Negatives, circa 1880-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:
98 boxes
Abstract:
The Rose Photography Studio of Princeton, New Jersey was founded in 1873 by Royal Hill Rose, and was operated by successive generations of the Rose family until 1951. The studio provided photography services for the Princeton community as well as Princeton University. The collection consists of approximately 700 glass-plate negatives of images of Princeton University taken by the Rose Photography Studio. The negatives depict campus events, alumni reunions, class photographs, and student groups.

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

Main content

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

Extent:
8 boxes, 72 items, 7264 digital files, and 1 websites
Abstract:
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]

Main content

Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures Records, 1994-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 1 websites
Abstract:
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures was formed from the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures in 2001 and offers an undergraduate major in Spanish and/or Portuguese as well as a graduate program in the field. The records consist of undergraduate course syllabi from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures for the academic years 1994/1995 through 2009/2010.

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

Main content

Dillon Gym Library Collection, 1930-1991 (bulk) 1891-2003 (inclusive)

Extent:
8 boxes
Abstract:
The Dillon Gym Library was housed in Dillon Gym, which opened in 1947. Dillon Gym is now mainly used as the headquarters for the Campus Recreation program, and includes various administrative and varsity athletic coaches' offices. The majority of the collection is made up of published material such as athletic handbooks, rule guides and technique charts; athletic organization convention and conference reports; and university publications (sports schedules and programs, admissions material, faculty, staff, and alumni guides and fundraising publications). The collection contains several areas of focus—notably, material on women's sports at Princeton.

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

Main content

Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies Records, 1935-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
5 boxes and 1 websites
Abstract:
The Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) is Princeton University's international and regional studies center. The PIIRS Records document the institute's activities and include material from its precursor organizations, the Yale Institute of International Studies and the Center of International Studies at Princeton University.

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

Main content

Nat Clymer Photographic Collection, 1984-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes and 4 items
Abstract:
Nat Clymer was as a contract photographer for Princeton University from the early 1980s until the early 2000s. The Nat Clymer Photographic Collection consists of nearly 14,000 images, primarily color 35mm slides and negatives, medium format [6cm X 7cm] color and black & white negatives & color transparencies, black & white contact sheets, as well as digital files.

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

Main content

Hedges family papers, 1797-1938 (inclusive) 1925-1931 (bulk)

Extent:
28 boxes
Abstract:
The Hedges family produced three Princetonians in two generations: Benjamin van Doren Hedges (1866-1930, Princeton class of 1888) and his sons Benjamin van Doren Hedges (1907-1969, Princeton class of 1930) and Robert W. Hedges (1908-1950, Princeton class of 1931). This collection contains scrapbooks, to all three Hedges family Princetonians, as well as several other family members, including materials produced at Princeton and elsewhere.

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

Main content

Department of Near Eastern Studies Records, 1933-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
25 boxes, 4 items, and 1 websites
Abstract:
The Department of Oriental Studies was formed at Princeton University in the spring of 1927 as the Department of Oriental Languages and Literature. It offered an interdisciplinary curriculum centered on the study of the Arabic, Turkish, and Persian languages and the regions in which they were spoken until 1969, when it was reorganized into the separate Departments of Near Eastern Studies and East Asian Studies. The records consist of correspondence, memoranda, printed materials, course syllabi, and other materials which document the activities of the department and it's faculty inside and outside of the classroom.

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

Main content

Office of the Controller Records, 1769-2009 (inclusive) 1921-2009 (bulk)

Extent:
70 boxes and 173 volumes
Abstract:
Established in 1920, the Office of the Controller is responsible for the preparation of the University's annual audited financial statements, as well as financial and tax reports to several government agencies including the Internal Revenue Service. Consists of records produced by the Office of the Controller that document University financial matters.

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

Main content

Princeton University Class Records, 1798-2023 (inclusive)

Extent:
502 boxes, 9 folders, 8 items, 3996 digital files, and 29.1 gb
Abstract:
The Class Records consist of a diverse set of materials documenting the history and activities of Princeton University classes during their time as undergraduates and as alumni. In the collection are correspondence, newsletters, publications, photographs, and memorabilia, all of which pertain to a particular Princeton University graduating class and its members.

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

Main content

Committee on the Education of Women at Princeton Records, 1955-1969 (inclusive) 1967-1969 (bulk)

Extent:
7 boxes
Abstract:
The Committee on the Education of Women at Princeton Records contain the working papers and correspondence of Gardner Patterson, Committee Chair, and his assistants. In June 1967 the Board of Trustees charged the Committee with the study of "the advisability and feasibility" of enlarging the University's role in the education of women. The final report, "The Education of Women at Princeton," was submitted to the Trustees in July 1968. Adopting the recommendation of the Committee, they voted in favor of coeducation the following January and appointed an Ad-Hoc Committee to advise on how to implement their decision. The collection contains some papers Patterson received as a member of this Ad-Hoc Committee, and drafts of its final report, "The Education of Undergraduate Women at Princeton: An Examination of Coordinate Versus Coeducational Patterns."

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

Main content

Department of English Records, 1872-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
34 boxes and 1 websites
Abstract:
The papers of Princeton University's English Department document the many varied aspects of one of Princeton's largest academic departments. With some writings that pre-date the Department's formal establishment in 1904, the collection includes faculty meeting and sub-committee minutes; faculty personnel papers and correspondence; the papers of many prominent faculty members, which include class lectures, syllabi, and original scholarship; records of departmental majors; student work; and scrapbooks of publicity and memorabilia about the Department, its faculty, staff, and students, both undergraduate and graduate.

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

Main content

Robert L. Patten Papers, 1961-1996 (inclusive) 1961-1962 (bulk)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
A scholar of nineteenth-century British literature, Robert L. Patten earned an M.A. in 1962 and a Ph.D. in 1965 in the the Department of English at Princeton University. These papers are the files he kept on coursework in the English Department, together with his correspondence with Professor E.D.H. (Dudley) Johnson.

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

Main content

James Ward Smith Correspondence, 1934-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 boxes
Abstract:
James Ward Smith enrolled at Princeton University in 1934, first graduating with the Class of 1938 before proceeding with graduate studies in Princeton's Department of Philosophy. Following his military service during WWII, Smith returned to Princeton to begin a long career as Professor of Philosophy. The collection is comprised of letters written by Smith to his parents from September, 1934, when Smith entered Princeton, to his discharge from the Navy in 1946.

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

Main content

Evan Melhado collection on the Princeton Graduate Draft Union, 1967-1969 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
Evan Melhado studied History at Princeton as a graduate student, graduating in 1977. This collection consists of one box of documents relating to the student draft, including documents produced by the Princeton Graduate Draft Union and the Draft Information Center, as well as memos from the Graduate School and the University regarding the draft.

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

Main content

Brian Kaye Correspondence, 1975-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
Brian Kaye attended Princeton University from 1975 to 1979. The collection contains his correspondence home to his family in Palo Alto during those years.

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

Main content

Robert Amsterdam Burt and Class of 1960 Correspondence, 1957-1966 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear feet (1 correspondence box)
Abstract:
Robert Amsterdam Burt, Charles Edward Ruas, James LeBaron Stinnett, and Nicholas Churchill Yost, Class of 1960, were undergraduate roommates at Princeton. The collection consists of letters written between them, primarily letters to Charles Ruas, as well as other members of the Classes of 1960 and 1961.

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

Main content

Merrell Noden Papers, 1998-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.5 linear feet ((5 boxes))
Abstract:
Merrell Noden (1955 -2015), class of 1978, was a journalist and cross country coach based primarily in New Jersey who contributed regularly to the Princeton Alumni Weekly. This collection features microcassettes as well as written and typed notes from interviews with Princeton Alumni taken for Princeton Alumni Weekly.

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

Limit your search

  • Princeton University Library: University Archives 463

more »

more »

more »

more »

more »

more »