Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1965">1965</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1969">1969</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Norman C. Pierce Papers, 1920-1975 (inclusive)

Extent:: 16 boxes and 7.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of papers of Norman C. Pierce, an American Mormon author, including personal correspondence, financial papers, a photograph album of a trip to Germany in 1927, family photographs, clippings, travel memorabilia and notes, articles (by others), and printed matter relating to Mormonism in Utah.

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

Alfonso Ortiz Papers, 1926-1993 (inclusive) 1960s-1980s (bulk)

Extent:: 86 boxes and 82.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of personal, professional, and academic papers of the Pueblo anthropologist Alfonso Ortiz (1939-1997), including correspondence, working files, and materials related to the Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA).

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

Virginia Card Papers, 1893-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 boxes and 7.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Virginia Card is a Native American of Delaware and Creek descent. Consists of correspondence, writings, subject files, photographs, and audio-visual material. The collection is especially noteworthy for Virginia Card's extensive documentation of the activities of Native American communities in California.

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

Max Gordon Papers, 1908-1971 (inclusive) 1950-1965 (bulk)

Extent:: 37 boxes
Abstract:: Max Gordon (1892-1978) was an American theatrical producer. His collection contains personal correspondence with theater and film notables spanning the years 1942-1971. Also included are production materials, such as correspondence, contracts, summaries of earnings, financial sheets, and miscellaneous notes of plays Gordon produced, including Born Yesterday, The Solid Gold Cadillac, My Sister Eileen, and the film, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, as well as letters and script reports relating to Columbia Pictures.

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

Richard Schechner Papers and The Drama Review Collection, 1960-2007 (bulk) 1943-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 360 boxes and 2 items
Abstract:: The material in this collection pertains not only to an individual, Richard Schechner, but also to TDR, The Drama Review, a scholarly journal concerned with the broad range of performance in society and in the arts. Schechner, a renowned scholar, director, writer, and educator, edited The Drama Review from 1962-1969 and again from 1986 to the present date. Particularly in the 1960s, and again in the 1990s, both Schechner and TDR challenged traditional, prevailing ideas about theater-what it is, how it should be presented, and the ritual and ideals behind it. Schechner argued for thinking of "performance" as an all-encompassing genre with "theater" as one of its sub-categories. He is widely recognized as the founder of "performance studies" as an academic discipline. In the process of working out what performance studies is, Schechner and his colleagues at New York University created new ideas and new ways of thinking that still affect today's world of performance, theater, dance,...(see more)

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

Department of Music Records, 1932-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 21 boxes, 2 items, and 1 websites
Abstract:: Since 1935 Princeton University's Department of Music has offered courses in composition, music history, and related areas to students at the graduate and undergraduate level. The records of the Department of Music document the department's wide range of activities including teaching, research, curriculum development, and the planning of music-related programs on campus.

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

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