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Princeton University Asian American Student Association Records, 1978-2015 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1 websites

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The Princeton University Asian American Students Association (AASA) was organized in 1971 to address the needs of Asian American students at Princeton through social, cultural, political, and educational programs. The Asian American Students Association Records chiefly consist of correspondence, petitions, reports, and proposals that document the campaign for developing an Asian American Studies program at Princeton as well as records that document campus events and activities led and sponsored by the Asian American Student Association.

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

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Princeton University Jazz Ensemble Recordings, 2010-2017 (inclusive)

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74688 digital files and 1 websites

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The Princeton University Jazz Ensemble was a student-run jazz and swing band founded in the fall of 1974 by Gary Getz (Class of 1976) and Eva Lerner-Lam (Class of 1976). The Ensemble, whose first director was Mark Reboul (Class of 1977), formed independent of the University's Department of Music and remained so for much of its history. The Princeton University Jazz Ensemble Recordings contain primarily digitized audio recordings (raw and edited) of performances, web captures of the Ensemble's public wiki, and scant organizational records of the Ensemble from its inception in the mid-1970s to the early 1990s. Also included in the collection are digitized recordings dating back to the 1940s from other student jazz bands and individuals at Princeton, including Stan Rubin, Sons of Bix, Prospective Sound, and Princeton 8-Balls.

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

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Program in Continuing Education student records, 1974-2005 (inclusive)

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15 boxes

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The Office of Community and Regional Affairs, formerly known as the Office of Community and State Affairs, acts as a liaison between Princeton University and county and local governments. The records consist of student files of the continuing education program.

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

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Clay Project Records, 2016 (inclusive)

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22 digital files

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The Princeton Clay Project is an initiative launched in January of 2016 by two first-year undergraduate students, Avigail Gilad and Chiara Ficarelli, to raise funds and awareness for the Amal Scholarship Fund, which awards scholarships for Syrian refugees at the Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan to attend college. The Clay Project Records document the initiative's first semester of fundraising activities for the Amal Scholarship Fund.

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

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Richardson Auditorium programs, 1987-2021 (inclusive)

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8 boxes

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Richardson Auditorium (formerly known as Alexander Hall) is Princeton University's premiere performance venue for a wide variety of events including concerts, plays, lectures, and dance performances. The collection consists of programs for performances and other events held at Richardson Auditorium.

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

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Pyne Honor Prize Records, 1930-1969 (inclusive)

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1 box

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The Pyne Honor Prize, established in 1922 in honor of Moses Taylor Pyne '77, is the highest distinction conferred on an undergraduate student at Princeton University. The collection documents the annual awarding of the Pyne Honor Prize from 1939-1960. Within each year's file is correspondence, biographical and academic information about the recipients, and award statements.

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

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China Famine Relief Fund Records, 1920-1921 (inclusive)

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1 box

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The New Jersey State China Famine Relief Fund was a short-lived charitable organization based at Princeton University and staffed by administrators and students. The records consist of financial records, receipts for gifts made to the fund, announcements, staff lists, and correspondence with other organizations working towards famine relief in China.

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

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Albert Mendeloff Papers on the Princeton Camera Club, 1937-1938 (inclusive)

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1 box

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Albert I. Mendeloff was a member of the Princeton University class of 1938 and the undergraduate director of the Princeton Camera Club, a student organization devoted to photography. Consists of correspondence between Albert Mendelhoff and famous photographers of 1938 in regards to a potential exhibit of loaned photographs at the Art and Archaeology Department.

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

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Jerome Karabel Papers, 1936-1999 (inclusive)

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1 box

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Jerome Karabel is an American sociologist known for his research on university admissions policies. Consists of materials compiled by Jerome Karabel while researching for his 2005 book The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. The papers contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other documents.

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

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Princeton Alumni Weekly Oral History Project Records, 2012 (inclusive)

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1 box and 44 items

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The Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW) initiated the project in 2012 for the Class of 1962's 50th reunion. The collection consists of interviews of eleven members of the Class of 1962 during their 50th reunion in May and June of 2012. The alumni converse about Princeton during their time on campus including its social life, academics and student activities.

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