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Course Examinations Collection
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Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: University Archives. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
The course examinations collection consists of examination questions administered to applicants, undergraduates, and graduate students at Princeton University. With the exception of Series 4: Graded Examinations, only the questions are represented; no answers accompany them. The collection spans a wide range of dates, however the bulk of the examination questions date from the late 19th through mid 20th centuries, and nearly every academic department at the University is represented.
Course examinations are continually added to this collection as they are donated to the University Archives.
This collection was processed by Christie Peterson with assistance from Suchi Mandavilli '14 in March 2011. Finding aid edited by Christie Peterson in March 2011. Finding aid updated by Lynn Durgin in June 2016.
No information on appraisal is available.
- Publisher
- University Archives
- Finding Aid Author
- Christie Peterson; Lynn Durgin
- Finding Aid Date
- 2007
- Access Restrictions
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Series 1 through 3 are open for research. All files in Series 4: Graded Examinations, 1935-1956 contain student records that are restricted for 75 years from date of creation or for the lifetime of the student.
- Use Restrictions
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. If copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from the Mudd Library. For materials where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Admission Examinations, 1876-1911 consists of examinations administered for admission to Princeton University and one Announcement of Revised Entrance Requirements from January 1893.
Series 1: Admission Examinations, 1876-1911 is arranged chronologically.
Physical Description1 box
Series 2: Examinations Arranged by Subject, 1833-1998 is arranged alphabetically by subject as indicated on the examinations themselves.
Series 2: Examinations Arranged by Subject, 1833-1998 consists primarily of examinations for Princeton undergraduate courses. It also contains a small number of exam schedules, graduate examinations, and instructions.
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Also contains an examination for Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.
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Series 3: Bound Volumes of Examinations, 1844-1967 is arranged approximately chronologically.
Series 3: Bound Volumes of Examinations, 1844-1967 consists of Princeton undergraduate examinations that have been bound together in volumes. Each volume generally contains examinations in a variety of subjects. Some were represent the examinations taken by a single student, while others are of unknown origin.
Physical Description6 boxes
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Endpaper inscribed by F.A. Waterman '80.
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Series 4: Graded Examinations, 1935-1956 is arranged chronologically.
Series 4: Graded Examinations, 1935-1956 contains graded examinations from Princeton students.
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