The following materials were consulted during the preparation of the history section: Leitch, Alexander. A Princeton Companion. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1978. Selden, William K. Going Back: The Uniqueness of Reunions and P-rades at Princeton University, 1999. The Alumni Association of Princeton University website.

Additional accruals of materials to be added to the Class Records collection are expected to continue indefinitely.

Much of the material that forms the Class Records collection has been given to the University Archives piecemeal by alumni and class officers. Particularly in recent years, accession numbers have been assigned to record the provenance of any one item in the collection, however the provenance of some earlier accessions is unclear.

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

This collection was processed by Rosalba Varallo Recchia with assistance from Sarah Vitali '11 in 2009. Finding aid written by Rosalba Varallo Recchia and Daniel Brennan in 2009. Oversize items added by Christie Peterson with assistance from Suchi Mandavilli '14 in January 2011. Additional previously unprocessed/uncataloged materials added by Christie Peterson in May 2012. Series 19 added by Lynn Durgin in January 2016. Class of 1913 alumni file accrual found in repository and added to Series 9 by Annalise Berdini in December 2018. Class of 1909 material found in repository (AR.2019.046), as well as Class of 1881 material (AR.2019.024) added in 2019 by Phoebe Nobles. In 2019, box numbers assigned to previously unhoused oversize material were changed (now Boxes 385-439). Lexy deGraffenreid updated the Conditions Governing Access note in January 2025.

Owing to the variety of materials in the collection and the wide date span covered, the Class Records complement several major University Archives collections at the Mudd Library. These include, but are not limited to:

Princeton Alumni Publications, Inc. Editor's Records

The Princeton Alumni Weekly Photograph Collection

Graduate Alumni Records

Alumni Organization Records

Keeper of Princetoniana Records

Appraisal information was not recorded at time of processing.

Organization

• Alumni Association of Nassau-Hall (College of New Jersey)
• Princeton University
• Princeton University. Class of 1802.
• Princeton University. Class of 1806.
• Princeton University. Class of 1837.
• Princeton University. Class of 1896.
• Princeton University. Funds and scholarships.
• Princeton University. National Alumni Association.

Subject

• Class reunions -- New Jersey -- Princeton
• College students -- Social life and customs. -- 19th century
• Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae -- New Jersey -- Princeton

Publisher

University Archives

Finding Aid Author

Rosalba Varallo Recchia

Finding Aid Date

2009

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use with the exception of Series 19, Class of 1942 President's files, and some files in Series 9, Classes of 1911-1915. In series 9 and 19, files on individual alumni are closed for a period of 40 years from their creation. The remaining files are open. Restrictions are noted in the folder descriptions.

Access to glass-plate negatives is restricted due to their fragility. Where prints of the negatives are present, the prints are open for research use. Though digitization may not be possible for every negative, researchers may make requests to digitize material via the Ask Special Collections, form according to Special Collections' policy on digitization.

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