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Department of French and Italian Records
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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.
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The Department of French and Italian as it exists today at Princeton University originated in 1958 when the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures was split into the separate departments of Romance and Germanic Languages and Literatures. Prior to this, the Romance languages had been taught by a succession of notable instructors since 1904 including Christian Gauss and Gilbert Chinard. In the years after the Second World War, global climate inspired curriculum changes, resulting in courses in Russian and eventually the formation of a full Department of Slavic Languages in 1961. This period also saw the creation of Peace Corps and study abroad language programs. Course offerings in Italian were strengthened in the 1980s, however by the 1990's, with many of the core department members facing retirement, the attraction of new faculty was becoming a pressing issue. Finally, in 2001 Spanish and Portuguese languages were made an independent department and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures became the Department of French and Italian.
Consists of the records of the contemporary Department of French and Italian, collected while it was operating as the Department of Modern Languages and later the Department of Romance Languages and Literature. Materials include notes from departmental committee meetings, departmental minutes, course descriptions, departmental examinations, correspondence, and files about French-language Peace Corps training and study abroad programs run through the department.
Full text searching of this collection's archived website is available through the Archive-It interface.
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.
Organization
- Princeton university. Department of Romance languages and literatures
- Princeton University. Dept. of French and Italian.
- Princeton University. Dept. of Modern Languages and Literatures.
Subject
- Foreign study -- France
- French language -- Study and teaching -- New Jersey -- Princeton
- Italian language -- Study and teaching -- New Jersey -- Princeton
- Peace Corps Tunisia
- Peace Corps (U.S.) -- Study and teaching
- Peace Corps (U.S.) -- Morocco
- Romance languages -- Study and teaching -- New Jersey -- Princeton
- Spanish language -- Study and teaching -- New Jersey -- Princeton
- Universities and colleges -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- Departments
- Publisher
- University Archives
- Finding Aid Date
- 2007
- Access Restrictions
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Materials older than 30 years that do not pertain to student academic performance or discipline, trustee issues, or faculty personnel matters are open. Some files in Series 3: Summer Work Abroad and Princeton In France, 1960-1985 contain student records that are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation or for the lifetime of the student.
Restrictions beyond 30 years are noted in the relevant series, subseries, or folder descriptions. Series 4 is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. For instances beyond Fair Use, if copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers do not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with use of materials from the Princeton University Archives.
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Collection Inventory
Series 1: Departmental Files, 1909-1970 contains primarily minutes of faculty meetings and committees, copies of comprehensive examinations, and some correspondence. The series documents the development of modern languages and comparative literature education at Princeton, including departmental evolutions and the origins of the Special Program in European Civlization. The series also includes a selection of autographed photographic portraits of French savants and literati, all dating from approximately the 1920s.
No arrangement scheme has been imposed on Series 1: Departmental Files, 1926-1970. The arrangement of the records that was present at the time of their transfer has been retained.
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Series 2: Peace Corps Files, 1961-1967 consists of the administrative files of an early Peace Corps program run through Princeton that placed young Americans as volunteer teachers in French-speaking countries including Morocco and Tunisia. The majority of the files date from 1964 and 1966, and document the entire project from applications, through participant training and assessment, to assignments and evaluations.
No arrangement scheme has been imposed on Series 3: Peace Corps Files, 1961-1967. The arrangement of the records that was present at the time of their transfer has been retained.
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No arrangement scheme has been imposed on Series 3: Summer Work Abroad and Princeton in France Files, 1960-1985. The arrangement of the records that was present at the time of their transfer has been retained.
Series 3: Summer Work Abroad and Princeton in France, 1960-1985 contains the administrative files for programs that sent undergraduate students from Princeton and other institutions to work and study in France in the 1970s and 1980s. The files include general information about France and possible assignments for students, as well as information about specific participants such as applications and final reports. The series also includes a few files containing historical information about the programs and copies of stories about the program that ran in the Princeton Alumni Weekly and elsewhere.
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Full text searching of this archived website is available through the Archive-It interface.
No arrangement has been imposed on this series.
Physical Description1 website
Undergraduate course syllabi from the Princeton University Department of French and Italian. These syllabi were used by students and faculty and range from 1993-2019.
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