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Princeton University Rowing 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.
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Princeton has participated in intercollegiate rowing contests since 1874. However, early victories were few and far between due to inadequate practice space. Until the construction of Lake Carnegie, all rowing took place on the crowded Delaware and Raritan canal, a body of water ill-suited for the sport. Following the completion of the lake in 1906, rowing was limited to practice and intrateam competition until 1911, when Princeton began hosting races. Lightweight rowing was introduced in 1920, and the first women's crew team competed in 1972. In late 2000 the C. Bernard Shea Rowing Center was dedicated, providing the men's and women's crew teams with a state of the art boathouse and training facility.
Consists of photographs, memorabilia, scrapbooks, programs, correspondence and posters documenting the history of the Princeton University rowing program. Much of the material is oversized.
Many of the items in Series 1: 2003 Accession of Princeton Rowing Materials, 1874-2003 were referenced or reproduced in Rowing at Princeton: celebrating 4500 Princetonians who have strained and gained from their rowing experience for 130 years.
The materials in Series 1: 2003 Accession of Princeton Rowing Materials, 1874-2003 were received in March 2003 from William H. Walton '74.
The materials in Series 2: C.S. Titus Materials, circa 1907, 1998 were received in November 2004 from Joan Titus and in November 2017 from her estate.
The materials in Series 3: 1992 Accession of Albridge C. Smith, III Collection of Rowing Photographs and Clippings, circa 1916-1939 were received in April 1992 from Wells Drorbaugh, Jr. '43.
The materials in Series 4: 2014 Accession of Princeton University Rowing Fundraising Correspondence in January 2014 from Willis M. Rivinus '50.
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 contains materials acquired from an Apple iMac desktop computer. Researchers are responsible for meeting the technical requirements needed to access these materials, including any and all hardware and software.
This collection was processed by Christie Peterson with assistance from Suchi Mandavilli '14 in April 2011 and Eleanor Wright '14 in January 2012. Finding aid updated by Christie Peterson in June 2011 and February 2012. Series 3 added and finding aid updated by Christie Peterson in May 2012. Series 4 added and finding aid updated by Lynn Durgin in January 2014 Digital materials in Series 1 was processed by Elena Colon-Marrero in June 2015. Series 2 and finding aid updated by Annalise Berdini in March 2018.
No appraisal information is available.
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- University Archives
- Finding Aid Author
- Christie Peterson
- Finding Aid Date
- 2007
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The collection is open for research use.
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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
The materials in Series 1: 2003 Accession of Princeton Rowing Materials, 1874-2003 remain in the original order in which they were received in the archives; no additional arrangement has been performed.
Series 1: 2003 Accession of Princton Rowing Materials, 1874-2003 consists of photographs and records that appear to have been organized, used and possibly collected by Willis M. Rivinus in the preparation of Rowing at Princeton: celebrating 4500 Princetonians who have strained and gained from their rowing experience for 130 years, which was published in 2002.
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Series 2: C.S. Titus Rowing Materials, circa 1907, 1998, consists of two shadow boxes of medals won by Princeton rowing coach C.S. Titus and three scrapbooks about the rowing career and life of C.S. Titus.
The materials in Series 2: C.S. Titus Rowing Materials, circa 1907, 1998 remain in the original order in which they were received in the archives; no additional arrangement has been performed.
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Series 3: 1992 Accession of Albridge C. Smith, III Collection of Rowing Photographs and Clippings, circa 1916-1939 consists primarily of photographic negatives of rowers and regattas, as well as a few post cards and newspaper clippings on the same subjects collected by Albridge C. Smith, III.
The materials in Series 3: 1992 Accession of Albridge C. Smith, III Collection of Rowing Photographs and Clippings, circa 1916-1939 remain in the original order in which they were received in the archives; no additional arrangement has been performed.
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Series 4: 2014 Accession of Fundraising Correspondence consists of Princeton University Rowing Association correspondence to members, primarily focused on fundraising for the 1996 Boathouse Renewal Campaign.
Materials have been maintained in the order in which they were donated to the archives.
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Series 5: Commemorative Records consists of Princeton University Rowing Association awards and memorabilia.
No arrangement action has been taken.
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Print recieved by receipent of the Princeton Award. Award plaque can be found in box 27 of this collection.
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Receipents of the Princeton Award recieved a rowing print entitled "The Gathering", by Kit Raymond '74. One example, print #61, can be found in oversize folder 1 of this collection.
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