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The Princeton Tiger Records

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The Princeton Tiger

First published sporadically in 1882 and then regularly after 1890, The Princeton Tiger is the nation's second oldest college humor magazine. Published 6 times a year, the student-run publication offers a satirical look at campus life. Past contributors to the magazine have included many prominent alumni such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and cartoonists Whitney Darrow, Jr. and Henry Martin, both of whom went on to be regularly featured in The New Yorker.

Consists of the administrative records of The Princeton Tiger. The bulk of the material is related to the magazine's finances and includes meeting minutes, correspondence, and financial statements. Also in the collection are correspondence, clippings, and some oversized drawings, as well as two audiocassettes of board meetings.

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Processing information for Box 1 is not available. Boxes 2-4 were processed by Phoebe Nobles when the material was found on the shelf in 2018 in the course of surveying collections.

Publisher
University Archives
Finding Aid Date
2007
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Collection Inventory

Financial and Other Records, circa 1929-1980. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Publicity for Tiger Magazine Centennial Exhibition of Cartoon Art, 1982. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Anniversary Clippings, 1957-1982. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Copies of Magazines, 1952-1969. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Audiocassettes: Tiger Board Meetings, 1983-1984. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Photographs and Documents, 1945-1984. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Miscellaneous Correspondence, Report, Press Release, 1952-1985. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Reproductions of Photographs of the Tiger Board and Magazine Covers, 1894-1975. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Correspondence from Cartoonists and Ronald Reagan Regarding the 100th Anniversary Volume, 1981-1983. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Drawings for 100th Anniversary Volume of Princeton Tiger, 1981-1982. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

Work by Roz Chast, Ed Arno, Peter Steiner, Gahan Wilson, Al Jaffee, George Booth, and many others. See also oversize drawings in Box 4.

Physical Description

1 box

Various Drafts for The Princeton Tiger Magazine Centennial Album Submitted by Allen Scheuch '1976, 1981-1983. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Allen Scheuch Letter to Archivist Earle Coleman and Letter from Buckingham Palace, 1983-1984. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Tiger Posters Prints, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Tiger Posters Printing Blocks, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

75th Anniversary Guest Book, Invitations, Menu, and Negatives, 1957. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Drawings for 100th Anniversary Volume of Princeton Tiger, 1981-1982. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

See also drawings in Box 2.

Physical Description

1 box

Princeton Tiger Drawings--Adelmer R. Bryon '1924 (Drawings by Him and Others), 1920s. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Poster--Jonathan M. Bumas '1978, 1977. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Poster of The Tiger: Girls School Issue, undated. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Princeton Tiger Stock Certificate Book, 1930-1932. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

100th Anniversary Poster, 1982. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Public Website, 2004. 1 item.
Scope and Contents

The Princeton Tirger public website provides information on the activities of the nation's third oldest college humor magazine.

Full text searching of this archived web site is available through the Archive-It interface.

Arrangement

The original arrangement of the files was maintained.

Physical Description

1 item

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