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Student Academic Work Collection
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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 College of New Jersey was initially chartered in 1746. The first classes were held in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in the parsonage of the president, the Reverend Jonathan Dickinson. Upon his death, the College moved to Newark, New Jersey, and was headed by the Reverend Aaron Burr, Sr. Since 1756, the College has been located in Princeton, New Jersey. For the first fifty years, nearly all College operations took place within Nassau Hall. Fires, fundraising difficulties, low student enrollment, and the Civil War challenged the vitality of the College in the early and middle nineteenth century, but the College grew vigorously under the leadership of President James McCosh, and it was renamed Princeton University in 1896. The Graduate School was established in 1900, although a limited graduate program had existed since the 1870s. Princeton enthusiastically supported the country (living up to its informal motto, "Princeton in the Nation's Service") during the First and Second World Wars, offering the expertise of faculty and campus space for training, as well as facilitating the early graduation of students so they could enlist. The post-World War II years brought dramatic changes to Princeton. The size and strength of the University's facilities and academic programs—especially for the applied sciences and public policy—were increased dramatically. Under President Robert Goheen, Princeton began to admit minority students in greater numbers in the 1960s and admitted women undergraduates in 1969. Today, Princeton is widely regarded as one of the top universities in the world.
This collection consists of essays, notes on readings, laboratory notebooks, drawings and similar academic work products created by Princeton students. This collection does not contain lecture notes or examinations, which are maintained in dedicated collections.
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.
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- University Archives
- Finding Aid Date
- 2010
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Graded student work over 75 years old is open for research.
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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: Student Academic Work Collection, 1862-1985 consists of essays, notes on readings, laboratory notebooks, drawings and similar academic work products created by Princeton students.
No arrangement has been imposed on items in Series 1: Student Academic Work Collection, 1862-1985.
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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.
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Includes the following papers: Physics at Princeton in the 1930s, The Influence of Eugene Wigner, by Teodor Georgiev; Nassau Hall, Homophobic Haven? by Joel Zinn; Conservatism, Controversy and Change, External Views of Princeton University, 1950-1960, by Eileen Torrez; All in Good Fun, Stereotypes of the Eating Clubs, by Eric Eriksen; Princeton Reunions, Not Your Typical College Reunion, by Richard Youngblood; Von Neumann to Nash, Game Theory at Princeton, by Sam Shideler; Ivy League Athletes in the Classroom, How Do They Compare with Their Peers? by Ross Powell; 1969, Princeton Goes Coed and Alumni React, by Hilary Wilson; How the Nude Olympics Came to an End, by Billy Tifft; Woodrow Wilson, Princeton's Favorite Professor, by Matt Frakes; Princeton's Darkest Hour, the Father Halton Controversy, by Marlow Gazzoli; The Princeton University Glee Club, Dynamic Expression or Static Foundation, by Clayton Greenberg; The Bombs that Bound, Student Life at Princeton University During World War II, by Tim Parsons; and Princeton Alumni Weekly, From Past to Present, by Jonathan Lin.
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