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Archiving Student Activism at Princeton (ASAP) 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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The Princeton University Archives launched the Archiving Student Activism at Princeton (ASAP) initiative in December of 2015 to collect and preserve individual and organizational records created by Princeton students who engage in activism on a broad range of issues and perspectives, both on campus and off. This collection contains records submitted by five of the nearly twenty student organizations that participated in the initiative. The records in this collection document a range of political and social issues, including sexual assault, gender equality, immigration, refugee crises (Syria), racism and anti-racism. See individual series descriptions for more information about each group of records.

The collection is arranged by the name of the organization that transferred records to the University Archives.

This collection was assembled by the University Archives from five separate accessions received during the spring of 2016 as part of the Archiving Student Activism at Princeton (ASAP) initiative: AR.2016.023 (SpeakOut), AR.2016.024 (United Left), AR.2016.028 (Open Campus Coalition), AR.2016.030 (Students for Gender Equality), and AR.2016.034 (Muslim Advocates for Social Justice and Individual Dignity).

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 Jarrett M. Drake in 2016. Finding aid written by Jarrett M. Drake in 2016.

No materials were separated from these accessions.

Publisher
University Archives
Finding Aid Date
2016
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Princeton University. Muslim Advocates for Social Justice and Individual Dignity.. Muslim Advocates for Social Justice and Individual Dignity, 2015 - 2016. 7 digital files.
Arrangement

No arrangement has been imposed on this folder.

Scope and Contents

This folder contains posters, opinion editorials, and letters from MASJID in the organization's first year of existence. Immigration, Guantanamo Bay, refugees of the Syrian Civil War, and the Islamaphobic and racist rhetoric of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign are among the issues reflected in the records.

Physical Description

7 digital files

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#OccupyNassau Survey Responses and Blog Post, 2015. 32 digital files.
Arrangement

No arrangement has been imposed on this folder.

Scope and Contents

This folder consists of survey responses distributed by Daniel G. Wilson, Class of 2018, to the undergraduate student body to gauge their reactions to the November 18, 2015, sit-in organized by the Black Justice League; also consists of a blog post in which Wilson interprets the data.

Physical Description

32 digital files

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Princeton University. Open Campus Coalition.. Open Campus Coalition, 2015 November 22. 1 digital file.
Arrangement

No arrangement has been imposed on this folder.

Scope and Contents

The letter was written by the Legislative Committee of the Princeton Open Campus Coalition (POCC) in response to events connected with the Black Justice League's occupation of the Nassau Hall in the week of November 18, 2015. The letter was sent to President Christopher L. Eisgruber on the night of November 22.

Physical Description

1 digital file

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Princeton University. SpeakOut.. SpeakOut, 2016 April 07. 4 digital files.
Scope and Contents

This folder contains one video of the organization's spring 2016 campaign, Consent Culture, as well as images of the group's logo and t-shirt design.

Arrangement

No arrangement has been imposed on this folder.

Physical Description

4 digital files

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Scope and Contents

This file contains the group's original constitution and petition to the dean's office for official university recognition, as well as the initial photo campaign that sparked the group's formulation.

Physical Description

2 digital files

Constitution and Petition, 2016 May 06. 2 digital files.
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2 digital files

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Princeton Feminists Photo Campaign Website, 2016. 1 website.
Physical Description

1 website

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Princeton University. United Left.. United Left, 2014 September 09 - 2015 April 08. 4 digital files.
Arrangement

No arrangement has been imposed on this folder.

Scope and Contents

The records include the operations plan, pamphlets, poster, and "nonstitution" (i.e. constitution) of the Princeton United Left (PUL).

Physical Description

4 digital files

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