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Merrell Noden Papers

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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.

Overview and metadata sections

Merrell Noden, Princeton Class of 1978, (1955 -2015) was a journalist and cross country coach based primarily in New Jersey. After graduating from Princeton, Noden studied at Oxford and earned a degree in English literature. Noden reported for Sports Illustrated between 1986 -1999. He contributed to Princeton Alumni Weekly for over two decades. As a Princeton alumni '78, he conducted interviews with fellow alumni and wrote articles on Vietnam, Shakespeare and athletics. He contributed to the magazine until he passed away in 2015.

This collection features microcassettes as well as written and typed notes from interviews with Princeton Alumni taken for Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW). Noden conducted interviews with mathematician Manjul Bhargava, composer Steven Mackey, professor of political philosophy, ethics, and public policy Danielle Allen, former presidents of Princeton University William G. Bowen and Robert Goheen as well as many others. Alongside handwritten notes and printed transcripts of interviews, Noden printed articles related to his interviewees and email correspondence. Many of the microcassettes are unlabeled.

The collection was donated by Eva Mantell in 2022. The accession number associated with this donation is AR.2022.077.

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.

The collection was processed by Caitlin Abadir-Mullally in July 2023. Some materials were rehoused in archival folders. The collection is kept in original order.

No materials were separated from the collection.

Publisher
University Archives
Finding Aid Author
Caitlin Abadir-Mullally
Finding Aid Date
2023 July 26
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

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. For those few instances beyond fair use, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from the Mudd Library to move forward with their use.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Series 1: Interviews and Articles includes transcripts from recorded interviews, articles, and notes.

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2 boxes

Alyson Goodner - Susan Teeter Friendship Interview, 2012. 1 box.
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1 box

Andrew Appel Interview, 2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Anthony Branker Interview, 2006. 1 box.
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1 box

Athletics History, 2011-2012. 1 box.
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1 box

Back to School essay, 2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Bill Bowen Interview, 2010. 1 box.
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1 box

Bob Wright Interview, 2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Book Collecting, 2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Brandice Canes-Wrone Interview, 2014. 1 box.
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1 box

Danielle Allen Interview, 2014. 1 box.
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1 box

Edmund White Interview, 2003-2004. 1 box.
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1 box

Edward Gowin Interview, 2009. 1 box.
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1 box

Fitzgerald Girl, 2003. 1 box.
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1 box

Frank Dorman, 2012. 1 box.
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1 box

Future of Libraries, 2004. 1 box.
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1 box

HUM, Theodore K. Rabb, 2003-2008. 1 box.
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1 box

Imani Perry Interview, 2014. 1 box.
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1 box

Independent Scholars, 2008-2009. 1 box.
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1 box

Jake Shapiro Interview, 2007. 1 box.
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1 box

Jamison Correspondence, 2004. 1 box.
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1 box

Jeff Nunokawa Interview, 2010. 1 box.
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1 box

Joel Slemrod Interview, 2013. 1 box.
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1 box

John Elderfield Interview, 2015. 1 box.
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1 box

Julius Caesar Review by Noden, 2009. 1 box.
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1 box

Kwame Anthony Appiah Interview, 2006. 1 box.
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1 box

Manjul Bhargava Interview, 2014. 1 box.
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1 box

Peter Eisenman Interview, 2004. 1 box.
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1 box

Pioneering Women '71, 2005-2010. 1 box.
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1 box

Poetry at Princeton, 2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Polarization Conference, 2004. 1 box.
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1 box

Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW) Humor, 1998. 1 box.
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1 box

Princeton Basketball, 2003. 1 box.
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1 box

Princeton Coming Back & Looking Forward: For Black Princeton Alumni, 2006. 1 box.
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1 box

Princeton Track and Field Athletics, 2008. 1 box.
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1 box

Princeton University, 2008. 1 box.
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1 box

Princeton University Chapel Organ, 2003-2010. 1 box.
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1 box

Princeton, New Jersey, 2007-2010. 1 box.
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1 box

Prison Shakespear, 2007-2009. 1 box.
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1 box

Robert F. Goheen Interview, 2012. 1 box.
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1 box

Robert George and Cornel West Interview, 2007. 1 box.
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1 box

Stephen Fallon Interview, 2009. 1 box.
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1 box

Steven Mackey Interview, 2012. 1 box.
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1 box

Steven Strogatz Interview, 2010. 1 box.
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1 box

Thomas Espenshade Interview, 2009. 1 box.
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1 box

Vietnam, 2004-2005. 1 box.
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1 box

Wordplay, 2009. 1 box.
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1 box

Scope and Contents

Series 2 contains microcassettes

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3 boxes

Alums Microcassettes, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Andrew Wiles Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Anthony Branker Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Black Alumni Princeton University Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Black Alumni Princeton University, Dating Interracial Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Bob Caro Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Book Collection Library Education Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

CK Williams Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Danielle Allen Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Ed Witten Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Edmund White Microcassettes, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Edward Felten Computer Science Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Emmet Gowin Microcassettes, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

F. Scott Fitzgerald Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Fallon Shakespeare Microcassettes, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Gardner Magic Grant Microcassettes, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Halderman Computer Science Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Humanities Microcassettes, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Jeff Nunokawa Microcassettes, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

John Elderfield Art History Cassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

John McPhee and Bob Bradley Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Joshua Guild History Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Kwame Anthony Appiah Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Library Microcassettes, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Literature Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Math, Science, Physics Microcassettes, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Michael Lewis Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Mueller Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Neil Rudenstine Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Nigel Smith Engilsh Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Paul Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Paul Muldoon Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Peter Eisenman Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Peter Singer Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Politics Polarization Microcassettes, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW) Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Princeton Milers Athletics Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Princeton Neil Rudenstine Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Princeton University President Bob Goheen Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Recollection of Goheen Soccer Team Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Religion Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Robert Feddes Architecture Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Robert George and Cornel West Microcassettes, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Robert Wright Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Sam Wang Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Simon Morrison Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Stan Katz Microcassettes, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Stansell American History Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Steve Mackey Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Steve Strogatz Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Susan Sugarman Psychology Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Walter Murphy Constitutionalism Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Wordplay Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Yusef Komunyakaa Microcassette, undated. 1 box.
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1 box

Unlabeled Microcassettes, undated. 2 boxes.
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2 boxes

Print, Suggest