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