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Daily Princetonian General Records, 1876-2002: Finding Aid
AC285
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Published in December 2010.
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Summary Information
- Creator:
- Daily Princetonian.
- Title and dates:
- Daily Princetonian General records
- 1876-2002
- Abstract:
- The Daily Princetonian is the newspaper of Princeton University. The records consist of subject files from the editorial offices of The Prince covering topics such as awards, events, journalism seminars, and by-laws of the paper, as well as booklets published by the Daily Princetonian corporation.
- Size:
- 3.76 linear feet
- 4 boxes
- Call number:
- AC285
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special
Collections.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
Princeton University Archives.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA - Language(s) of materials:
- English
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at the Mudd Manuscript Library.
Organizational History
The Daily Princetonian is the newspaper of Princeton University. Published daily since 1892, it is the second oldest running publication of its kind in the United States and has a readership of over 8,000. Staffed primarily by students, The Prince covers campus news as well as national headlines.
Description
Consists of subject files from the editorial offices of the Daily Princetonian covering topics such as award banquets, journalism seminars, managerial records and by-laws of the paper. Also included are some financial records and stock certificates, and several special issues and fund-raising books published by the paper. The bulk of the materials are from the 1950s through 1970s, representing only one portion of the newspaper's long history. A small amount of material from the late 1980s through the early 2000s is also present.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Daily Princetonian Records, 1876-1987
- Series 2: Non-Photographic Materials from the Daily Princetonian Photographs Collection, 1988-2002
Access and Use
Access
The collection is open for research use.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the University Archivist. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Images, mostly photographs, created by the staff of the Daily Princetonian can be found in AC286, Daily Princetonian Photographs Collection, 1967-2004.
Digitized copies of all Daily Princetonian issues can be found online at The Daily Princetonian Larry DuPraz Digial Archives.
Processing and Other Information
Processing Information
Container list created by Eleanor Wright '14 in December 2011 and finding aid updated by Christie Peterson in February 2012.
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 created from MARC record via MarcEdit and XSL stylesheets in 2007.
Language(s) of this Finding Aid
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Daily Princetonian General Records, Box and Folder Number; Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
- Daily Princetonian.
- Princeton University -- Periodicals.
- College student newspapers and periodicals.
- Journalism, College.
- Newspapers -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
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Contents List
Series 1: Daily Princetonian Records, 1876-1987
Size: 3.34 Linear feet, 3 boxes
Description: Series 1: Daily Princetonian records, 1876-1989 consists of subject files from the editorial offices of the Daily Princetonian covering topics such as award banquets, journalism seminars, managerial records and by-laws of the paper. Also included are some financial records and stock certificates, and several special issues and fund-raising books published by the paper. The bulk of the materials are from the 1950s through 1970s, representing only one portion of the newspaper's long history
Arrangement:
The materials in Series 1: Daily Princetonian Records, 1876-1989 have not been arranged in any particular order.
Paul Land '78 Drawings for Daily Princetonian, 1975-1978
Box 1 Short Talks to Princeton Students on Liberal Studies, 1917
Box 1 Reminiscences and Tributes to Larry Dupraz on his Retirement, 1987
Box 1 "Princeton's Goheen Years," "Of Tigers and Touchdowns," "In the Nation's Service", 1963-1971, 1988
Box 1 The Prince Remembers: One Hundred Years of The Daily Princetonian, 1977
Box 1 "Where the Girls Are," "Who the Girls Are", 1965-1969
Box 1 College Placement Handbook, 1961
Box 1 Careers in Insurance: Life; Property and Casualty (Two Copies), 1956
Box 1 Record Book, 1935-1938
Box 1 Daily Grades (Copy Editor's Office), 1936-1938
Box 1 Bank Statements, 1959-1963
Box 2 Daily Princetonian Banquets, 1900-1931, 1948-1960, 1976-1977
Size: 2 folders
Box 2 Daily Princetonian, Broadcasts Sponsored By, 1938
Box 2 Daily Princetonian Centennial Book, 1977
Box 2 Constitution and By-Laws, 1911
Box 2 Contracts, 1909, 1958-1963
Box 2 Editorial Boards 1900-1950, 1950
Box 2 Daily Princetonian Handbooks, 1916-1926, 1946-1947
Box 2 Handbook of Daily Princetonian, 1947
collection: AR.2008.160
Box 2 Joke Issues, 1921-1927, 1946-1966, 1983
Box 2 Masthead Drawings, 1949
Box 2 Daily Princetonian Miscellaneous, 1879, 1912-1915, 1931-1956, 1976-1989
Box 2 Promotion, 1879, 1951-1962, 1974
Box 2 Daily Princetonian Prospectus and Copy of Early Faculty Minutes, 1876
Box 2 Operating Statements, 1961-1963
Box 2 Special Issues, 1876-1885, 1909, 1926-1927, 1946-1951
Box 2 Daily Princetonian Trustees Meetings, 1963-1964
Box 2 Constitution and By-Laws - Agreement with P. Herald, 1938-1939, 1953-1972
Box 2 Prizes, Awards and Annual Dinners, 1905-1908, 1913, 1923, 1948-1970
Box 2 Journalism Seminars 1958, 1957-1959, 1979
Box 2 Operating Statements and Minutes, 1952-1975
Box 2 Papers, Managing Editor, 1976
Size: 2 folders
Box 2 Daily Princetonian Alumni Association (Gift of Ivy Lee, Junior), 1924, 1939
collection: AR.1992.023
Box 2 Daily Princetonian Publishing Company Stock Certificates, 1910-1938
Box 3 Series 2: Non-Photographic Materials from the Daily Princetonian Photographs Collection, 1988-2002
collection: AR.2004.068
Size: 0.42 Linear feet, 1 box
Description: Series 2: Non-Photographic Materials from the Daily Princetonian Photographs Collection, 1988-2002 contains records and other non-photographic materials that were received in the same accession (AR.2004.068) as the Daily Princetonian Photograph Collection (AC286). They include materials related to the management and editing of the Prince from the late 1980s through the early 2000s.
Arrangement:
The folders in Series 2: Non-Photographic Materials from the Daily Princetonian Photographs Collection, 1988-2002 have not been arranged in any particular order. The materials remain organized in the folders in which they were received.
Tucker Bible, 1998
Box 4 Writing Manual, 1989-2002
Box 4 Recruitment, undated
Box 4 Beat Contact, undated
Box 4 Ideas, 2002
Box 4 Gender, 2002
Box 4 Monday, 2003
Box 4 Wednesday, 2002-2003
Box 4 Friday, 2002
Box 4 Miscellaneous, 1994-2002
Box 4 Publishing Project Advertising Contacts, 1988
Box 4
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