Notes, photographs, correspondence, 1935-1955
Includes correspondence from the 1930s through 1950s, along with files labeled "American Academy in Rome," "Bicentennial Arrangements," "Religion and the Plastic Arts," "American School at Athens (Alex Robinson)," "Byzantine Exhibition Baltimore," "A. G. Cotton, Leofric's Landevennec Gospels," "Notes: Cotton," "Cotton, Leofric Gospels," "Florovsky," "McCormick," "Mommsen," "Schwarzenberg," "Rome, Vatican, Museo profano, Ivory disc of poet," "G. A. Canini, Iconografia Tav 28 Sophocles-inscribed Pindaros," "Gerasa: Trans-Jordan, Nymphaeum," "Antioch Great Theater Restoration," "Ephesos Theater," along with many folders of photographs and text relating to ancient philosophers and poets and theaters.
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Study Services and Academic Support, 1943-1964
Office of Career Services Records, 1943-1977
Originally established in 1912 as the Self-Help Bureau, the Office of Career Services is an organizational unit of the Office of the Vice President for Campus Life that provides career resources and programming for both undergraduate and graduate students. The records include three bound volumes of annual reports from the Princeton University Office of Career Services spanning the years 1943 to 1977. Topics covered include alumni appointments, work-study, study services and academic support.
Annual Reports: Alumni Appointments Work Study, 1948-1964
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Photographs, 1943-1953
Consists of photographs of Maurice Kelley (while acting University Librarian in 1951 or 1952), the War Service Bureau Staff (1943), a reception for the Princeton University Library (1953), and a photograph of the front of Firestone Library at Princeton University.
Maurice Kelley Collection, 1935-1971
Contains correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and printed matter of American educator and librarian, Maurice Kelley (Princeton Class of 1934).
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Student Rosters, 1939-1963
Series 2: Council Records, 1933-2014 June 17
Series 2: Council Records contains administrative records of the committees and programs of the Council of the Humanities, as well as the Council itself.
Series 1: Student Academic Records, 1936-1968
Series 1: Student Academic Records comprises cards containing complete academic records and photographs of students from the classes of 1941 through 1964 who participated in the Special Program in the Humanities.
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Hedi Bak Papers, 1941-2010
Consists of the personal and business correspondence, writings and drafts, promotional material, newspaper clippings, photographs, and sketches of the artist, Hedi Bak.
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Student Academic Work Collection, 1862-2009
This collection consists of essays, notes on readings, laboratory notebooks, drawings and similar academic work products created by Princeton students.
Series 1: Student Academic Work Collection, 1862-1985
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.
Course Materials, Accounting Exercises, etc., circa 1949
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Postcards, photographs, and ephemera, 1928-1982
Features John Bronte McElderry, William McElderry, and Margaret K. McElderry.
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Stewart M. Robinson Collection of Colonial Sermons, 1615-1960 (mostly 1745-1785)
Consists of a collection compiled by American clergyman Stewart M. Robinson (Princeton Class of 1915), including photostats of sermons, letters, pamphlets, and communications to newspapers by clergymen in colonial America, which he used as research material for a proposed book entitled "The Political Thought of the Colonial Clergy."
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Steven Barclay Collection, 1904-2008 (mostly 1920-1940)
A collection containing original manuscripts, letters, documents, photographs, association copies of books, and other printed material, chiefly by or pertaining to Adrienne Monnier (1892-1955) and Sylvia Beach (1887-1962), and their respective bookshops in Paris: La Maison des Amis des Livres and Shakespeare & Company.
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Steve M. Slaby Papers, 1903-1990 (mostly 1950-1980)
Steve M. Slaby, professor of engineering at Princeton, 1953-1991, served as the second (and final) chair of the Graphics and Engineering Drawing Department, 1962-1968. Slaby was also one of the University's few political activists, opposing U.S. involvement in Vietnam and University investment in South Africa, and promoting student and faculty liberties.
Series 3: Departmental Records, 1942-1988
Series 3: Departmental Records, 1942-1988, includes the records of various committees and programs (such as a two week program to introduce local middle school boys to engineering through a surveying project of Jadwin Gym, field trips to construction sites and similar activities), studies on the status of engineering at Princeton, annual reports, minutes from Advisory Council, Executive Committee and faculty meetings, and seminar and conference records (proposals, agendas, published and unpublished papers, etc.), arranged in that order. Slaby's rank and salary appeal documents are temporarily restricted.
Series 2: Course Materials, 1903-1970
Series 2: Course Materials, 1903-1970, documents the 1950s and 1960s especially well but includes some materials dated before Slaby's tenure (including one student drawing project from 1903). The series is comprised of course proposals and descriptions, lecture notes, problem sets, student projects, tests, and exams, arranged in that order. Most of the papers are from Slaby's courses, but other professors such as Heacock and Lindgren have material preserved in the series. The courses best represented are engineering graphics, descriptive geometry and engineering drawing. Two oversized graphics projects from the early 1900s, inscribed "Crosby" and "L. Sullenberger," are housed separately in the Oversize Collection.
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Stephen French Whitman Collection, 1880-1950
Consists primarily of manuscripts of Stephen French Whitman (Princeton Class of 1901), as well as correspondence and documents concerning their publication and the career of the author.
Miscellaneous, 1936-1950
A program for a Class of 1901 35th Reunion Memorial Service, as well as a booklet with photographs of busts.
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Series 1: Author Files, 1757-1967
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This series consists of correspondence and manuscripts. This series is organized alphabetically by author; Box 6 contains correspondence and printed catalogues about the collection, with much of the material concerning the book collection.
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Stable Money Association, 1920-1963
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Series 2: Correspondence, 1921-1963
The Correspondence series is composed of letters between Rovensky and other bankers and economists. Most of the correspondence discusses the economic policies that Rovensky's associations touted.
Series 1: Associations, 1920-1968
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This series documents Rovensky's participation in the Economists' National Committee on Monetary Policy, the National Monetary Association, and the Stable Money Association, including his tenure as president of the Stable Money Association in 1927. The papers include discussions of logistics and operations, policies, and recruitment. Rovensky's participation ranges from merely paying dues and commenting on publications to active research, writing, and meeting attendance. The Stable Money Association papers also include discussions of the formation of the group and its mission statement, literature, and meeting minutes and agenda.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Spyros Meletzēs Photographs, 1900-1999
Consists of an open collections of Spyros Meletzēs photographs.
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Sprint Football VHS Tapes Collection, 1947, 1989-2005
The sprint football program at Princeton (sometimes known as lightweight football) has operated since 1933. The collection consists of 196 videotapes (VHS format) of Sprint Football games and one video transfer of a 1947 varsity football game film.
Series 1: 2004 Accession of VHS Tapes, 1947, 1989-2003
Series 1: 2004 Accession of VHS Tapes, 1947, 1989-2003 consists of videotapes (VHS format) of Sprint Football games, mostly from 1989-2003, and one transfer of a varsity football game film from 1947. Each tape is labeled with the date of the game, the opponent, and in some instances the final score.
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Series 1: Honorary Degree Recipient Files, 1749-1991
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Series 1: Honorary Degree Recipient Files, 1749-1991 consists of files containing biographical information, information about the degree type and the year it was awarded, and, in the case of more recent recipients, some correspondence and photographs.
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Glen C.H. Perry Papers, 1944-1982
This collection consists of works, lecture note cards, correspondence, an audio tape, and printed matter of American journalist and publicist Glen C. H. Perry (Princeton Class of 1926).
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Speeches, 1949-1950
Translated speeches (handwritten and typed), delivered in honour of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Stewart on his retirement as Treasurer, 1949-1950, and other occasions. 6 pieces.
George Black Stewart Papers, 1896-1950 (mostly 1896-1917)
Consists of photograph albums, diaries, engagement calendars, and documents of George Black Stewart (Princeton Class of 1906) who was treasurer (1906-1950) of the American University of Beirut.
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Speeches, 1946-1962
Typescripts of speeches given by Creese, many in the capacity of president of Drexel I.T.
Speeches, 1924-1959
Speeches from Democratic Conventions 1924-1932; college speeches as President of Stevens and Drexel I.T., and as member of Princeton Alumni Council. Includes newspaper clippings, typescripts, programs, menus, memorabilia, etc.
Publications, 1949, 1950
1. Report on the First Conference of Women Engineers Sponsored by the Drexel Institute of Technology, Society of Women Engineers, in Philadelphia, Spring 1949. 2. Drexel Institute of Technology Sixty-Second Commencement program, 1950.
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Series 7: Organizations, Clubs, Personal Files, etc., 1890-1950
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Series 5: Subject Files, 1897-2000
Consists of personal and business correspondence as well as memoranda, meeting minutes, photographs, news articles and clippings, documenting Thornhill's involvement in a variety of activities and organizations both inside and outside of the publishing industry.
Series 4: Author Photographs, 1930-1988
Consists of photographs of Little, Brown authors taken at various book publication parties, as well as personal photographs and a few specially inscribed by authors.
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Special Issues, 1876-1885, 1909, 1926-1927, 1946-1951
Series 1: Daily Princetonian Records, 1876-1989
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
Promotion, 1879, 1951-1962, 1974
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Spanish Military Documents Relating to 19th Century Cuba, 1845-1976
Consists of Spanish legal and military documents relating to the administration of Cuba in the 19th century.
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Spanish, 1913-1957
Series 4: Graded Examinations, 1935-1956
Series 4: Graded Examinations, 1935-1956 contains graded examinations from Princeton students.
Series 3: Bound Volumes of Examinations, 1844-1967
Series 3: Bound Volumes of Examinations, 1844-1967 consists of Princeton undergraduate examinations that have been bound together in volumes. Each volume generally contains examinations in a variety of subjects. Some were represent the examinations taken by a single student, while others are of unknown origin.
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Souvenir Programs/Miscellaneous Magazines, 1902-1973
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This series contains harmful and offensive descriptions of people that may include racist, colonialist, ableist, and dehumanizing language. Some of the description is original to the donor and/or the creator, and in these instances of creator- and donor-supplied titles, description may be retained to convey contextual/historical information of the materials. Otherwise, descriptions derive from a typewritten inventory of the collection that may have been provided by the donor, or may have been created by an archivist.
Series 3: Miscellaneous Materials, 1683-1988 December 19
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This series contains harmful and offensive descriptions of people that may include racist, colonialist, ableist, and dehumanizing language. Some of the description is original to the donor and/or the creator, and in these instances of creator- and donor-supplied titles, description may be retained to convey contextual/historical information of the materials. Otherwise, descriptions derive from a typewritten inventory of the collection that may have been provided by the donor, or may have been created by an archivist.
Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1849-1968 December 19
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Some of the scrapbooks contain photographic prints which have been described with racist, colonialist, ableist, and dehumanizing language. In cases where scrapbook photographs are not captioned, descriptions in the finding aid derive from a typewritten inventory of the collection that may have been provided by the donor, or may have been created by an archivist.
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American Ballet Theatre Programs, 1940-1979
The American Ballet Theatre is an American ballet company founded by Oliver Smith and Lucia Chase in 1940. The collection consists of programs of performances of the Ballet Theatre dance company from its first performance in 1940 until 1979.
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Sources and Notes, 1882-1963
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Consists of typed notes summarizing the expedition, a clipping containing a group photograph, and archives correspondence.
Series 5: Archaeological Expeditions, 1876-1995
Series 2: Geological Expeditions, 1877-1977 July 1
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Series 5: Commemorative Records, 1921-1992
Series 5: Commemorative Records consists of Princeton University Rowing Association awards and memorabilia.
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Social Events, 1900-1958
The Social Events group contains materials pertaining to the League's social activities. It includes invitations, menus, programs, handbills, and related correspondence.
Miscellaneous, 1916-1950
Contains two newsletters (1940 and 1952); two membership brochures (undated, ca. 1930s and 1950s); news clippings relating to book publications (1930s and 1940s); miscellaneous notes; and one yellow ribbon dated 1916 and bearing what appears to be the sea.
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Franklin Book Programs Records, 1920-1978 (mostly 1952-1977)
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The Records of the Franklin Book Programs document the activities of the organization from its inception in 1952 to its dissolution in 1978. For 26 years, Franklin assisted developing countries in the creation, production, distribution, and use of books and other educational materials. Its efforts were based on the premise that through wider and improved education, underdeveloped nations could better utilize their human resources to help eliminate hunger, poverty, overpopulation, and economic paralysis.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Logan Pearsall Smith Materials, 1897-1953
Consists of selected papers, including manuscripts, research materials, and correspondence, of American-born British essayist and critic Logan Pearsall Smith.
Manuscripts, 1897-1953 February 5
Includes Smith's manuscripts, notes, and proofs for his last anthology, The Golden Shakespeare; manuscripts of "Saved from the Salvage," about his recollections of Venice during the winter of 1897 and 1898, which appeared in Horizons (March, 1943); and "Slices of Cake," an account of his meeting Henry James at Edith Wharton's shortly after the outbreak of World War I, published in The New Statesmen and Nation (June, 1943); as well as a few miscellaneous writings.
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Series 5: Papers of Other Persons, 1775-2999
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Consists of papers (primarily correspondence) of individuals such as Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Mackenzie Bell, Alice Boyd, Ford Madox Brown, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), William Gladstone, the Hogarth Club, William Holman Hunt, Jane Morris, William Morris, Elizabeth Siddal Rossetti, John Ruskin, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and Thomas Woolner. This series comprises the correspondence of many members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood during Victorian England.
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Series 3, Federal Bureau of Investigation Files, 1942-1979
Series 3, Federal Bureau of Investigation Files, 1942-1979 contains the dossiers of several prominent Americans, which were compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Wilson began to collect the files in 1975 after Congress passed the Freedom of Information Act. Besides his own file, Wilson obtained the files of such notables as Vern Countryman, Alger Hiss, Nathan Singer, Duane Lockard, and Wilbur H. Ferry. It was Wilson's purpose to "...show the world how destructive, how stupid and how ridiculous the F.B.I. really is."
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Sinclair Hamilton Papers, 1942-1970
Consists of a manuscript and correspondence of Sinclair Hamilton (Princeton Class of 1906).
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Simone de Beauvoir Letters to Françoise and Hélène de Beauvoir, 1914-1968 (mostly 1918-1968)
This collection consists of over 400 letters from French writer, philosopher, and feminist theorist Simone de Beauvoir to her mother, Françoise de Beauvoir, and sister, Hélène de Beauvoir (also referred to as Henriette), dating from October 1918 to December 1968.
Letters to Hélène (Henriette) de Beauvoir, 1924-1968
92 letters and one postcard from Hélène to her mother.