Board of Trustees Records, 1746-2023
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This collection provides the most basic source of information about Princeton University's governing body. In addition to minutes of the Trustees' meetings, the collection contains related papers and reports, organized according to purpose.
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Bob Guldin Interviews with George F. Kennan, 1989-1999
Bob Guldin is a writer and editor, who writes about public policy, foreign affairs and nonprofit advocacy. These records include recordings of two interviews with George F. Kennan and subsequent publications from which they resulted.
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Booksellers' League of New York Records, 1895-1967
Founded in 1895, the Booksellers' League of New York was an organization aimed at promoting a professional and collaborative spirit among members of the book trade. The bulk of the collection consists of meeting minutes of the annual meetings and Board of Managers meetings, 1895-1932 (5 vols.) and of materials relating to the League's monthly dinners and other social events, 1901-1958 (invitation cards, programs, menus, handbills, and related membership mailings).
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Booth Tarkington Letters to the Burrages, 1938-1946
Consists of 42 letters by novelist Booth Tarkington to Mildred and Madeleine Burrage, friends that he and his wife made in Kennebunkport, Maine.
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Booth Tarkington Papers, 1812-1956 (mostly 1899-1946)
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Consists of extensive writings -- novels, plays, short stories, articles, film scenarios, radio scripts -- and correspondence of "The Gentleman from Indiana" Booth Tarkington, noted American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
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Borgese Family Collection, 1937-1970
Consists of manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, postcards, and clippings of Elizabeth Mann Borgese, her husband, Giuseppe Antonio Borgese, and her mother, Katia Mann.
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Boudinot Family Collection, 1772-1852
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The collection consists of correspondence and documents of various members of the Boudinot family of New Jersey, regarding family, business, and political affairs. Most of the correspondence is related to Elias Boudinot IV (Trustee of Princeton University, 1772-1821) and his brother Elisha but many other family members are also represented.
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Brandon D. Holt Collection of Oral History Interviews on Black Student Activism at Princeton, 2015
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As part of his senior thesis Brandon D. Holt, Class of 2015, conducted a series of oral history interviews detailing black student activism. The collection consists of the transcripts from eight interviews with black alumni from the classes of 1969-1981.
Alfred D. Price, Jr '69, 2015 February 17
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Price discusses his experience as a black student at Princeton including his participation in the bicker process and his involvement with the Association of Black Collegians (ABC). Topics addressed include "Yale Soul Weekend," Kodak Corporation protest, ABC's role in the organization of a memorial services for Martin Luther King Jr., and interactions with Students for Democratic Society (SDS). Price also mentions an anti-Semitic attack against Paul Balaran '70 and the creation of an African American Studies program. Persons of interest mentioned include President Robert F. Goheen, Edgar Allen Dunham III, Burton Malkiel, Dr. Carl Fields, and Cecilia Hodges Drewry.
Brent Henry '69, 2015 March 16
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Henry discusses his involvement with the Association of Black Collegians and serving as an alumni member of the Board of Trustees. The interview includes details regarding the New South takeover and other demonstrations related to the South Africa divestment issue, the black host families in Princeton and the beginnings of the Black Studies program. Among the individuals mentioned in the interview include President Robert F. Goheen, Eric F. Lum '72, civil rights leader Leon Sullivan, Professors Martin B. Duberman and Cecilia Hodges Drewry.
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Brandt & Brandt Contract Files, 1907-1997
The Brandt & Brandt Contract Files consists primarily of contract files from Brandt & Brandt, the New York City literary agency, for published works where the rights have reverted to the author. Some represented authors are Margaret Banning, Bessie Brewer, Raymond Chandler, Carlos Fuentes, Arthur Machen, Mary McCarthy, Derek Patmore, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Wallace Stegner. The Fuentes material (1967-1995) is extensive and covers a fuller range of literary agency activities.
1993 Accession, dates not examined
Consists of contract files for individuals such as Carlos Fuentes, Dorothy Pratt, Thomas Armstrong, Richard Connell, and Isabella Holt, as well as others.
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Brazilian "Literatura de Cordel", 1970s-1990s
The cordéis or Brazilian chapbooks included in this collection were published between 1970 and 1990. Many of the items are undated.
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Brazilian Literature and Criticism: Pamphlets I, 1916-1991
This microfilm contains pamphlets on Brazilian literature and criticism published in Brazil between 1916 and 1991.
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Brazilian Poetry: Pamphlets I, 1948-1998
This microfilm contains poetry pamphlets by Brazilians issued between 1948 and 1998.
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Brendan Behan Papers, 1943-1983 (mostly 1943-1963)
Consists of selected manuscript and typescript drafts, notebooks, and notes, of 20th-century Irish author Brendan Behan (1923-1964), as well as some correspondence and ephemera. The papers constitute the principal archives of the manuscripts of Behan's writings.
About a Just Sentence Passed, undated
Autograph letter signed, 18 Waterloo Road, Ballsbridge, 2 pages, missing first page.
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Bretaigne Windust Collection, 1929-1958
Contains records concerning plays directed by Bretaigne Windust (Princeton Class of 1929), mainly for the University Players, of which he was a co-founder.
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Brewster Ghiselin Papers, 1936-1991
Brewster Ghiselin was an English professor, literary critic, editor, and poet. The collection contains some of Ghiselin's works and correspondence. Typescripts, proofs, galleys, Italian translations, phonograph records, a few books, and notes represent his works, while the correspondence consists of letters from his literary friends and colleagues.
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Brian Kaye Correspondence, 1975-1979
Brian Kaye attended Princeton University from 1975 to 1979. The collection contains his correspondence home to his family in Palo Alto during those years.
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Brigham Young Collection, 1846-1968 (mostly 1846-1872)
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Contains selected correspondence of American pioneer and religious leader Brigham Young. Images of this collection are also available online at Digital PUL.
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British Army Account Book of Revolutionary War Expenditures in the Carolinas and Florida, 1781-1782
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Consists of a two-volume account book of British Army military expenditures in North Carolina, South Carolina, and St. Augustine, Florida, during the later years of the American Revolution.
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British Military Mission to Greece Operational Intelligence Files, 1948-1949
Consists of summary reports (1948-1949) of operational intelligence of the British military mission to Greece during the Greek Civil War (1944-1949).
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Briton Rivière Family Correspondence, 1853-1910 (mostly 1872-1901)
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Consists of letters to Briton Rivière (1840-1920), the Victorian artist and illustrator, and to his family members, including from many contemporary artists and writers.