Princeton Football Films Collection, 1935-2012 (mostly 1935-1990)
Princeton University was a participant in the first intercollegiate football game in America in 1869. Since then, the University has maintained a varsity football team, competing each season against other colleges in the Ivy League Athletic Conference, including traditional rival Yale. The collection consists of film reels documenting Princeton varsity football games between 1935 and 1990, as well as video of the 2012 season.
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Post-Princeton, 1966-2013
Photocopies of reunion books, records of gifts, program of service of remembrance, letter regarding son Gary Peniston '70.
D. Hugh Peniston, Class of 1941, Papers, 1936-2013 (mostly 1935-1942)
D. Hugh Peniston graduated from Princeton University in 1941. This collection includes his course notes and coursework along with his letters home during his undergraduate years.
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Photographs, 1924-2019
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Consists of photographic prints, contact sheets, and negatives, primarily in black-and-white, including shots taken in the WBAI studio in New York City, as well as promotional photographs and portraits gifted to Ruas by authors and artists with whom he worked. Most of the photographs taken in the WBAI studio are by Joan Schwartz, including images of various authors reading from Marguerite Young's Miss MacIntosh, My Darling, as well as a number of photographs of poets reading at a New Year's Eve poetry reading at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in 1975. In addition to containing photographs of many of the writers and artists reflected elsewhere throughout this collection, musicians and composers like Patti Smith, Lou Reed, and Phillip Glass are also represented in this group of photographs. Also of note is a group of portraits and photographs of performances by Babette Mangolte. While most photographic materials in the collection are described here, some, which were originally kept with manuscript materials and ephemera, are described with the general Author and Artist Files.
Leffingwell, Edward, 2009
Consists of a completed chapter from Leffingwell's proposal for an unpublished biography of Jack Smith. This chapter is an account of the underground film community of New York, in which Jack Smith and Andy Warhol were major figures, containing biographical information and details about his work by a participant who later curated Jack Smith's first retrospective at P.S.1. 75 pages.
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Pluto Press Publisher Files, 1982-2017 (mostly 1997-2010)
Consists of Pluto Press publisher files produced by scholars writing about the conflicts of the Middle East, containing 164 publisher's files for 113 books. Pluto Press is a British independent book publisher founded in 1969 and is known for being a radical political publishing house that focuses on contemporary issues. Collection includes correspondence between authors and publishers, publishing contracts, financial projects, press releases, author questionnaires, chapter drafts, and cover designs. The collection spans the years 1982-2017, with the bulk of materials from 1997 to 2010.
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Physics Department Records, 1909-2015
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The records of the Physics Department document the scientific and teaching activities of Princeton University physicists from 1909 to 1962. While routine activities such as the hiring of faculty and the education of graduate and undergraduate students are recorded, these records also detail the Department's activities in early studies of theoretical physics, as well as its participation in World War II research activities. There is also a small amount of material that documents Milton White's efforts toward builing the cyclotron (1936).
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Photographs, Drafts and Publications, 1978-2016
The Photographs, Drafts and Publications series contains slides and photographs; drafts of essays by both Elizabeth Benson and Gillett Griffin; and several published items such as flyers and newsletters or journals.
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Photographs by Lloyd Cotsen, probably 1980-2010
Undated photographs taken by Lloyd Cotsen all over the world on various subjects. Identified places include Japan, Italy, and the American Southwest. Black and white, color, negatives, and proof sheet photographs are included; some are mounted and matted.
Papers related to Neutrogena, 1949-2009 (mostly 1980-1995)
Materials included are related to Cotsen's time working at Neutrogena. Items include Cotsen's personal and business effects, photo albums, Neutrogena souvenirs and ephemera, awards and certificates given to Cotsen, and video cassettes related to the business. Material also includes documents related to Cotsen's contributions to Neutrogena's art collections and exhibitions as well as inventories of art stored at the Neutrogena offices (including documents related to art that Cotsen bought from Nuetrogena and added to his private collection after Johnson and Johnson bought Nuetrogrena in 1994).
Papers related to Lloyd Cotsen's private art collections, 1995-2021
The material included documents Cotsen's collection practices, exhibitions of his collection material, the subsequent donation of his collections, and philanthropic contributions to various organizations. The bulk of the material is related to the traveling exhibtion "Masterworks of Form and Texture: Japanese Baskets from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection" and documents related to the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection.
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Philip W. Anderson Papers, 1954-2012
Philip Anderson was a condensed-matter theorist, Professor Emeritus of Physics at Princeton University, and Nobel laureate. This collection consists primarily of Anderson's research files, which include his article and book drafts, grant files, notes, memos and correspondence, a bound run of his talks and papers, and his research diaries and notebooks. To a lesser extent, the collection contains Nobel Prize nomination applications, recommendation letters, photographic prints, and ephemera.
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Pera, Cristóbal, 1992-2077
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Paul Merchant Papers, 1963-2011
Consists of Merchant's manuscript drafts, correspondence, photographs, inscribed books, and other materials relating to the Greek poet Helenē Vakalo (1921-2001), and his English translation of Genealogia. The collection also contains writings by Giannēs Ritsos, Kimon Friar, and materials of other authors and publishers.
Miscellaneous, 1979-2011
Consists of one email printout from Miltos Frangopoulos and letters from the publishers, John Stathatos (Oxus Press) and W.S. Merwin. Paul Merchant's handwritten note found in the file states: "Note from W.S. Marwin after a dinner with him and Dorothy Stafford (William Stafford's widow), when we talked about his friends, Stafford and Ted Hughes, and about Ritsos, whom he admired."
Correspondence, 1967-2011 (mostly 1967-1972)
This file group consists of correspondence from poets, writers, editors and publishers, including Helenē Vakalo, Giannēs Ritsos, Kimon Friar and Peter Dent.
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Oversize Box of Posters, Etc., 1978-2013
Contains miscllaneous posters and printed ephemera from exhibitions.
Exhibitions Collection, 1896-2013 (mostly 1951-2013)
Consists of material from and about the exhibitions held by the Special Collections in Firestone Library, primarily concerning subjects relating to American and English literature and art.
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Otros materiales, alrededor de 1950s-2015
Incluye los escritos, "Secretos de cocina", "Preguntas que no dejan vivir (La crónica, entre la ficción y la realidad)", "Cuaderno de encargos (Los oficios compartidos entre la literatura y la política)", "Historias para ser contadas (La imaginación frente la realidad en América Latina)", "High Intensity Democracy", "El día después", "Historias de elefantes y camellos", "Blanco sobre negro", "Vigores dispersos (Centroamérica: Los retos pendientes de la construcción democrática)", "Cuadernos de encargo", "La pasión crítica: Los intelectuales ante el espejo de su tiempo", varios textos del blog "El Boomeran(g)", "Adán y Eva" y otros; fotografías de Sergio Ramírez y familiares, amigos, colegas y políticos como Daniel Ortega y Fidel Castro; una entrevista con Ramírez; tres cuadernos; correspondencia, tarjetas e invitaciones; material referente a la Fundación Grabiel García Márquez Para el Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano (FNPI); escritos de otros; premios y reconocimientos; material diverso; y material relacionado con simposios, conferencias, ferias, presentaciones, festivales y otros eventos.
Material impreso, alrededor de 2000s-2010s
Contiene material impreso incluyendo recortes, revistas, otras publicaciones y material referente a Julio Cortázar, Cátedra Latinoamericana.
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Office of the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Records, 1930-2017 (mostly 1972-1997)
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The Office of the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer is the administrative office at Princeton University responsible for overseeing the university's budget, procurement services, tax compliance, risk management, and other general, non-investment related fiduciary responsibilities. The records in this collection primarily document the activities of three consecutive administrators who held the position of vice president for finance, either solely or in combination with the roles of treasurer and vice president for administration: Paul B. Firstenberg (1972-1976), Carl W. Schafer (1976-1987), and Richard R. Spies (1988-2001). Also included are the records of Laurel B. Harvey, who served as assistant vice president for finance and administration under Schafer and Spies.
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Office of the Executive Vice President Records, 1964-2017 (mostly 1964-1989)
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The Office of the Executive Vice President was created by the Board of Trustees in 2005 to administer several existing offices, including campus life, human resources, public safety, and facilities among others. The records consist primarily of correspondence documenting the office's interactions with other administrative offices, academic departments, and advisory councils.
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Norma Spector Papers, 1947-2009
Consists of papers relating to post-World War II Greek history and politics, 1940s-1970s, collected by Norma Spector in her role as the public relations liaison of the Federation of Greek Maritime Unions (FGMU) in New York City.
Individuals, 1952-2009
Spector corresponded with influential people in the United States and Europe seeking support for the abolition of the detention camps and prisons in Greece during the years 1952-1959 and 1967-1974. There is also correspondence with family members of the Greek political prisoners. She served as the Executive Secretary of the Greek American Committee for the Abolition of Makronēsos detention camp.
Gondicas, Dimitri, 2009
Includes a typed copy of a letter from Spector to Gondicas regarding the history of the very small handwriting manuscripts and letters that are included in the collection.
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Non-denominational Christian Organizations in Cuba, III, 1953-2009
This collection contains pamphlets, bulletins, evangelical tracts, serials, booklets, and flyers published or distributed by non-denominational Christian organizations in Cuba.
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Nikos Stangos Papers, 1953-2009
Consists of personal papers of Nikos Stangos, a prolific Modern Greek poet and one of the most influential figures in British art publishing. For more than 30 years he was responsible for some of the most important art books of the late 20th century. As a result, in his modest way, he helped shape the discipline of art history in Britain and the United States.
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Newspaper Clippings, 1987-2009
Correspondence Re: Work, 1981-2011
Awards, 1986-2009
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Newspaper Clippings, 1956-2010
Includes clippings of Greek and American newspapers and magazines about Dekavalles; obituaries; and a printed program of the event dedicated to his memory: "A Tribute to Andonis Decavalles," held at the Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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National Advisory Committee (NAC) Directories, 1990-2011
Board of Trustees Meeting Materials, 2008-2010
Board of Trustees and National Advisory Council (NAC) Meeting Materials, 2004-2013
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Moustakas, Theodore, Correspondence with Daniel Tsui, 1985-2016 (mostly 1985-1986)
Correspondence between Dan Tsui and his team at Princeton and Ted Moustakas primarily regarding GaAs/AlGaAs.
Komunyakaa, Yusef, 1947-, Corrected Drafts of Five Poems, circa 2005-2014
Corrected drafts (computer printouts that Komunyakaa corrected by hand) of five poems, including "The King's Salt" [2014], "Springtime in Atlantis" [2014], "The Relic" [2014], "Bacchanale" [2005], and "The Same Beat" [2005]. There is also an accompanying note and mailing envelope from Komunyakaa to Daniel Halpern, to whom Komunyakaa sent the drafts in July 2014.
General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, 1502-2012
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Consists of a closed collection of miscellaneous single-item acquisitions that span multiple collecting areas, topics, genres, and time periods. Many materials relate to United States literary, historical, and political figures, including business and personal letters, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and official documents due to the type of materials that were initially added to the collection.
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Autobiography: Days and Years, 1895-2999
This is an autobiography giving an account of Velikovsky's life from the earliest years until 1958.
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Dimitri H. Gondicas '78 Collection of Printed Ephemera of Hellenic Studies Programs in the United States and Around the World, 1989-2019
Consists of printed material of several educational and cultural institutions and foundations featuring the study, the teaching, and the promotion of the Greek language, literature and culture from antiquity to the present, both in the United States and around the world.
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Modern Greek Studies Association Archives, 1968-2013
Consists jointly of the files of the Modern Greek Studies Association (MGSA), established in 1968, and its official publication, the Journal of Modern Greek Studies , which began in 1983.
Additional Records (July 2017 Accession), 1977-2013
Includes additional correspondence, administrative, and financial files of the Modern Greek Studies Association and its official publication, the Journal of Modern Greek Studies.
Additional Records (February 2018 Accession), circa 1968-2014
Includes administrative and financial files of the Modern Greek Studies Association, including materials related to symposia and the association's official publication, the Journal of Modern Greek Studies. Specifically, files include reports for the journal with financial information and membership lists; general minutes and reports (2011-2013); hard-copy correspondence (2011-2013); symposium-related surveys and files (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999); corporate resolutions; taxes and other miscellaneous financial items; and publicity materials such as brochures.
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Master's Theses Collection, 1894-2010
Graduate work in a formal sense emerged at Princeton in the 1870s when President James McCosh added new faculty and graduate fellowships. This collection consists of theses submitted toward the fulfillment of requirements for master's degrees at Princeton University.
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John L. Swift Papers, 1957-2013 (mostly 1958-1970)
John Longworth Swift (1922-2013) was senior engineer and vice president of the Development and Resources Corporation (D and R). The majority of the collection pertains to Swift's work for D and R, especially his supervision of the Dez Dam project in the Khuzestan region of Iran.
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History of Science Program Administrative Records, 1956-2013 (mostly 1990-2013)
Contains Program in the History of Science administrative records, including flyers and invitations for History of Science workshops and colloquia between 1994-2012; programs for the Joint Atlantic Seminar 1991-2008; arrangements for and invitations to History of Science spring and fall receptions; postings and request letters for History of Science job searches 1991-1992; graduate program admissions instructions for faculty 2003-2013; and Department of History PhD lists 1956-2002.
Department of History records, 1926-2017 (mostly 1926-1979)
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From the time of the department's institution in 1924, history has typically been one of Princeton's most popular undergraduate concentrations, with the Department of History offering 40 or more undergraduate courses each year. The records consis of subject and faculty files, correspondence, departmental budgets, course syllabi, as well as records from several special projects.
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Guy Warszawski Correspondence, Postcards, and Ephemera Related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique, 1950-2019 (mostly 1970-2019)
This collection comprises correspondence, postcards, and ephemera related to the Collège de 'Pataphysique, collected by Guy Warzawski, a Polish-Belgian professor. The Collège de 'Pataphysique was founded in Paris in 1948 and is dedicated to the furtherment of pataphysics, a parodistic "science of imaginary solutions" invented by French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry.
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Greeting cards, 1960s-2000s
Approximately 50 greeting cards received, condolences, Christmas, postcards. Some text in Irish.
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Graduate Alumni Records, 1839-2016
The records consist of the academic files of former graduate students of Princeton University. The information contained in each file varies greatly but can include grades cards, Graduate School applications, a photograph of the student, letters of recommendation, as well as biographical information, lists of achievements, news clippings, and obituaries. Please see "Other Finding Aids" under "Find More" for a list of the five finding aids to the Graduate Alumni Records, divided by time period.
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General Manuscripts Collection, 1765-2016 (mostly 1836-2016)
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The General Manuscripts Collection consists of manuscripts and small collections of papers and records which are related in some way to the history of Princeton University. While most documents in the General Manuscripts collection were produced by alumni or student organizations, there are several documents produced by trustees, faculty, and other members of the University community.
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Eating Clubs Records, 1874-2010
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The Eating Club Records consist of manuscript and printed material from almost all the clubs. The records of individual eating clubs have been combined with material on Eating Clubs in general. This material includes correspondence, reports, minutes, financial statements, constitutions, and miscellaneous records. Printed material in the records consist of newspaper and magazine clippings, club membership books, and club histories.
Cottage Club, 1986-1989, 2010
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Documentation on atomic bomb aftermath from Hiroshima University, 1945-2012
This folder contains photographs of victims of the atomic bomb.
Atomic-bombed Roof Tiles from Hiroshima University, circa 1945-2012.
The Association of Hiroshima University for Sending Atomic-bombed Roof Tiles distributes the tiles in an effort to perpetuate awareness of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to oppose the use and proliferation of nuclear weapons. The collection includes seven atomic-bombed roof tiles; photographs of the location where the roof tiles were recovered; booklets and pamphlets on the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and information and correspondence from Hiroshima University.
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Dimitri H. Gondicas '78 Collection of Printed Ephemera Relating to Cyprus, 1967-2016
Contains printed material relating to Cyprus.
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Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures Records, 1994-2017
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The Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures was formed from the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures in 2001 and offers an undergraduate major in Spanish and/or Portuguese as well as a graduate program in the field. The records consist of undergraduate course syllabi from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures for the academic years 1994/1995 through 2009/2010.
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Department of Sociology Records, 1962-2017
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This collection consists of seven research reports written in the 1960s by faculty in the Department of Sociology.
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Department of Psychology Records, 1880-2017
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The Department of Psychology dates from 1893, but was not officially established as an independent department until 1920. This collection includes group portraits and portraits of deparment faculty as well as some photos of individuals and locations that may not be Princeton-related.
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Department of Politics Records, 1921-2017 (mostly 1921-1978)
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The Department of Politics at Princeton University is one of the University's largest academic departments, offering undergraduate and graduate courses touching on nearly every aspect of the discipline of political science. The Department of Politics records document the activities of the Department of Politics and its faculty from the time of its founding in 1924 until the mid-1960s, and contain correspondence, course syllabi and notes, examinations, and subject files.
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Department of Near Eastern Studies Records, 1933-2017
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The Department of Oriental Studies was formed at Princeton University in the spring of 1927 as the Department of Oriental Languages and Literature. It offered an interdisciplinary curriculum centered on the study of the Arabic, Turkish, and Persian languages and the regions in which they were spoken until 1969, when it was reorganized into the separate Departments of Near Eastern Studies and East Asian Studies. The records consist of correspondence, memoranda, printed materials, course syllabi, and other materials which document the activities of the department and it's faculty inside and outside of the classroom.
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Department of Music Records, 1932-2015
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Since 1935 Princeton University's Department of Music has offered courses in composition, music history, and related areas to students at the graduate and undergraduate level. The records of the Department of Music document the department's wide range of activities including teaching, research, curriculum development, and the planning of music-related programs on campus.
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Department of English Records, 1872-2017
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The papers of Princeton University's English Department document the many varied aspects of one of Princeton's largest academic departments. With some writings that pre-date the Department's formal establishment in 1904, the collection includes faculty meeting and sub-committee minutes; faculty personnel papers and correspondence; the papers of many prominent faculty members, which include class lectures, syllabi, and original scholarship; records of departmental majors; student work; and scrapbooks of publicity and memorabilia about the Department, its faculty, staff, and students, both undergraduate and graduate.
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Department of Classics Records, 1894-2017 (mostly 1894-1935)
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The Department of Classics at Princeton University offers courses, both in English and in the original languages, that treat the whole range of ancient culture, from its mythology to its philosophy, law, and literature. Consists of the records of the Department of Classics from the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Department of African American Studies Records, 1969-2016
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The Department of African American Studies at Princeton University is an academic department of Princeton University. The records consist of course proposals and descriptions, proposals for a post-doctoral program, and meeting minutes and correspondence of the interdepartmental committee as well as past versions of the department's website.
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Davis International Center Records, 1982-2017
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The International Center at Princeton was founded in 1974 by a volunteer cohort of faculty, alumni, and community residents to welcome new international graduate students and visiting scholars to the University community. The collection documents the Center's programs and events, as well as international student associations and alumni groups.
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David Schankler Papers on the Vietnam Antiwar Movement, 1967-2013 (mostly 1967-1971)
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Consists of various literature, ephemera, correspondence of, and a video interview with, Princeton alumni and anti-war activist David Schankler '71 concerning the antiwar movement of the period 1967-1971 broadly as well as related events and activities at Princeton University while he was a student.
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Daily Princetonian General records, 1876-2023
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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.
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Course Materials, 1978-2016 (mostly 1984-1986)
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This series contains syllabi, reading lists, midterms, final exams, problem sets, lecture notes, and powerpoints. Digital materials range from 1992 to 2015 and may require specific software to open.
Angus Deaton Papers, 1978-2016 (mostly 1983-2000)
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Angus Deaton, born 1945 in Edinburgh, Scotland, is an economist and academic. This collection features records from Deaton's tenure at the Princeton University Department of Economics with the bulk of records from 1983-2000.
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College Republicans Records, 2004-2016
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The Princeton University College Republicans are the official student group on campus of the National Republican Party. The College Republican Records consist primarily of photographs from College Republican events, campaigning, and social media.
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Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding Records, 1971-2017 (mostly 1984-1999)
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Established in the late 1970s, the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding (called the Third World Center until 2002) celebrates, acknowledges, and promotes diversity on the Princeton University campus. The collection documents the Carl A. Fields Center's programs and administration over a period of thirty years.
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Barton Gellman Papers, 1965-2014
Barton Gellman is a well-known journalist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The records in this collection document Gellman's work as a journalist and political advisor.
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Ballet Folklórico de Princeton Records, 2006-2013
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This collection includes images and videos from Ballet Folklórico de Princeton performances from 2006‐2013.