Film Stills Collection, 1908-1986
The Film Stills Collection consists of stills and publicity portraits of actors and actresses in the American film industry.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Booth Tarkington Materials, 1903-1947
Consists of an open collection of miscellaneous letters and memorabilia of American novelist and dramatist Booth Tarkington (1869-1946).
Material related to "An exhibition of Booth Tarkington's works in the Treasure Room of the Princeton University Library", 1937-1946
Letters to Earle J. Bernheimer, 2 photographs of "Seawood", 1 photograph of Booth Tarkington, 1 clipping.
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Mormons and Mormonism Collection, 1831-1975
Consists of a collection of miscellaneous material, both originals and copies, related to Mormons, Mormonism, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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Gipson Family Correspondence, 1911-1970 (mostly 1911-1947)
Consists primarily of correspondence written by members of the Gipson family of Caldwell, Idaho, as contributions to a family chain letter.
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World War II Collection, 1940-1946
Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and other material related to World War II.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Theater Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1726-1978
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Consists of an assembled collection of correspondence of playwrights, authors, actors and actresses, and theater managers, and other manuscript materials relating to American and English theater from the 1720s through the 1970s.
Bowman, Brooks (1913-1937), 1930-1973
Several typed letters by Bowman, a 1973 article on his song "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)," and his music sheets.
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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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Theater Photographs Collection, 1901-1976 (mostly 1925-1955)
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The Theater Photographs Collection contains still photographs of American actors and actresses as well as scenes from plays and includes clippings and printed matter.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Abraham Lincoln Materials, 1849-1945
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Consists of selected material by and about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Early Photographs of Greece, circa 1852-1999
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The Early Photographs of Greece Collection is an open collection for general photographs of sites and subjects in Greece. Included are panoramic photographs of the Parthenon, Athens, and Smyrna, along with other photographs of Greece.
Exterior view of a Byzantine church Sofia, Bulgaria, between 1900-1999
Stamp on verso: "Comite de culture institut national des monuments historiques. 44 Boul. Dondoukov. Sofia" by Vasil Eftimov.
Exterior view east side of a Byzantine church, 1900-1999
"Comite de culture institut national des monuments historiques" stamp on verso.
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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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Greek-American Community of New York Photographs, 1940s
Consists of photographs of the Greek-American community of New York in the 1940s.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Circus Miscellany, 1837-1982
The Miscellaneous Circus Collection consists of subject files on all aspects of the circus: acts, organizations, and specific performers and circuses. Included are photographs, manuscripts, programs, broadsides, posters, scrapbooks, clippings, and other ephemera.
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Historic, Descriptive and Subject Files Relating to or About the William Seymour Theatre Collection, Covering the Years of Operation as a Separate Library Unit, 1936-2000
Files include correspondence about the founding of Princeton University Libray's William Seymour Theatre Collection, the gala dinner opening night, efforts to enlarge the collection in the 1940 to 1960s, and descriptive writings about the collection by the various curators.
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New Jersey Miscellaneous Collection, 1671-1956
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Consists of a collection of miscellaneous legal and financial documents, correspondence, and other manuscript materials, assembled from various sources, that relate to New Jersey history or inhabitants of New Jersey from the late 17th century through the mid 20th century.
Witherspoon, John, Tabulation of Space Available for Members of Congress (Photostats), 1783-1945
Also includes a newspaper article about the space shortage from 1945.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Princeton University Materials, 1746-1983
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Consists of an assembled collection of correspondence, documents, and manuscripts related to Princeton University, its students, and its employees, some in an official capacity and others as personal or family records of those associated with Princeton University, or the College of New Jersey as it was known prior to the end of the 19th century. Materials span from the 1740s until the 1980s, though most pertain to the mid-18th through early 20th century.
Adams, Edwin Plimpton, 1878-1956
Princeton professor's correspondence about his Smithsonian publishings.
Finney, John M.T., 1911-1975
A select group of courses. Concerning John M. T. Finney and presidency of Princeton.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Children's Publishers' and Retailers' Catalogs, circa 1913-2015
Advertising material, mostly catalogs, from publishers and sellers of children's books, toys and educational products.
Harcourt, Brace & Company: Books for Boys and Girls, 1931-1945
1931, circa 1932, circa 1934, 1945.Titles arranged by genre; genre headings differ from issue to issue. Each issue includes black and white illustrations, except for the unillustrated 1945 issue.
Harper Books for Boys and Girls, 1929-1962
1929-1930; 1930; 1936; Fall 1945; Fall 1946 (marked in blue crayon by DBF); 1947 (marked in pencil by Coker); 1948; 1949 (marked in pencil by Perkins); 1950 (marked in pencil by Perkins); 1951; 1952; 1953 (marked in pencil by D. Howley); 1954; 1955; Spring 1956; 1956; Spring 1957 (marked in pencil by DWB?); 1957; Spring 1958; 1958 (marked in pen and pencil by Dorothea Howley); Spring 1959 (some prices updated in black pen); 1959; photocopy of pg. 40-44 of Spring 1960 issue; photocopy of pg. 13-33 of Fall 1960 issue; Fall 1961; Spring 1962 (marked in pencil by Mr. Rose).
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Geographical Playbills Collection, 1832-1980 (mostly 1925-1965)
The Geographical Playbills Collection consists chiefly of playbills from the United States, but Great Britain, Canada, Bermuda, France, Germany, and Japan are also represented. Although this is a collection of playbills, there are also some letters, documents, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.
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Scrapbook collection of playbills, 1808-1967 (mostly 1880-1950)
Consists of 486 scrapbooks of playbills covering not only theater but also opera, ballet, and music.
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Screenplays Collection, 1931-1979
Consists of screenplays for over 500 films produced by Columbia Studios, Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Twentieth Century Fox, and others.
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Radio Scripts Collection, 1938-1947
The Radio Scripts Collection consists of typescripts of scripts for various radio programs such as "The Cavalcade of America" (represented by the most scripts), "The Eternal Light," "Books and Authors," "What's New in Books," "Pepper Young's Family," "The Goldbergs," and others.
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Miscellaneous Screenplays, 1930-1980s
Consists of miscellaneous screenplays and related materials, such as continuity, superimposed versions (i.e. script translations), release dialogue scripts, and revisions/drafts. There are also a few information packets--these include interviews with and/or biographies of stars, synopses, and various and sundry other materials meant for release.
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Collection of Ephemera Relating to the Marketing of Books, 1742-2014
Collection of ephemera relating to the marketing of books, consisting of prospectuses, adverts, catalogs, etc.
The bibliographies of American imprints., 1945
Single folded sheet, 4to; prospectus for a series of bibliographies "published under the auspices of the Bibliographical Society of America with the cooperation of the Library of Congress and the Newberry Library"; specimen pages from the first installation, Arkansas Imprints, provided in reduced format; text in brown and black, printed on blue paper, previous fold, stain to left-hand margin of front page, not affecting text.
Graphis no. 9/10 1945, 1945
16mo, various pagings; illustrations throughout; "In this miniature Graphis no complete articles but only sections of such are reproduced".
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Miscellaneous Playscripts Collection, 1882-1961
This collection includes some playscripts stamped or addressed by theater agencies in Chicago, New York City, and Hollywood, while others were used at McCarter Theater or by the Princeton University Players. There are wartime scripts from both world wars, as well as government plays from the Federal Theater Project, the Works Progress Administration, and the Department of Agriculture's War Food Commission.
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Princeton University Library Single Photograph Acquisitions, 1860-1967
Consists of miscellaneous single-item acquisitions of photographs that span multiple collecting areas, topics, genres, and time periods.
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Broadside Playbills, 18th-20th century
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This collection contains broadside playbills from the United States, England, and Europe.
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Miscellaneous Dance Files Collection, 1940-1989
The Miscellaneous Dance Files Collection contains printed programs, souvenir programs, clippings, and reviews of various ballet companies and choreographers.
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Gilbert and Sullivan Collection, 1879-1965 (mostly 1930-1960)
Consists of playbills, programs, and some other printed material relating to the works of Gilbert and Sullivan.
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New York City Theater Playbills Collection, 1880-1987
Consists of playbills of New York City theaters from the late 19th century to the present day.
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Performing Arts Serials Collection, 1869-1980
The Performing Arts Serials Collection consists of serial printed material concerning the performing arts, including circus, dance, film, opera, radio, speech, television, theater, and vaudeville. For the most part, publications are represented by a sample or two issues.
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Dance Subject Files, 1900-1980s
The Dance Subject Files consist of dance-related subject files from early 20th century through 1980s. Among the material are clippings, photos, programs, promotional materials, and dance school brochures.
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Theater People Subject Files, 1850s-1988
Consists of files (clippings, programs, books, caricatures, etc.) on people involved in theater, from the mid-19th century through the late 1980s, including actors, dramatists, directors, scholars, and designers.
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Mexican Ephemera Collection, 1890-2000
Consists of books, maps, scrapbooks, posters, and other materials.
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Woodrow Wilson Collection, 1837-1986 (mostly 1883-1924)
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The Woodrow Wilson Collection consists of Wilson holdings which have been acquired by the Princeton University Library Special Collections gradually over many years by purchase and gifts from many sources. The collection is rich in material prior to Wilson's presidential years, although it is not limited to this period; researchers will find materials documenting both the public and private life of Woodrow Wilson. Various types of information written by or about Wilson are present in the collection, including manuscripts, addresses, articles, correspondence, telegrams, legal documents, booklets, pamphlets, photographs, portraits, cartoons, newspapers and scrapbooks.
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Woodrow Wilson Additional Materials, 1761-1974
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The Woodrow Wilson Additional Materials consist of materials that the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library has acquired on Woodrow Wilson since the mid-1990s.
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Women and Gender Issues in Latin America, 1932-1998
This microfilm consists primarily of pamphlets published by non-governmental organizations and government agencies from various Latin American countries in relation to women and gender issues. The bulk of the material was published during the 1980s and 1990s.
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John Foster Dulles Collection, 1943-1974
John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), was a graduate of the Princeton Class of 1908 who served as Secretary of State of the United States for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The John Foster Dulles Collection consists of a small group of materials documenting Dulles' connection to Princeton, including materials on his undergraduate career and the Dulles Library.
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Historical Photograph Collection: Slides series, circa 1899-1980
Consists of several hundred lantern slides containing images of Princeton University, primarily the campus and buildings.
Lantern Slides, 1899-1980
Broken Lantern Slides, 1899-1980
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Jonathan Belcher Collection, 1747-1967
Jonathan Belcher, was a merchant and colonial governor of the Provinces of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey and was instrumental in the founding of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). The Jonathan Belcher Collection consists of collected research materials regarding Jonathan Belcher's relation to the history of Princeton University and consist of correspondence, articles, clippings, and copies of original materials from Belcher collections held at Princeton and elsewhere.
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Princeton Artwork Collection, circa 1820-1990
This collection comprises paintings, drawings, prints, cartoons, and other original artwork and reproductions representing the Princeton campus, its dezinens, sporting and other events, and symbols of the school.
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Princeton University Architectural Presentation Boards, 1929-2005 (mostly 1971-2001)
This collection contains presentation boards related to the design, construction, renovation and expansion of Princeton's grounds and buildings. In addition, the boards include those used for planning purposes, student housing strategies, insurance purposes and recording of features such as fallout shelters, and electrical feeders. The boards primarily include floorplans, artistic renderings, elevations and campus footprints.
Series 1: Architectural Presentation Boards, 1929 February-2002
Consists of presentation boards related to the design, construction, renovation, and expansion of Princeton University's grounds and buildings. For the most up-to-date information on the Architectural Presentation Boards (including new accruals), please see the database online at: Princeton University Architectural Boards.
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Senior Thesis Collection, 1926-2022
Since its introduction in the mid-1920s the senior thesis has been a core element of the undergraduate curriculum at Princeton University. The collection contains the senior theses of Princeton undergraduates.
Series 1: Senior Theses, 1924-2021
This series consists of bulk of the senior theses in our collection representing each of the academic departments of the university. Senior theses in this series appear in variety of formats including microfiche, bound volumes, unbound paper copies and digital files. Theses can be searched in our repository (https://dataspace.princeton.edu/handle/88435/dsp019c67wm88m) or in the library catalog https://catalog.princeton.edu/).
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Princeton University Class Records, 1798-2023
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The Class Records consist of a diverse set of materials documenting the history and activities of Princeton University classes during their time as undergraduates and as alumni. In the collection are correspondence, newsletters, publications, photographs, and memorabilia, all of which pertain to a particular Princeton University graduating class and its members.
Reunions Photographs of the Class of 1941 and B/W Photos related to Hobey Baker, 1912-1991
Class of 1890, 1887-1946
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Memorabilia Collection, 1775-2010 (mostly 1866-1997)
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This collection contains over 1,800 items including mugs, pipes, canes, banners, hatbands, pins, jewelry, and other material collected by many individuals that document reunions, sporting events, student traditions, and other aspects of University life.
Series 2: Awards, 1871 June 27-2005 April 7
This series contains various types of awards given at Princeton University, and has sub-categories for athletic awards and awards for alumni, as well as other types of ceremonial honors.
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Historical Photograph Collection, Student Photograph Albums, 1851-1995 (mostly 1860-1920)
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The Student Photograph Albums Series of the Historical Photograph Collection (HPC) contains 180 photographic albums created by Princeton University students. These albums, along with the other photograph collections in the University Archives, help document the experiences of students, faculty, and staff at Princeton University. The albums date from 1851 to 1995, although the bulk date from the 1860s to the 1910s. New accessions are added regularly to the collection.
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Historical Photograph Collection, Grounds and Buildings Series, circa 1726-1989
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The Grounds and Buildings Series of the Historical Photograph Collection contains photographs of the grounds and buildings owned by Princeton University. The photographs date from the late 1850s to the present, with the bulk of the photographs dating from the 1870s to the 1940s. Many of these photographs have been digitized and are searchable in Digital PUL.
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Princeton University Library Collection of Historical Subject Files, Grounds and Buildings, 1802-2000
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The Princeton University Library Collection of Historical Subject Files, Grounds and Buildings contains information relating to the buildings, grounds, and architects of Princeton University. The collection also includes information on the development of the campus and the various chronologies of construction and land acquisition that have been gathered.
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Athletic Programs Collection, 1870-2017
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This collection contains printed athletic programs for football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey and other sports, with football predominant. The programs, especially the earlier ones, provide a sweeping view of Princeton's athletic history, documenting not only team statistics and scores, but the players, the venues in which the teams competed, social aspects of advertising, and the evolution of the various games.
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Music Performance at Princeton Collection, 1875-2007
Concerts and recitals by Princeton University's many musical clubs and organizations, as well as performers from outside the University have been standard fare on capus since the 19th century. The collection consists of reports, concert programs, posters, articles, schedules, flyers, correspondence, and photographs pertaining to performances of music on the Princeton University campus and performances elsewhere by University-affiliated groups.