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Series 2: Organizations, 1919-1962

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Collection Creator:
Bunn, Benjamin Franklin (1875-1971)
Dates:
1919-1962
Extent:
3 boxes
Languages:
English
Scope and Contents

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, financial materials, minutes, bylaws and constitutions, newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, and other materials from the many organizations with which Bunn was involved. Organizations represented include the Princeton Class of 1907, Bric-a-Brac, Committee of Supervision, The Daily Princetonian, Nassau Sovereign, Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton Tiger, Triangle Club, Princeton Summer Theater, and Princeton University Band.

The material related to the Princeton Class of 1907 and Phillips Exeter Academy primarily documents reunions and includes correspondence with classmates. The Committee of Supervision materials documents the activities of the committee's supervision of many Princeton clubs such as the Committees of the Faculty, Freshman Committee of the Orange Key, Princeton Radio Society, Princeton Tiger Orchestra, Model Senate Association, American Whig-Cliosophic Society, Nassau Sunday News, Freshman Orientation, Graduate Council Committee, New Jersey Forensic League of Secondary Schools, Princeton Broadcasting Service, Committee of Non-Athletic Organizations, Princeton Roundtable, The Nassau Literary Magazine, Princeton Print Club, Princeton Athlete, and the Hun School.

The Daily Princetonian records contain extensive correspondence with trustees including Ivy Lee Jr., Robert C. McNamara, Whitney Darrow and Julius Ochs Adler; minutes of trustee meetings; reports to the Board of Trustees; financial reports, constitutions, by-laws and papers of incorporation.

The Triangle Club records contain reports of the Special Committee to Study the Problems of the McCarter Theater and the Triangle Club (1950), as well as letters from F. Scott Fitzgerald, Brooks Bowman, Bretaigne Windcrest, and other people from stage and screen concerning suggestions for a new director. The Princeton Summer Theater records contain correspondence with directors Herbert Kenwith and Harold Kennedy, among others.

Other University clubs represented in this collection include the Princeton University Orchestra, the Undergraduate Schools Committee, the Law Club of Princeton, the Undergraduate Motion Picture Committee, the Hill Club, the Dance Committee, the Undergraduate Debating Committee, the Graduate Council of the Princeton Alumni Association, the Intercollegiate Athletic Committee, the University Club, the Nassau Club, the Princeton Terrace Club, the Glee Club, the Senior Prom and the Undergraduate Activities Committee.

Non-University organizations and clubs represented in this collection include the Westminster Choir College, the Edgerstoune School, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Princeton Municipal Improvement Inc., Synod of New Jersey, and Princeton Old Guard.

A small number of photographs of the Music Shop (which was part of University Bookstore) from 1921 and a later period are found along with a notebook of handwritten budgets and expense and receipt statements for many clubs. The notebook includes financial information not found in the other club records. Ephemera include sports medals and a card with a proposed seal of Mayor, Princeton N.J. (n.d).

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. For instances beyond Fair Use, if copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers do not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with use of materials from the Princeton University Archives.

For instances beyond Fair Use where the copyright is not held by the University, while permission from the Library is not required, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Credit this material:

Series 2: Organizations; Benjamin Franklin Bunn Papers, AC024, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 1-3
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by John S. Riddle in 1994. Finding aid written by John S. Riddle in 1994.

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

This series contains correspondence, memoranda, financial materials, minutes, bylaws and constitutions, newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, and other materials from the many organizations with which Bunn was involved. Organizations represented include the Princeton Class of 1907, Bric-a-Brac, Committee of Supervision, The Daily Princetonian, Nassau Sovereign, Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton Tiger, Triangle Club, Princeton Summer Theater, and Princeton University Band.

The material related to the Princeton Class of 1907 and Phillips Exeter Academy primarily documents reunions and includes correspondence with classmates. The Committee of Supervision materials documents the activities of the committee's supervision of many Princeton clubs such as the Committees of the Faculty, Freshman Committee of the Orange Key, Princeton Radio Society, Princeton Tiger Orchestra, Model Senate Association, American Whig-Cliosophic Society, Nassau Sunday News, Freshman Orientation, Graduate Council Committee, New Jersey Forensic League of Secondary Schools, Princeton Broadcasting Service, Committee of Non-Athletic Organizations, Princeton Roundtable, The Nassau Literary Magazine, Princeton Print Club, Princeton Athlete, and the Hun School.

The Daily Princetonian records contain extensive correspondence with trustees including Ivy Lee Jr., Robert C. McNamara, Whitney Darrow and Julius Ochs Adler; minutes of trustee meetings; reports to the Board of Trustees; financial reports, constitutions, by-laws and papers of incorporation.

The Triangle Club records contain reports of the Special Committee to Study the Problems of the McCarter Theater and the Triangle Club (1950), as well as letters from F. Scott Fitzgerald, Brooks Bowman, Bretaigne Windcrest, and other people from stage and screen concerning suggestions for a new director. The Princeton Summer Theater records contain correspondence with directors Herbert Kenwith and Harold Kennedy, among others.

Other University clubs represented in this collection include the Princeton University Orchestra, the Undergraduate Schools Committee, the Law Club of Princeton, the Undergraduate Motion Picture Committee, the Hill Club, the Dance Committee, the Undergraduate Debating Committee, the Graduate Council of the Princeton Alumni Association, the Intercollegiate Athletic Committee, the University Club, the Nassau Club, the Princeton Terrace Club, the Glee Club, the Senior Prom and the Undergraduate Activities Committee.

Non-University organizations and clubs represented in this collection include the Westminster Choir College, the Edgerstoune School, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Princeton Municipal Improvement Inc., Synod of New Jersey, and Princeton Old Guard.

A small number of photographs of the Music Shop (which was part of University Bookstore) from 1921 and a later period are found along with a notebook of handwritten budgets and expense and receipt statements for many clubs. The notebook includes financial information not found in the other club records. Ephemera include sports medals and a card with a proposed seal of Mayor, Princeton N.J. (n.d).

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by name of organization and chronologically therein. A separate folder containing a notebook and ephemera relating to various organizations with which Bunn was involved ends the series.

Collection History

Processing Information

This collection was processed by John S. Riddle in 1994. Finding aid written by John S. Riddle in 1994.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. For instances beyond Fair Use, if copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers do not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with use of materials from the Princeton University Archives.

For instances beyond Fair Use where the copyright is not held by the University, while permission from the Library is not required, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Series 2: Organizations; Benjamin Franklin Bunn Papers, AC024, Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 1-3