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Collection Overview

Collector:
Princeton University. Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Title:
Historical Photograph Collection, Student Photograph Albums
Repository:
Princeton University Archives
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/1n79h429v
Dates:
1851-1995 (mostly 1860-1920)
Size:
208 boxes
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Boxes 1-188; 21.01; 74.01; 74.02; 74.03; 76.01; 76.02; 77.01; 77.02; 84.01; 84.02; 84.03; 85.01; S-000117; 85.02; 87.01; 93.01; 95.01; 97.01; 100.01; 100.02; 108.01; 120.01
Language:
English

Abstract

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.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists 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.

Arrangement

The Historical Photograph Collection's Student Photograph Albums Series is arranged chronologically by the student's class year or by the year of creation if the student's identity is unknown. Sometimes only an approximate date of creation can be determined. Please look to the end of the series for more recent additions, not in exact chronological order.

Collection History

Acquisition:

The Student Photograph Albums Series of the Historical Photograph Collection is an artificial collection assembled over a period of several decades from many sources. The majority of the albums were sent to the University by alumni or relatives of alumni; some have been removed from other collections in the University Archives.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Melissa Johnson in 2001. Finding aid written by Melissa Johnson in 2001. Finding aid updated by Annalise Berdini in February 2018 and by Phoebe Nobles in 2019.

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.

Many of the albums in this collection are extremely fragile. Some of the bindings have broken, pages may be loose, and in some cases photographs have become loose. Researchers should use great care when examining them. Please examine only one album at a time, take the albums out of the boxes to look at them, and use padded cushions to support the albums on the desk. Please do not flip through an album; turn pages carefully and one at a time.

Credit this material:

Historical Photograph Collection, Student Photograph Albums; Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/1n79h429v
Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Boxes 1-188; 21.01; 74.01; 74.02; 74.03; 76.01; 76.02; 77.01; 77.02; 84.01; 84.02; 84.03; 85.01; S-000117; 85.02; 87.01; 93.01; 95.01; 97.01; 100.01; 100.02; 108.01; 120.01

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Other Finding Aids

Each album in this series has been catalogued into a database that is searchable on the web at Princeton University Historical Photograph Database. Choose "Albums" under "Division" to limit your search to only this collection.

Subject Terms:
Class reunions -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
College students -- New Jersey -- Princeton -- Photographs.
Dormitories -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Schools.
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Schools.
Genre Terms:
Albumen prints.
Born digital.
Collodion prints.
Cyanotypes.
Gelatin silver prints.
Photograph albums -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
Photographs, Original.
Tintypes.
Names:
Olympic Games én (1st : 1896 : Athens, Greece)
Princeton University
Places:
Princeton (N.J.) -- Social life and customs.