The subject files series contains records compiled about specific buildings on the Princeton campus and in the surrounding town, as well as other topics including Princeton's presidents, the architecture of other colleges, individual architects, and benefactors. The files consist of articles, newspaper clippings, copies of documents from the records of the University Archives, and in some cases photographs. In the case of some buildings, there are multiple files dedicated to certain periods in the building's history or to specific aspects of the building, such as the Nassau Hall faculty room and the Chapel organ. Notable among the subject files are a series of records dedicated to houses in the immediate area surrounding Princeton previously owned by University faculty or alumni.
Subject Files are arranged into two groups by topic. The first group, Grounds and Buildings, is arranged alphabetically by structure. The second, General, is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Adams Plaza and Tigers, 1965
Alexander Hall, 1891-1894
Architecture Building, 1962-1963
Architectural Laboratory, 1951
Armories I and II, 1917-1963
Art Museum II, 1960s
Art Museum III, 1980-1989
Bowen Hall, 1993 June
Brackett Laboratory, 1889-1909
Brown Hall, 1888-1892
Butler College, 1983
Caldwell Field House, 1961-1963
Campbell Hall, 1907-1909
Campus Center, 1920s
Campus Center, 1989-1993
Campus Center, 1929-1964
Cannon Quadrangle, 1925
Cannon Green, 1877
Carnegie Lake Labs, 1946-1950
Casino, 1895
Center for Jewish Life, 1988-1993
Chancellor Green Library, 1871-1873
Chapels (Sara Bush's Research), 1994
Old Chapel, 1846-1847
Chapel II, University, 1921-1928
Marquand Chapel II, 1881-1931
Clio Hall I, 1835-1838
Chicago Booth, 1893
Cloaca Maxima, 1861
Computer Science Building, 1987-1990
Class of 1879 Hall, 1879, 1904-1995
Class of 1903 Hall, 1928, 1903, 1928
Class of 1915 Hall, 1915, 1941-1950
Dedications, 1928-1961
Dickinson Hall I, 1869-1870
Dickinson Hall II, 1869-1930
Dod Hall, 1883-1981
Dodge Hall, 1946-1952
Dodge Memorial Gateway, 1932-1933
East College, 1805-1834
Edwards Hall, 1879-1880
Eisenhart Arch, 1952
Engineering Quadrangle, 1952-1962
Eno Hall, 1924-1939
Epigraphy, 1938
Faculty Housing: Nassau Court, 1979
Faculty Road, 1960-1963
Feinberg Hall, 1984-1988
Fine Hall I, 1930
Fine-Jadwin Hall, 1965-1970
Fisher-Bendheim Hall, 1987-1991
Fitz-Randolph Gateway, 1903-1905
Forrestal Campus, 1953
Frick Chemical Laboratory, 1925-1929
Guyot Hall, 1908-1980
Graduate College I, 1896 February
Graduate School, 1901
Graduate College, 1913-1914
Gymnasium I: Bonner, 1864
Gymnasium V: Dillon, 1944-1962
Gymnasium VI: Pre-Jadwin, 1961-1967
Gymnasium VII: Jadwin, 1969-1976
Halsted Observatory, 1865-1872
Hamilton Hall, 1947-1993
Hayes Engineering Library, 1950-1951
Helm Building, Alexander Road, 1995
Hill Dormitory, 1950-1994
Holder, 1926
Hoyt Hall, 1979
Institute for Defense Analyses, 1960
Ivy Hall, 1846-1847
Jadwin Gymnasium, 1971-1994
Joline Hall, 1932-1933
Joline, 1928-1933
Kiosks: "Gothic", 1964
Lecture Hall, 1896 February
Lenz Tennis Center, 1984 May
Humanistic Library, 1934 June
"The New Princeton Library", 1935
Firestone Library I, 1947-1994
Pyne Library, 1898-1994
Little Hall, 1910-1995
Lockhart, 1926-1928
McCarter Theatre, 1994-1995
McCosh Hall, 1945-1995
McCosh Infirmary I, 1891-1978
McCosh Infirmary II, 1893-1989
McCosh Plaza, 1994-1995
McCosh Walk, 1937-1994
McCormick Hall I, 1923-1975
McCormick Hall II, 1959-1965
McCormick Field House, 1914
MacMillan, 1961-1962
Madison Hall, Etc, 1914-1993
Marx Hall, 1879-1994
Mather Sundial, 1936-1990
Mathey College, 1983
Moffett Laboratory, 1957-1982
"The Monastery", 1901-1944
Mudd Library, 1973-1994
Murray Hall, 1878-1879
Nassau Hall I, 1754-1756
Nassau Hall: Faculty Room, 1905-1906
Observatory: Fitz-Randolph, 1932
Olmsted Plan, 1893
Osborn Clubhouse, 1891-1892
Parking Rate (Various), 1961-1986
Palmer Lab, 1907-1909
Parking Structure Garage, 1992-1994
Patton Hall, 1905-1964
Peyton Hall, 1965-1967
Philosophical Hall, 1803-1804
Physics Building, 1995
Poe Court, 1995
Power Plants I and II, 1904-1906
Princeton University Press, 1963
Prospect I, 1989
Prospect II, 1851-1988
Prospect III, 1851-1989
Prospect Project, 1989
Lower and Upper Pyne, 1896-1993
Railroad Stations (Old), 1901-1993
Refectory, New, 1834
Refectory, 1834
Reunion Hall, 1871-1965
Rockefeller College, 1980-1992
Rothschild Arch, 1929-1930
Schultz Lab, 1993-1994
Sculpture: Gargoyles, 1900-1995
New South Building, 1962-1965
Spelman, 1973-1992
Springdale Golf Club, 1895
Palmer Stadium, 1914-1992
Stadium, 1995
Steward's House and Kitchen, 1762
Stockton Court, 1985
Tennis Pavilion, 1961-1975
Lewis Thomas Laboratory, 1994
Lewis Thomas Lab, 1984-1989
48 University Place, 1904
University Hotel, 1877-1971
Ferris-Thompson Gate, 1961
Walker Hall, 1928-1941
West College, 1835
Whig Hall III, 1845-1976
Wilcox Hall, 1956-1992
Whig Hall I, 1837-1838
Witherspoon Hall, 1875-1974
Woolworth Music Building, 1957-1995
Wu Hall, 1982-1991
General, 1693-1999
Architects, 1741-1994
Supervising Architects, 1975
Bauhan, Rolf, 1892-1966
Breuer, Marcel, 1976-1979
Butler, Howard Crosby, 1905-1923
Butler, Howard Russell, 1914-1977
Day, Frank Miles, 1933
Taylor, John Lyman, 1891
Flagg, Ernest, 1989
French, Daniel Chester, 1980-1994
Garnsey, Julian Ellsworth, 1972
Gildersleeve, Raleigh C, 1902-1930
Hardenburgh, Henry, 1847-1918
Haviland, John, 1970
Hunt, Richard Morris, 1979
Huston, Joseph Miller, 1892
Jefferson, Thomas, 1973-1989
Koetter, Kim and Associates, 1987
Labatut, Jean, 1944
Latrobe, Benjamin, 1803-1805
Lindsay, Edward Delano, 1880
Lengstueth, Frederick, 1987-1989
Mitchell, Donald G., circa 1900
Morgan, Sherley, 1935-1994
Morris, Benjamin Wistar, 1920-1921
O'Connor and Kitchen, 1935
Notman, John, 1979
Olgyay and Olgyay, 1988
Orr, Douglas, 1953
Parish and Schroeder, circa 1941
Post, George B, 1837-1913
Potter, William Appleton, 1909
Peale, Clark William, 1741-1827
Shellman, William, 1987
Smith, Robert, 1922-1982
Oliphant, Thomas, 1877
Steadman, Charles, 1962-1974
Trumbull, John, circa 1810
Van der Gracht, Ides, 1935
Voorhees, Stephen F, 1900
Warner Burns Toan Lunde, 1975
White, Frederick Barnard, 1886
Alexander, James W, 1860, 1839-1915
Belcher, Jonathan, 1734-1950
Biddle, Nicholas, 1801, 1979-1995
Blair, John Insley, 1899
Brokaw, Isaac V, 1964-1971
Cleveland, Grover, 1896-1975
Fitzgerald, Scott, 1972
Green, John C, 1898-1988
Marquand, Allan, 1979-1995
Allan Marquand Papers, 1890
Marquand, Henry Gurdon, 1989
Mathey, Dean, 1912, 1987-1994
Pyne, Moses Taylor '1877, 1855-1921
Stockton, 1881-1994
Swan, Josephine Thomson, 1985
West, Andrew Fleming, 1890-1903
Books, 1982-1996
Bainbridge House, 1938-1974
Beatty House, 1976-1991
Susan Dod Brown, 1976
Clarence/Dillon House, 1927
Joseph Henry House, 1836-1838
Donald G. Herring House, 1919
David A. Hudnut House, 1902
Gerard B. Lambert House, 1926
Mercer Heights Houses, 1890s
Robert C. Roebling House, 1928-1929
Sheldon House, 1929-1978
Stanworth House, 1878-1981
William E. Stone, 1905-1994
Alfred A. Woodhall House, circa 1892
World War I Memoral Exedra, 1925
"Moving Houses", 1932-1975
Bachelor's Club, 1917 November 28
Blairstown, Fall, 1994
Nassau Club, 1988-1989
Nassau Inn, 1906
Nassau Street, 1948-1993
Palmer Square I, 1929-1983
Palmer Square II, 1979-1983
Presbyterian Church, Second, 1976
Princeton Theological Seminary, 1879
Professor's House III, 1826-1828
Quaker Meeting House, 1976
Route I Corridor, circa 1995
Trinity Church, circa 1930
Air Views (Photos), 1870-1991
Lithographs and Etchings, 1877-1934
Ivy League, 1931-1938
Princeton Battle Monument, 1908-1922
Trees and Landscaping, 1873-1994
Landscape Chapter, 1931-1994
Weather Vanes, 1981
Plaques, circa 1847
Clubs, 1891-1995
Arbor Inn, 1925-1928
Arch Club, 1914-1963
Campus Club, 1925
Cap and Gown Club, 1907-1908
Cannon Club, 1925
Charter Club, 1925-1982
Cloister Inn, 1925
Colonial Club, 1895-1925
Cottage Club, 1891-1975
Court Club, 1921-1950
Dial Lodge, 1908-1925
Elm Club I and II, 1895-1925
Gateway Club, 1925
Ivy Club, 1895-1995
Key and Seal Club, 1904-1982
Quadrangle Club, 1901-1925
Terrace Club, 1904-1925
Tiger Inn, 1895-1897
Tower Club, 1916-1935
"Campus" Terminology, 1898
Index of Christian Art, 1995
Amoskeag, 1968-1976
Bruce Harvey, 1994
Hlafter List, 1993
Annapolis: Naval Academy, 1989
Brandeis University, 1959
Brown University, 1937-1971
Bryn Mawr College, 1904-1989
Columbia University, 1990
Dartmouth College, 1933
Dickinson College, 1812-1855
Duke University, 1931-1995
Evelyn College, 1898-1989
University of Glasgow, 1693-1989
University of Illinois, 1929
Kansas State University, 1985
Lawrenceville School, 1935-1979
Lehigh University, 1982
Mount Holyoke College, 1995
University of New Mexico, 1979 March
New York, City College of, 1911-1995
New York University, 1833-1835
University of Notre Dame, 1844-1976
University of Oklahoma, 1994
University of Pittsburgh, 1787-1987
Rutgers University, 1991
Smith College, 1994
Vassar College, 1985
University of Virginia, 1989-1990
American Universities, 1908-1964
Duplicates: Campus, 1756-1993
Xerox - Oxford/Cambridge and Other Views to be Compared with Princeton University, circa 1990s
1904-1905, 1904-1905
1905-1906, 1905-1906
1906-1907, 1906-1907
1907-1908, 1907-1908
1908-1909, 1908-1909
1909-1910, 1909-1910
1910-1911, 1910-1911
1911-1912, 1911-1912
1912-1913, 1912-1913
1913-1914, 1913-1914
Aaron Burr, Sr, 1748-1757
Jonathan Edwards, 1758
John Witherspoon, 1768-1794
Samuel Stanhope Smith, 1795-1812
Carnahan Years, 1823-1854
John Maclean Jr, 1854-1868
McCosh's Princeton, 1868-1888
James McCosh, 1989
Patton Years, 1888-1902
Honor Code, 1893
Sesquicentennial Princeton, 1896
McCosh, James, 409, Spring, 1994
The Hibben Years, 1912-1932
The Dodds Years, 1933-1957
Dodds - Bicentennial, 1946-1947
The Goheen Years, 1957-1972
Coeducation, 1969
The Bowen Years, 1972-1987
The Shapiro Years, 1988
The courses and projects series consists of records documenting the courses Clark taught on the topic of Princeton architecture as well as his participation in the Evolution of a Campus project, a dissertation he advised, and a book he proposed to write. The records of Clark's classes include student papers, syllabi, classroom handouts, and a small amount of correspondence. The Evolution of a Campus records consist primarily of financial records as well as preliminary tests of the three-dimensional modeling software and some correspondence.
Arranged chronologically.
General, 1909-1995
Photographs, circa 1900-1960
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1995
Art 409, Fall, 1989
Art 409, Fall, 1994
Art 500, Fall, 1989
Expenses - Campus Project, 1994-1995
Worksheets, 1994
Kirk Alexander, 1984-1995
Janet, 1939-1994
Kessler - Slides/Campus, 1995
Various Articles, 1933-1965
Trustees' Minutes, 1797-1871
College Bulletin, 1890-1901
Various, 1897-1948
New Jersey Guide, 1939
Houses of Princeton, 1974-1995
Views from West, 1931
Campus Maps, 1930-1985
Dissertation, 1986-1994
Chapter II (Bryn Mawr), 1994
Chapter III (Chicago and Yale), 1989
Text II-IV, 1986
Text IV, 1989
Illustrations, circa 1880-1950
Illustrations II, circa 1880-1950
1893 Model, 1895 January 16, 1893
Chronology in Process, 1746-1850
Exhibitions, 1991-1996
Symposium: Princeton Campus, 1993
Campus Genre, 1914
Conclusion, 1993
Warneck, Steven, 1995
Thom, David G.,1995, dates not examined
Kron, Jennifer S, 1995
Neuman, Michelle, 1995
Beneken, Jutta, 1995
Hardy, Liam, 1995
Nassau Hall I, 1754-1756
President's House, 1754-1756
3-D Plan A, 1756
Steward's House (and Kitchen), 1762
Professor's House II, 1803-1804
Nassau Hall II, 1802-1804
Philosophical Hall, 1803-1804
Geological Hall, 1803-1804
East College, 1833-1834
West College, 1835-1836
Joseph Henry's Plan, 1836-1838
Whig Hall, 1837-1838
Clio Hall, 1837-1838
Project : Chapel, 1995
Latrine: Cloaca Maxima, 1861
Wrought Iron Fence, 1838
Ideal Symmetrical Plan, 1995
Joseph Henry House, 1837
New Refectory, 1834
Morgan Houses, 1804 August-September
Chapel (John Notman), 1846-1870
Nassau Hall II, 1855-1860
Latrine: Cloaca Maxima, 1861
Halsted Observatory, 1865-1872
Reunion Hall, 1869-1871
Dickinson Hall I, 1869-1870
Chancellor Green Library, 1871-1873
University Hall, 1911
Murray Hall, 1878-1879
Witherspoon Hall, 1875-1877
Edwards Hall, 1879-1880
Marquand Chapel, 1885
Brackett Laboratory, 1889
Museum of Historic Art, 1886-1892
Dod Hall, 1888-1890
Brown Hall, 1888-1892
Brokaw Memorial, 1891-1896
Casino, 1895
Athletic Fields and Buildings, 1876
Osborn Clubhouse, 1891-1892
McCosh Infirmary I, 1891-1893
Whig Hall II, 1887-1893
Clio Hall II, 1890-1893
Alexander Hall, 1891-1894
Dodge Hall, 1911
Campbell Hall, 1911
Holder Hall, 1911
Holder/Madison, 1916-1984
Graduate College, 1897-1985
Patton, 1890-1995
Sesquicentennial, 1896-1902
Shapiro, 1993
Dodds, 1933-1957
Plans - Chronological, 1850s-1990s
Goheen I, 1957-1972
Goheen II, 1957-1972
Bowen II, 1993-1994
Graphics/Forms, 1994
Introduction, 1727-1756
Chronology of Events, 1746-1868
McCosh I, 1868-1888
Art Museum I, 1889-1976
I. Front Campus, 1748-1951
II. Rear Campus, 1836-1862
III. Notman, Etc, 1813-1867
XI. Prospect Avenue, 1905-1995
XII. Hibben I, 1912-1927
XIV. Chapel, 1920-1927
XV. Library, 1941-1995
Wilson, 1907-1988
- Scope and Contents
The Robert Judson Clark Papers consist of research materials compiled by Professor Clark on the history of Princeton University's campus, buildings, and surrounding area. These documents were used by Clark in preparing his courses on Princeton architecture as well as by the Evolution of a Campus project. Much of the material is drawn from the collections of the Princeton University Archives, held at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library; however there is also a significant amount of documentation from other sources such as architectural journals. Also present in the papers are records of the courses Clark taught with these materials, as well as correspondence and budget-related records from Evolution of a Campus.
As a result of Professor Clark's sources and research methods, the vast majority of the collection consists of copies of original material. In compiling information, Clark or one of his assistants would exhaustively make photocopies of relevant primary documents, and then annotate and interfile the copies into the appropriate building or subject's file. Hence, very little original material is in the collection, and some items appear in more than one file.
Please see series descriptions in the contents list for additional information about individual series.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Clark, Robert Judson.
Robert Judson Clark *74 is a professor emeritus of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University. While earning his doctorate at Princeton in the early 1970s, Clark earned national recognition as a specialist in the study of decorative arts, chairing the Princeton University symposium "Aspects of the Arts and Crafts Movement in America" in 1972. A subsequent edited volume The Arts and Crafts Movement in America: 1876-1916 remains one of the most widely used texts in the field. Clark has also acted as a curator or advisor on many major museum exhibitions.
One of Clark's most enduring research interests as an acting professor and emeriti has been the architecture and grounds of the Princeton campus. Among undergraduates one of his most popular upper-level courses was a seminar given on Princeton architecture, which focused on the evolution of the campus in the context of modern architectural history. He also offered a similar course on the town of Princeton, though less frequently.
Robert Judson Clark also oversaw the research aspects of the Evolution of a Campus project. Undertaken as part of the University's 250th Anniversary Celebration in 1996-1997, this project compiled an architectural history of the University, focusing on the structural history of each individual building. The final online product incorporated three-dimensional digital models, photographs, and text to present researchers with single-point access to a digital narrative of the campus' past and present.
- Acquisition:
The papers were transferred to the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library by the Department of Art and Archaeology on July 2, 2001 .
- Appraisal
Appraisal has been conducted in accordance with Mudd Library guidelines. In processing this collection, a sizable quantity of duplicate material from the Department of Grounds and Buildings Subject Files (AC110) was separated and discarded.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Daniel Brennan and Joshua Muketha '10 in March 2007. Finding aid written by Daniel Brennan in March 2007.
- Conditions Governing Access
The 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.
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- 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:
Robert Judson Clark Papers; Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/3484zg914
- Location:
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript LibrarySeeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-10
- Subject Terms:
- Architects -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
Architectural historians -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
Architecture -- History -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
College Buildings.
College Campuses. - Names:
- Princeton University
Clark, Robert Judson. - Places:
- Nassau Hall (Princeton, N.J.)
Princeton Inn (Princeton, N.J.)