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Collection Overview

Creator:
Princeton University. Alumni Association of Princeton. Princeton Prize in Race Relations
Title:
Princeton Prize in Race Relations Records
Repository:
Princeton University Archives
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/f4752h49r
Dates:
1999-2011
Size:
4 boxes
Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-4
Language:
English

Abstract

The Princeton Prize in Race Relations was established in 2003 by alumni volunteers to recognize and encourage high school students who have made efforts to improve racial harmony. The Princeton Prize in Race Relations Records consist of the files of the founder of the Princeton Prize, Henry Von Kohorn '66.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Description:

The Princeton Prize in Race Relations Records consist of the files of the founder of the Princeton Prize, Henry Von Kohorn '66. The collection includes correspondence to and from Princeton Prize board members relating to the governance, planning, development and coordination of the Princeton Prize program and its annual symposia, as well as correspondence with alumni volunteers regarding the regional awards and their ceremonies. Among the files one can also find financial statements, annual reports, meeting notes, event programs and related materials.

Collection Creator Biography:

Princeton University

The Princeton Prize in Race Relations was established in 2003 by alumni volunteers to recognize and encourage high school students who have made efforts to improve racial harmony. The Princeton Prize presents regionally apportioned $1,000 cash awards as well as an annual symposium on race, which is sponsored by the Princeton Class of 1966. The Princeton Prize has been presented annually since 2004, and the symposia have taken place annually since 2008. Henry Von Kohorn '66 is the founder of the Princeton Prize.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of Henry Von Kohorn in 2011 (AR.2012.001) and 2017 (AR.2017.046).

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This finding aid was updated by by Lynn Durgin in April 2017.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. If copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from the Mudd Library. For materials where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.

Credit this material:

Princeton Prize in Race Relations Records; Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/f4752h49r
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): Box 1-4

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Subject Terms:
Awards.
Cultural pluralism.
Genre Terms:
Correspondence.
Electronic mail.
Names:
Princeton University. Class of 1966.
Von Kohorn, Henry