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The Muslim Students Association records document the group's actitivities during the spring of 2016. The records were used exclusively by the board to organize all of its events and services. They contain the minutes from meetings, the budget for certain events, as well as other logistical information.
The collection is arranged into three series: Administrative Files, Communication, and Events. Folders within each series retain their original order as when transferred to the University Archives.
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The records were transferred to the University Archives in April of 2016 as part of the Archiving Student Activism at Princeton (ASAP) initiative (AR.2016.031).
No materials were separated from the collection.
Muslim Students Association Records, Folder and File Name, Princeton University Archives, Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
This collection was processed by Jarrett M. Drake in 2016. Finding aid written by Jarrett M. Drake in 2016.
The Muslim Students Association is a student organization at Princeton University dedicated to uniting the Muslim community at Princeton through a variety of year-round religious and social events. The association, which consists of both undergraduate and graduate students, was established in 1995 but has origins on campus as far back as the 1970s, at least. The main objective of the association is to serve the needs of the Princeton Muslim community, which the group executes by organizing daily prayers throughout the year, meals during Ramadan, and social events for Muslim and non-Muslim students alike. To that end, another objective of the association is to create and participate in interfaith events that promote understanding and tolerance of the diverse religious traditions on campus, which the group pursues through collaborative lectures, events, and dialogues.
The College of New Jersey was initially chartered in 1746. The first classes were held in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in the parsonage of the president, the Reverend Jonathan Dickinson. Upon his death, the College moved to Newark, New Jersey, and was headed by the Reverend Aaron Burr, Sr. Since 1756, the College has been located in Princeton, New Jersey. For the first fifty years, nearly all College operations took place within Nassau Hall. Fires, fundraising difficulties, low student enrollment, and the Civil War challenged the vitality of the College in the early and middle nineteenth century, but the College grew vigorously under the leadership of President James McCosh, and it was renamed Princeton University in 1896. The Graduate School was established in 1900, although a limited graduate program had existed since the 1870s. Princeton enthusiastically supported the country (living up to its informal motto, "Princeton in the Nation's Service") during the First and Second World Wars, offering the expertise of faculty and campus space for training, as well as facilitating the early graduation of students so they could enlist. The post-World War II years brought dramatic changes to Princeton. The size and strength of the University's facilities and academic programs—especially for the applied sciences and public policy—were increased dramatically. Under President Robert Goheen, Princeton began to admit minority students in greater numbers in the 1960s and admitted women undergraduates in 1969. Today, Princeton is widely regarded as one of the top universities in the world.
All folders retain their original order. The Uncategorized Files folder contains all files that were not previously categorized into another folder.
The Administrative Files series consists primarily of meeting minutes, survey responses among MSA members, and financial documents.
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All folders retain their original order.
The Communication series is comprised of documents used to promote the mission of the association to the campus community.
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Public relations.
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All folders retain their original order.
The Events series contains records of events hosted in the spring of 2016: Kalaam Cafes, Salaam Saturdays, and Islam Awareness Week.
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Salaam Saturdays and Kalaam Cafes.