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Collection Overview

Title:
Alfred Eisenstaedt Photographs of the Class of 1973
Repository:
Princeton University Archives
Dates:
1969
Size:
7 boxes
Storage Note:
Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Boxes S-000252 to S-000258
Language:
English

Abstract

Alfred Eisenstaedt was a photojournalist known for work published in LIFE Magazine. The collection consists of prints made from digital copies of photographs taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt for LIFE Magazine in 1969, when women undergraduates admitted as part of the coeducational Class of 1973 were arriving on campus.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Description:

The collection consists of 338 black and white prints made from digital copies of photographs taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt for LIFE Magazine in September, 1969, when women undergraduates admitted as part of the first fully coeducational Class of 1973 arrived on campus. The photo story "Lady into Tiger" ran in the September 19, 1969 issue of LIFE, featuring six photographs.

Not all of the people who appear in the photographs have been identified for description. People identified at the time of processing who appear in the photographs include: Beth Rom, Beverly Cayford, Elaine Chan, John Sease, Julia O'Brien, June Fletcher, Kathleen Molony, Lisa Dorota (Tebbe), Lisa Halaby (Noor Al Hussein), Lizabeth (Liz) Cohen, Marcia Boraas, Maureen Ferguson, Melissa Hines, Robin Herman, and Sylvia Morris. The Blair Hall Arch and Pyne Hall, the dormitory where the women undergraduates were housed, appear in many of the photographs, all of which were taken outdoors on the Princeton campus.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Donated by M. Robin Krasny '1973 and C.W. (Peter) Flynn '1973 in 2022 (AR.2022.062) in commemoration of their 50th reunion.

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid written by Phoebe Nobles in 2022.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright to Alfred Eisenstaedt's photographs of women undergraduates at Princeton is held by the LIFE Picture Collection. The images may be used for Princeton University research and campus display. High-resolution digital images may be requested for campus use only. Any commercial use or use outside of Princeton University must be cleared through the LIFE Picture Collection / Time-Life Archives. Email requests to copyright@life.com, or fill out an inquiry form at https://www.life.com/life-picture-collection/. If you have a question, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.

Credit this material:

Alfred Eisenstaedt Photographs of the Class of 1973; Princeton University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

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 S-000252 to S-000258

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Other Finding Aids

An incomplete inventory of images including names of people in the photographs is available upon request. Contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Existence and Location of Originals

The photographs were printed in 2022 by Meredith Operations Corporation (Dotdash Meredith) from digital versions held by the LIFE Picture Collection. The Princeton University Library does not have information about the existence of original negatives or prints.