Princeton University History

Collections with Divisional Holdings

  • Consortium for Assistance to the University of Petroleum and Minerals records

    Consists of financial materials, reports, meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, and a copy of the Consortium agreement.

  • Lesbian Gay Bisexual Alliance Records

    This collection documents both LGBA activities and issues affecting lesbian, gay,
    and bisexual people at Princeton and elsewhere. Since the LGBA is generally a
    student organization, the completeness of this collection varies according to
    student interest in collecting material. The office files since the arrival of
    the director are no less incomplete.

  • Arthur Eschenlauer Correspondence with Janet Copeland Eschenlauer

    The collection consists of correspondence from Eschenlauer to his girlfriend and future wife, Janet Copeland, during his time at Princeton. The letters document student life at Princeton in the 1950s, pertaining to academics as well as to extra-curricular activities. Eschenlauer writes about his experiences as a member of the marching band, concert band, and the Cloister Inn. The collection also includes a small amount of correspondence to Eschenlauer's parents, and a copy of his valedictory address.

  • William E. Potter Diary

    The diary, a single volume comprised of approximately 100 handwritten pages, is
    inscribed “Diary of Wm E. Potter/Monday Sept. 5, 1859.” The first page of the diary
    contains what appears to be grades most likely from his final year at Harvard. The
    last page contains subjects for prize debates. The diary itself begins with Sept. 5,
    1859 and concludes on June 28, 1862. There are entries for every day between

  • Princeton Publishing Company records

    Consists of records which document the activities of the Princeton Publishing Company. The bulk of the material is related to finance, and includes stock certificates, ledger books, deeds, and bills of sales. A complete set of annual meeting minutes is also included, however these too pertain primarily to financial matters.

  • Historical Photograph Collection, Lake Carnegie Construction Photographs

    The collection contains 479 dry gelatin glass plate negatives measuring 5 x 7 inches that document the construction of Lake Carnegie in Princeton, NJ. There are also 314 black and white paper prints developed approximately at the time the photographs were taken. The negatives and prints date from circa 1905 to 1907, with the bulk dating from 1905 to 1906.

  • Special Committee on Sponsored Research Records

    This collection contains chairman Thomas Kuhn's personal papers relating to his committee work; administrative files of the committee, including its minutes, budget, membership files, and memos; a collection of documents produced by the committee and its members; is a compilation of material about the influence of the federal government and national special interest groups on sponsored research collected during a trip to Washington involving a few of the committee members in August 1970; documents about sponsored research and research policy at Princeton University that was open to committe

  • The Papers of Thomas Jefferson Project Editor's Records

    The collection documents the Thomas Jefferson Papers Project from its conception and initial proposal in 1943 until the death of its first editor Julian P. Boyd in 1980. Contained in the records is correspondence with Princeton presidents Harold T. Dodds and Robert F. Goheen, who were active advisors in the early years of the project. Other notable correspondence is with Jefferson scholars, board members of the New York Times, and Jefferson Papers Project advisory board members. Also included are financial records, including Boyd's original cost estimations for the project.

  • Friends of the International Center Records

    Consists of the meeting minutes and correspondence of the Friends of the International Center. The collection also includes flyers, posters, mailings, and one audio recording of an interview.

  • Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures Records

    The records consist of undergraduate course syllabi from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures for the academic years 1994/1995 through 2003/2004.

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