Office of the Registrar Records 1803-2009

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Office of the Registrar Records 1803-2009

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/2n49t1694

The Office of the Registrar is the administrative office of Princeton University responsible for the collection and maintenance of the academic records of the student body, as well as the establishment of course and examination schedules and the collection of fees related to matriculation and registration. The records contain the academic records of individual students, subject files on topics related to admissions and matriculation, statistical reports, and other official documents issued by the Office of the Registrar.

238.25 linear feet; 313 boxes

Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Princeton University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6321029

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Princeton University. Students.

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Princeton University. Admission.

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Princeton University. Office of the Registrar.

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The Office of the Registrar maintains the academic records of undergraduate and graduate students, collects enrollment data, oversees online course registration and makes classroom assignments, among other activities. Established in 1840, the Office of the Registrar was initially filled only part time by recent Princeton graduates. Due to the irregular nature of the office, each early registrar chose slightly different information to record and organized it in a different manner than his predece...

Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...