Princeton University Diploma Collection 1749-1998 1749-1926

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Princeton University Diploma Collection 1749-1998 1749-1926

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Since its first class of six graduates and one honoree in 1748, Princeton University has awarded over 80,000 diplomas. This collection contains 213 original diplomas and photostats, including executed diplomas as well as blank, sample or spoiled diplomas.

8.0 Linear feet; 2 oversize cabinet drawers

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

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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 ...

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...