Technical correspondence files of the Princeton University Department of Buildings and Grounds, 1866-1964 (bulk 1930s-1940s).

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Technical correspondence files of the Princeton University Department of Buildings and Grounds, 1866-1964 (bulk 1930s-1940s).

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Consists of technical correspondence files created by the Department of Grounds and Buildings, containing detailed information relating to the construction, maintenance, renovation, and demolition of builidngs, and to the grounds and architects of Princeton University. The collection consists largely of correspondence between architects, contractors, donors, and university officials, as well as inter-office memos regarding the construction, maintenance, and removal of buildings. Although many of the documents are of a desultory nature, in some instances they provide detailed information about the design of a building and the process by which an idea was transformed into concrete reality. In several cases, these files contain the only records of an unrealized building project.

10.08 linear ft. (24 archival boxes)

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Princeton University Library

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Princeton University. Dept. of Buildings and Grounds.

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The responsibility for supervising the construction and maintenance of new and existing buildings originally fell within the provenance of the financial officers of the College of New Jersey and the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees, which organized an ad hoc committee for each new project. It was not until 1865 that the Trustees created the Standing Committee on Real Estate to oversee the development of new structures on campus. This became the Committee on Grounds and Bui...

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. Library

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The Princeton University Library, consisting of the main Harvey S. Firestone Memorial Library and 13 special libraries in locations around campus, is one of the world's most distinguished research libraries. Since its founding in 1750, the Library's collections have grown to include more than 6.2 million books, 6.3 million microforms, 36,000 linear feet of manuscripts, and impressive holdings of rare books, prints and archives. The origins of the Princeton University Lib...