Arthur J. Horton collection on Coeducation, 1968-1980.

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Arthur J. Horton collection on Coeducation, 1968-1980.

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Included is an annotated copy of the report of the Patterson Committee, numerous memoranda to the committee's chair and university administrators, official university releases and letters to alumni, and newspaper clippings regarding the change and campus issues in general. A quarter of the collection is comprised of letters from alumni, some welcoming coeducation but most strongly opposed.

1.68 linear ft. ( 4 archival boxes)

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6933080

Princeton University Library

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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 ...

Patterson, Gardner, 1914-....

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Horton, Arthur J.

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In January 1969, Princeton University's Trustees voted to make the undergraduate college coeducational, breaking the 224-year tradition of an all-male student body. The Patterson Committee, made up of faculty and administrators, had studied and advocated the change. The one dissenting voice on the committee was Arthur J. Horton '42, the University's director of development. Horton wrote a minority report and became a rallying point for those opposing the move. His collection of materials on coed...