Princeton University Sesquicentennial Celebration records, 1887-1993, 1894-1904.

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Princeton University Sesquicentennial Celebration records, 1887-1993, 1894-1904.

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Series 1, Celebration Materials, ca. 1887-1993, collects invitations, programs, mass mailings, event notices, pins, and correspondence relating to the celebration (similar materials can be found in the first scrapbook in Series 4). Series 2, Institutional Congratulations, 1896-1899, includes official congratulations issued to Princeton by colleges, universities, and academic societies around the world. Series 3, Memorial Book Autograph Edition Correspondence, 1896-1904, consists of the correspondence between the Rev. George Blackburn Kinkead III, Class of 1899, and participants in the Sesquicentennial Celebration for the purpose of acquiring their signatures. Series 4, Scrapbooks, 1896-1897, contains seven volumes stored in boxes. Series 5, Memorial Book Engravers' Plates, 1898, consists of the engraved plates used to print the illustrations in the memorial book published in that year. Series 6, Memorial Books, 1898, includes three memorial books whose purpose was to document the Sesquicentennial Celebration. The first volume is unaltered. The second has been enhanced with original documents, particularly those containing the autographs of the College's former presidents and officials involved with the Sesquicentennial Celebration. Hundreds of autographs (almost entirely by people present at the celebration) have been added to the third volume.

3.1 linear ft. (1 archival box, 1 half-size box, 1 oversized box, 10 custom boxes)

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