Historical Subject Files collection, 1746-2005.

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Historical Subject Files collection, 1746-2005.

The Historical Subject Files documents Princeton University history and related topics from 1746 to the present. The collection, which is added to continually, consists of documents in almost every two-dimensional format: articles, books and booklets, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, non-photographic images, notes, pamphlets, posters, and reports.

201.59 linear ft. (432 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6933142

Princeton University Library

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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

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Princeton University. Graduate College.

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Princeton University. Faculty.

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Princeton University. Graduate students.

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Collins, Varnum Lansing, 1870-1936

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Varnum Lansing Collins was a Princeton alum of the Class of 1893 and served as the University's Secretary from 1917 to 1936. From the description of Varnum Lansing Collins Papers, 1842-1972 (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 316951981 Author, librarian, local historian, and college teacher, of Princeton, N.J. From the description of Correspondence, 1923-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70961553 From the description of A guardsman in ...

Princeton University, Art Museum

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Princeton-in-Asia

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Princeton University. Students.

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Princeton University. Trustees

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Since its incorporation in 1746, the College of New Jersey (renamed Princeton University in 1896) has been governed by a Board of Trustees, headed ex officio by the Governor of New Jersey and the president of the college. The Trustees are responsible for the overarching policies that guide the trajectory of the university. Traditionally, committees of Trustees have concerned themselves with the major aspects of maintaining and running a university: finance, infrastructure, staff, curriculum, and...

Princeton University. Museums.

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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...

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Princeton University. Graduate School

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Following a scholarly tradition that originated with James Madison, who after commencement in 1771, remained for a year of extra study, Princeton's Graduate School was established officially by the Trustees in late 1900 and began its operations in the fall of 1901. In 2000-2001 the Graduate School celebrated its centennial year with a series of special events and programs that included lectures, symposia, and exhibits. From the description of Graduate School Centennial records, 1999-...

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 ...