Princeton University Balloon Club records, 1976-1980

Princeton University. Balloon Club.

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The Princeton University Balloon Club was the creation of Gordon Sadler '76, who sought to create an organization on campus that would provide students, alumni, faculty, and staff with the ability to participate in the increasingly popular activity of ballooning. The initial club members were able to raise 10,000 dollars with their own money and contributions from interested alumni, enabling the purchase of an orange and black hot air balloon dubbed "The Flying Tiger." An aluminum gondola was co...

Princeton University. Students

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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 ...