Admission Office records, 1854-2001.

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Admission Office records, 1854-2001.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83624196

Consists of a documentary record of Princeton University admission policy divided into chronological timeframes and includes material such as entrance exams and requirements, press releases, admission booklets, pamphlets, reports, and sample correspondence.

3.15 linear ft. (7 archival boxes, 1 half-size archival box)

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8304682

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University. Admission Office.

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Until the middle of the nineteenth century, admission decisions were based primarily on an oral examination given at Princeton. The president made the final admission decisions and sometimes administered the exam himself. Written examinations gradually replaced oral examinations, and after 1888, they could be taken at a number of locations throughout the country. A flood of applicants after the First World War forced the University to limit enrollment and institute a selective admission policy. ...

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 ...