Don Oberdorfer papers on Princeton University: The First 250 Years, 1994-1995.

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Don Oberdorfer papers on Princeton University: The First 250 Years, 1994-1995.

Consists of notes and photocopies of articles used as research materials for PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: THE FIRST 250 YEARS (1995). Included in the collection is a transcript of an interview with former president William G. Bowen, and a 1994 administrative and academic self-study of the University.

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Princeton University Library

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Oberdorfer, Donald N.

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Don Oberdorfer is a member of the Princeton class of 1952 and was a well-regarded political correspondent with the Washington Post for 25 years. He has been a visiting professor at Princeton University and has authored several books and articles about foreign affairs. In 1995 to commemorate Princeton's bicentennial he authored an illustrated history of the university titled PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: THE FIRST 250 YEARS. From the description of Don Oberdorfer papers on Princeton Universit...

Bowen, William G.

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In 1960 at the time that this study was undertaken, William G. Bowen was a professor and researcher in the Industrial Relations Section. With the cooperation of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Bowen launched a study that thoroughly explored the relationship between the Federal Government and Princeton University. When it was published in January of 1962 the study was well-received. Bowen would go on to be appointed provost in 1967, and president in 1972. From...

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 ...