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This Week in Princeton History for August 29-September 4
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a basketball player goes pro, a sophomore finds artistic inspiration in town, and more. August 29, 1930—M. Hartley Dodge, Jr. ‘30 dies in a car accident in France. His family will later donate both…
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This Week in Princeton History for August 22-28
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a 1906 postcard gives a weather update, a Canadian library honors a Princeton president, and more. August 23, 1906—Someone writes and sends a postcard to let a friend know that “The day is hot…
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This Week in Princeton History for August 15-21
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, final exams ask about America’s future, a sophomore wins an unusual contest involving a bus, and more. August 15, 1945—Future Dean of the Princeton University Chapel Ernest Gordon is freed after 40 months as…
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Howard Edwards Gansworth and the “Indian Problem” at Princeton
For people of European descent carving out space for themselves in the present borders of the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries, there was a major barrier: people already lived there. The nation did not regard this as an insurmountable hurdle, however. America tried a variety of things as it expanded westward: driving Native…
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This Week in Princeton History for August 8-14
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a sophomore heads to Mississippi for Freedom Summer, a freshman meets Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office, and more. August 9, 1850—After a journey of nearly three weeks from Maybank, Georgia, Charles C. Jones,…
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This Week in Princeton History for August 1-7
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a movie featuring the campus premieres, the library implements a new security policy, and more. August 1, 1944—Wilson, a biopic film about Woodrow Wilson of the Class of 1879 partially set and filmed on…
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