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“I Am Concerned Over Discrimination…In High and Unnatural Places”: The Weekend Martin Luther King, Jr. Preached in Princeton University Chapel, Part I
In 1958, the Dean of Princeton University Chapel, Ernest Gordon, invited Martin Luther King, Jr. to its pulpit.
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This Week in Princeton History for January 1-7
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, an alum seeks donations for a charitable venture, a senior expresses his hopes for his future, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for December 25-31
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, the holiday meal excites a student, the Glee, Mandolin, and Banjo Clubs are praised, and more. December 25, 1839—On this “glorious Christmas” at Princeton, a student notes, dinner is “rather better than common—and oh, wonder! Mince pies!!!” December 26, 1900—West Virginia’s Wheeling…
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This Week in Princeton History for December 18-24
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, an alum is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s last written words praise a Princeton author, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for December 11-17
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a visitor remarks on the number of fires that have happened in Princeton’s history, a football game is delayed when players pop the ball, and more. December 11, 1830—A fan of Rutgers College asserts Rutgers is superior to Princeton in the Philadelphia…
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The Tiger Is in the Eye of the Beholder
By April C. Armstrong *14 When Cotsen Children’s Library asked for tiger illustrations for a special event they were hosting with the Makerspace a few weeks ago, we were, of course, prepared with dozens of examples for participants to use to make stickers and buttons. Our Tiger Tuesday series on Tumblr has featured many different…
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This Week in Princeton History for December 4-10
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a group of students stage a rowdy protest of an anti-feminist lecture on campus, the College president places a large order of sugar, and more.
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This Week in Princeton History for November 27-December 3
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, Princeton’s colors are controversial, a farmer seeks help finding a poultry thief, and more. November 27, 1888—San Francisco’s Daily Evening Bulletin summarizes remarks made by David R. Sessions, Class of 1870, at a recent alumni dinner at the Occidental Hotel in San…
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This Week in Princeton History for November 20-26
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, military pilots have high praise for Princeton, an alum writes about new dangers in Paris, and more. November 20, 1830—In a fictional tale in the New York Mirror, Emma C. Embury describes Princeton: “Every one [sic] has heard of Princeton, the abode…
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When Shakespeare Came to Princeton
Princeton aficionados of Shakespeare, including me, can take satisfaction that his works have been on campus for probably as long as the University has existed in Princeton, if not before.
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