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MYTHBUSTER — “I Love Lucy” and a lost Presidential election?!
Is there any truth to the story that a commercial for Adlai Stevenson’s campaign interrupted an episode of “I Love Lucy” and cost him the 1952 election? This story has appeared in various books and articles, but none has a verifiable citation. For example, in the book “Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia”…
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Most used Princeton theses
Dear Mr. Mudd, I was wondering what is the most popular/most requested senior thesis in the University Archives collection? This is a perennial question and the short answer is that with the exception of celebrity alumni theses, there are few theses that are pulled with any regularity, yet the collection as a whole (totaling over…
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Annual Report 2011: Goals for Fiscal Year 2012
To finalize our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of our goals for fiscal year 2012: Complete NHPRC-funded ACLU processing grant Collection development: continue to build the Policy collections through donations and efforts such as the Baker Oral History Project Implement Aeon for registration and other public service functions Continue high…
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Annual Report 2011: Exhibitions, Public Relations, and Outreach
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of our work in exhibitions, public relations, and outreach: The John F. Kennedy exhibition assembled by Nicole Milano in August 2010 was very well-received, so much that we extended its run through the end of August 2011. In addition, in…
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Annual Report 2011: Collection and Financial Development
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of our work in Collection and Financial Development: See the entries on accessioning Public Policy Papers and University Archives for collections of note acquired in this fiscal year. In addition, during the past year gift agreements were signed with Edward…
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Annual Report 2011: Digital Projects, Content, and Delivery
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of our work in digital projects, content, and delivery: Mudd staff continued work to increase our digital content in FY11. We continued a pilot project to digitize collections using our photocopier’s capacity to scan directly into PDF files. Utilizing OIT’s…
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Annual Report 2011: Other Major Activities in Technical Services
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of other major activities in Technical Services: We accepted 354 dissertations and over 1,185 senior theses in FY11 under the supervision of Lynn Durgin. Durgin has also invested significant time preparing for the shift to electronic submission of dissertations beginning…
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Annual Report 2011: Major Activities in Accessioning of University Archives
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of major activities in accessioning of University Archives: In FY11, the University Archives accessioned 162 collections or items, a total 185.11 linear feet of records. Highlights include: A 1765 document signed by Richard Stockton when he served as a trustee…
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Annual Report 2011: Major Activities in Accessioning of Public Policy Papers
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of major activities in accessioning of Public Policy Papers: The Public Policy Papers processed 40 accessions (227 linear feet) in FY11. Highlights include: American Civil Liberties Union Accruals James A. Baker Papers Accrual Council on Foreign Relations Accrual Project on…
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Annual Report 2011: Major Activities in Processing of the University Archives
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of our major activities in the processing of the University Archives: University Archives processing had a strong year due to the hiring of Christie Peterson as University Archives Project Archivist. Since her start in mid-September 2010,Peterson has surveyed all University…
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