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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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Guide to Princeton-Related Theater Collections Now Online
Princeton students in The Honorable Julius Caesar, the 1892-1893 Triangle Club production. From AC122 Triangle Club Records box 93. From Triangle and Intime to the Princeton Mime Company, Quipfire!, and many more, all collections in the Princeton University Archives related to campus theater groups and venues are now described online and available for research in…
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Annual Report 2011: Major Activities in Processing of the Public Policy Papers
As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of major activities in processing of the Public Policy Papers: The main focus of Public Policy Papers processing in FY2011 was the NHPRC-funded ACLU grant project, led by Adriane Hanson, which is on schedule for completion by the end of…
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Lobby Case Exhibition on Moe Berg
Primarily known as a Major League catcher and coach, Morris “Moe” Berg was also a spy for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II, as well as a lawyer, linguist, and Princeton graduate. As a member of the class of 1923, Berg excelled scholastically and athletically by graduating with honors in Modern…
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Reunions, reunions, 1915-2009
Princeton’s reunions are almost as old as Princeton University itself, going back to the days when the university was still known as the "College of New Jersey." In today’s blog, posted during the Reunions weekend of 2011, we are showing you the oldest reunion footage in the University Archives: an annotated film of the Class of…
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Residential Colleges and Wu Hall
In this short video from around 1983, President Bowen discusses Wu Hall, the then-new dining facility for Butler College. The video highlights three elements that played increasingly significant roles in shaping Princeton over the following decades: the support of alumnus Gordon Wu, the residential colleges system, and the architecture of alumnus Robert Venturi. We don’t know…
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Dean Fred Hargadon on Princeton admissions, circa 1990
Today’s post was written by Lisa Dunkley ’83, Project Analyst at the Office of Development, who worked under Fred Hargadon from 1988 to 1994. “Yes!” Those of us who knew, or knew of, Dean Fred Hargadon cannot hear that exclamation without thinking about the blunt, welcome way successful Princeton applicants (and Stanford students before them)…
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