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Category: This Week in Princeton History

  • This Week in Princeton History for October 6-12

    For last week’s installment in our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its students and alumni, click here. For the week of October 6-12: Toni Morrison is named a Nobel Laureate, an undergrad gets international attention for a physics paper, and more. October 6, 1938—Princeton University is selected as one of…

  • This Week in Princeton History for September 29-October 5

    For last week’s installment in our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its students and alumni, click here. For the week of September 29-October 5: Students express their love for Great Britain, a segregationist governor draws protest, smoking is banned in class, and more. September 29, 1762—Students put on a play entitled “The…

  • This Week in Princeton History for September 22-28

    For last week’s installment in our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its students and alumni, click here. George Washington attends Commencement, Dr. Patch Adams speaks in McCosh 50, and more. September 23, 1946—A record-breaking 2,350 people attend the University’s bicentennial Convocation in the Chapel, with a sermon by the Archbishop of Canterbury.…

  • This Week in Princeton History for September 15-21

    For last week’s installment in our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its students and alumni, click here. For the week of September 15-21: Woodrow Wilson makes a move into politics, a new Pablo Picasso sculpture is under construction, and more. September 15, 1910—The New Jersey Democratic Convention nominates Princeton University President Woodrow…

  • This Week in Princeton History for September 8-14

    For last week’s installment in our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its students and alumni, click here. For the week of September 8-14: The College goes coed, a NASCAR champion talks with engineering students, the first African American joins the faculty, and more. September 8, 1969—The College goes coed, as 171 women join the…

  • This Week in Princeton History for September 1-7

    For last week’s installment in our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its students and alumni, click here. For the week of September 1-7: The Princeton Bulletin marvels at the novelty of getting Labor Day off, a student competes in the Miss America pageant, and more. September 1, 2010—The Carl A. Fields Papers are…

  • This Week in Princeton History for August 25-31

    Here at the Princeton University Archives we love to bring the history of the school, students and alumni to life by sharing what happened “This Week in Princeton History,” which will be an ongoing series here on our blog. For the week of August 25-31: Nassau Hall hosts the first legislature of New Jersey, an…