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More blogging on blogs
According to their own website, The Prox “is a blog about campus life, issues, and events at Princeton University hosted by The Daily Princetonian and written by staff from several departments, including Opinion and Web.” We like it because it has a recurring section entitled “Diggin’ in the Mudd” that features materials from our holdings.…
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This blog will make you smarter!
The Mudd Manuscript Library was pleased to learn that its blog was named one of the “100 Blogs That Will Make You Smarter” by Online Universities.com. See for yourself–look under the section “Higher Education”.
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New Accessions: August and September 2008
The list below includes information on items and collections accessioned in August and September 2008. There were no Public Policy Papers accessioned during this period. As always, anyone interested in additional information about the accessions listed below should contact the library through our general email account. Princeton University Archives Autograph Book of Valentine Hummel Berghaus,…
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Dulles centennial talk and reception
In honor of the centennial of John Foster Dulles’s graduation from Princeton University, the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library in conjunction with the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs presents Chris Tudda, author of The Truth is Our Weapon: The Rhetorical Diplomacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles. Tudda will speak…
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Political cartoon exhibition reveals common themes of American presidential elections
Through Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009 · Milberg Gallery, Firestone Library Curator’s tours of the exhibit on Sept. 28 and Nov. 2. at 3 p.m. An exhibition on view at Princeton University’s Firestone Library confirms through paper and ink what many American voters already suspect: Although the political candidates may change, many issues remain the same.…
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IRT Subway Posters available online
Digitizing The Subway Sun and The Elevated Express “No More Standing In Line”, “New Tunnel to Brooklyn”, “The Shrunken Nickel”…These are a few of the headlines in The Subway Sun and The Elevated Express which passengers read while riding on subway cars or elevated trains of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, New York City’s first…
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Mudd Library New Accessions, July 2008: More than Meets the Eye
This month’s highlighted accession is a Princeton University flag signed by director Michael Bay, Shia Lebouf, and other cast members of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (accession number: AR.2008.108) . To answer the most commonly asked question about this accession: Optimus Prime was, unfortunately, unavailable for the signing. The flag was obtained by the Communications…
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From Diploma to Diplomat: Princeton exhibition honors John Foster Dulles
“John Foster Dulles: From Diploma to Diplomat,” a new exhibition at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, celebrates the centennial of John Foster Dulles’ graduation from Princeton University in 1908 with a chronicle of his diplomatic career and his influence on U.S. foreign policy. The exhibition opens Monday, Aug. 11, and runs through Friday, Jan.…
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1748 Charter and Early Trustees Minutes Available Online.
The earliest document held by the Princeton University Archives, the 1748 Charter of the College of New Jersey, along with the first two volumes of the University’s Board of Trustees Minutes, have been digitized and are now available online through the Princeton University Library’s Digital Collections website: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/7w62f826z Images of the documents are also linked…
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Mudd Library New Accessions: May/June 2008
The list below includes information on items and collections accessioned in May and June 2008. As always, anyone interested in additional information about the accessions listed below should contact the library through our general email account. Public Policy Papers John Van Antwerp MacMurray Films, circa 1926-1928 ML.2008.016 Allen Macy Dulles Papers, 1940-2007 ML.2008.017 United States…