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This Week in Princeton History for March 3-9
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, alumni push for archives, a Supreme Court justice tells an audience to “Get over it,” and more. March 4, 1896—Alumni ask the Library to collect information on the history of the institution, saying “there is a most inadequate collection of Princeton Memorabilia at our service.” March 6,…
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WPRB’s 1970s Identity Crisis
Originally known on the AM broadcasts as WPRU, the station’s primary audience was the campus community at the time of its founding. When a new FM license greatly expanded the broadcast range in 1955, questions on WPRB’s identity came to a head: What was WPRB? Was it a college station and extracurricular activity or a…
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This Week in Princeton History for February 24-March 2
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a professor faces a choice, a visitor remarks on campus culture, and more. February 26, 1869—The Board of Trustees meets at the request of Prof. Joshua Hall McIlvaine, Class of 1837, to reconsider their decision to reassign the Professorship of Political Economy…
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