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Mr. Madison’s War: A Handful of Princeton Perspectives
By: Amanda Pike Today marks the bicentennial of the official declaration of the War of 1812. While the war itself had little influence on the daily experiences of Princeton students, on occasion, these students would witness soldiers passing through town on their way to the conflict. Some of these encounters were detailed in student correspondence…
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The Daily Princetonian is digitized and keyword searchable
The Princeton University Archives, working in conjunction with the Princeton University Library Digital Initiatives, has completed a monumental project that will change the way researchers investigate University history. The student newspaper, The Daily Princetonian, has been digitized from its inception in 1876 through 2002.
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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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Dissertations in Dataspace policy temporarily changed
The Graduate School’s policy of having dissertations submitted into DataSpace, the University’s Open Access repository, has been changed temporarily, pending resolution of some outstanding questions. David Redman, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, sent the following message out late today. If you have any questions, please contact us: Dear Directors of Graduate Studies, As many…
