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History of Opening Exercises
Dear Mr. Mudd, What is the history of Princeton’s Opening Exercises, and how long have they been held at the Chapel? 1986 Opening Exercises, Office of Communications Records, Box 172 Pursuant to your question on when Opening Exercises began and how long the ceremony has been held in the Chapel, the earliest documented “opening exercise”…
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New Accessions: October – December 2009
The Mudd Manuscript Library received seven public policy accessions and 31 University Archives accessions between October and December 2009. One of the highlights is an architectural rendering of Commencement Hall (now called Alexander Hall) that was published in American Architect and Building News on December 12, 1891. The rendering was created prior to the building’s…
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Putting the Pieces Together
How Gregg Lange Connected Six Degrees of Princeton’s African-American History Readers of the January 13, 2010, issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly online may have noticed Gregg Lange’s article “Six degrees of Princeton’s African-American history.” In search of details for his Rally ‘Round the Cannon column, Lange ’70 has become a regular visitor to the University Archives at…
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Nicholas Thompson, author of “The Hawk and the Dove” to speak at WWS, Feb. 17
Nicholas Thompson, a Senior Research Fellow of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation and the author of “The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War,” will present a public talk titled, “The Hawk and the Dove: how Nitze and Kennan shaped the Cold War…
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Princetonians in Print: Exhibition Shows History of Student Publications at Princeton
“Princetonians in Print: 175 Years of Student Publications at Princeton,” a new exhibition at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, chronicles the history and rich variety of student publications at Princeton from the earliest known student papers to the broad range of present-day online publications. The exhibition opens Friday, Feb. 19, and runs through Friday,…
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Mudd Collection Joins UNESCO Memory of the World Register
The W. Arthur Lewis Papers were added to the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in July 2009. Sir William Arthur Lewis was a pioneer in the field of development economics and a leading authority on economic growth. Professor William A. Lewis (center) with Chief C.D. Akran, Western Nigeria Minister of Economic Planning and Chief…
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New Accessions: July through September 2009
The accessions from this period include the results of a 30th Reunion Survey of the Class of ’76 [AR.2009.060]. This accession is one of a growing number of materials that come to the University Archives solely in digital format. Some digital accessions are born-digital (items that originated in digital format) and some are digitized by…
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Princeton University Archives Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Open House Event
The Princeton University Archives at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. The library will grant public access to its collections storage areas for archivist-led tours, offering visitors an extraordinary firsthand look at more than 250 years’ worth…
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New Accessions: April through June 2009
The following materials were accessioned April through June this year. As always, anyone interested in additional information about the new materials should contact the library through our general email account mudd@princeton.edu. Accessions Highlight: Whig Clio Records Accrual, circa 1850-1970s (AR.2009.049) Among our recent accessions are several documents and publications from Princeton’s two original political, literary…
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Did Julia Child’s Father Attend Princeton?
Dear Dr. Mudd, In reading a biography of Julia Child, I noticed her father attended Princeton. Can you tell me any more details? With the release of Nora Ephron’s new film, Julie and Julia, Julia Child, the doyenne of television cooking shows, is receiving a lot of buzz, and her life and legend have been…
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