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This Week in Princeton History for August 22-28
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, royals take a tour, an athletic meet for Chinese students is held on campus, and more. August 25, 1975—Royalty from Monaco—Princess Grace, Prince Rainier, and their children, Caroline and Albert—visit Princeton on a tour of American colleges that includes Williams and Amherst. August 26, 1819—A letter to…
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Yellowface in Princeton University’s 20th-Century Triangle Club
Recently, we’ve been getting a lot of questions about the history of racism at Princeton University. As we’ve worked to help those trying to research this topic, we realized that we’ve highlighted some types of racism more than others on this blog. In order to help researchers locate materials that may assist them in constructing…
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This Week in Princeton History for August 17-23
In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, three professors miss an eclipse, four juniors secure an apartment in Plainsboro to avoid eating tofu, and more. August 17, 1788—At a meeting of the faculty, Henry Purcell, a minister’s son, is “found guilty…
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