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This Week in Princeton History for May 18-24
In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the Nassau Lit celebrates its centennial, pranksters kidnap a professor during a final exam, and more. May 18, 1942—The Nassau Literary Review’s centennial issue comes out, with selections from many of its best-known historical…
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This Week in Princeton History for April 20-26
In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, Jesse Owens poses, John F. Kennedy speaks, and more. April 20, 1942—Jesse Owens talks with Princeton’s Creative Sculpture class while he poses for a piece in Joe Brown’s series of sculptures of American athletes.…
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This Week in Princeton History for April 25-May 1
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, John F. Kennedy urges students to enter politics, the campus bids farewell to a landmark, and more. April 25, 1957—Senator John F. Kennedy addresses the Class of 1957 in Dillon Gymnasium, urging their involvement…
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This Week in Princeton History for November 24-30
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, the campus mourns the death of John F. Kennedy, the first classes are held in Nassau Hall, and more. November 25, 1963—In observation of the National Day of Mourning for United States President and…
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Kennan on Kennedy: “Dismal Foreboding for the Future of this Country”
George Kennan, like so many others, remembered exactly where he was and what he did upon hearing the news of John F. Kennedy’s death: “I had been at a luncheon when I heard he had been shot, but on returning to the office shortly afterward I received confirmation of his death. My reaction, in addition…
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John F. Kennedy’s Princeton University undergraduate alumni file
Today marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The Mudd Manuscript Library celebrated the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s election in 2010 with an exhibition and more than 30 Public Policy collections contain material related to Kennedy. Within the University Archives, his undergraduate alumni file contains his application to the University, details his…
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Open House Celebrates Kennedy’s Legacy as President and Temporary Tiger
Behind the scenes tours of Mudd Manuscript Library offered On Saturday, October 23, Princeton University’s Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library will host a special Open House from 9 a.m. until noon. This event will feature the library’s current exhibit, John F. Kennedy: From Old Nassau to the New Frontier, which highlights objects, photographs, and documents…
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Exhibition reveals the Tiger inside John F. Kennedy
Memorabilia from John F. Kennedy’s brief stint as a Princeton student and items from his political career- including a 1935 Christmas card depicting Kennedy with his Princeton roommates dressed in top hats and suits in homage to Fred Astaire from the motion picture Top Hat (which opened earlier that year), and photographs and documents from…
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