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Happy Holidays from John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles, Princeton Class of 1908, devoted most of his life to public service, beginning in the late 1910s through his death in 1959. The John Foster Dulles Papers (MC016) at the Mudd Manuscript Library document his career, particularly his influence on United States foreign policy. Portions of the Dulles Papers are currently being…
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Alan Turing’s Princeton University File Available Online
With the American premiere of The Imitation Game this Friday, many will be interested in its subject, Alan Mathison Turing, who received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton University in 1938. With the “Turing Machine,” he laid the theoretical foundations that make it possible for the device you are using to read this blog post…
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This Week in Princeton History for November 17-23
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, an alum takes the school flag to the moon, Ella Fitzgerald performs, and more. November 17, 1983—Diplomats from the Netherlands, France, Spain, and Great Britain are in Alexander Hall to commemorate the bicentennial of the…
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History of Women at Princeton University
Written by Vanessa Snowden For much of its history, Princeton University had the reputation of being an “old-boys’ school.” Starting in the fall of 1969, Princeton became co-educational, and nine women transferred into the Class of 1970, with slightly greater numbers in the two subsequent classes. Women who matriculated as freshmen in 1969 graduated in…
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Princeton Career and the Triangle Club
Written by Dan Linke Today marks the 118th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s birth and 101 years since he entered Princeton University, the place he dubbed “the pleasantest country club in America.” That phrase, a great irritant to then University President John Grier Hibben, is found in his first novel, This Side of Paradise, which…
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This Week in Princeton History for September 15-21
For last week’s installment in our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its students and alumni, click here. For the week of September 15-21: Woodrow Wilson makes a move into politics, a new Pablo Picasso sculpture is under construction, and more. September 15, 1910—The New Jersey Democratic Convention nominates Princeton University President Woodrow…
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This Week in Princeton History for September 1-7
For last week’s installment in our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its students and alumni, click here. For the week of September 1-7: The Princeton Bulletin marvels at the novelty of getting Labor Day off, a student competes in the Miss America pageant, and more. September 1, 2010—The Carl A. Fields Papers are…
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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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Alumni give 1836 Copybook to University Archives
A wonderful end of the year gift came to the Princeton University Archives through the generosity of eight alumni who serve on the Princetoniana Committee. The item, a copybook from Class of 1836 graduate Samuel Humes Porter, was for sale on eBay. Dave Cleaves ’78, the organizer of “pBay”–a group of alumni who collect Princetoniana–noted…
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