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This Week in Princeton University History for July 6-12
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This Week in Princeton University History for June 29-July 5
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This Week in Princeton University History for June 8-14
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This Week in Princeton University History for March 30-April 5
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This Week in Princeton University History for September 22-28
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This Week in Princeton University History for June 30-July 6
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This Week in Princeton History for December 9-15
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment in our recurring series, a bat disrupts a campus event, a student complains about dining hall etiquette, and more. December 9, 1930—Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s Evening News observes “That it is very hard to tell the difference between a street cleaner and a Princeton man because they both…
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This Week in Princeton History for June 24-30
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This Week in Princeton University History for October 2-8
By April C. Armstrong *14 In this week’s installment of our recurring series, the colonial governor suggests a fundraising trip, popular new software requires further evaluation before being made available on campus, and more. October 2, 1751—New Jersey Governor Jonathan Belcher writes to Aaron Burr to suggest he go on a fundraising tour of Europe…
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This Week in Princeton History for June 19-25
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, a young alum succumbs to cancer, a Londoner seeks to donate to a fledgling North American college, and more. June 20, 1967—Former athlete Daniel M. Sachs ’60 dies of cancer at the age of 28. With the support of friends and family and in response to his…
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