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This Week in Princeton History for December 3-9
In this week’s installment of our recurring series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, construction of the Halstead Observatory is underway, Gloria Steinem urges Princetonians to do something outrageous daily, and more. December 3, 1867—The New York Tribune reports that Princeton’s Halsted Observatory is almost ready to have…
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This Week in Princeton History for March 20-26
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a junior wins a game show, a graduate makes history at MoMA, and more. March 20, 2003—Three students are arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing a highway when they sit in the middle…
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This Week in Princeton History for February 13-19
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a professor starts a controversial contraceptive hotline, the campus agrees on a method for resisting the British crown, and more. February 13, 1967—Vassar’s debate team argues the merits of coeducation in Whig Hall. Vassar’s…
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This Week in Princeton History for May 18-24
In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, women’s lacrosse wins it all, a popular professor packs Alexander Hall, and more. May 20, 1963—The Woodrow Wilson School building, renamed Corwin Hall, is moved 100 yards to make way for the new home…
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Fidel Castro visits Princeton University
In 1959, not even three months after he came to power, Fidel Castro was invited to speak to a small group of undergraduate students and faculty members of the Woodrow Wilson School. In a recent donation to the University Archives, we received some key items related to Castro’s visit, including this letter of invitation. This…
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