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Category: Exhibitions

  • WWI European Pamphlet Collection Now Available Online

    Written by Elizabeth Bennett 1914: War Breaks Out in Europe! We are pleased to announce the availability of a large digital collection of pamphlets documenting World War I in Europe. These pamphlets were collected by the Princeton University Library starting from the outbreak of the war, as part of a larger European War Collection, and…

  • Mudd in Print

    Have you ever wondered what our researchers are up to in the reading room? Many of them are working fervently towards producing highly esteemed, ground-breaking, and sometimes award-winning books. This entry features a sample of recent publications, each developed through extensive research at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Drawing from material found in the…

  • “Building the House of Knowledge:” The Graduate College Centennial

    A new exhibition that opens at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library on Sept. 16, 2013, chronicles the events and decisions framing the development of America’s first graduate residential college. Marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of Princeton’s Graduate College, “Building the House of Knowledge:” The Graduate College Centennial is filled with letters, documents…

  • “Your True Friend and Enemy”: Princeton and the Civil War

    Civil War exhibition reveals sectional fissures within college and town. “Your True Friend and Enemy”: Princeton and the Civil War, a new exhibition at Princeton University’s Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, examines life at the college and within the town of Princeton against the backdrop of the War Between the States. Through the eyes of…

  • The Election for Woodrow Wilson’s America

    The Election for Woodrow Wilson’s America

    The 1912 U.S. presidential election was a turning point for progressivism, both for the nation and for Woodrow Wilson.  An exhibition now open at the Princeton University Library illustrates this remarkable election and the life of the man who won it. Drawn from the University Archives and the Public Policy Collection at the Seeley G.…

  • University Archives materials in new Art Museum exhibition

    A new exhibition at the Princeton University Art Museum features items borrowed from the Princeton University Archives. Princeton and the Gothic Revival: 1870-1930 is a look into "Americans’ changing attitudes to the art, architecture, and style of the Middle Ages through the lens of Princeton University around the turn of the twentieth century" and opens…

  • “She Flourishes:” Chapters in the History of Princeton Women

    The Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University invites visitors to view the new exhibit, "She Flourishes: Chapters in the History of Princeton Women," which documents the struggles and accomplishments of women scholars, students, staff and other women associated with the institution. The exhibit is open now through the end of August, 2012. The…

  • Annual Report 2011: Exhibitions, Public Relations, and Outreach

    As a continuation of our series on our 2011 Annual Report, please see a description of our work in exhibitions, public relations, and outreach: The John F. Kennedy exhibition assembled by Nicole Milano in August 2010 was very well-received, so much that we extended its run through the end of August 2011. In addition, in…

  • Lobby Case Exhibition on Moe Berg

    Update — Back by popular demand! The Moe Berg Lobby Case Exhibition can be once again viewed in the lobby of the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library through August 31st, 2012. Primarily known as a Major League catcher and coach, Morris “Moe” Berg was also a spy for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in…