Author Archives: Rare Books and Special Collections

New Finding Aids for October 2017

New finding aids include the following: Princeton Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA) Oral History Project (AC465) The Princeton LGBTQIA Oral History Project launched in the spring of 2017 as a partnership between the LGBT Center, FFR/BTGALA, the … Continue reading

Posted in Finding Aids | Tagged | Comments Off on New Finding Aids for October 2017

New Finding Aids for September 2017

New finding aids include the following: Elma Sant’Ana Collection of The Mucker Papers (C1566) The collection consists of the personal letters, household notes, religious records, military and commercial reports of The Mucker, an immigrant German-Brazilian religious community who lived in … Continue reading

Posted in Finding Aids | Tagged | Comments Off on New Finding Aids for September 2017

New Finding Aids for June, July, and August 2017

New finding aids include the following: 360 Photographs of American Scenery Collected by Norman Selfe on the Spots Represented in 1884 (C1573) Consists of a photograph album containing over 300 photographs of urban and rural locations in North America, Hawaii, … Continue reading

Posted in Finding Aids | Tagged | Comments Off on New Finding Aids for June, July, and August 2017

In Defense of Comics: A Daring Voice in a Senior Thesis

The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections welcomed members of the Class of 1957, who were back in Princeton for a formidable 60th Reunion last week, with an exhibition of comic books dated from the 1940s and 1950s. Selected … Continue reading

Posted in Exhibitions & Events | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

New Finding Aids for April and May 2017

New finding aids include the following: Albert Bensoussan Correspondence with Latin American Writers (C1561) The collection consists mainly of the professional and personal correspondence of French translator and writer Albert Bensoussan and various Latin American and Spanish authors, including Alfredo … Continue reading

Posted in Finding Aids | Tagged | Comments Off on New Finding Aids for April and May 2017