Author Archives: Rare Books and Special Collections

RBSC Firestone Closed for July 4th Holiday

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Firestone Rare Books and Special Collections will be closed (reading room and galleries) on Wednesday, July 4th for the holiday.  We will reopen on Thursday, July 5th at 8:45 am (reading room) and 9:00 am (galleries).  Happy Holiday!

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Curatorial Tour of “A Fine Addition: New & Notable Acquisitions in Princeton’s Special Collections”, 2 pm, Friday June 1st

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

This exhibition highlights recent additions to the holdings of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, including the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, as well as the Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology.  2-3 pm in the Department of … Continue reading →

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Greek Medal Exhibition Opening, Thursday, May 31, 4 p.m., RBSC, Firestone Library

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

There will be a reception for the opening of the exhibition of medals of modern Greece curated by Mary Thierry, Class of 2012, in the Boyd Room of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Firestone Library, on Thursday, May 31, at … Continue reading →

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The final curatorial tour for the exhibition “Capping Liberty” on May 31st at 2:30 pm

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

The tour will be held in the Milberg Gallery, Firestone Library on Thursday, May 31, at 2:30 p.m.  Capping Liberty – The Invention of a Numismatic Iconography for the New American Republic  An Exhibition of Coins, Medals, Banknotes, and Related Books, … Continue reading →

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May 2012: The Senior Thesis

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

From Princeton Pause featuring our own University Archivist Dan Linke. May 2012: The Senior Thesis Members of the Class of 2012 have finished one of their final rites of passage before walking through FitzRandolph Gate in June — turning in … Continue reading →

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