Category Archives: Events

RBSC Firestone Participates in Third Art Walk on May 3, 2012

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

ArtWalk, Thursday, May 3, 2012 from 5-8 pm, the Main and Milberg Galleries will be open in Firestone Library, Rare Books and Special Collections – A Fine Addition, New & Notable Acquisitions in Princeton’s Special Collections, Capping Liberty: The Invention of … Continue reading →

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The Princeton University Archives is hosting a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon on the theme of Women at Princeton!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Prince­ton Alumni Weekly high­lights ‘She Roars’ conference By Cass Cliat, Pub­lished in the April 25, 2012, issue WHO: Interested University community members (students, graduate students, professors, staff, community).  Limited to 15 participants; please RSVP before Wednesday, 16 May 2012. WHAT: Creating and … Continue reading →

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Obscura Day – Faces from the Past: Death Masks at Princeton University, Saturday, April 28

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Faces from the Past:  A Viewing of Death Masks from the Laurence Hutton Collection Exhibition Gallery, Firestone Library, Princeton University  12:00 to 5:00 p.m. , Saturday, April 28, 2012 Curator’s talk at 2:00 Learn more: http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicarts/2012/02/graphic_arts_joins_the_obscure.html Obscura Day at Princeton: … Continue reading →

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Opening lecture and reception: “Observational and Imaginary Anatomy” by Eugene S. Flamm, Class of 58

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

April 22, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. in Betts Auditorium On Sun­day, April 22, Dr. Flamm, Class of ’58, will high­light Princeton’s recent anatom­i­cal and phreno­log­i­cal acqui­si­tions with a talk inves­ti­gat­ing “Obser­va­tional and Imag­i­nary Anatomy.” The lec­ture at 2:30 p.m. in Betts … Continue reading →

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Princyclopedia, April 14th, 10am – 3pm

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Rare Books and Special Collections

No registration required. Open to the public and free of charge. All ages Here comes Princyclopedia, Cotsen’s huge, annual event where we bring a book to life through a multitude of hands-on projects, activities, live shows, and demonstrations. This year’s … Continue reading →

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