Category Archives: News

RBSC Statement Regarding Recent J. D. Salinger News Story

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

J. D. Salinger’s unpublished short story “The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls” has been in the news since November 27, 2013, when a copy of Three Stories (London, 1999) was sold on eBay and then scanned and uploaded without the authorization of … Continue reading →

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Princeton Acquires Landmark Medieval Egyptian Coin Collection

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Princeton University has just acquired the Richard Undeland Collection of Mamluk coins as part of its goal of building a comprehensive study collection of the coinage of the medieval Mediterranean. The Undeland Collection was purchased for the University’s Numismatic Collection, … Continue reading →

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2013-2014 Elmer Adler Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

  Deadline for Entries: Monday, December 2, 2013 The Elmer Adler Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize is endowed from the estate of Elmer Adler, who for many years encouraged the collecting of books by Princeton undergraduates. It is awarded annually to … Continue reading →

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Library Renovations Under Way in Rare Books and Special Collections

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

Summer Renovations In light of the library’s importance in teaching and research at Princeton, the University has committed to a comprehensive renovation of the Firestone Library that began in 2010 and is scheduled to be completed in September 2018.   … Continue reading →

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Envisioning the World: Henry and Holly Wendt Donate Historic World Map Collection.

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Rare Books and Special Collections

An extraordinary collection of world maps, dating from 1472 to 1700, has found a permanent home in the Historic Maps Collection of the Princeton University Library. Collected by Henry Wendt, Class of 1955, and his wife, Holly, the thirty items … Continue reading →

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