Special Collections

Special Collections

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Wordless Wednesday #108

Wordless Wednesday #108

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Archives as an Amusement Park

Archives as an Amusement Park

Visiting the Special Collections of Princeton University Library has been one of my favorite moments in many classes. Going around a room, seeing a bunch of seemingly old random things, and trying to figure out their meanings and who produced them is my definition of an amusement park.

Wordless Wednesday #107

Wordless Wednesday #107

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Wordless Wednesday #106

Wordless Wednesday #106

Selected by Katie Zondlo

May 2025 Decalcomania

May 2025 Decalcomania

May winds the semester down, but the stickers are sticking around!

Wordless Wednesday #105

Wordless Wednesday #105

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Wordless Wednesday #104

Wordless Wednesday #104

Selected by Katie Zondlo

Wordless Wednesday #103

Wordless Wednesday #103

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

The Most Successful Publishing Venture Ever

The Most Successful Publishing Venture Ever

By Will Noelwith April C. Armstrong *14 In 764 CE, the Empress Shotoku of Japan commissioned the one million small wooden pagodas, each containing a small piece of paper (typically 6 x 45 centimeters) printed with a Buddhist text. A massive undertaking, it is thought they were […]

Wordless Wednesday #102

Wordless Wednesday #102

Selected by Katie Zondlo