Selected by Brianna Garden

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

By Adrienne Rusinko March’s sticker selections were determined by the staff of Princeton University Library (PUL) Special and Distinctive Collections. Staff who work in the East Asian Library, the Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, and Special Collections at both Firestone and Mudd Libraries voted […]

Written by Dan Linke Images selected and captioned by Will Clements Watergate records that the U.S. Congress legislated to be closed for 50 years at the conclusion of the House Judiciary Committee Watergate Inquiry in 1974 are now open for review at the Seeley G. […]

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Selected by Brianna Garden

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

In Cold War history, many cite George Kennan’s “Long Telegram” as its epistolary beginning. 

Puerto Rico has been part of the United States since 1898, and its residents have been considered American citizens since 1917. However, as a U.S. Territory rather than a state, it does not have representation in Congress nor the right to elect representatives to the Electoral College. In recent years, arguments for Puerto Rico to become the 51st state have drawn renewed interest on the island and in Congress, but this has been hotly debated for more than half a century.

Once a month, five objects from across Special Collections’ vast holdings will be on display in the lobby of Firestone Library for anyone to come and see. Here are the objects featured in February 2024.