Category: University Archives
All Access Book Club: Tender is the Night
April’s book was Tender is the Night, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fourth and final novel. Written over ten personally tumultuous years, Scott completed the manuscript in late 1933.
Special Collections Showcase May 2024
By Emma Sarconi and Deborah Schlein Once a month, five objects from across Special Collections’ vast holdings will be on display in the lobby of Firestone Library for two hours for anyone to come and see. Here are the objects featured in our May 2024 […]
Special Collections Showcase April 2024
Once a month, five objects from across Special Collections’ vast holdings will be on display in the lobby of Firestone Library for two hours for anyone to come and see. Here are the objects featured in our April 2024:
Special Collections Showcase March 2024
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 March 2024: Object 1: Pank-a-Squith (1909) — (E-000072) Published in 1909 for […]
Total Eclipse of the Collections
The phenomenon of an eclipse has always sparked intrigue and fascination. Many early civilizations saw eclipses as a sign of impending doom. They have inspired medieval mathematicians to calculate the movement of celestial objects and predict future occurrences.
Bill Bradley’s “Performative Biography” and Its Princeton Roots
When Bradley unexpectedly opened his papers, he closed the announcement with a comedic stage whisper to the audience, “I hope they don’t find anything.” Given Bradley’s sterling reputation, I don’t think anyone ever will. However, now you can hear from the man himself, as Bradley opens up about his remarkable life.