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December 2024 Decalcomania

December 2024 Decalcomania

By Adrienne Rusinko December is time for gathering with loved ones, cozying up by the fireplace, and of course, new stickers! A limited run of stickers are now available at Special Collections in Firestone Library, Mudd Library, and the Princeton University Library (PUL) Makerspace. Devises […]

November 2024 Decalcomania

November 2024 Decalcomania

By Adrienne Rusinko November ushers in chilly days, early evenings, the beginning of the winter holiday season, and this year, a new set of stickers. A limited run of stickers are now available at Special Collections in Firestone Library, Mudd Library, and the Princeton University […]

All Access Book Club: Tender is the Night

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.

Wordless Wednesday #60

Wordless Wednesday #60

Selected by Brianna Garden

Special Collections Showcase May 2024

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

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:

Wordless Wednesday #53

Wordless Wednesday #53

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Special Collections Showcase March 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

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.

Wordless Wednesday #44

Wordless Wednesday #44

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14