Resource Spotlight
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American Consumer Culture. Market research and American Business 1935-1965 |
Provides insight into the American consumer boom of the mid-20th century through the market research reports of Ernest Dichter. |
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New York Times Digital Edition |
Princeton faculty, students and staff can now access The New York Times Digital Edition through an Academic Site License provided by Princeton University Library. Register for an Academic Pass. |
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Joseph Moxon. Mechanick exercises: or, the doctrine of handy-works [applied to the art of printing] 1683-1700 |
1st edition; earliest English manual about printing. Reveals technical information considered trade secrets by printers. First book published in England as a serial. |
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Jacques Archadelt. Il quinto libro di madrigali a quatro voci. 1544 |
Fifth book of madrigals for 4 voices by Jacques Arcadelt (1507-1568), printed by Antonio Gardano in 1544. Incudes works by Arcadelt and others. Altus and Bassus parts. |
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Annibale Padovano. Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci. 1564 |
First book of madrigals for 5 voices by Annibale Padovano (1527-1575), printed by Antonio Gardano in 1564. 20 madrigals for 5 voices; 4, for 4 voices. Canto, alto and quinto parts. |
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Holzschnitte der Reyher'schen Buchdruckerey in Gotha |
Gotha: Reyher Buckdruckerey, 1810. Printers sample book displaying woodcuts from the Reyher Printing House. This is the only copy in the U.S. |
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USSR in Construction; SSSR na stroike; СССР на стройкe |
Russian-language, domestic edition of the illustrated monthly USSR in Construction published from 1930-1941 and then for one more year in 1949. |
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Nineteenth Century Collections Online [Gale] |
Primary source collections of the 19th Century. Collections released include: British Politics & Society; Asia and the West; Europe & Africa; European Literature 1790-1840; British Theatre, Music & Literature; Photography; Science, Technology & Medicine; Children's... |
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PUNCH (and London Charivari) 1841-1992 [Gale] |
Historical Archive |
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American Civil War Collection 1860-1922 (Readex) |
American Antiquarian Society collection of 13,500 titles includes broadsides, lithographs, maps, monographs, pamphlets, photographs, political cartoons, and stereographs. |
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American Slavery Collection 1820-1922 |
American Antiquarian Society collection of 3,500 slavery and abolition titles includes books, pamphlets, graphic materials, and ephemera. |
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Classical Scores Library (Alexander Street Press) |
Primarily in-copyright classical scores from major composers and editions; includes full, study, piano, and vocal scores. |
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Dance in Video (Alexander Street Press) |
20th and 21st century dance. Includes performances, documentaries, interviews, and instructional videos from performers and companies |
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UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music (Alexander Street Press) |
This collection of new content was recently added to Smithsonian Global Sound. Out of print since 2005, the collection of 125 albums, includes previously unreleased recordings, is published by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. |
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Images of the American Civil War (Alexander Street Press) |
Contemporaneous photographs, posters, and ephemera presenting an historical account of the war—and a view of nineteenth-century America more broadly—from social, military, and political perspectives. |