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Happy Holidays from John Foster Dulles

John Foster Dulles, Princeton Class of 1908, devoted most of his life to public service, beginning in the late 1910s through his death in 1959.

A Christmas Box, or, a Small Holiday Mystery…

Some Early Holiday Books for Children Published by the Baldwins Book publishers frequently reissue a variety of new versions of books around the holidays, many in “special holiday editions” or versions meant to make them suitable as gifts.

A Christmas Box, or, a Small Holiday Mystery…

Some Early Holiday Books for Children Published by the Baldwins Book publishers frequently reissue a variety of new versions of books around the holidays, many in “special holiday editions” or versions meant to make them suitable as gifts.

The Rittenhouse Orrery

Dear Mr. Mudd: Q: What is an orrery, and how did Princeton University come to own one? How was it damaged in the Battle of Princeton? A: An orrery is a mechanical model of the solar system.

Jonathan Swift and tipping

The text below this caricature reads: “A Gentleman employed a Post Boy to carry a present of a Turbot to Dean Swift, who seldom gave the bringer anything for his Trouble, the Boy knowing this delivered it in an awkward & careless manner which discomposed the Doctor, w

This Week in Princeton History for December 22-28

In this week’s installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a dorm thief is caught, a movie about an alum premieres in town, and more.

Industrious Fleas

Reinham’s flea circus on Leicester Square was one of many such entertainments in the mid-19th century.

College Composites or Digital Humanities in the 1880s

  In October 1885, a brief notice in The Princetonian mentioned that the Harvard Crimson was promoting “the advisability of securing a composite photograph of the Senior Class.” The technique of superimposing multiple photographic portraits of the faces from one entire cl

Graphic Candy, pt. 2

Longtime readers will remember that the Graphic Arts Collection contains a candy wrapper collection established by Ephraim di Kahble, a fictitious member of the class of 1939.

The Famous Bucket

Prior to 2007, if you had asked a young reader to name a famous bucket, I'll wager most would have replied "Charlie." But that was before a new bucket arrived on the scene. A fire-engine red bucket, wielded by an acrobatic young lady with a blonde ponytail.

Effusions of a Pot of Porter

The weather in the fall of 1799 was particularly harsh, as seen in the top half of Gillray’s satire of the Tory Prime Minister William Pitt (1759-1806) and Whig politician Samuel Parr (1747-1825). The four winds blow on the upper right.

Fantasia on the Theme of Christmas Book Shopping Starring John Newbery

The Christmas season is most wonderful time of the year to pay tribute to the children’s bookseller and this one starts with.. John Newbery who made a fortune selling Dr.

Fantasia on the Theme of Christmas Book Shopping Starring John Newbery

The Christmas season is most wonderful time of the year to pay tribute to the children’s bookseller and this one starts with.. John Newbery who made a fortune selling Dr.

Genii of Strange Appearance

Hishikawa Moronobu (ca. 1618-ca. 1694), Newly Published Picture Book of Genii of Strange Appearance (Shinpan igyo sennin ehon)(Edo: Urokogataya, 1689).     Hishikawa Moronobu is considered one of the earliest Japanese book illustrators.

Patent Steel Pens

“Alois Senefelder, the inventor of lithography, made for his own use pens from steel watch-springs. In 1816, he sold his invention to J. Alexander of Birmingham, who started the manufacture of steel pens.

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