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Looking at the West: Monumental Grandeur of the Mississippi Valley!

In the history of the theater there are no productions so nearly incredible as the panoramas of the Mississippi. Five times within the 1840’s the Father of Waters sat—or kept rolling along—for his portrait.

15th century bookmark with column indicator

Although this incunable was rebound in 1945, a remnant of the original 15th century binding was laid in — a bookmark with a rotating column-indicator.

Packaging Picture Books

Into every curator’s day some drudgery must fall and for the forseeable future, it’s going to be evaluating duplicates–which is actually more fun than it sounds. Being an omnivorous kind of collector, Mr.

Packaging Picture Books

Into every curator’s day some drudgery must fall and for the forseeable future, it’s going to be evaluating duplicates–which is actually more fun than it sounds. Being an omnivorous kind of collector, Mr.

Princeton University Records Management Launches New Website

Princeton University Records Management has a new look (and a new online address)! The new records management website replaces the records management guidelines website created in 2007.

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Princeton University Records Management Launches New Website

Princeton University Records Management has a new look (and a new online address)! The new records management website replaces the records management guidelines website created in 2007.

Princeton University Records Management Launches New Website

Princeton University Records Management has a new look (and a new online address)! The new records management website replaces the records management guidelines website created in 2007.

Egyptian Book of the Dead Online

Pharaonic Roll no.

Publication of Conference Papers on Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at Princeton

On October 25-26, 2013, a well-attended international conference at Princeton, organized by the Index of Christian Art with grant support from the Council of the Humanities, presented papers on medieval and Renaissance manuscripts.

Meet Mudd’s Jarrett M. Drake

Name/Title: Jarrett M.

Curator’s Choice: Playing Old Maid with Hunca Munca and her Friends

When I was little, playing Old Maid with a specially designed set of cards beat a standard deck hands down.   The peculiar characters (caricatures, really) were much more satisfying than the bland flat faces of the kings, queens and jacks in …

Curator’s Choice: Playing Old Maid with Hunca Munca and her Friends

When I was little, playing Old Maid with a specially designed set of cards beat a standard deck hands down.   The peculiar characters (caricatures, really) were much more satisfying than the bland flat faces of the kings, queens and jacks in …

Lost and Found: Segregation and the South

By Dan Linke and Brenda Tindal A recently donated film long thought lost has been digitized and is now viewable online.  “Segregation and the South,” a film produced in 1957 by the Fund for the Republic, reported on race issues …

New Exhibition Coming This Thursday, May 29th 2014

Just in time for Reunions, Cotsen will be presenting our newest exhibition: Building Books: Architecture for Children The exhibition will feature a diverse array of toys and picture books focused around a central theme of all things constructive.

New Exhibition Coming This Thursday, May 29th 2014

Just in time for Reunions, Cotsen will be presenting our newest exhibition: Building Books: Architecture for Children The exhibition will feature a diverse array of toys and picture books focused around a central theme of all things constructive.

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