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Mudd to Co-Host Talk by Joshua Glasser, author of “The Eighteen-Day Running Mate : McGovern, Eagleton and a Campaign in Crisis” on Thursday, 10/11 @ 4:30 pm

This Thursday Mudd Library, in conjunction with the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, will be hosting a talk by Joshua Glasser, author of The Eighteen-Day Running Mate : McGovern, Eagleton, and a Campaign in Crisis.  It will be held at 4:30 in …

Fidel Castro visits Princeton University

In 1959, not even three months after he came to power, Fidel Castro was invited to speak to a small group of undergraduate students and faculty members of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.

The Mudd Manuscript Library Hosts its Third Edit-a-thon on October 19

In the spirit of volunteerism, the Mudd Manuscript Library will host its third Wikipedia edit-a-thon on Friday, October 19th from 12:30-4:15 p.m.

Cuneiform Collections in the Princeton University Library – Now on Display from Oct 2-8, 2012

Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets with cuneiform writ­ing, dat­ing back over 4,000 years, will on dis­play in the Fire­stone Library’s Eighteenth-Century Win­dow from Octo­ber 2 to 8.

Art Walk is TODAY, Thursday,October 4, 2012 at 5-8 pm

EXHIBITIONS “First X, Then Y, Now Z: Landmark Thematic Map”, Main Gallery, Fire­stone Library, 1st floor “The Elec­tion for Woodrow Wilson’s Amer­ica”, Mil­berg Gallery, Fire­stone Library, 2nd floor In addition, cuneiforms from the Fertile Crescent are on  display.

Senior Theses to Go Digital in 2013

Access to the most frequently used collection at the Mudd Manuscript Library—the Senior Thesis Collection—will be greatly enhanced in 2013 as we transition from collecting paper copies to electronic copies (PDFs) of theses.  Dean of the College Valerie Smith has …

Cotsen Children’s Library Featured in The Princeton Packet

Journal a forum of young writers DATE POSTED: Thursday, September 27, 2012 7:05 PM EDT By Anthony Stoeckert, Packet Media Group It’s no surprise that a new literary journal is being published in Princeton, but somewhat unexpected is a publication …

Cuneiform Collections in the Princeton University Library

Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets with cuneiform writing, dating back over 4,000 years, will on display in the Firestone Library’s Eighteenth-Century Window from October 2 to 8.

Cotsen Research Projects: Lothar Meggendorfer’s Mechanical Books

The text below was kindly provided by Amanda M.

Cotsen Research Projects: Lothar Meggendorfer’s Mechanical Books

The text below was kindly provided by Amanda M.

Come Join Us for the Next Art Walk, Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 5-8 pm

EXHIBITIONS “First X, Then Y, Now Z: Landmark Thematic Map”, Main Gallery, Fire­stone Library, 1st floor “The Elec­tion for Woodrow Wilson’s Amer­ica”, Mil­berg Gallery, Fire­stone Library, 2nd floor Come join us!

Beatniffe’s Circulating Library, Norwich

Richard Beatniffe (Norwich, Norfolk) was active in the trade from 1763-1818 as bookseller, bookbinder, printer, music seller, and, during the 1770s, as owner of a circulating library.

Protecting country and Indians: The records of Junius Wilson MacMurray (1843-1898)

How likely is it to find Civil War letters and diaries among the papers of politicians, journalists, and diplomats that are kept at Mudd Library? Or Colum­bia Plateau Indian pictographs?

Presentation to Johann Martin, Freiherr von und zu Aichelburg

Stamped in silver on front cover: “Dem Wolgebornen Herrn, Herrn Johann Martin Freyherrn von und zu Aichelberg, Herrn auf Zassenegg, und Rodenhoffen, einer löbl. Laa.

Lecture, “Woodrow Wilson’s Journey to the White House”, September 23rd at 2 pm

Come to the opening lecture, “Woodrow Wilson’s Journey to the White House” with A. Scott Berg ’71 on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 2 pm in the James M.

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