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This Week in Princeton History for April 24-30

In this week’s installment of our recurring series, a fight breaks out over fashion, a sophomore dies of a somewhat mysterious illness, and more.

“All the Fun of the Fair as if You were There:” A Writing Sheet from the Collection of Ricky Jay

Fairs and their attractions have always been a destination for gawkers, pickpockets, children, vendors of food, drink, and cheap trinkets, prostitutes, and entertainers.  The carnivalesque atmosphere has been celebrated and reprobated, often in the same breath.

Dear Mr. Morrison…

This is the story of how one teacher's letter of thanks made its way from a New Jersey classroom to the landmark archives of the Toni Morrison Papers at Princeton University Library.

This Week in Princeton History for April 17-23

In this week’s installment of our recurring series, enrollment numbers are released, a change in admissions policy makes the news, and more.

How the Leopard Got hHis Spots when He Tangled with a strong Female: A Retelling of an Ashanti Folk Tale by Verna Aardema

Years ago I found this picture book of a West African folk tale at the going-out-of-business sale of  a children’s book store.   Half-a-Ball-of-Kenki (Frederick Warne, 1979) may not be as popular as Verna Aardema’s other retellings of African stories such …

This Week in Princeton History for April 10-16

In this week’s installment of our recurring series, state law raises the drinking age for college students, a new photography studio opens, and more. April 10, 1846—New Jersey law now prohibits tavern keepers from selling alcohol to college students under the age of 21.

Documenting the LGBTQIA+ Community’s Concerns in Children’s Books

Historian Susan Stryker has defined transgender people as those who “move away from the gender they were assigned at birth,”  a phenomenon that can be documented in many societies and cultures long before medical technology allowed these individuals to bring …

A New Look for the “Mudd Blog”

You may have noticed that we’ve spruced things up around here this week, but rest assured: Everything you loved about the “Mudd blog” will still have a place in our blogosphere.

350 for 50

Young writers, ready those pens! It's time for our annual 350 for 50 contest!

This Week in Princeton History for April 3-9

In this week’s installment of our recurring series, locals warn students of the consequences of pranks, debates are raging over military presence on campus, and more.

This Week in Princeton History for April 3-9

In this week’s installment of our recurring series, locals warn students of the consequences of pranks, debates are raging over military presence on campus, and more.

Digging Those Dinos

It begins as a simple brown briefcase, but unfolds into a magnetized dino dig! No briefcase? No worries! This Katie-designed masterpiece can be replicated with any box top or cardboard surface.

Nobody Turn Us Around: The Freedom Rides and Selma to Montgomery Marches– Selections from the John Doar Papers

This Week in Princeton History for March 27-April 2

In this week’s installment of our recurring series, the University Library seeks donations of special collections material, two new dormitories are being constructed, and more.

This Week in Princeton History for March 27-April 2

In this week’s installment of our recurring series, the University Library seeks donations of special collections material, two new dormitories are being constructed, and more.