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In Professor Christy Wampole's course, Photography: The History, Theory, and Literature of the Captured Image, students ...
09/23/2026

In Professor Christy Wampole's course, Photography: The History, Theory, and Literature of the Captured Image, students visited Special Collections to see a variety of photographic prints and devices housed in the archives.

During the visit, Graphic Arts Librarian Molly Dotson took the class through photo history, sharing examples of Daguerreotypes, and silver gelatin prints, as well as devices like the Kinora, a table-top cinematographic picture viewer, and a stereoscope for 3D viewing.

08/13/2026

Meet Leo Turnberg, our Aspiring Scholars and Professionals (ASAP) intern for summer 2026!

ASAP is a cohort program at Princeton’s Emma Bloomberg Center for Access & Opportunity, designed to introduce undergraduates from other New Jersey colleges and universities to higher education careers in the humanities and qualitative social sciences.

continues at Princeton University Library! "Real and Remembered: Princetonians Caught Between Study and Revolution" ch...
07/29/2026

continues at Princeton University Library!

"Real and Remembered: Princetonians Caught Between Study and Revolution" chronicles the way the American Revolution took shape on Princeton's campus, from the protests and orations to students leaving to fight and famously burning tea in 1774.

This exhibition lives at Mudd Library and is open 9 a.m - 4:15 p.m. Monday-Friday through April 30, 2027.

Today in Princeton History, July 16, 1889—As will be reported in the Chicago Daily Inter Ocean, “Ground was broken to-da...
07/16/2026

Today in Princeton History, July 16, 1889—As will be reported in the Chicago Daily Inter Ocean, “Ground was broken to-day for the new electrical building of Princeton College. No iron will be used in its construction, not even the nails–they are to be of brass or copper.”

Princeton’s “new electrical building” reported on in the Chicago Daily Inter Ocean was the Magnetic Observatory, shown here ca. 1890s. It avoided iron in favor of brass, copper, brick, and wood. The bricks were Philadelphia’s renowned pressed bricks, often favored at the time because they were hand made in a striking burgundy color. The building was torn down in 1909 when electrical engineering moved to Palmer Physical Laboratory. Historical Subject Files, Grounds and Buildings Series (AC105), Box SP05, Image No. 1208.

07/14/2026

Mireille Djenno, our Global Special Collections Librarian, takes a look at one of our recent acquisitions, "A voiage of discovery," a collection of the maritime writings and drawings of naval commander Sir John Narbrough.

07/08/2026

We're nearing the final weekend of "Nursery of Rebellion: Princeton and the American Revolution!

Novia is back to talk about an item in the gallery that's on loan from : Matthew Pratt's painting of James McCulloch (Class of 1773)

Make your plans to visit the show, which runs through July 12, 2026, in the Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library.https://library.princeton.edu/princetonandtherevolution

06/25/2026

Who should visit "Nursery of Rebellion: Princeton and the American Revolution"? You, of course, but Hallie Graham has a suggestion for who you might consider bringing to see the show, too.

"Nursery of Rebellion: Princeton and the American Revolution" runs through July 12, 2026, in the Milberg Gallery at Firestone Library. https://library.princeton.edu/princetonandtherevolution

06/10/2026

Luke Carroll returns to share about another item featured in our Gallery, this time a letter from Clinton Charles Beatty (Class of 1775) to Enoch Green (Class of 1760).

Visit "Nursery of Rebellion: Princeton and the American Revolution" https://library.princeton.edu/princetonandtherevolution

05/27/2026

In the 19th century, chromolithographs were used to make multi-color prints by carefully layering one color at a time. Separate plates are used for each color and carefully aligned, all for one impressive final print.

Scribner's Magazine became highly regarded for its color illustrations, and Special Collections has progressive proofs for one of its cover designs!

To demonstrate the layering process, staff in our Digital Studio created a GIF that shows each color layer in sequence, building up to the final print.

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