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Department of Grounds and Buildings Subject Files, 1802-1994 (bulk 1870-1994): Finding Aid
AC110
Princeton University, circa 1888, west of Nassau Hall (bell tower in right center of photo). The train station was then located at the base of what is now Blair Arch (steps in center-left). Bonner-Marquand (at left with two turrets) and Reunion Hall (left of Nassau Hall in photo) have both been demolished.
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Published in 1999
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Summary Information
- Collector:
- Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
- Title and dates:
- Department of Grounds and Buildings Subject Files, 1802-1994 (bulk 1870-1994)
- Abstract:
- The Department of Grounds and Buildings Subject Files contain information relating to the buildings, grounds, and architects of Princeton University. They also include information on the development of the campus and the various chronologies of construction and land acquisition that have been gathered.
- Size:
- 7.14 linear feet (17 archival boxes)
- Call number:
- AC110
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
Princeton University Archives.
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English.
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at the Mudd Manuscript Library.
History of the Grounds and Buildings
The College of New Jersey was initially chartered in 1746. The first classes were held in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in the parsonage of the president, the Reverend Jonathan Dickinson. Upon his death, the College moved to Newark, New Jersey, and was headed by the Reverend Aaron Burr, Sr. Classes were held both in his home and a small room above the local courthouse. In 1756, upon the sufficient completion of a new edifice in Princeton, the College moved south to that town and has remained there since. The first building, Nassau Hall, was one of the largest structures in the Colonies at that time. It was the first of many buildings on the campus to become noteworthy for their architecture, size, beauty, or exemplification of a particular style. As has been the case with other rural campuses less disturbed by urban changes or population explosions, and rooted in appreciation of tradition, many of Princeton's earliest buildings have been preserved. Although the Princeton campus does not provide an encyclopedic representation of America's architectural heritage, the Colonial, Victorian, Collegiate Gothic, and Post-Modern periods are well represented. Due to the diverse needs of the student body, Princeton's architecture incorporates a range of functional types, including lecture halls, dormitories, athletic facilities, and laboratories.
Description
The series consists primarily of photocopies from university publications (most notably The Nassau Lit, The Daily Princetonian, The Princeton College Bulletin, The Princeton Weekly Bulletin, and the Princeton Alumni Weekly) and regional newspapers (including The New York Times, The Princeton Herald, The Princeton Packet, and Town Topics) about University buildings, grounds, and architects of Princeton University. Other printed materials include insurance surveys, press releases from the Department of Public Information, and programs from dedication ceremonies. Less frequently, there are general interoffice correspondence; schematic floor plans; student papers; excerpts from books on architects; excerpts from the Trustees Minutes; campus maps or diagrams; bibliographic references; and invitations to ceremonies.
This collection also contains information pertaining to several buildings in the town that have been connected with the University in some way – some owned by the University, some owned by faculty members, some tied by the University through historical events. There is also a limited amount of information on the buildings used or owned by the privately operated eating clubs on Prospect Avenue.
The coverage of the collection is weakest for the earliest and most recent buildings, with the exception of Nassau Hall. The construction booms under Presidents McCosh (1868-1888) and Hibben (1910-1932) enjoy a proportionate amount of documentation. The selections from the “Olla-Podrida” in The Nassau Lit, in the late 19th century, are a gold mine of student opinion on the buildings from that time.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series 1, Buildings
- Series 2, Campus Ornamentation
- Series 3, Architects
- Series 4, Grounds
- Series 5, Princeton Borough
- Series 6, General
Series 1, 2 and 4 are arranged alphabetically by the name of the building (the word “hall” has been omitted so that Alexander Hall will be found as “Alexander.”) Series 3 is arranged alphabetically by the last name of the person. Series 4 and 6 are arranged alphabetically by the topic of the file.
Access and Use
Access
Collection is open for research use.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the University Archivist. Copyright is held by the Trustees of Princeton University.
Acquisition and Appraisal
Provenance and Acquisition
Varnum Lansing Collins, Class of 1892 and Secretary of the University (1917-1936), started the Historical Subject Files as a reference for his historical writing interests. An author of a history of the University and a guide to the campus and town, Collins collected a wide variety of materials pertaining to these topics. Eventually the files were transferred to the University Archives where staff continue to add to established files and create new headings. Originally stored in vertical filing cabinets, when files pertaining to particular topics grew significantly, they were removed to separate boxes. Over time, archives staff have removed multi-box portions concerning a single subject from the main body of files. The Department of Grounds and Buildings Files is one example. Many of the papers within the Department of Grounds and Buildings Files have been annotated by Collins, Earle Coleman (former University Archivist), or Gerald Breese (author of Princeton University Land, 1756-1984).
Related Materials
Related Archival Material
The materials within each file are by no means exhaustive. More detailed information on the process of construction or renovation of some of these buildings is available in the Department of Grounds and Buildings Technical Correspondence Files. Researchers interested in further information are encouraged to consult the Trustees Minutes; the Historical Subject Files (especially the files on Princeton Borough); the Oversize Architectural Drawings; The Princeton Alumni Weekly (also an excellent source for photographic information); Alexander Leitch's A Princeton Companion (1978); Thomas Wertenbaker's Princeton, 1746-1896 (1946); Constance Grieff's Princeton Architecture (1967); Gerald Breese's Princeton University Land, 1756-1984 (1986); and the 1981 survey of Princeton by the Joint Historical Sites Commission.
Processing and Other Information
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Sara Bush in summer 1994. Finding aid written by Sara Bush in summer 1994.
Descriptive Rules Used
Finding aid content adheres to that prescribed by Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
Encoding
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD 2002 by Techbooks and Cristela García-Spitz on December 22, 2006.
Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Department of Grounds and Buildings Subject Files, Box and Folder Number; University Archives, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
- Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959 -- Correspondence.
- Princeton University -- Buildings -- History.
- Architects -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
- Architecture -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
- Buildings -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
- Landscape architecture -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
- Nassau Hall (Princeton, N.J.)
- Outdoor sculpture -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
- Princeton (N.J.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
- Correspondence.
- Files.
Browse other finding aids related to the following terms:
Contents List
Series 1, Buildings
Series Description
Series 1, Buildings, consists of information related to specific buildings on campus. It also contains files related to the five residential colleges and buildings that were proposed but not built.
ABC Research Laboratory
(see Carnegie Lake Laboratories)
Aeronautical Engineering Laboratory
(see Carnegie Lake Laboratories)
Alexander
Box 1, Folder 1 Alexander Road, #99
(see Forbes College)
Alumni Dormitory, Proposed
(see Patton)
Arbor Club
(see Ivy Lane, #5)
Architectural Laboratory
Box 1, Folder 2 Architecture, School of
Box 1, Folder 3 Armory
Box 1, Folder 4 Art Museum
(see McCormick)
Artificial Turf Stadium, Proposed
Box 1, Folder 5 Artillery Barracks
[demolished]
Box 1, Folder 6 Baker Rink
Box 1, Folder 7 Ball Field Cottage
[demolished]
Box 1, Folder 8 Bendheim and Fisher
Box 1, Folder 9 Biochemical Science Laboratory
(see Hoyt Laboratory)
Biological Laboratory
(see Class of 1877 Biological Laboratory)
Blair
Box 1, Folder 10 Boathouse on the Canal
(see Class of 1887 Boathouse)
Bowen
Box 1, Folder 11 Brokaw Memorial
[demolished]
Box 1, Folder 12 Brown
Box 1, Folder 13 Burr, Aaron
Box 1, Folder 14 Butler College
Box 1, Folder 15 Butler Tract Housing
Box 1, Folder 16 Cage and Clubhouses
(see University Field Structures)
Caldwell Field House
Box 1, Folder 17 Campbell
Box 2, Folder 1 Cannon Club
(see Notestein)
Carnegie Lake Laboratories
[demolished]
Box 2, Folder 2 Casino, The
[demolished]
Box 2, Folder 3 Cement Testing Laboratory
[demolished]
Box 2, Folder 4 Center for International Studies
(see Bendheim and Fisher)
Center for Jewish Life
Box 2, Folder 5 Center for Undergraduate Life (Proposed, 1926)
Box 2, Folder 6 Chancellor Green
Box 2, Folder 7 Chancellor Green Student Center (1954- )
Box 2, Folder 8 Chapel, Old (1847-1882)
[demolished]
Box 2, Folder 9 Chapel, Marquand (1882-1920)
[demolished]
Box 2, Folder 10 Chapel, University (1928- )
Box 2, Folder 11 Chemical Laboratory
(see Aaron Burr)
Chilled Water Plant
Box 2, Folder 12 Class of 1877 Biological Laboratory
[demolished]
Box 2, Folder 13 Class of 1879 and Marx
Box 2, Folder 14 Class of 1886 Golf Club House
Box 2, Folder 15 Class of 1887 Boat House
Box 2, Folder 16 Class of 1901 - Laughlin
Box 2, Folder 17 Class of 1903
Box 2, Folder 18 Class of 1904 - Howard Henry Memorial Dormitory
Box 2, Folder 19 Class of 1905 - Walter Foulke Memorial Dormitory
Box 2, Folder 20 Class of 1912 Pavilion
Box 2, Folder 21 Class of 1915
Box 2, Folder 22 Class of 1922
(see Butler College)
Class of 1927 - Clapp
(see Wilson College)
Class of 1937
(see Wilson College)
Class of 1938
(see Wilson College)
Class of 1939
(see Wilson College)
Class of 1940
(see Butler College)
Class of 1941
(see Butler College)
Class of 1942
(see Butler College)
Clio, 1838-1893, and 1893-
Box 2, Folder 23 Computing Center
Box 3, Folder 1 Computer Science Building
Box 3, Folder 2 Corwin
Box 3, Folder 3 Cosmic Ray Laboratory
(see Naval Research Laboratories)
Cuyler
Box 3, Folder 4 Dean of the Chapel House
(see Ivy Lane, #17)
Dean of Engineering House
(see FitzRandolph Road, #139)
Dean of the Faculty House
(see Maclean House)
Denunzio Pool
Box 3, Folder 5 Diagnostic Station
[demolished]
Box 3, Folder 6 Dickinson, 1870-1920
[demolished]
Box 3, Folder 7 Dickinson, 1930-
Box 3, Folder 8 Dining Halls
(see Hamilton, Holder, and Madison)
Albert B. Dod
Box 3, Folder 9 Dodge-Osborn
(see Wilson College)
Dynamo Laboratory
[demolished]
Box 3, Folder 10 East College
[demolished]
Box 3, Folder 11 East Pyne, 1896-
Box 3, Folder 12 Eating Clubs (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 3, Folder 13 Eating Clubs (Folder 2 of 2)
Box 3, Folder 14 Edwards
Box 3, Folder 15 Elementary Particles Laboratory
(see Carnegie Lake Laboratories)
Energy Research Laboratory
(see Carnegie Lake Laboratories)
Folder 1 Engineering Annex
Box 4, Folder 2 Engineering Laboratories
(see Carnegie Lake Laboratories)
Engineering Quadrangle
Box 4, Folder 3 Eno
Box 4, Folder 4 F.A.R.O.T.C. Gunshed
[demolished]
Box 4, Folder 5 Feinberg
Box 4, Folder 6 Fine, 1928-1970
(see Jones)
Fine-Jadwin Complex
Box 4, Folder 7 Firestone Library
Box 4, Folder 8 Fisher
(see Bendheim and Fisher)
Fitzpatrick Field House
[demolished]
Box 4, Folder 9 FitzRandolph Road #139 / Dean of Engineering House
Box 4, Folder 10 Forbes College
Box 4, Folder 11 Forrestal Campus
(see Historical Subjects Box, Forrestal Campus)
Foulke
(see Class of 1905 - Walter Foulke Memorial Dormitory)
Freshman Commons
(see Hamilton, Holder, and Madison)
Freshman Dormitory (Proposed in 1894)
Box 4, Folder 12 Frick Laboratory
Box 4, Folder 13 Garage (1903-1927)
[demolished]
Box 5, Folder 1 Garage (1993- )
Box 5, Folder 2 Gateway Club
(see Washington Road, #70)
Gauss
(see Wilson College)
Geological
(see Stanhope)
Graduate College
(see Graduate School Collection)
Green
Box 5, Folder 3 Green Annex
(see Aaron Burr)
Green School of Science, John C.
[demolished]
Box 5, Folder 4 Guyot and Moffett Laboratory
Box 5, Folder 5 Gymnasium, First
[demolished]
Box 5, Folder 6 Gymnasium, Bonner-Marquand
[demolished]
Box 5, Folder 7 Gymnasium, 1903
[demolished]
Box 5, Folder 8 Gymnasium, Dillon
Box 5, Folder 9 Gymnasium, Jadwin
Box 5, Folder 10 Hamilton, Holder, and Madison
Box 5, Folder 11 Henry
(see Class of 1904–Howard Henry Memorial Dormitory)
Henry House, Joseph
Box 5, Folder 12 Hill Dormitory
(see University Place, #48)
Histology Laboratory
[demolished]
Box 5, Folder 13 Holder
(see Hamilton, Holder, and Madison)
Graduate College: Clippings
Box 5A, Folder 1 The American Architect, 10/25/11 and 7/21/09
Box 5A, Folder 2 The Architectural Record, January 1914, Article by C. Matlack Price
Box 5A, Folder 3 Architecture Magazine, December 1913 - Anonymous article
Box 5A, Folder 4 Cleveland Tower - Misc.
Box 5A, Folder 5 Fund for carving corbels in Commons Room
Box 5A, Folder 6 Gargoyles
Box 5A, Folder 7 Clippings on Grounds and Buildings
Box 5A, Folder 8 Misc.
Box 5A, Folder 9 Organ [see also file on Chapel organ]
Box 5A, Folder 10 Procter Hall - Dimensions and leads on beams
Box 5A, Folder 11 Procter Hall - Holy Grail window
Box 5A, Folder 12 Procter Hall - Side windows - Arms
Box 5A, Folder 13 Procter Hall - West window explication by William and Annie Lee Willet
Box 5A, Folder 14 Record of Payments for construction of Cleveland Tower
Box 5A, Folder 15 Sun Dial
Box 5A, Folder 16 War Memorial window
Box 5A, Folder 17 West Lodge
Box 5A, Folder 18 West Statue
Box 5A, Folder 19 Wyman House
Box 5A, Folder 20 Henry Hoyt Laboratory
Box 6, Folder 1 Ice Laboratory
(see Carnegie Lake Laboratories)
IDA Building
(see Von Neumann)
Jadwin
(see Fine-Jadwin Complex)
Ivy Hall
Box 6, Folder 2 Ivy Lane, #5
Box 6, Folder 3 Ivy Lane, #17/Dean of the Chapel House
Box 6, Folder 4 Jadwin Memorial Winter Sports House (Proposed)
Box 6, Folder 5 Joline
Box 6, Folder 6 Jones
Box 6, Folder 7 Laughlin
(see Class of 1901-Laughlin)
Lenz, Tennis Center
Box 6, Folder 8 Little
Box 6, Folder 9 Lockhart
Box 6, Folder 10 Maclean House
Box 6, Folder 11 MacMillan
Box 6, Folder 12 Madison
(see Hamilton, Holder and Madison)
Magnetic Observatory
[demolished]
Box 6, Folder 13 Market House
[demolished]
Box 6, Folder 14 Marx
(see Class of 1879 and Marx)
Materials Science Institute
(see Bowen)
Mathey College
Box 6, Folder 15 Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
(see Carnegie Lake Laboratories)
Math and Physics Complex
(see Fine-Jadwin Complex)
McCarter Theatre
Box 6, Folder 16 McCormick Field House
(see Fitzpatrick Field House)
McCormick and Art Museums
Box 6, Folder 17 McCosh
Box 6, Folder 18 McCosh Health Center, 1891-1924, 1925-
Box 6, Folder 19 Merwick
(see Graduate College Collection)
Moffett Laboratory
(see Guyot and Moffett Laboratory)
Molecular Biology Building
(see Lewis Thomas Laboratory)
Morgan Houses
[demolished]
Box 6, Folder 20 Morphology Laboratory
[demolished]
Box 6, Folder 21 Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Box 6, Folder 22 Murray-Dodge
Box 6, Folder 23 Murray-Dodge Student Center (1940s)
Box 6, Folder 24 Nassau Hall
(see also Oversize Architectural Drawings)
Nassau Hall–1783 Van Berckel Reception
Box 7, Folder 1 Nassau Hall–Bells
Box 7, Folder 2 Nassau Hall–Clocks
Box 7, Folder 3 Nassau Hall–Correspondence for 1956 Savage book
Box 7, Folder 4 Nassau Hall–Faculty Room
Box 7, Folder 5 Nassau Hall–Fire of 1802
Box 7, Folder 6 Nassau Hall–Fire of 1855
Box 7, Folder 7 Nassau Hall–General, 18th and 19th century topics
Box 7, Folder 8 Nassau Hall–General, 20th century topics
Box 7, Folder 9 Nassau Hall–Iconography
Box 7, Folder 10 Nassau Hall–Ivy
Box 7, Folder 11 Nassau Hall–Lions and Tiger
Box 7, Folder 12 Nassau Hall–Memorial Hall
Box 7, Folder 13 Nassau Hall–National Historic Landmark
Box 7, Folder 14 Nassau Hall–Progeny
Box 7, Folder 15 Nassau Hall–Restoration Proposals
Box 7, Folder 16 Nassau Street, #185
Box 7, Folder 17 New Quadrangle, 1961
(see Wilson College)
New Quadrangle, 1964
(see Butler College)
New South
Box 7, Folder 18 Notestein
Box 8, Folder 1 Observatory, FitzRandolph
Box 8, Folder 2 Observatory, Halsted
[demolished]
Box 8, Folder 3 Observatory of Instruction
[demolished]
Box 8, Folder 4 Osborn Field House, 1892-1971
(see Third World Center)
Palmer
Box 8, Folder 5 Palmer Stadium
Box 8, Folder 6 Patton and Alumni Dormitory (Proposed)
Box 8, Folder 7 Perception Demonstration Center
(see Carnegie Lake Laboratories)
Peyton
Box 8, Folder 8 Philosophical
[demolished]
Box 8, Folder 9 Photonics and Optoelectronics Laboratory
(see Engineering Quadrangle)
Physics Laboratory
(see Carnegie Lake Laboratories)
Plastics Laboratory
(see Engineering Annex)
President's House
(see Maclean House)
Princeton Inn
(see Forbes College)
Princeton Inn College
(see Forbes College)
Princeton University Press
Box 8, Folder 10 Princeton University Stadium
Box 8, Folder 10A Princeton University Store
Box 8, Folder 11 Propulsion Laboratory
(see Carnegie Lake Laboratories)
Prospect–Catherine Bullock Tombstone
Box 8, Folder 12 Prospect–General
Box 8, Folder 13 Prospect–Morgan Farm
Box 8, Folder 14 Prospect–Potter Inventories
Box 8, Folder 15 Pyne
Box 8, Folder 16 Pyne, Upper and Lower
[Upper Pyne has been demolished]
Box 8, Folder 17 Pyne Administration Building
(see East Pyne)
Pyne Library
(see East Pyne)
Residential Colleges
Box 8, Folder 18 Reunion
[demolished]
Box 8, Folder 19 Robertson
Box 9, Folder 1 Schultz Laboratory, George LaVie
Box 9, Folder 2 Service Building
[demolished]
Box 9, Folder 3 Soil Mechanics Laboratory
[demolished]
Box 9, Folder 4 Soils Laboratory
(see Carnegie Lake Laboratories)
Spelman
Box 9, Folder 5 Stanhope
Box 9, Folder 6 Stevenson Halls
(see also Eating Clubs Collection)
Folder 7 Student Center (Proposed, 1980s-1990s)
(see also Murray Dodge, Chancellor Green Student Center, and Center for Undergraduate Life)
Folder 8 Student Employment Agency
[demolished]
Box 9, Folder 9 Tennis Pavilion
Box 9, Folder 10 Third World Center
Box 9, Folder 11 Thomas Laboratory, Lewis
Box 9, Folder 12 University Cottage
[demolished]
Box 9, Folder 13 University Field Structures
[demolished]
Box 9, Folder 14 University Garage
(see Service Building)
University Hotel and Hall
[demolished]
Box 9, Folder 15 University Place, #48
Box 9, Folder 16 Vice President's House
[demolished]
Box 9, Folder 17 Vivarium and Greenhouse
[demolished]
Box 9, Folder 18 Von Neumann
(see also Engineering Quadrangle)
Folder 19 Walker Memorial Dormitory
Box 9, Folder 20 Warren Psychology Laboratory
(see also Armory, Green)
[demolished]
Folder 21 Washington Road, #70
[demolished]
Box 9, Folder 22 West College
Box 9, Folder 23 Whig, 1838-1890, 1892-
Box 9, Folder 24 Wilcox
(see Wilson College)
Wilson College
Box 10, Folder 1 Witherspoon
Box 10, Folder 2 Woodrow Wilson
(see Corwin)
Woodrow Wilson School
(see Robertson)
Woolworth Center
Box 10, Folder 3 Wu
Box 10, Folder 4 Series 2, Campus Ornamentation
Series Description
Series 2, Campus Ornamentation, consists of information related to structures, freestanding or otherwise, that are not independent buildings. These include memorial arches, sculpture, gateways, and sun dials.
Alma Mater (sculpture)
Box 10, Folder 5 Cannons
Box 10, Folder 6 Christian Student (Sculpture)
Box 10, Folder 7 Class of 1881 Memorial Fountain
Box 10, Folder 8 Cleveland Bust (Sculpture)
Box 10, Folder 9 Discus Thrower/Gladiator (Sculpture)
[removed]
Box 10, Folder 10 Dodge Memorial Gate and Eisenhart Arch
Box 10, Folder 11 FitzRandolph Gateway
Box 10, Folder 12 Fountain of Freedom
Box 10, Folder 13 Lions (Class of 1879)
Box 10, Folder 13A MacCoy Memorial
[removed]
Box 10, Folder 14 Mather Sun Dial
Box 10, Folder 15 McCormick Gateway
[removed]
Box 10, Folder 16 McCosh, James (Sculpture)
(see also Chapel, Marquand, and Chapel, University)
Folder 17 Putnam Collection (Sculpture)
Box 10, Folder 18 Rothschild Memorial Archway
Box 11, Folder 1 Russell Memorial Bench, Alexander
Box 11, Folder 2 Sesquicentennial Arch
[removed]
Box 11, Folder 3 Thermopylae (Sculpture)
Box 11, Folder 4 Thompson Gates, Ferris
Box 11, Folder 5 Tiger Gateway
Box 11, Folder 6 Tigers
Box 11, Folder 7 Van Wickle Gateway
(see FitzRandolph Gateway)
Weathervanes
Box 11, Folder 8 Series 3, Architects
Series Description
Series 3, People, contains information related to named architects, including those who served as Supervising Architect, connected to University projects. There is some material on other personnel from the Grounds and Buildings department, as well as a file on Beatrix Farrand.
Belluschi, Pietro
Box 11, Folder 9 Cram, Ralph Adams
Box 11, Folder 10 Farrand, Beatrix
Box 11, Folder 11 Hardenbergh, Henry Janeway
Box 11, Folder 12 Jamieson, James F.
Box 11, Folder 13 Klauder, Charles Z.
Box 11, Folder 14 Lindsey, Edward D.
Box 11, Folder 15 Machado and Silvetti
Box 11, Folder 16 Matthews, William
Box 11, Folder 17 Morris, Benjamin Wistar
Box 11, Folder 18 Notman, John
Box 11, Folder 19 O'Connor, Robert B.
Box 11, Folder 20 Orr, Douglass W.
Box 11, Folder 21 Potter, William Appleton
Box 11, Folder 22 Snibbe, Richard W.
Box 11, Folder 23 Staff Biographies
Box 11, Folder 24 Stubbins, Hugh P.
Box 11, Folder 25 Venturi, Robert
Box 11, Folder 26 Voorhees, Stephen
Box 11, Folder 27 Warner, Charles H., Jr.
Box 11, Folder 28 Yamasaki, Minoru
Box 11, Folder 29 Yellin, Samuel
Box 11, Folder 30 Zantziger, Medary and Borie
Box 11, Folder 31 Series 4, Grounds
Series Description
Series 4, Grounds, consists of information that is related to the acreage associated with the University and the history of the campus' landscaping. It contains files on such topics as the playing fields and gardens. The series also contains substantial files of correspondence, from 1912 to 1943, between Beatrix Farrand and University officials related to her work on the campus. (People interested in Beatrix Farrand should also consult Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes, Her Gardens and Campuses, by Diana Balmori, and search the database for student theses on her work).
Acreage
Box 11, Folder 32 Athletic Fields
Box 11, Folder 33 Botanical Garden
Box 12, Folder 1 Bulletin Elm
[removed]
Box 12, Folder 2 Carnegie Lake
(see Carnegie Lake Collection)
Equipment
Box 12, Folder 3 Farrand, Beatrix
(see also Farrand, Beatrix in Box 11, Folder 11)
Farrand Materials, 1912-1923
Box 12, Folder 4 Farrand Materials, 1924-1927
Box 12, Folder 5 Farrand Materials, 1928-1930
Box 12, Folder 6 Farrand Materials, 1931-1933
Box 12, Folder 7 Farrand Materials, 1934-1936
Box 12, Folder 8 Farrand Materials, 1937-1939
Box 13, Folder 1 Farrand Materials, 1940-1943
Box 13, Folder 2 Firestone Plaza
Box 13, Folder 3 Hibben Garden
Box 13, Folder 4 Landscape Gardening, General
Box 13, Folder 5 Lights
Box 13, Folder 6 Parking Lots
Box 13, Folder 7 Prospect Garden
Box 13, Folder 8 Springdale Golf Course
Box 13, Folder 9 Streets and Paths
Box 13, Folder 10 Trees
Box 13, Folder 11 Whig-Clio Mall
Box 13, Folder 12 Series 5, Buildings
Series Description
Series 5, Princeton Borough, contains information on structures not located on the Princeton University campus itself, but which are closely related to the history of the school. Some of the buildings were used as professors' houses, and others in this section were owned by notable townspeople with connections to the University. In some cases, the property owned but not used by the University is represented. In the case of off-campus faculty housing, the line between Town and Gown becomes blurred. The series also contains numerous insurance surveys from the late 1940s and early 1950s. The Princeton Borough Historical Subjects files should be used in conjunction with the Grounds and Buildings files.
Alexander Road, #16
Box 14, Folder 1 Alexander Road, #74
Box 14, Folder 2 The Bachelors
(see Nassau Street, #51)
Bainbridge House
Box 14, Folder 3 Broadmead, #171
Box 14, Folder 4 Broadmead and FitzRandolph Houses
Box 14, Folder 5 College Road, #87
Box 14, Folder 6 College Road Faculty Housing
Box 14, Folder 7 Dunwalke
Box 14, Folder 8 Edgehill School
[demolished]
Box 14, Folder 9 Faculty Housing
Box 14, Folder 10 Gray Farm
Box 14, Folder 11 Guernsey Hall
Box 14, Folder 12 Gun Club House
[demolished]
Box 14, Folder 13 Hartley Avenue Apartments
(see Dean Mathey Court)
Hibben-Magie Apartments
Box 14, Folder 14 Samuel Ladd Howell House
(see Nassau Street, #51)
Lakeside Houses
Box 14, Folder 15 Lowrie House
Box 14, Folder 16 Dean Mathey Court
Box 14, Folder 17 Maybury Hill
Box 14, Folder 18 McCosh Circle, #6
Box 14, Folder 19 Mercer Street, #20
Box 14, Folder 20 Miscellaneous Houses and Chronologies
Box 14, Folder 21 Miscellaneous Structures
Box 14, Folder 22 Monastery
(see Nassau Street, #51)
Nassau Court
Box 14, Folder 23 Nassau Hotel
[demolished]
Box 14, Folder 24 Nassau Street, #31, 37, 39
Box 14, Folder 25 Nassau Street, #45, 49, 51
Box 14, Folder 26 Ormond House
Box 14, Folder 27 Palmer House
Box 14, Folder 28 Park Hall
Box 14, Folder 29 Princeton House on Sutton Island
Box 14, Folder 30 Princeton Preparatory School
[demolished]
Box 14, Folder 31 Prospect Apartments
Box 14, Folder 32 Prospect Houses
(see Broadmead and FitzRandolph Houses)
Prospect Street, #4
Box 14, Folder 33 Prospect Street, #111
Box 14, Folder 34 Spring Street, #41
Box 14, Folder 35 Springdale Faculty Housing
Box 14, Folder 36 Stanworth Gardens
Box 14, Folder 37 Stony Brook
Box 14, Folder 38 Ferris Thompson Apartments
Box 14, Folder 39 Washington Road, #10 and 12
Box 14, Folder 40 Washington Road, #38 and 44
[#44 Washington Road–demolished]
Box 14, Folder 41 Series 6, General
Series Description
Series 6, General, consists of information that is related to overarching themes shared by the buildings (such as “Campus Planning”). This series includes chronological lists that have been developed by various researchers. The folders entitled, “General, Architecture,” and followed by inclusive dates are particularly rich in contextual articles. The material in the file on Utilities makes reference to the early history of electrical engineering studies at Princeton as well the physical plant of the campus. There are also files on particular topics, such as the accessibility of buildings.
Architecture, General, through 1910
Box 15, Folder 1 Architecture, General, 1911-1931
Box 15, Folder 2 Architecture, General, 1932-1960
Box 15, Folder 3 Architecture, General, 1961-1979
Box 15, Folder 4 Architecture, General, 1980-
Box 15, Folder 5 Bronze Memorial Stars
Box 15, Folder 6 Building Materials
Box 15, Folder 7 Campus, General
Box 15, Folder 8 Campus Guides
Box 15, Folder 9 Campus Planning
Box 15, Folder 10 Campus Plan, Exhibition
Box 15, Folder 11 Chronologies and Lists
Box 16, Folder 1 Cornerstones, Dedications, and Formal Openings
Box 16, Folder 2 Fall-Out Shelters
Box 16, Folder 3 Fire Alarms
Box 16, Folder 4 Gargoyles
Box 16, Folder 5 Grounds and Buildings Administration
Box 16, Folder 6 Handicapped Access
Box 16, Folder 7 Memorial Plaques and Inscriptions
Box 16, Folder 8 Miscellaneous Printed Illustrations
Box 16, Folder 9 Railroad
Box 16, Folder 10 Real Estate Office
Box 16, Folder 11 Trustees Minutes, Summaries
Box 17, Folder 1 Utilities
Box 17, Folder 2 Water and Sewage
Box 17, Folder 3
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