Friends of the Princeton University Library
Friends of the Princeton University Library
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From PU Princeton University Library on March 3rd, 2021
0 0 likes | 4 4 playsThis is a collection of things that cannot be. It has been described as an exhibition of imaginary books, a bibliophilic entertainment, and a post- structuralist… -
From PU Princeton University Library on February 22nd, 2021
0 0 likes | 30 30 playsMark Samuels Lasner, a member of the Friends of the Princeton University Library and Council, is a recognized authority on art and literature of the late Victorian era.… -
From PU Princeton University Library on February 1st, 2021
0 0 likes | 28 28 playsJennifer Larson, professor of classics at Kent State University, will discuss the types of books 17th-century printers considered suitable for miniature and small… -
From PU Princeton University Library on January 19th, 2021
0 0 likes | 39 39 playsRobert J. Ruben ’55, world-renown bibliophile, presents from his collection of transforming medical and scientific works. He will share stories attached to their… -
From PU Princeton University Library on January 11th, 2021
0 0 likes | 79 79 playsDorothea and Johannes von Moltke, grandchildren of Count Helmuth James von Moltke and his wife, Freya, discuss, “Last Letters: The Prison Correspondence Between… -
From PU Princeton University Library on November 24th, 2020
0 0 likes | 27 27 playsAdam Frankel '03, former speechwriter for President Obama, discusses his recent memoir on family, the Holocaust, trauma, and identity, “The Survivors: A Story… -
From PU Princeton University Library on November 17th, 2020
0 0 likes | 96 96 playsRichard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian at the University of Oxford, presents an exploration of the deliberate destruction of knowledge – especially of libraries… -
From PU Princeton University Library on October 26th, 2020
0 0 likes | 31 31 playsG. Scott Clemons '90 presents from his collection to illustrate the history and influence of the Aldine Press, founded in 15th-century Venice, on the worlds of… -
From PU Princeton University Library on October 12th, 2020
0 0 likes | 54 54 playsKwame Anthony Appiah, philosopher, cultural theorist, and novelist, will discuss his recent book, "The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity," a Washington Post… -
From PU Princeton University Library on September 21st, 2020
0 0 likes | 33 33 playsBestselling author David Treuer '92 is an Ojibwe Indian from Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, two Minnesota… -
From PU Princeton University Library on September 7th, 2020
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From PU Princeton University Library on July 14th, 2020
0 0 likes | 19 19 playsAs part of its Summer 2020 Small Talk Series, the Council of the Friends of the Princeton University Library held an online event with William Noel, John T. Maltsberger…