Librarian for History and African American Studies
Steven Knowlton
Contact:
A-17-H-2 Firestone Library
609-258-0496
steven.knowlton@princeton.edu
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https://steven-knowlton.scholar.princeton.edu/
609-258-0496
steven.knowlton@princeton.edu
Make an Appointment
https://steven-knowlton.scholar.princeton.edu/
Subjects: African American, African American Studies, Asian American, Asian American Studies, Canadian, Economic, Government Documents, Hispanic American, History, History, United States, Indigenous Studies, Labor, Military, Native American, Newspapers & Magazines, North American History, Personal Papers, Political & Diplomatic, Radio, Television, & Film, Slavery & Anti-slavery, Social, Women
Archival Collections in Mudd Library
The Princeton University Archives, housed in the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, documents administrative, research, student and staff activities on campus from Princeton's establishment as the College of New Jersey in 1746 to the present. Included are administrative records, photographs, publications, diaries, correspondence, and other material documenting the history of the University. For more information about these collections, please contact the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
609-258-6345
- Department of African American Studies Records, 1969-2016The Department of African American Studies at Princeton University is an academic department of Princeton University. The records consist of course proposals and descriptions, proposals for a post-doctoral program, and meeting minutes and correspondence of the interdepartmental committee as well as past versions of the department's website.
- Carl A. Fields Papers, 1938-2009 (mostly 1960-1998)Educator and advocate of minority education Dr. Carl A. Fields, the first African American to hold a high-ranking position at an Ivy League school, was appointed Assistant Director of Student Aid and then Assistant Dean of the College at Princeton before serving in other leadership positions outside the University. The Carl A. Fields Papers consist of correspondence, reports, research material on race relations and minority education, handwritten notes, project proposals, and other papers that document his life and career.
- Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding Records, 1971-2017 (mostly 1984-1999)Established in the late 1970s, the Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding (called the Third World Center until 2002) celebrates, acknowledges, and promotes diversity on the Princeton University campus. The collection documents the Carl A. Fields Center's programs and administration over a period of thirty years.
- Black Justice League Records, 2014-2016The Black Justice League (BJL) is a coalition of undergraduate students at Princeton University with the stated purpose of standing in solidarity with Ferguson (Missouri) and dismantling racism on the Princeton University campus. The collection consists of two of the organization's social media webpages as well as an online petition that states the organization's demands.
- Brandon D. Holt Collection of Oral History Interviews on Black Student Activism at Princeton, 2015As part of his senior thesis Brandon D. Holt, Class of 2015, conducted a series of oral history interviews detailing black student activism. The collection consists of the transcripts from eight interviews with black alumni from the classes of 1969-1981.