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Princeton University: An Interactive Campus History, 1746-1996: Includes building history, campus developments, key players and expansion periods.

Princeton University Current Campus Plan: Issued by the University Architect's Office.

Campus Architecture: Collections at PUL: A resource list of related materials in the Library's Archives, Rare Books, and Special Collections.

PU Historical Photographs: Grounds and Buildings, 1850s-1940s.

Online Resources

Grounds and Buildings category on the Mudd Library blog (see specific posts by Mudd staff)

Cantor, Laurel M. 1983. “The Gargoyles of Princeton University.”

Cantor, Laurel Masten. 1985. The Spires of Princeton: An Architectural Tour of the Campus

Princeton Campus Architecture

Princeton University by Robert Spencer Barnett; Christopher L. Eisgruber (Foreword by); Shirley M. Tilghman (Contribution by); Ronald McCoy (Introduction by)
Call Number: LD4611 .B37 2015 (mult. copies)
2nd ed.
Princeton: America's Campus by W. Barksdale Maynard
Call Number: LD4608 .M18 2012
Princeton modern: highlights of campus architecture from the 1960s to the present
Call Number: LD4615 .C677 2010 (Architecture)
Princeton University (Architecture campus Guide)
Call Number: LD4611 .R55 2000 (architecture Ref)
Engineering Quadrangle: Princeton University
Call Number: LD4615.E5V6 (Architecture)
Princeton architecture: a pictorial history of town and campus
Call Number: NA735.P7 G7 (Architecture)
Alexander Hall, home of Richardson Auditorium : a chronicle of Alexander Hall’s significance in the development of the Princeton University Campus
Call Number: LD4615.R52 S44 2004 (Marquand & Music)

Pei @ Princeton

Other Ideas

The Daily Princetonian Larry DuPraz Digital Archive: This site contains images and text of The Daily Princetonian from its inception in 1876 through 2002. (For more recent issues, see: The Daily Princetonian.) A great place to search for local reaction to campus and town events.